There’s rough off the tee. There’s rough around the greens. There’s rough coming out of your ears and eyes. Is it “Abandon Hope All Ye’ Who Enter Here” levels? Not quite, but it looks like a stern test and that is exactly the point.
It was the outcome everyone in the rain-soaked gallery at Oakdale Golf & Country Club wanted to see on Sunday, Canada’s own Nick Taylor walking away the winner at the RBC Canadian Open, becoming the first local in 69 years to win his country’s national title.
Apparently, security had no idea that Hadwin was a fellow tour pro, a fellow Canuck and a friend to Taylor, with one guard mistaking him for a law-breaking fan and FLATTENING him Terry Tate linebacker style.
DP World Tour pro Alex Knappe won a Care by Volvo subscription – a modern lease program that functions a little bit like Netflix for Volvos – with a hole-in-one at the Volvo Scandinavian Mixed overnight.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is well-aware that Wednesday’s surprise announcement that the tour will merge with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – the primary financial backer of LIV Golf – will be seen as a major reversal, to put it lightly.
Listen, before anyone yells at me, aeration is an important necessity for greens. Aeration helps air and water get deeper into the dirt. It also prevents the soil from getting too compact, all of which is good for the grass’ root system. It’s really, really important.
“Swing your swing.” It’s a phrase you hear in golf a lot, although, probably in part to make bad golfers feel less bad about their bad swings. It’s also apparently a motto by which Brett Silvernail lives his life.
There has always been something about the KLM Open and the Spaniards on the DP World Tour, and now Pablo Larrazabal has nine victories on his home tour, four in the past 14 months.
Australian Golf Digest
