Australian golf’s worst-kept secret has all but been confirmed with News Corp publishing a photo of Lucas Herbert wearing Ripper GC colours alongside team captain Cameron Smith in Mexico this week.
El Cardonal sits in the desert uplands above its sister course with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and holes that run primarily north-south, meaning the prevailing coastal winds are typically crossing.
The El Cardonol at Diamante course, that Tiger and his company fashioned in 2014, was Woods’ first layout to open, and this week it becomes the first course of his to host a PGA Tour event.
Thanks to a career-low 62 in the third round, the 24-year-old won in style by using a borrowed driver from fellow tour pro James Hahn on the eve of the tournament after his own driver broke into pieces after a friendly mishap.