Jason Day, showing signs of a resurgence most of the year, won his 13th PGA Tour title on Monday (AEST), 13 years after his first one, and both came in the same event.
The Nelson was Day’s first win on tour back in 2010 and he almost won again in 2017, losing a playoff to Billy Horschel. This time, it ended a five-year winless drought and gave him his 13th win on the PGA Tour.
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.
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.
Among the many things we tell ourselves are signs of good golf, taking healthy divots ranks right near the very top. Catch ball first and a pancake-sized chunk of grass after? The stuff dreams are made of.
When the 2022 PGA Championship played out last May at Southern Hills in Oklahoma, the idea of a “LIV Golf” as a formidable, viable threat to the PGA Tour and the ways of the professional game seemed a bit fantastical.
This is the time of the year where the PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) of America vs PGA Tour confusion reaches its peak. Confusion reigns about what golf’s other main bodies do, too.
Scotsman Stephen Gallacher has been able to play here and there due to sponsor exemptions and his DP World Tour and Challenge Tour category, but he’ll certainly be gung-ho to play a full season again now that his card’s been unrevoked.
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