The two-time reigning PGA Tour Player of Year is the game’s undisputed world No.1 right now, but there were questions about whether his latest life-changing event would affect his play. Well, it took all of two shots to show nothing has changed.
Since his epic back-nine collapse in 2011 that torpedoed what would have been a wire-to-wire victory, McIlroy hasn’t given himself many chances at the Masters.
Phil Mickelson was back at it on Thursday while in Saudi Arabia, prepping for the latest LIV Golf event in Jeddah. And by back at it, we mean throwing shade at the Official World Golf Ranking for announcing that it will not include events on his tour at least in the short term.
This Tuesday on the second floor of the stately white clubhouse at Augusta National, a contingent of young and old and wise Masters champions will reconvene for another edition of golf’s most exclusive dinner party.
While the final two men’s Majors of 2022 had LIV golf participants, this will be the first Masters with members of the rival circuit to the PGA Tour competing at Augusta National Golf Club.
Whether Tom Kim’s meteoric ascend will create a new momentum for the men’s game in Korea and across Asia, as Pak once did for women’s golf, is yet to be seen but there are parallels and early indication to suggest another boom may well occur in the Far East.Â
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Presidents Cup. But International team captain Trevor Immelman says he’s ready for whatever happens in the lead-up to this month’s event at Quail Hollow.
The United States Presidents Cup squad has its frontline in place for next month at Quail Hollow Club. The International team, well, it’s a different story.
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