Murray’s big breakthrough came last year, with two victories on the Korn Ferry Tour, and now, after an improbable 38-foot putt on the first playoff hole at the Sony Open in Hawaii, he can add a PGA Tour win to his remarkable comeback story.
Nothing has come easy for Murray, who has battled addiction and depression, which makes coming out the other side successful even more dramatic than his winning putt.
While Byeong Hun An was having a fine season up until last month, things took a serious turn for the better in late July and early August. The 31-year-old picked up a T-3 at the Genesis Scottish Open and a T-2 at the Wyndham Championship to finish off the regular season, positioning himself to make a legitimate run at the FedEx Cup crown during the playoffs.
Since its inauguration in 2007, only 13 golfers have managed to get their hands on the glittering, season-long FedEx Cup trophy – out of a possible 2,709 across the past 16 seasons.Â
The internet moves quickly and memory is fleeting, so without further ado, we are proud to present the 10 Greatest Tweets in Golf History (This Very Second).
It has been a happy year to remember for Asian golf after standout performances and historic achievements by the game’s best from the Far East as they continue to stamp their mark on the globe’s elite playground, the PGA Tour.
The team drawn from all corners of the globe other than Europe has never before entered the biennial contest with the United States in a more optimistic mood.
The Australian duo of Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith ‘ham-and-egged it’ perfectly in the opening round of fourball to card a 62, a score that has them sharing top spot on the leaderboard at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf.
For a long time at The Lakes on day two of the Emirates Australian Open, Matt Kuchar and David Micheluzzi had it to themselves. Then along came Byeong Hun An with a hole-in-one, the thunderclap at the 15th that changed everything, and Max McCardle almost trumped them all.
They say timing is everything, and so it proved for South Korea’s Byeong Hun An, who putted out for a 5-under 67 to take the day 1 lead at the 2018 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney.
These guys aren’t among the favourites this week at Bellerive Country Club, but under the right circumstances they could all find themselves in contention come Sunday.
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