“A man with magic in his hands, looked on by a man with magic in his voice. Those two, over the last 25 years, the definition of The Masters.”
Tiger Woods and Verne Lundquist share another legendary moment on 16 at Augusta.
Justin Thomas lost 7.034 strokes putting today, by far the worst putting round of his career.
38 total putts
22'10" of putts made
He made a 2'9" putt on the first hole and didn't make anything longer than that for the rest of the day.
Justin Thomas last 5 majors:
4 missed cuts
+48 cumulative score
Had 99.9% probability of making cut at The Masters before final four holes, via
@DataGolf
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Hovland: “I like the process of getting better, probably a little bit too much.
I’m just such a curious guy. You wonder what’s on the other side of the door, you just kinda want to peak through it. I think peaking is fine, but I just ran through the wall. I learned a lot about
Scottie: “If the fans are upset, then look at the guys that left. We had a Tour, we were all together… At the end of the day, that’s where the splintering comes from.”
Cam Smith not interested in adding more to his schedule (re: discussion of LIV players returning to PGAT events).
"I'm so happy... 14 events out here, four majors, a couple of events at home where I can give back to fans there, that's me."
Best cumulative score to par at PGA Championships since 2018:
Brooks Koepka -32
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Justin Rose -13
Scottie Scheffler -12
Will Zalatoris -6
Shane Lowry -4
Ludvig Åberg shoots 66 in first career U.S. Open round:
14/14 Fairways Hit
+2.2 SG: Off-the-Tee
16/18 Greens Hit
+2.6 SG: Approach
U.S. Open has not been won by a debutant since 1913 (Francis Ouimet).
Golfweek: Daniel Berger has entered to play next week's American Express.
The four-time PGA Tour winner is slated to make his first start since June 2022.
Ludvig Aberg thru 36 holes of another tournament debut:
+8.0 SG: Ball-Striking (1st)
+2.6 SG: Off-the-Tee (1st)
+5.4 SG: Approach (1st)
Aberg's made 0 bogeys in last 25 holes at Harbour Town.
Notable groups for Rounds 1-2 of PGA Championship:
Koepka - Homa - Spieth
Rory - DJ - Rose
C. Smith - Hovland - Matsuyama
Scheffler - Harman - Clark
Aberg - JT - Xander
Tiger - Adam Scott - Keegan
Morikawa - Mickelson - Fitz
Rahm - Fowler - Cam Young
Viktor Hovland: "The fields are more competitive when you have bigger field sizes... There's a reason why we're playing The Players Championship with 144 guys."
Scottie Scheffler putting changes at API:
• New spider mallet putter
• Half inch of length added to putter
• Line removed from golf ball to simplify alignment
Via
@ToddLewisGC
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Wyndham Clark following his opening 73 (+1) at The Masters:
"In LIV Golf they only play 54, so I like my chances. We've got a lot of golf left... someone shot 7-under. I could do that tomorrow."
Rickie Fowler birdies the first playoff hole to claim victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, back in the winner’s circle for the first time since 2019.
First 100 PGA Tour starts:
Collin Morikawa
6 wins (2 majors)
21 top 5’s
34 top’10s
83/100 cuts made
Scottie Scheffler
6 wins (1 major)
24 top 5’s
34 top 10’s
81/100 cuts made
Morikawa made his 100th PGAT start this past weekend at Kapalua.
Cameron Young finishes runner-up for 7th time in 60 PGA Tour starts. In those events, he’s come second to...
• Cam Smith
• Max Homa
• Sam Burns x2
• Tony Finau
• Joaquin Niemann
• PETER MALNATI
Justin Thomas on The Players missing top LIV golfers:
"I'm not going to have an asterisk next to my name for winning this because the field wasn't too good."
Viktor Hovland cards bogey-free 69 (-2) Sunday, his first round in the 60s since TPC Sawgrass in March.
Hovland's +3.6 SG: APP is his best approach round since the Tour Championship last August.
Ludvig Aberg on Pinehurst:
“We played there on Sunday actually, and I got to play the U.S. Amateur there a couple years ago, so I’ve had some experience... really excited about playing my first U.S. Open."
Viktor Hovland’s short-game ranks:
Last season
19th in Sand Save %
48th in Scrambling
86th in SG: Around-the-Green
This season
145th in Sand Save %
144th in Scrambling
173rd in SG: Around-the-Green
Michael Thorbjornsen officially earns PGA Tour card, joining Ludvig Aberg as the second player to earn status by finishing No. 1 in PGAT University Ranking.
Highest strokes gained avg. in signature events this season (min. two starts):
Zalatoris +3.3
Scheffler +3.1
Clark +2.3
Cantlay +2.0
An +2.0
Theegala +2.0
Day +2.0
Hoge +2.0