Last year Jay Haas became the oldest player to make a cut at the Zurich Classic, reaching the weekend at 68 years old. Unfortunately for John Daly and David Duval, they could not replicate that senior-circuit magic this week in New Orleans.
Up until LIV Golf’s Adelaide event being held in Australia this week, the vast majority of chugging Cam Smith had done was out of the claret jug he won at last year’s Open Championship at St. Andrews.
Down Under, however, things are done differently.
if you listened closely, the reigning US Open champ Matt Fitzpatrick seems to be holding onto a little bitterness toward his previous two European Ryder Cup captains.
The winner of the 2023 Chevron Championship will have the honor of being the first to claim the title of this prestigious tournament at its new home, The Club at Carlton Woods outside of Houston. She’ll also have the satisfaction of cashing a rather impressive first-place prize money payout.
Earlier this week on the Golf IQ podcast we broke down a few ugly stats about regular golfers’ games. Not as a way of draining confidence from average golfers. But instead, to learn why these mistakes happen, and crucially, how to prevent them.
In its debut season last year, LIV Golf managed to sign a list of PGA Tour stars from Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and reigning British Open champion, Australia’s Cameron Smith. The rival league was always going to turn its attention to the biggest stars in women’s golf. Could that be happening sooner rather than later?
Less than two weeks after Tiger Woods had to withdraw from the final day at the Masters—underlined by the sight of a hobbled Woods limping back to his bag during a downpour Saturday afternoon—Woods announced Wednesday that he underwent a subtalar fusion procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis from the injuries suffered in a car accident two years ago.
The freefall for most LIV Golf participants in the Official World Golf Ranking has been steady and spectacular since joining the alternative circuit last year, one that, unfortunately for them, doesn’t offer OWGR points.
It’s clear Augusta National cares more about the patrons having a pleasurable experience than making money when it comes to on-course dining. With merchandise, however, it’s a different story.