Even in golf, things can sometimes turn out just like you think they might. So it is that the two highest-ranked players in the field at the Steyn City Championship finished first and second.
Which players aren’t at Pebble Beach and which are in Saudi Arabia instead has dominated the headlines this week. But there’s also a third big men’s pro golf event happening on the DP World Tour. And it provided a funny highlight that will be tough to, um, top.
Santiago Tarrio hit a shot on the 71st hole in Abu Dhabi that he can fondly remember if for nothing other than the remarkable absurdity that he actually managed to pull it off.
Cho Minn Thant is perplexed at the backlash Asian Tour is facing because of its game-changing sponsorship deal with LIV Golf Investment and Golf Saudi.
Golf Saudi officials sent out a press release trumpeting a list of 25 top players – including 11 Major champions – who they say have committed to playing at Royal Greens Golf Club near Jeddah.
The UK announced it was suspending flights from South Africa and five other southern African countries and making travellers from these countries self-isolate for 10 days effective from noon yesterday.
The future looks brighter. Early doubts that the evolution of the European Tour’s strategic alliance with the PGA Tour would be more likely to enhance the stature of the latter at the expense of the former have been appeased.
Australian Golf Digest
