How Jordan Spieth came to partner Ryan Palmer at next week’s two-man Zurich Classic of New Orleans; how Wesley Bryan celebrated his US PGA Tour breakthrough; Ian Poulter’s malaise; a rare Tiger Woods sighting; the online furore over Jason Dufner’s ‘putter drop’; and is it time for a Ryan to win again?
Kevin Na is known as one of the more, ahem, deliberate players on the US PGA Tour but he was entitled to take his time six years ago when he racked up a 16 – yes, 16 – on one hole at the Valero Texas Open.
Golf continues to undergo a youthful transformation in 2017, with leaderboards brandishing burgeoning stars on a weekly basis. On the front lines of this movement is Ollie Schniederjans.
Known for his trick-shot antics and triple Web.com Tour wins in 2016, the US PGA Tour’s latest winner Wesley Bryan has shown some serious game at the top echelon.
I’m sure there are a host of scratch golfers that think, with a little more practice and the right breaks, they could make it on tour. And to those dreamers, we say, God bless ya, but it’s time to face reality. Look no further than the scores from Monday qualifying at the Shell Houston Open.
Jason Day is the defending champion at this week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but he also claimed the 2014 edition – yet not without some drama.
Contrary to popular belief, the bank is open on Sunday. Zach Johnson is on the lower end of the Arnold Palmer Invitational scoreboard, but the two-time major winner provided one of the highlights of the tournament.
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