Because of the 13 cancelled events, plenty of big-name golfers who thought they had time to play their way into the top 125 are now sitting on the bubble.
The Australian duo of Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith ‘ham-and-egged it’ perfectly in the opening round of fourball to card a 62, a score that has them sharing top spot on the leaderboard at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf.
When Si Woo Kim began his third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open he was a distant seven shots back of leader Peter Uihlein. Through just five holes he was within two, suddenly in contention on moving day…until he wasn’t.
Koepka entered the tournament ranked third in the world, but with a victory or a solo second without Thomas winning, he can jump Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose to become No.1.
Marquee names headed home early include Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey.