Amid plenty of carnage from their countrymen, a pair of gritty opening day performances from the two Queenslanders have kept Australian hopes of winning The Open alive.
Lashley, who lost his parents and his girlfriend in a tragic plane crash in May 2004, had his sister and his current girlfriend on hand to watch in Detroit.
Players, PGA of America officials and architecture gurus say a US PGA Championship at Bethpage Black will add an element of excitement – and terror, for some – during a New York spring.
