Jason Day, showing signs of a resurgence most of the year, won his 13th PGA Tour title on Monday (AEST), 13 years after his first one, and both came in the same event.
The Nelson was Day’s first win on tour back in 2010 and he almost won again in 2017, losing a playoff to Billy Horschel. This time, it ended a five-year winless drought and gave him his 13th win on the PGA Tour.
With US Open local qualifying taking place all over America (and the world) this month, stories of odd golf happenings continue to roll in. Earlier this week, the story of Tommy Kuhl shooting a course record on aerated greens in Illinois, then disqualifying himself, captured the golf world’s collective attention.
At Oak Hill that week, Jason Dufner was at his sharp-shooting best. He hit 75 percent of his greens in regulation firing at seemingly every pin- all thanks to this one brilliantly simple swing thought.
The NCAA canceled the third round of the 2023 Division III Women’s Golf Championship on Thursday after one of the pin placements was deemed “unplayable.” And when you watch a collection of videos that went viral on Golf Twitter, you’ll understand why.
Among the many things we tell ourselves are signs of good golf, taking healthy divots ranks right near the very top. Catch ball first and a pancake-sized chunk of grass after? The stuff dreams are made of.
Joe LaCava must have been really anxious to get back out caddieing again. After starting last week working fulltime for Patrick Cantlay on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods’ former caddie is making a one week cameo on another top-ranked player’s bag: Nelly Korda.
K.H. Lee isn’t the only golfer going for a three-peat this week. Howard University’s Greg Odom Jr. is in position to make it three in a row at the PGA Works Collegiate Championship. But regardless if he pulls off a come-from-behind victory on Wednesday, he’s already a big winner on Golf Twitter this week.
As for amateurs at any level, under no circumstances should you stand in their firing zone, be it at a Pro-Am, a local qualifier or a live event hosted by a YouTube golf channel called “Good Good.”
Bella Simoes is nine years of age and has a long way to go to actually qualify for the US Women’s Open, but the Brazilian kicked off the qualifying process on Tuesday morning.
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