Talks are reportedly underway about a possible return of LIV Golf players to the PGA Tour, but major questions remain over how any reintegration would work and what conditions would apply.
It was a violent reaction to be sure, but what really caught everyone’s attention is that his golf ball wound up pin-high, about seven feet from the hole according to the DP World Tour’s shot tracker.
A crucial club for Harman all week was the lone non-Titleist stick in the bag – a TaylorMade Spider ZT – a putter with zero torque that Harman just put in play.
This week marks Matsuyama’s 10th anniversary of his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Memorial Tournament in 2014, an event hosted by golf legend Nicklaus. From the breakthrough a decade ago, Matsuyama has since cemented his stature as Asia’s most decorated golfer.
Koepka, a three-time Ryder Cup participant, has only had opportunities to accrue points this year at the major championships as he plays on the LIV Golf League.
British Open champion Brian Harman was able to put a more compelling—and colourful—spin on Lucas Glover’s resurgence by paraphrasing a line from the film, “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Brian Harman wasn’t treated kindly by the Royal Liverpool crowds during his Open Championship conquest. Luckily, the reception back home in the United States was more fitting for the Champion Golfer of the Year.
American Brian Harman produced a stunning six-shot victory to lift his maiden major title at the Open Championship, the year’s final men’s major, at Royal Liverpool. In capturing his third PGA Tour win, the 36-year-old became only the fifth left-hander to triumph in a major championship and he achieved the feat in style by outclassing a world-class field with some terrific golf over the weekend, which was played under treacherous links weather.
Good for you, Brian. You are now the Champion Golfer of the Year, and as Cameron Smith was tearfully reminded last week, you’ve only got a year before you have to give that special trophy back. So drink up.
Australian Golf Digest
