Four years ago at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hideki Matsuyama was paired with Tiger Woods for the opening two rounds. Just 21 at the time, he watched Woods tie the Firestone course record in the second round, which helped him go on to win the tournament for an eighth time. This morning, Australian time, Matsuyama channelled Read more…
The new head of the PGA of Australia, Gavin Kirkman, on leadership, attracting more young people to the game, his pet peeves, and who really is Australia’s greatest ever golfer.
Rickie Fowler finished tied for fifth at the US Open, his sixth career top-five in the past 24 Majors and first since 2014, when he joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to finish in the top-five in all four Majors in the same year.
There hasn’t been a repeat winner in the US Open in nearly 30 years, since Curtis Strange in 1989, but it sure looked like the same guy won the championship for a second year in a row.
Jordan Spieth ended his four days at the US Open before the last group even teed off on Sunday, finishing at one-over 289 after a final-round 69 on a breezy morning at Erin Hills.