One day after Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre accused him of a lack of etiquette during Friday’s second round of 148th Open Championship, Kyle Stanley wasn’t too surprised to find a sizable group of journalists waiting for him at the conclusion of his third-round 73 on Saturday at Royal Portrush.
The idea behind the prize is to recognise those golfers who have remarkably strong seasons but never seem to distinguish themselves by force of personality, playing style, or actual wins.
Off the tee Thomas used Titleist’s new TS3 driver, a club he put in play the first week it was on the USGA’s Conforming List of Driver Heads at the US Open at Shinnecock.
Ruffels sat down to discuss team golf, his relationship with Jason Day and how he assesses his team’s chances in the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana this week.
Marquee names headed home early include Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey.