Gerard played in the Genesis Scottish Open a week ago and was the second alternate to play in the Open Championship, but he decided against waiting on the outside chance he’d get into the field and headed back to the US to play in the Barracuda Championship instead.
Werenski, who a week earlier finished tied for third in the 3M Open, finished with 13 points for the round and 39 points for the tournament. Eleven of those 13 points came on the last seven holes of his round.
Impatience has become the hallmark of this iteration of the next generation in professional golf, represented by a trio of players determined to prove that the future already has arrived.