To see Xander and Stefan Schauffele embrace – Xander holding on tight, Stefan’s sunglasses unable to conceal the tears that flowed from behind – was a reminder of the spell this beautifully dumb game has on so many of us.
It’s never been easy to know exactly what to make of the man who leads the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon with 18 holes to play. Not much about the career of Billy Horschel has ever been easy or straightforward.
The framework agreement between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia reached its one-year anniversary on Thursday, and while tour players continue to express optimism that a deal can be reached, they also seem resigned to the possibility that a resolution might still be quite a way off.
Overnight, Australian time, videos appeared on social media of Zach Johnson and Billy Horschel scolding some fans who understandably rubbed them the wrong way.
Predictably, the course plays a big part in Horschel’s enthusiasm for an event that has (under various sponsorships) been a permanent fixture at DP World Tour headquarters since 1984.
Horschel has been a vocal supporter of the PGA Tour. He said he’d had discussions with Smith about the LIV reports but did not try to convince Smith to say.
Australian Golf Digest
