On the opening hole in his opening round at East Lake, a 458-yard par-4, the Spaniard’s well-struck 160-yard approach shot was heading directly at the pin. So Garcia did what any player would do – “GO IN.” It listened
Facing a gnarly lie in some rough on the 18th hole, Woodland hit one of the worst shots of his life and gave the perfect weekend-golfer reaction to sum it up
They may have been left in the wake of the coronation of the Tiger Woods comeback but Aussie trio Cameron Smith, Jason Day and Marc Leishman had plenty of cause for celebration at the conclusion of the Tour Championship.
There was something exactly right about Tiger Woods finishing the tournament portion of the 2017-’18 PGA Tour season by winning the Tour Championship for his first win in more than five years.
On Saturday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Paul Casey got one step closer to that elusive second victory on the US PGA Tour, posting a 65 to take a two-shot lead at the Tour Championship.
One of the more intriguing storylines entering the Tour Championship was the player of the year race. Justin Thomas confirmed his favouritism by grabbing a share of the halfway lead at seven-under 133.