Anthony Kim didn’t touch a club for seven years during his publicised absence from golf. He didn’t touch social media, either. In fact, he wasn’t on it until recently. He had no idea that online, his whereabouts had morphed from curiosity to bigfoot levels.
It has been speculated that Woods could be the Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black or 2027 in Ireland. But Furyk sounded like any other golf fan who has a genuine curiosity about what Tiger might do.
Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland has encouraged golf’s powerbrokers to consider the idea to award the Australian Open winner an exemption into all four majors, saying it would “elevate our event and our tour”.
The five-time champion finished with a 16-over 304 total, surpassing the 301 strokes he accumulated two years ago as his highest aggregate score in his 26 Masters appearances. Will there be another? That remains to be seen.
Greetings from Augusta National. Australian Golf Digest has arrived and the hallowed turf in Georgia is looking extra hallowed as the practice rounds for the 88th Masters began. We’ll take you around the grounds for things we’ve noticed on a beautiful, sunny, solar eclipse-affected Monday (US time).
At his first official US press conference in more than 12 years, Kim peeled back a few more layers as the picture of his lengthy absence continues to crystallise.
TGL presented by SoFi, the new team golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, has landed a broadcast deal with Fox Sports Australia.
Smith comes into Masters month after a three-week break from tournament golf following his runner-up finish in the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong where he was beaten in a playoff by Abraham Ancer.
The less-than-casual angle to it is that this visit probably provides a good indication that Woods is feeling healthy enough to compete in the 88th Masters when it begins on April 11.