We’re starting this week’s edition of the Callaway wrap up by focussing on a putter, not a player. The Odyssey Ai One Jailbird Cruiser mallet was the short stick used during one of the best putting performances outside the majors for some time.
A philosophical Jason Day says he’s looking at the second half of his career with hope, even after the weather gods robbed him of a golden chance to chase down Wyndham Clark, who was declared the winner of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Hatton reportedly received a $US60 million signing bonus. He had been in negotiations for more than a month, and it is believed the hold-up was due to Ryder Cup eligibility concerns going forward. However, it was his Europe teammate, Rory McIlroy, who put his mind at ease.
Lucas Herbert, the 28-year-old from Bendigo, will join his countrymen Cam Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones on the LIV team Ripper GC when the third season begins in Mayakoba, Mexico, on Friday.
Sponsor content Callaway star Nicolai Hojgaard continues to ride the Ryder Cup bump, equalling his career-best result on the PGA Tour with a runner up at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Fresh off a win at the DP World Tour championship in Dubai, the 22-year-old has hit the ground running in the US. Read more…
It wasn’t a great week for Australians on golf’s major tours, but that didn’t stop Down Under fans being glued to the couch watching New Zealand’s Lydia Ko attempting to guarantee LPGA Hall of Fame status at a tournament in Florida.
Aussie of the month: Jason Day The Sentry, as it’s called now after formerly being known as the Tournament of Champions, never fails to attract a wide variety of headlines. That is particularly true for the equipment and apparel corners of the golf industry, as PGA Tour pros use the relaxed nature of the Maui Read more…
It was seen as an… unusual… trade, but at least for the first instance in LIV’s short timeline there was spice to its teams component. Brooks Koepka, the captain of the Smash GC team, contacted RangeGoats GC captain Bubba Watson to start trade discussions. He wanted Talor Gooch – who had won three LIV events Read more…
Min Woo Lee has devised a recipe for 2024 that he believes can fuel his quest to make Australia’s Olympic golf team in Paris and the International side for the Presidents Cup in Canada.
Tiger Woods and LIV Golf were Google’s most searched-for golf subjects in the US in 2023, according to data provided by the search engine. At least with 15-time major winner Woods, that comes as no surprise. But break the search interest down by month and there are some eyebrow raisers—Sam Ryder, Sam Bennett and even NBA legend Steph Curry.
PGA Tour Qualifying School winner Harrison Endycott had a plan, and it was crystal clear. During a meeting with his team in November, after the Fall series finale at the RSM Classic, they analysed the Australian’s rookie season on tour through strokes gained data. It highlighted Endycott’s clear weaknesses, and he had a month to Read more…
Aussie of the month: Min Woo Lee We let him cook. Now, we let him rest. Lee had a huge year; he finished 10th on the DP World Tour ranking after a T-15 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai right before his return to Australia. He secured a PGA Tour card for 2024, Read more…
Good things come to those who wait, or at least those who play well. In the Ponte Vedra area of northeast Florida both are true for Sydney’s Harrison Endycott with the final round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School that he leads has been delayed 24 hours due to heavy rain.
The biggest question for fans of Callaway sensation David Micheluzzi this week at the Final Stage of the PGA Tour’s Qualifying School in Ponte Vedra, Florida is, What does he need to finish to secure a PGA Tour card for 2024?
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