On a trip last fall to Augusta National Golf Club, Larry Mize played the member tees for just the second time since he stunned Greg Norman in a playoff to win the 1987 Masters Tournament. It was a revelation, of sorts.
In September, Michael Hopper won the 65th edition of the Southwest Section PGA Championship at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, beating Derek Shelburne of Desert Highlands by seven strokes.
You wouldn’t think of Adam Scott, one of the most reserved and even-keeled individuals in golf, as someone who likes to “stir the pot,” so to speak, on matters related to the PGA Tour and the game in general.
For three days at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Collin Morikawa was composing a veritable symphony. It was a thing of beauty. Pitch perfect. Something that left peers and spectators alike in awe.
As the PGA Tour season was nearing completion last August, Keegan Bradley found he was missing his younger self. So, he decided that he needed to find a way to make a part of himself go missing.
With four months’ worth of hindsight, it appears the gathering of nearly two dozen high-profile tour pros in August can be viewed as a turning point for the PGA Tour in its ongoing fight with the Saudi-backed upstart.
This Viktor Hovland character, amiable and largely unflappable, seems well suited to the laid-back atmosphere that permeates the grounds of Albany Resort and the Hero World Challenge.
Tiger flat-out saying that Norman’s role in this affair is a stumbling block to some kind of truce between the two litigating sides precludes a tidy – or near-term – resolution.
The northern autumn produced an interesting mix of success stories in the men’s game. Some of the winners were obvious, some less so. Here are eight notable achievers deserving of attention.
Henley secured his fourth career PGA Tour title with a four-stroke victory over Brian Harman by overcoming nerves and demons and loads of past disappointment while holding a 54-hole lead.
Top players have been granted some flexibility in the PGA Tour’s plan to mandate participation in elevated events next year, according to a directive sent to tour members last week.
The Irishman, who came in as the highest-ranked player in the field at 48th in the Official World Golf Ranking, scraped it home in heavy winds to finish at 19-under 265.
The PGA Tour membership was informed officially Wednesday what was reported the day before—that agreements are in place for four additional elevated events on the 2023 schedule: the WM Phoenix Open, RBC Heritage, Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship.