When the biggest stars at Le Golf National were asked what their “Pairs Goal” was this week, almost all of them said some version of “winning a medal”. Except Scottie Scheffler…
A moving heart-to-heart from deputy chef de mission, Kyle Vander-Kuyp, has infused Australian golf stars Jason Day and Min Woo Lee with Olympic spirit ahead of their Games debut at Le Golf National starting tomorrow.
As golf in the Olympics continues to navigate its way towards relevancy, its latest challenge may be the one that puts it most in line with golf’s major championships.
Jason Day opted out of competing at the Rio Games in 2016, despite being the No.1 golfer in the world. At the time, Day cited concerns over the Zika virus. Eight years later, having earned his way back on to the Australian team after missing in Tokyo in 2021, Day wishes he had thought about it differently.
Watch as DeChambeau does his best to adjust his entire posture and swing to the cutdown starter kit, and produce some shots that will make you green with envy
John Catlin was a split second away from pushing a button that would have ended his career. It was 2016, years before the Sacramento native made it to LIV Golf as an injury substitute for Charles Howell III on Crushers GC, which is captained by Catlin’s childhood friend and Northern California rival, Bryson DeChambeau. Catlin Read more…
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