To say the Norwegian announcers doing the broadcast on Eurosport got excited when Hovland’s putt rammed in the back of the hole would be an understatement.
Say what you want about Patrick Reed. He’s heard it all before, is used to it by now and has thrived in spite of every last word. Why would now be any different?
It’s quite likely that the number eight is more important than 30 million to Patrick Reed, but given that both were in his sights on Sunday at Club de Golf Chapultepec, it’s worth mentioning each.
Maher’s paper is the first from a major golf company chief executive to explicitly counter the ruling bodies’ conclusions from their Distance Insights research project.