Phil Mickelson, even at 47, remains a high-wire act oblivious to the risk while still enthusiastically chasing the reward, meanwhile holding our attention when it ought to have been diverted elsewhere.
Is Tiger Woods slowly gaining on a possible comeback? Who knows, but he did post on Twitter a 24-second slow-motion video of himself hitting an iron shot.
In just his second US PGA Tour start, Tyler Duncan has carded rounds of 65, 66 and 71 for a one-shot lead at 14-under 202 through 54 holes at the Safeway Open in Napa, California.
The temptation after another US rout is to say the Presidents Cup is broken beyond repair, but there’s reason to believe the Internationals can grow into a force.