For all the jockeying for position over 72 holes at Olympia Fields Country Club, for all the drama as players moved in and out of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup points standings, only one player – Matt Fitzpatrick – was able to play his way into the Tour Championship.
The Norwegian star ranked first in driving accuracy, hitting 43 of 56 fairways (76.8 percent) and second in strokes gained/off the tee, gaining more than four shots on the field.
Viktor Hovland, fresh off of capturing the Memorial on Sunday afternoon, was still in the Columbus area Monday morning, and for good reason: He was serving as caddie to friend and former Oklahoma State teammates Zach Bauchou as Bauchou attempts to make it through final US Open qualifying.
Viktor Hovland, who has come up short in several big events this year, including runner-up two weeks ago in the PGA Championship, finally cashed in on Sunday at the Memorial Tournament by defeating Denny McCarthy with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
As the latest designated event on the PGA Tour’s 2023 schedule, Muirfield Village offers up a $US20 million purse with the winner getting that oversize first-place payday.
Quite often a player who comes close to winning a Major championship tends to give himself another chance almost right away if he keeps his form intact and carries the right attitude.
Noted fisherman Cameron Smith reeled in Rory McIlroy for the biggest catch of his life, delivering a final round for the ages with a 64 at the Old Course. There is so, so much to discuss. Here are 18 parting thoughts from the 150th Open.
Weekend hackers like us are fortunate that we’re not on featured group coverage all the time, or else we’d produce lowlights like Viktor Hovland on a weekly basis.
If Netflix was hoping for drama in the upcoming PGA Tour docuseries, the streaming service got all of it and then some from the group of Daniel Berger, Viktor Hovland and Joel Dahmen in the 16th fairway on Monday at TPC Sawgrass.
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