In a matter of weeks, a full raucous gallery will flood the confines of Augusta National for the first time since 2019, and from the looks of things, the hallowed ground is more than ready for its return. Behold:
Sawgrass doesn’t just roll out of bed and look like that, however. There’s a lot of grooming involved, and this lovely bit of escapism helps to shine some light on that process.
We’ve seen St Andrews and far more southern-lying courses blanketed in snow before, but we can’t recall seeing snowmen, especially not perched on one of the most iconic stretches of grass in golf.
In a modern tech world where a new video game costs $80, the latest iPhone over a grand, and a Tesla from $60,000, there is one last value to be had: TVs.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout – the world’s 44th-ranked golfer and number-one most difficult name for golf writers to spell – had a great opening round at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday.
McIlroy, bedecked in a gold jacket, replica Calamity Jane putter in hand, paid tribute to his fellow champion in an amusing meeting of reality and unreality.
Smith isn’t joylessly drilling 150 consecutive three footers like your favourite tour pro. He’s borrowing a page out of the Phil Mickelson Manual for Short Game Success and letting it fly, hair down, one hand on the wheel.