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
Shooting 30-over for four rounds and finishing dead last in the second of the PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs events doesn’t jar like it could when you have been through what Marc Leishman has.
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.
Such a performance is not only testimony to Woods’ resolve in coming back from career-threatening injuries, but also how Woods re-worked almost his entire bag during the course of 2018, something the normally reticent-to-change Woods fully embraced.
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.