The final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii was already sufficiently dramatic, when one of five co-leaders hit a second shot at the par-5 18th at Waialae Country Club that, well, mysteriously disappeared.
With the advent of the FedExCup Fall, the end of the PGA Tour regular season has moved from August to November, and the drama of players fighting for PGA Tour cards in the grand finale has been transferred from the Wyndham Championship to this week’s RSM Classic.
The portion of the tour’s schedule spanning the American autumn has habitually been used as a testing ground for players to break-in new equipment and a proving ground for companies wanting to make sure its clubs are ready to come to market.
With Matthew Wolff gone to the LIV tour, Jim Furyk on the PGA Tour Champions and Ho-sung Choi vanishing before he ever even arrived, there’s a surprising lack of funky golf swings on the PGA Tour. Enter Carl Yuan.