Backed by Jason Day’s coach and Tiger Woods’s clothing company, Australian star Karl Vilips will tee off in his debut Players Championship as an adopted local at TPC Sawgrass.
A new tee was designed around the placement of the new tree and there’s plenty of room for tee shots to fly underneath, but PGA Tour rules officials “want the players to think about it”.
Seven key changes are coming – some imminent, some potential and others, for now, mostly theoretical – that senior PGA Tour staff believe will usher in a new and permanent era of faster play on the circuit.
Always a relatively aloof character, Brooks Koepka neither confirmed nor dispelled rumours that he is seeking to leave the LIV Golf League in favour of a return to the PGA Tour. Which in and of itself might be telling.
World No.1 and reigning FedEx Cup champion Scottie Scheffler rewrote golf history by becoming the first player to successfully defend the Players Championship last year after closing with a stunning eight-under 64 at the Players Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass. He reflects on a memorable triumph ahead of his hat-trick attempt from this Thursday.
The experimental period will begin at the RBC Heritage just after the Masters, and concluding the week before the PGA Championship at the Truist Championship and the OneFlight Myrtle Beach Classic.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan preached optimism regarding the ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, but stressed that the tour will only do a deal on its terms.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan stated that the tour will begin publishing “speed-of-play-related statistics” later this year. These will include listing names and data on individual players, both fast and slow.
How baseball (of all things) can relate to golf. For golfers, it’s the crucial moment between backswing and downswing, and it’s the source of most golfers’ swing problems.
The bars come in two different forms: “Performance Fuel” bars, which are designed to perk you up before or during your round; and “Recovery Fuel” bars, designed to help you recover afterwards.
Australian Golf Digest
