At 37, there are changes in Sergio Garcia’s life and his golf. Now in such a serene personal place, he is primed to capitalise quickly off the Masters.
There hasn’t been a repeat winner in the US Open in nearly 30 years, since Curtis Strange in 1989, but it sure looked like the same guy won the championship for a second year in a row.
Discussion was prevalent among television analysts about how the game’s best players — those, at least, known for their driving prowess — failed so miserably to solve an Erin Hills test seemingly biased towards their strengths.
A first-time winner has come out on top in each of the past six Major championships. After 36 holes at Erin Hills, where the top 18 names on the leaderboard have won a combined zero Majors, it looks as though we are headed for a seventh.
The aftermath of Sunday at Oakmont revived some of the latent tension of tour pros towards the USGA. It also might have helped the two sides begin to find common ground
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