You remember the old saw about the tree falling in the woods? Well, how about this one: If a hole-in-one falls on the PGA Tour, and nobody reacts, did it actually happen?
The rain was gone in Chiba, Japan, and with clear skies and a dry course, a resurgent Rickie Fowler shot a bogey-free 63 to jump into a tie for first at the Zozo Championship on Friday.
If you ask Paul McGinley, the biggest mistake Ernie Els made in an otherwise stellar captaincy at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne came on Saturday night as he prepared to set his next day’s singles lineup.
The Ryder Cup wasn’t played from 1939 through 1945 due to World War II, and the truth is, there was absolutely no reason for it to come back. There was nothing wrong with event, per se, but it had only begun in 1927, and the nascent enterprise didn’t have a ton of traction in the world of professional golf through its first six matches.
Trevor Immelman expressed no regret and affirmed again and again on Tuesday that the 12 players on his team were the 12 he wanted to compete with. He was careful not to personally attack any of the LIV defectors, but he did paint a picture by contrast.
When we talk about home-course advantage, then, it’s important to remember this fact from the very start – nothing matters more than the fans. It’s not even close.
Along with holding our own mini-therapy session on our hopes, dreams, shortcomings, and frequent choke-jobs, we spoke to our friends, family, and a few brilliant experts on the topic of breaking 80.
The drama in Newburgh, Indiana, was multifold on the rainy final day of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship at Victoria National Golf Club, and like the chaos that rears its head each year at the PGA Tour’s regular-season finale, the Wyndham Championship, there was a lot more to play for than just another tournament victory.
Another PGA Tour season has come and gone, glory and riches have been bestowed, and now it’s to delve into the numbers and see what gems we can unearth.
[PHOTO: Andy Lyons] The PGA Tour/FedEx Cup bubble is a steady source of high drama, from the Wyndham Championship through the Tour Championship. At this week’s FedEx St Jude Championship, the top 125 players at the end of the regular season fought it out to finishing inside the top 70 and keep their playoff experience Read more…
The nine best stories that will be resolved between now and the final putt at the Tour Championship, when the 2021-22 PGA Tour season officially comes to an end.
There were plenty of wild scenarios playing out on the last day of the Wyndham Championship, and many had climactic finishes, like Justin Lower’s devastating three-putt on the 18th green that cost him his PGA Tour card for next season.
In mid-February, as speculation ran rampant about which PGA Tour players might be bound for the new Saudi-backed league, reports emerged that Bryson DeChambeau had been offered a nine-figure deal to jump ship.
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