When Rory McIlroy shot five-under on the back nine in Wednesday’s practice round at Augusta National in April, he allowed himself a thought that he knew he should never have: This is going to be my best Masters ever.
When you finish a round on the PGA Tour first in strokes gained/approach, second in SG/putting and fourth in SG/off-the-tee, you know you’ve had a special day.
This was Conners’ second PGA Tour victory, and it came in the same place as the first; four years ago, he grabbed his maiden tour win at this same tournament.
Golf has a way of frustrating our deepest wishes for a classic mano-a-mano duel, but if there was ever a time when perhaps the great clash of the titans seemed inevitable, it’s this week at the final Match Play in Austin.
To guide you through the chaos, here’s a brief, group-by-group glimpse at where everyone stands, and what they must do to survive and advance to the round of 16 at Austin Country Club.
By now, you’ve likely read all about the changes for the PGA Tour next year—16 big money designated events, the majority of which will have smaller fields and no cuts, designed not just to create marquee tournaments with the tour’s best players, but to strengthen the fields at “standard” tournaments. To qualify for the lucrative Read more…
Let’s take an end-of-year detour now and tip our caps to the moments that we’ve almost already forgotten, giving them one last moment in the sun before the calendar flips and they become even more distant in time’s rearview.
Ko stayed composed down the stretch, a picture of serenity and mental resilience in the face of blustery weather and the nerves that attend a huge payday.
Nelly Korda’s 2022 comeback story seemed to culminate last week when, after suffering a dangerous blood clot in March, she earned her first LPGA win of the season and regained the world No.1 ranking.
On Tuesday afternoon at Tiburon Golf Club, Minjee Lee sat in the media room next to a small trophy she had won a week earlier for capturing the Aon Risk Reward Challenge.
Australian Golf Digest
