Earlier this month, the US government lifted its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers coming from overseas, which kept Grant from coming stateside last year after playing two seasons of college golf at Arizona State University and earning her LPGA card at Q-Series in December 2021.
Speaking to Golfweek during the final round and after it, Claude Harmon III let loose on his perceptions about the greatness of Koepka, Brooks’ treatment by the media and the ongoing battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
Two major champions highlighted a field of US Open hopefuls Monday in Dallas with one advancing via a 36-hole qualifier and the other falling just short.
If there’s any consolation, Scheffler’s finish at Oak Hill did allow him to jump Jon Rahm and return to the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Although that was news to Scheffler.
Other than Brooks Koepka, Michael Block was the biggest thing going at this PGA Championship. And in some ways, you could argue that he was the biggest. After all, no one else heard his name echoing throughout the grounds of Oak Hill.
Koepka’s victory is a huge development for the Saudi-backed league, but Koepka wasn’t thinking big-picture when he was asked if his win validated LIV Golf.