Fred Ridley offered his support of the governing bodies’ efforts, but most of his other comments on the subject seemed to note his concern about where the game is headed on distance.
Ridley noted the club has the ability to offer special invitation to international players that allows it to account for LIV players who deserved attention, albeit in a subjective way.
Among the plethora of news snippets that came out of five-time Masters winner Tiger Woods’ press conference on Tuesday at Augusta National was a back-and-forth with a reporter that showed the resolve he still has to win.
Cameron Smith says his “body shut down” after food poisoning while Min Woo Lee also copped the flu and a broken finger as two of Australia’s hopes at the Masters battle an injury and illness cloud while preparing for the year’s first major.
Jason Day has been given the ultimate Masters compliment, being grouped with five-time winner Tiger Woods and Max Homa for the opening two rounds at Augusta National.
Injury aside, it’s easy to envision Bhatia enjoying success in his Masters debut. He enters the week ranked fourth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained this season, and is up to 34th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Jasper Stubbs has prepared for one of the most famous golf shots in the world, at golf’s most exclusive club, by pounding balls at a beloved public driving range in Melbourne where a large bucket costs just $25.
Greetings from Augusta National. Australian Golf Digest has arrived and the hallowed turf in Georgia is looking extra hallowed as the practice rounds for the 88th Masters began. We’ll take you around the grounds for things we’ve noticed on a beautiful, sunny, solar eclipse-affected Monday (US time).
Korda’s 12th career title makes her the first to win four events in a row since Lorena Ochoa in 2008 and the first American to do so since Nancy Lopez in 1978.