Emerging Australian golf talent agency Searoo Sports has announced itself as a management company to watch, having secured a sponsor’s invitation for rising Japan Tour star Naoki Sekito to contest the Zozo Championship alongside a field headlined by defending champion Tiger Woods in Los Angeles this week.
The two events’ proximity to the Masters surely plays a role in the star-studded fields. And both tournaments are an opportunity to get four guaranteed rounds in, as each features a 78-man field with no cut.
Both Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy commented on the similarities between the Georgia and Nevada properties. Specifically, the comparisons of green complexes.
It has been two years since the last models were introduced and while Titleist, as per its custom, is mum on details at this time, it is part of its long-held seeding and validation process with its players.
The Spaniard ranked third in strokes gained/approach-the-green, picking up more than seven shots on the field while also leading the field in greens in regulation, missing just 12 greens over 72 holes.
For much of the round, it looked as though Peter Malnati had done enough to claim his second Sanderson Farms Championship. Sergio Garcia had other ideas…