As golf milestones go, both carry plenty of cachet. To break 80 or get down to a single-digit handicap is to announce you’ve graduated from the legion of hit-and-hopers to someone who actually has a clue on the golf course. But which is the actual bigger deal?
Coming into the week ranked a mediocre 82nd in strokes gained/putting, Na started making everything he looked at, averaging 1.772 for the week and an impressive 3.608 on Sunday.
Phil Mickelson’s brush with the rule book got him in hot water at Shinnecock Hills. Unlike his actions at the US Open, however, Mickelson’s latest snafu was self-enforced.
New Zealand’s Ryan Fox came agonisingly close to winning his maiden European Tour title, but has officially secured his place at the 147th Open Championship.