At the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour, that meant a new driver shaft and wedge grind for Adam Scott, a putter switch for Jon Rahm and Lefty doing Lefty things. On the European Tour, Paul Casey had a new driver in the bag for his win in Dubai.
It’s been 30 years since Phil Mickelson won his first PGA Tour title at the Northern Telecom Open – and became the last amateur to win on golf’s premier circuit. Will it ever happen again?
While it’s preposterous to even think someone would record the first 59 in Major championship history this week, the current low mark of 62 isn’t out of the question.
With current distance king Bryson DeChambeau considering a 48-inch driver for the Masters next week, Mickelson has been testing a 47½-inch driver that he says he’ll use to try to win his fourth green jacket.
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.
For the first time since the WGC–Bridgestone Invitational in August 2011, Garcia found himself outside the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking, sitting at 51st.
Since he began his US Open quest as a professional in 1992 at Pebble Beach – where he missed the cut – it’s only the fourth time that Mickelson will not be a part of the most compelling part of this show.
Like any internet sensation, an act like this runs the risk of growing tired or stale. That could not be further from the case with Harrop, who outdoes himself every time he sits down at the piano.
Practising one-handed chips is one of the few ways you can attempt to cure the chipping yips. But to actually try it in competition? That takes some serious guts, and it takes even more guts to pull it off.
Australian Golf Digest
