Did Tiger Woods send Jason Day a congratulatory text after his remarkable victory at the Byron Nelson last week? Absolutely. Is Jason Day going to tell you what that text said? Absolutely not
Following an eventful Tuesday in which Jordan Spieth spent around 70 minutes on the driving range and played a nine-hole practice round with Jon Rahm at Oak Hill, it’s still not clear if the 29-year-old will even be playing come Thursday.
In 2015, Jason Day was on top of the golf world. The Australian star had won five times on the PGA Tour, including a maiden major at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. He also made his debut as World No.1 later that year.
Sungjae I’m wasn’t in Dallas for the PGA Tour event, he was halfway across the globe in South Korea, his home country. And he wasn’t just there because he was feeling homesick, Im was there to win a damn golf tournament.
With the PGA settled into its new May spot on the calendar, there remain moments in its history that feel just so, well, PGA-like. We’d argue they give the championship a character that the rest of the Majors might actually envy – moments of humour and levity that have an appealing, let’s-not-take-ourselves-too-seriously feel. These moments deserve commemoration as well.
The USGA announced Thursday that Johnny Miller will be recipient of this year’s Bob Jones Award, the USGA’s highest honour that recognises those in the game for character, respect and sportsmanship.
With US Open local qualifying taking place all over America (and the world) this month, stories of odd golf happenings continue to roll in. Earlier this week, the story of Tommy Kuhl shooting a course record on aerated greens in Illinois, then disqualifying himself, captured the golf world’s collective attention.
At Oak Hill that week, Jason Dufner was at his sharp-shooting best. He hit 75 percent of his greens in regulation firing at seemingly every pin- all thanks to this one brilliantly simple swing thought.
The NCAA canceled the third round of the 2023 Division III Women’s Golf Championship on Thursday after one of the pin placements was deemed “unplayable.” And when you watch a collection of videos that went viral on Golf Twitter, you’ll understand why.
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