There is room for debate as to whether the claret jug is the most iconic item awarded to a tournament winner in golf, a chorus of folks representing a sleepy town in Georgia likely arguing that a certain emerald blazer has an awful lot of cachet, too.
At four-over par and in a tie for 25th, Lee is the best of the three Aussies who made the cut, his third round of two-over 72 comprised of five bogeys and three birdies.
As predicted by many, Pinehurst No.2 played tougher during the second round of the US Open, where three Australians are through to the weekend and ultra-impressive Swede Ludvig Åberg leads.
Our US Open 2024 preview for Pinehurst includes Adam Scott’s longevity, Aussies in the field, tee-times in AEST and the TV broadcast schedule for the 124th edition.
The 124th US Open at the famed Pinehurst No.2 course will begin on Thursday night, with six Australians in the field for the third men’s major of the year. Jason Day will headline the pack, with Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee, Cameron Davis, Adam Scott and Jason Scrivener also in the field.
Welcome to the the 106th PGA at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The horse-racing town will welcome the world’s best golfers as the second men’s major of 2024 gets underway. Here are some of the storylines you should be watching for.
Cameron Smith and his all-Australian Ripper GC team were were treated like touring rockstars by the 35,000-strong crowds on day one of LIV Golf Adelaide, but it was qualifying school graduate Jinichiro Kozuma who upstaged the home favourites with a scintillating round.
Cameron Smith has warned critics to write him off at their own peril, declaring himself “still in the golf tournament” as the Masters builds towards a grandstand finish.
So who wants to win a green jacket? Australians, anyone? Cam Davis, how about you? Cam Smith, want to add a green jacket to that Open Championship claret jug you’ve got at home, mate?
Cam Davis upstaged big-name fellow Australians Cam Smith, Adam Scott and Jason Day to lead the Australian contingent after a windy second round at the Masters at Augusta National.
Golf great and TV analyst Ian Baker-Finch has cautioned Masters fans to write off a sick and injured Australian contingent at their own risk, backing former Open champion Cameron Smith to lead a six-strong tilt at Augusta National.
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