Thanks to his performance in Memphis, Fleetwood became the first player in PGA Tour history to cross $US20 million in earnings without a win to his credit.
Harman was 36 holes away from weekend of his life, one that could end with him capturing the claret jug, and he had to play in front of fans who didn’t want to see him do it.
Royal Liverpool has been defenceless in the early going of Round 3, the byproduct of wet confines and little rain. But the course does have one curveball to throw at the field:
“Home favourite” has always been a label imbued with good and bad vibes. The biggest benefit is obvious: support from one’s own people always carries with it a psychological boost. But there is a downside in the added pressure the recipient can feel in trying not to let anyone down.
In naming Sergio Garcia, Shane Lowry and Ian Poulter, the European Ryder Cup captain has added a total of 15 past appearances in the biennial contest, even with Lowry, a rookie, in that mix.
One week after Rasmus Hojgaard won the European Masters, the Dane’s identical twin brother, Nicolai, is, at age 20, the youngest champion of the Italian Open.
Featuring a pair of former world No.1s, Major winners, cash cows and Ryder Cup stalwarts, here are six surprising names on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup bubble heading into this week.
Tommy Fleetwood, the man whose flowing locks have earned him the nickname ‘Fairway Jesus’, has conceded that the mulleted Cam Smith would beat him to gold if the Olympics was awarding medals for hairstyles at the Tokyo Games.