Unlike previous Olympic golf courses, Le Golf National is very much a known quantity, especially for those in the 60-man field who’ve played the DP World Tour.
The PGA of America has sent out an invitation for Micheluzzi to compete next week. He is already in the US and preparing to compete in his first PGA Tour event, the Byron Nelson tournament in Texas, this week on an invitation.
The timesheet is unorthodox, but it’s set up so that while you are going to miss seeing some players on television during the final round, theoretically you’ll get to see all of the leaders’ rounds.
Players, PGA of America officials and architecture gurus say a US PGA Championship at Bethpage Black will add an element of excitement – and terror, for some – during a New York spring.
How the North Carolina club pulled off its crazy plan to overhaul an already tour-calibre course and make it fit for a Major championship in just 15 months.