If Oakmont Country Club represents one of the most difficult tests in professional golf, in at least one sense it will be starkly simple: a shot from the fairway means a player can think about how he wants to play the shot to the green, whereas a ball in the rough will suggest he shouldn’t even bother.
The sadistic content minds at the PGA Tour captured the reactions of players as they arrived at the sixth hole during their practice rounds, and, needless to say, not everybody was thrilled about the new flora they found awaiting them.
Seven key changes are coming – some imminent, some potential and others, for now, mostly theoretical – that senior PGA Tour staff believe will usher in a new and permanent era of faster play on the circuit.
[Main Image: Richard Heathcote] Someone check on Russell Henley to make certain he has a pulse. We assume that he does. But one can never be too sure. He just stunned Collin Morikawa over the closing holes in the Arnold Palmer Invitational to win $US4 million, and he walked off the final green at Bay Hill Read more…
Collin Morikawa secured a popular victory at the Zozo Championship in 2023 when he claimed his sixth career PGA Tour title by six strokes. The 27-year-old, who is ranked fourth in the world, will return to Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Narita, Japan, from tomorrow with the intention to defend his title and end the year on a winning note.
The previous two years Scheffler arrived as the top seed and exited as just another guy with deep pockets – and his hands were stuffed frustratingly to the bottom of them in dejection. This time, his hands cradled the huge FedEx Cup trophy.
In a collaboration that includes TaylorMade, FedEx, the PGA Tour and Ceeze Creative Studios, Morikawa’s clubs for the three events will be housed in a bag that was created utilising soon-to-be-recycled FedEx package and upcycled material.
The world No.1 – and comfortable FedEx Cup points leader – says it’s hard to call the PGA Tour’s system a season-long race when it essentially boils down to one final tournament.
Aberg’s lovely, arcing approach landed on playing partner Collin Morikawa’s ball like an Acme Anvil on Wile-E-Coyote, sending both balls squirming off the green.
Australian Golf Digest
