Fowler and Schauffele struck record-breaking blows in round one. But the US Open’s record speaks for itself. Whatever ease can be found is usually fleeting.
Mike Whan knows as much as you do about the PGA Tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Which is to say, not much at all.
The test would not change for the golf balls used for recreational play, but the balls used under this new proposed test for elite competition could result in a distance decrease of at least 15-20 metres, perhaps more.
The tangible byproduct of golf earning full medal status in the Olympics has been investment by countries into the golf’s infrastructure, regardless of whether or not their athletes earn a medal.
The 69-player field at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore this week has nine of the top 15 on the Rolex Women’s Ranking competing with heightened health and safety measures in place.
As the LPGA Tour plays its final event of 2020, Commissioner Mike Whan revealed over the weekend the 2021 schedule and his plan for playing a full season as COVID-19 continues to spread.
Sophia Popov of Germany became a Major champion and a cause celebre, all in a matter of days, when it was revealed that her improbable victory in the AIG Women’s British Open on Sunday earned her only a two-year LPGA exemption rather than five and no exemption into the next women’s Major, the ANA Inspiration in two weeks.
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