Can Pádraig Harrington sign up with an elite band of gamers that have won on their Champions Trip debuts?
The Dubliner - who turned 50 on August 31st - can now change his thoughts and also playing occupation to the financially rewarding seniors circuit stateside, where he will make his launching in this week's Constellation Furyk & & Buddies tournament at Timuquana Nation Club in Florida, a no cut 54-holes event which features no fewer than 21 gamers with Major titles on their Curricula vitae.
Harrington, a three-time Major champ, will certainly be the young buck in the field as he looks for to come to be just the 21st gamer to have won on their launching: Phil Mickelson was one of the most recent player to do so, winning the Charles Schwab Series on his very first outing on the over 50s circuit last period.
Among those in this week's area of 81 players include Mickelson, host Furyk, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Davis Love III ... and also a specific Darren Clarke, that has actually won no less than 3 times inside the past year in rolling back the years.
High profile caddie switch-ups
A lot of upcomings as well as goings in the caddie shack of late, with remarkable departures on the bags of both Justin Thomas as well as Bubba Watson.
Thomas has actually parted method with expert looper Jimmy Johnson and moving forward will certainly have Jim "Bones" Mackay - previously with Phil Mickelson - bring his bag.
Mackay has spent the past four years as an on-course tv reporter/analyst but could not stand up to the lure to come back caddying after a call "from left area," as he placed it, from Thomas. "It was an unbelievable telephone call to get as well as I claimed, 'yes'."
The parting of the means of Ted Scott from Watson's bag came as an additional surprise, offered the longevity - 15 years - of the collaboration. Watson, though, asserted the decision followed "deep talks" which they continued to be terrific good friends.
"When we met I do not believe we ever imagined how much we would certainly experience with each other. Teddy is worthy of extra credit rating than anyone can imagine for our success on the golf course yet I am just happy for his friendship and the method he has actually assisted me expand as an individual," claimed Watson in a tribute to his leaving caddie.
Word of mouth
"I was anticipating Jin Young to two-putt for certain and Inbee (Park), I resembled, 'I shouldn't even view it, it's going to enter'... it's just so insane, you truly never recognize up until the last putt, just unbelievable. I still can not think that they both missed out on" - Celine Boutier after winning the ShopRite LPGA Standard, where both Jin Young Ko as well as Inbee Park, who has the reputation of being the most effective putter in world golf, missed out on birdie chances on the 54th hole to force a playoff.
By the numbers
11: Shane Lowry and also Harris English each have the longest current streaks of occasions played while making official globe positions points (11 occasions each). Lowry's stretch goes back to the US PGA Champion in May.
On this date
October 5th 1997: You might claim Davis Love III had a point to show when he teed it up in the Buick Obstacle at Callaway Gardens. Although he 'd won the US PGA in August, concerns had been presented regarding his form after an extremely inadequate Ryder Cup efficiency at Valderamma where he had shed all 4 of his matches in U.S.A.'s loss to Europe.
"It's remarkable just how one week you can be a hero and win the biggest event (the PGA) and a month later on individuals ask yourself if you can ever play once again," asked yourself Love in advance of the tournament.
Under pressure from himself as much as anyone, Love proceeded to rattle four rounds in the 60s - 67-65-67-68 for 21-under-par 267 - which gave him an unquestionable four stroke winning margin over Stewart Cink with Steve Lowery and Hal Sutton a stroke even more back in a share of third.
Guaranteed
Sam Burns, Sanderson Farms Champion winner
Driver - Callaway Epic Rate (10.5 levels)
4-wood - Callaway Mavrik (17 degrees)
Hybrid - Callaway Apex Pro '15 4HY (23 levels)
Irons - Callaway Peak TCB (4-9)
Wedges - Callaway MD5 Jaws Raw (46, 50, 56 and also 58 degrees)
Putter - Odyssey O-Works 7S
Round - Callaway Chrome Soft X
Twitter Twaddle
Teeing it up in the final team at the Dunhill was something a younger me only ever imagined. Wasn't to be for me today yet thanks to everyone back house for the support, what an experience. Excited for even more chances! - John Murphy assessing a good week's work in the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks, where his top-10 finish earned him EUR81,543 and also secured him a place in this week's Spanish Open.
It was terrific to play with my sibling in @dunhilllinks as well as after a little treatment by my caddie Ronan for both of us in technique (Columb concurred not to speak to my sphere as well as I agreed to not tell him what to do) we had a superb time - Pádraig Harrington on the delights of brotherhood.
Mirroring back on my career, if I struck a million spheres in practice, I wish I would've struck half as numerous balls and taken twice as lots of method swings without a round. The sphere possesses you due to the fact that you need an outcome as well as in a practice swing your mind is open to alter !! - former United States PGA champion Hal Sutton with a word to the wise for anybody willing to listen.
Know the guidelines
Q: Prior to starting a strokeplay competitors, Player An as well as Gamer B consent to think about putts within a club length of the hole holed, although mindful that they have to hole out on each opening. While on the first placing green, Gamer C finds out of this arrangement as well as urges both gamers who made the contract hole out, and they do so. Is there any assent on Gamer An and also Player B for making the preliminary arrangement?
A: Such a situation is covered under Guideline 1.3 b( 1 )/ 1 and, even though neither gamer acted upon it by stopping working to hole out, they are still invalidated due to the fact that they intentionally accepted overlook Regulation 3.3 c (Failing to hole out).
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