There have been countless instances in which someone called their shot and predicted their own hole-in-one. The amount of times that actually has happened, however, is almost zero.
According to Columbia University student Will Knauth, who is on a path to earn his PhD in statistics, a 24-year-old amateur who played Division III golf and is probably more accomplished as a violinist than he is a golfer has a 4-in-1 chance of making the cut in his PGA Tour debut at this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson.
Joe LaCava must have been really anxious to get back out caddieing again. After starting last week working fulltime for Patrick Cantlay on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods’ former caddie is making a one week cameo on another top-ranked player’s bag: Nelly Korda.
K.H. Lee isn’t the only golfer going for a three-peat this week. Howard University’s Greg Odom Jr. is in position to make it three in a row at the PGA Works Collegiate Championship. But regardless if he pulls off a come-from-behind victory on Wednesday, he’s already a big winner on Golf Twitter this week.
As for amateurs at any level, under no circumstances should you stand in their firing zone, be it at a Pro-Am, a local qualifier or a live event hosted by a YouTube golf channel called “Good Good.”
Research for the Titleist Performance Institute found that golfers’ grip strength isn’t just important in its own right, it correlates with overall strength.
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.
After failing to make it to the weekend at last week’s Wells Fargo Championship, though, it looks like Adam Hadwin really put himself through the ringer.
Findings compiled from 194 different exercise studies involving 30 million people reveal that if you get your heart rate up for only 11 minutes a day, you pick up some major health benefits, including a significant reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death.
Australian Golf Digest
