The frozen green certainly gave no leeway to this unfortunate soul who went from a solid birdie chance to searching for his ball in this northern Idaho version of an arctic tundra in the blink of an eye.
Former winner Cameron Davis, 16-year-old schoolgirl Rachel Lee and all-abilities champion Cameron Pollard sit atop the leaderboard, spearheading the local challenge to reclaim the three Australian Open titles swept by foreigners a year ago.
Woods is attempting to compete for the first time since he withdrew from the Masters midway through the third round. Two weeks after that early departure from Augusta National Golf Club, the Hall of Famer underwent fusion surgery on his right ankle.
Both CPG and Lee peddle in sarcasm and winking self-parody, so this probably isn’t as feisty as it seems on the surface, but in world with more actual beef than your local butcher, perhaps a fake feud is for the best.
The Queenslander is a beautiful man with a beautiful golf swing, which has led him to becoming one of the richest golfers in history. But apparently, he’s not nearly as accurate throwing a golf ball as he is hitting one.
The 47-year-old Californian pro is at the ISPS Handa Australian Open in Sydney this week as an invited guest of Golf Australia and the PGA Tour of Australasia after he made similar appearances across Europe and in the Middle East.
A historic brother-sister double at this week’s Australian Open could pave the way for Lee siblings, Minjee and Min Woo, to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Australian Golf Digest
