It’s not quite there yet. That’s the consensus from the players at East Lake who are taking part in the fourth year of the Tour Championship’s staggered start format.
From teaming up to win the Zurich Classic to the couples getaways to Napa, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele have one of the tightest bonds on the PGA Tour. But a missed putt by the latter could wind up keeping the former from the biggest payday in golf.
It is believed one of the topics of conversation was what type of improvements the tour needs in wake of the fracture in professional golf, and how much ownership the players should take in this response.
As 70 players jockey for position in the penultimate FedEx Cup Playoffs event, nobody but Justin Thomas has played a competitive round on the host course.
Na, 38, who is among 13 PGA Tour members listed in the field for next week’s inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event in London, announced on social media Saturday that he has quit the tour on which he has competed for 19 years.
For the week Scheffler ranked sixth in strokes gained/off-the-tee, picking up almost five shots on the field, while ranking second in strokes gained/putting.
A 90-second sequence Saturday morning produced bruised egos, indignant stares and affronts to manhood, and while it generated some savoury social-media clips, it was no surprise. Like poor fashion choices and awkward celebrations, this sort of matter is ingrained in the Ryder Cup.
Australian Golf Digest
