The Victorian, who finished runner-up at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship just weeks ago, went bogey-free on day one, carding seven birdies to shoot 63 and grab a share of the lead with Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita at seven-under.
We’re guessing that no matter how Gary plays, these friends will be enjoying a couple beers or glasses of wine – or whatever guys in their 70s drink – afterwards.
The only thing that will make this story better is if this bloke goes to follow Mark Calcavecchia at some point in the championship and realises it’s the guy from the sneaker shop.
To help the rest of us determine what our target scores would be on various championship layouts, we’ve used the USGA’s new tool to plug in a variety of handicaps for the setups at the US Open, US Women’s Open and US Senior Open.
It was Langer’s record 12th senior major championship, to go with two Masters titles. It was his second US Senior Open victory, 13 years after his first. It also marked his record 11th season with multiple victories, his having won the Chubb Classic earlier this year.
Mick Smith [pictured] and Paul Archbold don’t typically appear in senior men’s major championships, but the pair will this week tee it up against a host of major champions and Hall of Famers at the US Senior Open in Wisconsin.
Reminiscing about his 2005 US Open triumph over dinner with Tiger Woods has lit the competitive fire within Kiwi legend Michael Campbell as he seeks to add a second USGA title to his resume at the US Senior Open in Indiana this week.
Bernhard Langer’s putting stroke – one that bears striking resemblance to a prohibited action according to the anchoring ban – again found headlines last weekend, as the topic took centre stage during the TV broadcast of the US Senior Open.
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