A tournament memo to players alerted them that there would be three indoor hitting bays and three other nets and that a “range is not available on-site” at the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open.
Some have called this a savvy PR ploy by Mickelson to get back in golf’s good graces. Maybe it is, but if that’s the case he went above and beyond the call of duty and made a tangible difference in one hopeful pro’s life.
The PGA Tour confirmed no one has ever scored better than Garrigus did for one hole across a tournament since detailed stats began being kept in 1983. It couldn’t say if it had been done before that.
While it’s not too surprising to see a guy who has won at the highest level winning at the, well, not highest level, the way he earned this victory was downright spectacular.