A lot of players would have been happy with the trophies, or the spoils that come with them. But what stood out to DeChambeau was executing the shots to earn the victories.
Like a lot of golfers, DeChambeau played more than one sport in his youth – basketball, volleyball, soccer – but his obsession with table tennis was next level.
Friday morning at Bellerive, Adam Scott carded a tidy five-under 65 to climb into contention five shots back after the morning wave at the PGA Championship.
Phil Mickelson’s actions remain a hot topic three days after he chased after a missed putt and whacked the ball back toward the hole during the third round of the US Open.
Phil Mickelson has long been a master of spin, with his wedges and his words. But Saturday at the US Open, he flubbed the latter big time with a preposterous explanation for his rules indiscretion.
Tiger is back playing, which sure beats the hell out of where he was a year ago this week – on the couch and watching on television as Brooks Koepka obliterated Erin Hills.
This year, the Open returns to Shinnecock Hills, a course many consider among the best in the United States. For the USGA, it also marks the beginning of a run of timeless venues hosting its biggest championship.
A herniated disc, fractured rib, back soreness, partially torn tendon, partially torn meniscus, tendinitis, hernia, foot injury, stress fracture, torn labrum. No, it’s not an NRL injury report. It’s the list of some of the injuries players in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking have suffered in the past few years.
Australian Golf Digest
