Aussie pair Adam Scott and Jason Scrivener admit that there is a US Open air about this week’s US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort in South Carolina as they seek to become the sixth Australian to hold aloft the Wanamaker Trophy.
It was a seven-year itch he couldn’t be sure would ever be scratched, but Matt Jones says his victory at the Honda Classic is the precursor to a final flourish to his PGA Tour career.
An unabashed fan of the golf course and the creativity that it both demands and rewards, Smith spent Monday refamiliarising himself with an Augusta National that is significantly firmer than it was five months ago.
The 25-year-old former Australian Open champion finished T-15 at the Wyndham Championship to secure a position alongside his countrymen at the Northern Trust this week.
Reigning champion Matt Jones is unlikely to return to defend his Australian Open title for the second time in his career as the PGA Tour deals with a second positive test to coronavirus.
It’s been 130 days since an Australian last won on the PGA Tour but there are eight in action at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut this week hoping to add their names to the list of Aussie winners in 2020.
Australian Golf Digest
