Only a few players per generation ever reach Major-count territory that early. Tiger was one. Jordan another. After conquering the game’s oldest test in his first go, Collin is there, too.
During the four biggest weeks of the year, this man shows up time and again, to the point where not a single soul is surprised to see him back in one of the final two groups at a Major for the second time in the past five weeks.
To think that Alex Cejka would be in line to win the calendar year Grand Slam on the PGA Tour Champions in 2021 was all sorts of preposterous at the start of May.
With Phil Mickelson holding a one-shot lead heading into the final round – a margin down from five shots starting the back nine on Saturday – it’s still fair to say that a victory on Sunday is an outcome many would like to see.
Less than 24 hours after Brooks Koepka lorded his four Major titles over the rest of the leaderboard at the 2020 PGA Championship – in particular, over Dustin Johnson – a fellow four-time Major champ, Rory McIlroy, came to DJ’s defence.
In an interview with Golfweek, Tony Jacklin was asked who was the biggest underachiever in golf. His answer left little doubt in his feelings on the matter.