Research for the Titleist Performance Institute found that golfers’ grip strength isn’t just important in its own right, it correlates with overall strength.
For most of us, showing up to a course with aerated greens is so demoralising that the round is over before it even starts. Now, just imagine that scenario at a US Open local qualifying venue, which is what players faced on Monday at Illini Country Club in Springfield, Illinois.
Bella Simoes is nine years of age and has a long way to go to actually qualify for the US Women’s Open, but the Brazilian kicked off the qualifying process on Tuesday morning.
The former US Women’s Amateur champion missed the entry deadline to sign up for Q-Series, preventing her from having the chance to gain LPGA status last November.
The foursome of Atthaya Thitikul, Patty Tavatanakit and sisters Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn made a litany of history as the team matchplay event returned to the LPGA schedule for the first time in five years.
According to world-ranking guru Nosferatu, Fowler’s performance was good enough to move him to 50th in the world for the first time since January 2021.
His result this week beats McIlroy’s missed cuts at the Players Championship and Augusta National but falls well short of the standards that saw him regain the world No.1 ranking at the end of last year.
Already Irish Open and Australian Open champion, Adrian Meronk added the Italian Open to his growing cluster of national titles with victory on Sunday at the Marco Simone Country Club just outside Rome.
Australian Golf Digest
