A reporter asking “what’s wrong?” after Homa’s last two starts, a question the six-time tour winner appeared to take a little offense to judging by his eyebrow-raising reaction.
This is not a town that traffics in modesty. Everything is large and loud and runs on an undercurrent of swagger. So it’s fair to wonder why the same doesn’t apply to this US Open.
K.H. Lee isn’t the only golfer going for a three-peat this week. Howard University’s Greg Odom Jr. is in position to make it three in a row at the PGA Works Collegiate Championship. But regardless if he pulls off a come-from-behind victory on Wednesday, he’s already a big winner on Golf Twitter this week.
Golf writer Alan Shipnuck discusses the hottest topics in golf, including how great Jon Rahm can be, how to rank LIV golfer Talor Gooch’s form, and the politisation of the world rankings.
The biggest party of the year just so happens to be in the middle of a golf tournament. We’ve long known that about the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where drunken wobblers, Borat impersonators, and beer showers are as much of the show at TPC Scottsdale as the golfers themselves.
The formidable posture and play of Jon Rahm when he’s at his best is something to behold, and on Saturday it was all on display over just a few minutes in the late afternoon light at Riviera Country Club.
The new “designated” PGA Tour events need to forge a specific identity for each one, and they need to make sure most of its best players are perpetually in contention.
When you consider the scorching-hot run he’s on, and the fact he just went 4-0-0 as a rookie in the Presidents Cup, you’d assume Max Homa is a shoo-in selection for the 2023 US Ryder Cup team
Ranked No. 22 in the Official World Golf Ranking, defending champion Max Homa is among the betting favourites at the PGA Tour season opener in Napa, California.