While Jon Rahm has downplayed the fact he could move into the No.1 spot in the world ranking with a win this week, his play so far at the Farmers Insurance Open has indicated that he wants it badly.
With the (very little) power vested in golf writer Evin Priest, Australian Golf Digest’s man-on-the-ground hands out his best and worst awards from covering the 2017 US PGA Tour season. Buckle up for Australian golf media’s night of nights.
Jason Day’s motivation this week at the Australian Open is obvious. Nearly every prominent golfer in the country’s history has won this title, something Day has yet to accomplish in his burgeoning career.
Back playing in Australia for the first time in four years, a back-nine birdie blitz catapulted Jason Day into contention on day two of the Emirates Australian Open in Sydney.
The crowd came to see Jason Day make his first appearance at the Emirates Australian Open in four years, but it was a 22-year-old rookie who stole the first-round lead at The Australian Golf Club.