This was Conners’ second PGA Tour victory, and it came in the same place as the first; four years ago, he grabbed his maiden tour win at this same tournament.
When you rank first in strokes gained/approach, strokes gained/tee to green and first in greens in regulation, third in driving accuracy, have the fewest bogeys and are T-1 in birdies, it doesn’t take a maths major to understand you have a good chance to win.
When it comes to PGA Tour bloopers, it’s going to be tough to top what Jon Rahm did on Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when the World No.1 defied the laws of physics by missing a 10-inch putt. But that doesn’t mean we’re letting Corey Conners off the hook for what he did in the same round.
This week was also more evidence that the harder the course, the more brutal the conditions and the longer the rough, the better for Bryson DeChambeau.
If his play at Colonial is any indication, Justin Rose has made himself one of the favourites to win a second US Open at Shinnecock Hills in three weeks time
Tiger Woods has played his share of big rounds en route to winning 79 times on the US PGA Tour and collecting 14 Major championships. Sunday’s at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook will be his biggest in years.
Australian Golf Digest
