Whether you’re a fan of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit or not, its arrival sent a clear message to the status quo of professional golf: It’s time to adapt.
Rory McIlroy’s bounce is back. It comes and goes, but it’s unmissable when you see it up close. He hopped in and out of the media centre on Wednesday at the WM Phoenix Open like the Easter bunny, crossing paths on his way out with one of the men who can overtake him for world No.1 this week, Scottie Scheffler, and exchanging compliments over each others jumpers. Just a couple of (Nike) guys being dudes.
The beer shower at last year’s WM Phoenix Open for Sam Ryder’s incredible third-round ace at TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole, aka “The Coliseum,” was a great scene. Unfortunately, though, the 17,000 fans in the grandstands took it a little too far, making it rain beer for seemingly every routine birdie, par and chest-hair flash that came afterward.
It took five days to get four rounds in at the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but the Monday finish was worth the wait for Justin Rose, who leaves as the tournament champ.
The work is being done to address the turf leading up to the bridge, which the Links Trust noted is often damaged due to the traffic it receives from thousands of visitors taking pictures of the famed landmark.
The pair have grown close since they started working together in 2019, which is what made Alker’s announcement on Instagram last week about his 55-year-old friend both shocking and painful.
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur will have the strongest field in its four-year history, with Australian stars Justice Bosio and Jeneath Wong among those teeing it up.
Adding yet another entry to the long list of Patrick Reed’s brushes with the Rules of Golf, the former Masters champion found himself involved in what turned into an unusual discussion/decision when playing the 17th hole at the Emirates Club during the Sunday’s third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
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