Injury aside, it’s easy to envision Bhatia enjoying success in his Masters debut. He enters the week ranked fourth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained this season, and is up to 34th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
While “club captain” always sounds like a fancy title, as the person who shared this video that quickly went viral noted, that “doesn’t mean you are the best player, especially under pressure”.
It is hard to extrapolate too much from one hole in one round, especially when that round is Round 1, but if you’re looking for an avatar of Tiger Woods’ Thursday at Augusta National, the fifth would do the trick.
Jin Young Ko’s return to the LPGA Tour at the BMW Ladies Championship after a two-month layoff to rest an ailing left wrist seemed to get off to a reasonable start. The top-ranked player in the world shot a one-under 35 on the front nine at Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju, South Korea.
DeChambeau’s jump to LIV Golf in June means he is on the outside looking in regarding participation in pro golf’s team events, including next week’s Presidents Cup, an event he competed in 2019.
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