A petition has been launched at Change.org that urges Pacific Ridge School to change the date of its high school graduation to allow Phil Mickelson to compete in the US Open.
Phil Mickelson’s stunning but entirely characteristic revelation that he’ll be skipping next week’s US Open to attend his daughter’s graduation is only the latest testament to the golfer’s dedication to his family. It’s also representative of a culture in which parents feel increasingly obligated to be in attendance at every game, ceremony, and mid-afternoon school party.
On the course, 2017 hasn’t been too kind to Rory McIlroy. You can’t say the guy hasn’t had a good year – getting married and signing a big-time equipment deal with TaylorMade surely will conjure up good memories for Rory down the road – but injuries have also plagued the 28-year-old.
Tour pros have long struggled with balancing family and career, but Lefty’s latest decision on the US Open is consistent with previous choices he’s made.
Adam Scott’s mostly known for his fluid, seemingly effortless swing and a debonair appearance. While both observations hold true, the Aussie is also one of the more introspective, forthright minds in golf, if not all of sport.
PGA Tour editor Evin Priest, at Muirfield Village, Ohio Phil Mickelson dropped a bombshell at the US PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament on Saturday. Lefty is set to withdraw from the one major championship that has eluded him, revealing he’ll skip the 2017 US Open to in order to attend his daughter Amanda’s high school graduation. The Read more…
How would officials in charge of the top men’s tournaments react to the USGA’s decision to up the ante at the US Open, increasing the championship’s purse by $US2 million to $US12 million total, with the winner receiving more than $2 million?
The US Open is golf’s ultimate meritocracy, giving anyone the opportunity to compete with the best of the best. And like any examination, there are a select few that soar, while others come out on the business end of the battle. This story is decidedly the latter case.
Dustin Johnson continues to progress from his fall down a staircase during Masters week, confirming a return at the Wells Fargo Championship. However, aside from small updates from his team, golf hasn’t heard from Johnson himself. That is, until yesterday, when the 32-year-old spoke with multiple outlets on his recovery.
He’s still nursing a back injury courtesy of a bizarre mishap during Masters week, but Dustin Johnson remains the bookies’ favourite for the US Open in June.
With a phenomenal amateur golf record, and a quirky ponytail and beard combination to match, Aussie golf fans can get used to seeing Curtis Luck on their screens.
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