Oliver Betschart, a 15-year-old local prodigy, earned his spot in this week’s Bermuda Championship through a 54-hole qualifier, posting a final-round 68 and surviving a competitor’s missed birdie try at the final hole to gain entry.
If you think cricket star Glenn Maxwell’s sensational 201 runs from 128 deliveries during Australia’s victory over Afghanistan at the World Cup in India has no link to the PGA Tour event this week in Bermuda, think again.
This week’s Bermuda Championship will be the first PGA Tour event to allow fans on site since the opening round of the Players Championship in mid-March because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Tickets for the Bermuda Championship went on sale to the general public on Monday, and the daily allowance will be determined by the island’s public-gathering regulations.