In the days leading up to the 36-hole qualifier at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, New Jersey, Garren Poirier is balancing the realities of working for a living with the dream of playing in a major.
To help the rest of us determine what our target scores would be on various championship layouts, we’ve used the USGA’s new tool to plug in a variety of handicaps for the setups at the US Open, US Women’s Open and US Senior Open.
It was another difficult day full of high scores at the US Women’s Open, where West Australian Minjee Lee again displayed patience and top quality ball-striking to sit one-under and in a share of third place at the halfway mark.
With the 10, Korda dropped to eight-over par, playing two-over-par golf the rest of the round to card a 10-over 80. Only four players have returned higher scores for the day.
World No.5 and a major champion already, Hannah Green has returned to Lancaster Country Club to lead a six-strong Australian contingent at the $18 million US Women’s Open.
One hole-in-one is unlikely. Back-to-back aces are almost unthinkable. Then there’s this feat by golfer Jack Wiebe, which we would classify, quite simply, as impossible.
Australian Golf Digest
