Martin Kaymer is known as one of the most thoughtful and articulate golfers on the planet. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that his thoughts on this week’s Tiger Woods developments couldn’t be contained to a 140-character tweet.
Breathing is important. Who knew? That handy revelation recently struck Jason Dufner, who has suddenly found a little air under his feet as he enjoys a solid stretch of golf, one void only of a victory.
News of Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest broke early on Tuesday morning, Australian time, but there’s been a steady stream of information to come from the Jupiter (Florida) Police Department since.
For weeks, we’ve heard that Erin Hills isn’t your typical US Open venue thanks to extra-wide landing areas off the tee that indicate an edge to golf’s longest hitters. But it appears that if you miss those fairways, the rough is as penal – if not more – than what you’d expect at America’s national championship.
Regular golfers always feel just a little bit better about their own games after seeing top golfers struggle. So delight in watching every single one of the 11 shots that wound up wet on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in the final round of the 2017 Players Championship this morning.
This morning at Sawgrass wasn’t exactly the most exciting final round in recent memory. Nothing against winner Si Woo Kim, but if you were tuning in for drama and excitement at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium course you didn’t get much of it.
The latest evidence that Dustin Johnson is really, really good: the world No.1 put his approach on Sawgrass’ 11th hole in the water in round two of the Players Championship overnight, and still made birdie.
The breeze picked up at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday afternoon, making scoring tougher for the later wave of players. For the most part, Adam Scott had no such troubles. Not even when he hit an errant shot.
William McGirt and Mackenzie Hughes (pictured) don’t have too much in common, but they find themselves tied for the lead at the Players Championship after firing five-under 67s in the opening round at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium course.
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