Jordan Spieth’s intentions were pure. But his knowledge of the rulebook was lacking in one very specific department, and it cost him a two-shot penalty at the Hero World Challenge.
Twenty of the world’s finest golfers are teeing it up in this week’s Hero World Challenge, but it’s the actions of a certain non-competitor that have the golf world buzzing.
The beauty of Tyrrell Hatton’s circumstance in the Hero World Challenge was that it gave us all a chance to consider the delicious outcomes. And because it was Hatton, who can be volcanic and hilarious at the same time, were just knew there would be a reaction worth watching.
Collin Morikawa could become the new world No.1 with a win at this week’s Hero World Challenge. And if that sounds like it would mark a really quick ascension to the top spot, that’s because it would be.
If there’s anything Tiger Woods loves more than winning, it’s some good old-fashioned needling. And when one of golf’s younger stars is involved? Even better.
Complicating the adjustment process even more is the fact that just a handful of the American players have ever seen Royal Melbourne, the site of the only International victory in Presidents Cup history in 1998.
Though the United States’ Presidents Cup line-up is loaded in comparison to its International counterpart, a potential loss of Johnson would be a huge blow.
Not surprisingly, everyone who automatically qualified for Team USA will tee it up in the Bahamas in front of captain Tiger Woods, who also happens to be the event’s host. There’s just one big exception.
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