One thing about a pandemic in the digital age is there’s no shortage of information. It’s the good information that has been more elusive, and that extends to our understanding of the coronavirus in a golf setting.
If Koepka cruises to a second PGA Championship and fourth Major title, he’ll join a distinguished group of players who killed all suspense at a golf Major, simply through the sin of proficiency.
The 23-year-old Champ had a black shoe on his right foot, and a white shoe on his left foot, which seemed like a rare faux pas for someone who has adapted so seamlessly to tour life.
Woods has never won a Major coming from behind, and given his narrow four-stroke deficit heading into the final round of the PGA Championship at Bellerive, it’s worth looking at the times he’s at least come close.
As golf milestones go, both carry plenty of cachet. To break 80 or get down to a single-digit handicap is to announce you’ve graduated from the legion of hit-and-hopers to someone who actually has a clue on the golf course. But which is the actual bigger deal?