Rules decree that players are simply not allowed to smile or show any emotion in their official headshots. As a result you get these, which could double as mugshots for some of these guys.
Recently described as a “free for all” by one prominent professional, the system in place on the PGA Tour is noticeably more lenient than that in place on the European circuit.
What started as an exercise to improve the functionality of the layout by installing a sub-air system and ridding the fairways and greens of Poa annua became a revisionist mission.
A program of this kind had been in discussion for multiple years, and the tour’s Player Advisory Council always understood the value in rewarding the tour’s highest-profile players.
You didn’t have to scroll far on any social-media platform to figure out the sentiment towards Patrick Reed and his use of the embedded-ball rule Saturday at the Farmers Insurance Open.
A final-round 68 was good for a five-shot win, and Reed now has nine PGA Tour victories in his career. Here are five takeaways from the Farmers Insurance Open.
Australian Golf Digest
