Final Qualifying for the British Open earlier this week was certainly eventful, for both those who earned their way into the Major field and those who just missed.
The winner of the claret jug at Royal Birkdale later this month will receive the biggest first-place cheque in British Open history, R&A officials announced overnight upon revealing the purse and prize breakdown.
A week after withdrawing from the PGA Tour Champions stop in Wisconsin, John Daly will now be sidelined from arguably the most prestigious event in senior golf.
These guys aren’t among the favorites this week at Erin Hills – surprisingly in some cases – but under the right circumstances they could all find themselves in contention come Sunday.
How would officials in charge of the top men’s tournaments react to the USGA’s decision to up the ante at the US Open, increasing the championship’s purse by $US2 million to $US12 million total, with the winner receiving more than $2 million?
Dustin Johnson’s US PGA Tour win streak ended at three this morning at the Wells Fargo Championship where he had to settle for a tie for second with Pat Perez, one stroke behind winner Brian Harman.
It took Russell Knox roughly 0.8 seconds to answer the question of what’s the most vivid memory he has from his victory last year at the Travelers Championship.
Justin Rose is more than familiar with starting strong at the Masters, having been the first-round leader three times in 11 career starts, and been in the top-five five times through 18 holes. But has he gathered enough experience over the years to figure out how to finish strong as well?
On an otherwise dark, damp Wednesday at Augusta National Golf Club, there was a bright side for Masters officials: the forecast offers wind on Thursday and Friday, but little in the way of wet weather for the remainder of the week.
With a soaking rain on Monday and Wednesday, Augusta National Golf Club won’t be playing quite as firm and fast as officials might have hoped when the tournament begins tonight. The change in conditions may prove particularly fateful for one player.
While it’s not uncommon for athletics to be disqualified from sporting events after the fact when it’s discovered they broke anti-doping rules, it’s rare when it happens to a golfer, and rarer still when it happens due to a case of “contaminated meat”.
Australian Golf Digest
