It’s probably not a stretch to say that the behind-the-scenes bonding exercise that Els orchestrated this past week was far more enjoyable and productive than the on-course battering many of his duos sustained.
It’s not unheard of for a player to skip a World Golf Championship event. But Adam Scott currently is entertaining the notion that he might not play in any of the three remaining WGC events this season.
A happy-go-lucky 20-year-old from Norway put a capper on a marvellous run through the 118th US Amateur, defeating upstart Devon Bling of California, 6&5, to become the first player from his country to capture the Havemeyer Trophy.
While other players are contemplating how much they will stifle their drivers, the world No.1 intends to let loose on as many as half the holes at Carnoustie. This is called playing to your strengths.
There’s no telling exactly how the cerebral Bryson DeChambeau is wound. And he doesn’t really want us to know. But there’s no doubt that his time is coming, and it will be worth watching.
Lincicome, 32, will be the fifth female professional to compete in a US PGA Tour event, joining Michelle Wie, Annika Sorenstam, Babe Zaharias and Suzy Whaley.
Jason Day has never had so much as one top-10 finish in the Memorial Tournament, not even when he was ranked No.1 in the world and despite the fact that he considers Muirfield Village Golf Club his home course.