Four years ago at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hideki Matsuyama was paired with Tiger Woods for the opening two rounds. Just 21 at the time, he watched Woods tie the Firestone course record in the second round, which helped him go on to win the tournament for an eighth time. This morning, Australian time, Matsuyama channelled Read more…
There hasn’t been a repeat winner in the US Open in nearly 30 years, since Curtis Strange in 1989, but it sure looked like the same guy won the championship for a second year in a row.
A first-time winner has come out on top in each of the past six Major championships. After 36 holes at Erin Hills, where the top 18 names on the leaderboard have won a combined zero Majors, it looks as though we are headed for a seventh.
As we approach the 2017 Masters, we put our new formula* to work to determine who are the best current players who haven’t hoisted a trophy at one of golf’s four biggest events.
Hideki Matsuyama, with four wins in his previous five starts, might have arrived in Maui as the hottest player in golf, but the one guy he can’t beat is Justin Thomas.
Australian Golf Digest
