McIlroy’s irons are TaylorMade’s “Rors Proto” muscleback blades based off the company’s P730 irons, and he picked up nearly four shots on the field with his approach shots.
In the short term the Palmetto Championship will be known as the one Hadley lost, it might eventually be known as the event that launched Higgo’s career.
Garrick Higgo, a 22-year-old lefty from South Africa with a toothy smile and a killer instinct, won the Palmetto Championship today, albeit, it must be said, with some serious assistance from Chesson Hadley.
Scott will end his long break at this week’s PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, where he will tee it up for the first time in a tournament since the opening round of the Players Championship.