The Hall’s return to the sandhills of North Carolina is a source of pride for an area that calls itself “the cradle of American golf”, with representatives of local and state government set to be among the first group of official visitors.
Keeping an unusually low media profile during the opening events of his divisive LIV Golf Invitational Series, Greg Norman is finally ready to do the talking. In a wide-ranging interview with Australian Golf Digest, The Shark explains how golf found itself in conflict, what it all means for countries like Australia, and why his second attempt at globalising the pro circuit will end differently to the first.
The scaled-down version of the hall will occupy the second floor of the new three-hectare campus the USGA is building to complement its headquarters in Liberty Corner, New Jersey.
When it was announced two years ago that Woods had been elected for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame – his induction is taking place right now during the Players Championship – never was news greeted with such nonchalance.
Thanks to a pair of appearances in the PNC Championship, Tiger Woods’ son Charlie has become an overnight star. But it will be Tiger’s other child, older daughter Sam, who will take centre stage this week.
The 15-time Major winner will be honoured at TPC Sawgrass during the 2022 Players Championship. Joining Woods in the Hall of Fame class are Susie Maxwell Berning, Marion Hollins and Tim Finchem.
The inaugural US Senior Women’s Open was a success by virtually every metric, notably the outcome coming down to the two players likely to have the best chance to win.
If the late Billy Casper is considered an adjunct member of The Big Three, the three-time major champion had an international counterpart in Peter Thomson
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