In football terms, the language of the Liverpool galleries, Tommy Fleetwood’s five-shot deficit through 36 holes to Brian Harman at the Open Championship is not unlike his beloved Everton FC being a few goals down at halftime in a home game at Goodison Park. It’s not ideal, but it’s not ever either.
It wasn’t the flat patch of land or Hoylake’s calm conditions that defined the opening 18 holes of the year’s final men’s major, but, rather, the devilish bunkers (81 overall) that litter the place.
Adam Scott has shot to near the top of the leaderboard at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut after a wild 62 that featured a bogey and a double bogey.
On Saturday evening in Los Angeles, Min Woo Lee’s phone pinged with a text from his friend and childhood idol, Adam Scott. It was an offer to ride on the former Masters champion’s private jet to Connecticut for next week’s Travelers Championship.
In practical terms it means you’re seeing players revert to one tried-and-tested shot shape during the final round: fades, which are shots which move from left-to-right for right-handers.
Cameron Smith admits chasing down the US Open leaders would require the “round of his life” after falling back on the leaderboard in round three at Los Angeles Country Club.
The week golf fans have been waiting for has finally arrived and there will be wall-to-wall coverage for everyone to savour as five Australians strive to win the iconic green jacket.
Without looking, we can pretty much guarantee that any tour pro who has ever posted about their Masters invitation on social media has done so in a similar way – by posting a picture of just the invitation and caption-ing it with something along the lines of “Can’t wait to get to Augusta!”
To guide you through the chaos, here’s a brief, group-by-group glimpse at where everyone stands, and what they must do to survive and advance to the round of 16 at Austin Country Club.
Min Woo Lee’s Masters hopes have been given an early boost thanks to a stunning fightback on day one of the WGC–Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.
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