Closing with an eight-under-par 64 that included five birdies in his last six holes, the Dane made off with the DP World Tour Championship and the $US3 million first prize, easily the biggest of the 22-year-old’s career.
Why is it that some fans try to hang on the balls that are hit into the gallery – or in this case a dining hall! – seem to run off with them as if no one would notice?
Especially in a wind, these links all demand thinking and strategy that goes outside the relatively one-dimensional stuff that is professional golf around the globe.
The European Tour is back at it. Their social channels have become regular stops for exotic golf feats of strength, speed, and persistence, whether it’s hitting golf balls into speeding cars or day-long hole-in-one challenges.