Jason Day made light work of two-time major winner Collin Morikawa on Friday to progress to the round of 16 at the WGC Match Play, while Day’s fellow Australian Lucas Herbert also advanced and guaranteed a date with Rory McIlroy.
To guide you through the chaos, here’s a brief, group-by-group glimpse at where everyone stands, and what they must do to survive and advance to the round of 16 at Austin Country Club.
Min Woo Lee’s Masters hopes have been given an early boost thanks to a stunning fightback on day one of the WGC–Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.
The 2023 Players Championship week has arrived, albeit with the defending champion, Australia’s Cam Smith, not allowed to tee up in the event due to being banned by the PGA Tour for joining LIV Golf. Seven Australians will tee up: Adam Scott, Jason Day, Lucas Herbert, Min Woo Lee, Cam Davis, Aaron Baddeley and Harrison Endycott.
The Mexican was two strokes better than runner-up Cameron Young in what felt like a one-on-one showdown between the LIV Golf regular and the reigning PGA Tour rookie of the year.
If you don’t count a pro-am that Lucas Herbert won in his hometown in early January, the 27-year-old’s 2023 debut will come at the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic later this month, an event he won in 2020.
The PGA Tour and a strong contingent of tour pros, including just two Australians in Lucas Herbert and Cam Davis, will make their way to Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Japan this week for the fourth edition of the Zozo Championship.
Another PGA Tour season has come and gone, glory and riches have been bestowed, and now it’s to delve into the numbers and see what gems we can unearth.
Golf great Phil Mickelson has redeemed himself to Australia’s Lucas Herbert 11 years after denying him an autograph at the 2011 Presidents Cup in Melbourne.