After countless close calls and excruciating near misses – some of which cracked the windshield of the BMW M8 convertible speeding to catch Armitage’s drives – “The Bullet” eventually triumphed.
A career renaissance that has gone largely unnoticed now carries an extra element of gravitas after Queenslander Brad Kennedy secured the 2020/2021 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
At the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour, that meant a new driver shaft and wedge grind for Adam Scott, a putter switch for Jon Rahm and Lefty doing Lefty things. On the European Tour, Paul Casey had a new driver in the bag for his win in Dubai.
After a year’s absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the oldest of the European continent’s national championships will be played from May 6-9 at Le Golf National outside Paris.
Casey was openly emotional in the immediate aftermath of a victory that will provide a boost to his prospects of making a fourth Ryder Cup appearance and, if the games happen, an Olympic debut in British colours.
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