We’re all pretty used to seeing golfers with athletic tape on their overused, injured bodies. But the flesh-coloured patch of tape that Rory McIlroy had on his right forearm at the PGA Championship is a bit different.
There are not many similarities between professional players and the average hack. But, at least for three days during the PGA Championship, all golfers are united under a single pursuit: leg liberation.
The Englishwoman’s play over four days at Royal Lytham & St Annes made it easy to forget that she started the week as a 22-year-old LPGA rookie still looking for her first tour win.
This week Woods returns to Bellerive for the first time since September 11, 2001. A lot has changed, both professionally and personally, since his last visit.
India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar has withstood a white-hot finish by rising Australian star Anthony Quayle to win the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course.
Justin Thomas is on the right path at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Friday’s six-under 64, his lowest round since March, allowed him to grab a share of the lead at 11-under 129 with Tommy Fleetwood and Ian Poulter.
Australia’s Minjee Lee has continued her dalliance with links golf, snatching the opening-round lead in the Ricoh Women’s British Open with a seven-under 65 at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
With so many interesting storylines developing, it’s the kind of situation where several players who are having compelling years to date aren’t getting the attention they likely deserve.
Superstar caddie Steve Williams will return to work at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course when he picks up the looping duties for Australian rising star Dimi Papadatos.
The Golden State Warriors basketball star has accepted a sponsor’s exemption to tee it up in a San Francisco Bay-area event again on August 9-12 after an impressive debut last year.
To win on the same green where his late compatriot, Seve Ballesteros, had indulged in one of golf’s most iconic celebrations was, for the 54-year-old, a clearly emotional experience.
With her one-shot win over Minjee Lee on Sunday at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, the 22-year-old from Thailand notched her third victory of the year, and the 10th of her career.
Australian Golf Digest
