From Ryan Fox’s remarkable mental game and lightning-fast pace to Bryson DeChambeau’s rules controversy and Cameron Young’s brutal near-miss, here’s everything worth remembering from a wild week at Royal Birkdale.
Hours after Ryan Fox broke his heart on the 72nd hole, Cameron Young found himself sitting right in front of the new Open champion on a flight out of Manchester. Talk about an awkward encounter.
Ryan Fox birdies the 72nd hole to claim his maiden major title at Royal Birkdale, capping off a career that nearly ended before it began. “I used to get up in the middle of the night to watch this tournament back home.”
The announcement comes after what tour sources tell Golf Digest was a passionate meeting between players, USGA representatives and the tour on the subject at a recent tour event.
During Friday’s round at the PGA Championship, cameras caught Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley in an animated discussion with a rules official, with the broadcast informing viewers that the two (along with Cameron Young) were put on the clock.
According to Cam’s dad, David, it all started when Young watched a video of his 3-year-old son’s golf swing and saw, reflected within it, a feeling he recalled from his own youth.
Titleist’s GTS metalwoods family expands with the GTS300 mini driver making its PGA TOUR debut, joining the GTS driver and fairway range already in play across professional tours worldwide.
The PGA Tour returns to a Miami site it’s long held ties with, although the modern connection with Donald Trump almost ensures a certain level of notoriety.
Rory McIlroy overcame a chaotic weekend at Augusta National to defend his Masters title, holding off late charges to secure back-to-back green jackets and his sixth major championship.
What seemed like only an outside chance of a win for the Queenslander, who finished equal second on debut at Augusta National in 2011, quickly turned into a real opportunity for his second major.
The Players Championship winner says capturing that tournament last month is the all the preparation he needs as he shares the 54-hole lead at Augusta National.
Australian Golf Digest
