Mark Smith is a member at Royal Montreal, a friend of International captain Mike Weir and someone who was clearly interested in giving the International squad some competitive stakes ahead of the Presidents Cup.
Jon Rahm’s departure to LIV Golf moved Hughes inside the cutoff for this week’s 2024 PGA Tour season-opener, proving that while meritocracy may reign in golf, bureaucracy isn’t far behind. And now that Hughes is here, he has plenty to say.
He can laugh, he can smile, and he can enjoy this win. Aberg has the entire golf world at his fingertips, and like the blue sky in an endless Swedish summer, his ceiling seems limitless.
Mackenzie Hughes, who tied for 49th at LACC last week, did try to give it a go at TPC River Highlands, shooting a first-round 76. But he withdrew immediately after, which can often lead to fans making all kinds of assumptions as to the reason why.
Charley Hull and Mackenzie Hughes won their first titles on the LPGA and PGA Tours one day apart in 2016. They both won their second career titles on the same day this past Sunday.
The Canadian excelled from just off the green, getting up and down a remarkable 22 of 24 times for a 91.67 percentage – easily the best in the field for the week.
Overall, Im ranked fourth in strokes gained/approach the green as well as seventh in strokes gained/around the green. That added up to more than 12 strokes ahead of the field in strokes gained/tee to green, which ranked first in the field.
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