After Sergio Garcia’s triumph at Augusta National, three-time major winner and Sergio rival Padraig Harrington aired some less-than-generous opinions on the Spaniard.
In celebrating the new team format at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the US PGA Tour decided to create its own edition of the popular show, “The Newlywed Game”, which pits partners head-to-head.
Golf continues to undergo a youthful transformation in 2017, with leaderboards brandishing burgeoning stars on a weekly basis. On the front lines of this movement is Ollie Schniederjans.
Dustin Johnson continues to progress from his fall down a staircase during Masters week, confirming a return at the Wells Fargo Championship. However, aside from small updates from his team, golf hasn’t heard from Johnson himself. That is, until yesterday, when the 32-year-old spoke with multiple outlets on his recovery.
Despite finishing in a tie for second at the LPGA’s Lotte Championship last weekend, Lydia Ko fired caddie Gary Matthews after just nine events together. If that narrative sounds familiar, it should: the 19-year-old dismissed Justin Hamilton, who looped 10 of Ko’s 14 career victories, last October.
Lydia Ko is an unquestionable talent, one of the top three players of her profession. Sadly, she’s also gained a reputation for making impulsive – critics would say imprudent – decisions.
Last October the south-eastern United States was ravaged by Hurricane Matthew. One region hit particularly hard was Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
He’s still nursing a back injury courtesy of a bizarre mishap during Masters week, but Dustin Johnson remains the bookies’ favourite for the US Open in June.
While the golf world applauds Sergio Garcia’s breakthrough, here’s a corollary to this result; chiefly, that Justin Rose left Augusta National without the green jacket.
Tiger Woods, who hasn’t played a competitive round since early February, announced overnight that he won’t compete in the 2017 Masters. Woods, who’s won the green jacket four times, made the announcement on his website.
The archive of Phil Mickelson short-game stunts is vast, like that warehouse at the end of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. To Lefty, the phenomenal has become standard; in his mind, it’s an aberration when the magic doesn’t happen.
Australian Golf Digest
