Minjee Lee’s 2016 Olympic teammate Su Oh believes the manner of her recent Major breakthrough at the Evian Championship will serve as the ideal Olympic preparation ahead of the start of the women’s golf competition tomorrow.
Making her debut in the US Senior Women’s Open, Sorenstam went wire-to-wire in a runaway victory in the third overall edition of the championship, a performance that had everybody shaking their heads, including Sorenstam.
“The format is flawed.” “Men and women should compete together.”“Professionals who play for millions of dollars every week have no place at the Olympic Games.“ For three-and-a-half days everything that is wrong with golf at the Olympics was bandied about yet late on Sunday – to paraphrase Jeff Goldblum’s character in “Jurassic Park” – golf once again Read more…
Who, you might be wondering, is George Lyon? It’s a great question, because aside from his moment of Olympic glory, he doesn’t register very often in the historical record.
The mental-health movement has crossed over into the world of golf, with young star Matthew Wolff recently taking two months off from the PGA Tour to “try to enjoy myself and take care of myself”. McIlroy himself has frequently cited his off-course happiness as a source of balance in his life.
Rules decree that players are simply not allowed to smile or show any emotion in their official headshots. As a result you get these, which could double as mugshots for some of these guys.
The complexion of any golf club is a many and varied thing, yet similarities often still shine through. In our experience, it doesn’t matter the size, calibre or socio-economic background of a golf club, certain characters will always be evident.
In the American summer of 2018, I received a no-frills e-mail from Brendon Todd. “Hey, Bradley. I’ve played on tour, and I’m having a bit of a struggle.”
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