The strange on-course meeting between Patrick Reed and Cameron Smith on Thursday at Royal Melbourne Golf Club was so difficult to characterise that one of the two protagonists still is befuddled by it.
How can the underdog International team wrest the Presidents Cup from a dominant American side? By playing better, of course. But the galleries at Royal Melbourne can play their part, too.
Evin Priest sat down with 15-time Major winner Tiger Woods days before the golf great captured a record-equalling 82nd PGA Tour victory at the Zozo Championship in Japan. Woods opened up in an exclusive Q&A about his love of Australia, its sporting culture and his “favourite” golf courses on the planet.
If you could create the ultimate fantasy course for this year’s Presidents Cup by cherry picking the very best the state of Victoria has to offer, how would it look? We laid down the challenge to some of Australia’s elite players and course designers. Naturally, they didn’t disappoint.