SHORT GAME
SOUND BITES
“TWENTY YEARS AGO I LOST MY MUM AND I’VE DREAMT ABOUT THIS SINCE THAT DAY. YOU HAVE TIMES WHEN YOU THINK ‘THIS MIGHT NOT HAPPEN’ BUT I JUST STUCK AT IT. I’M SURE SHE’D BE PROUD”
Marcus Armitage after winning his first European Tour title at the Porsche European Open “I SAW THE VIDEO OF MIKE CALLING HIS DAD AFTER HE MONDAY QUALIFIED AT THE VALSPAR AND I WANTED TO HELP. I FELT IT WAS SO REFRESHING TO SEE HOW GENUINE HIS EXCITEMENT AND EMOTIONS WERE”
Justin Thomas on why he decided to support Michael Visacki on his quest for PGA Tour status “I AM FOR BANNING ARM-LOCK PUTTERS, BUT IF EVERYONE ELSE IS GOING TO USE THEM AND I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A BIGGER ADVANTAGE, I MAY AS WELL DO THE SAME”
Xander Schauffele on making the switch to arm-lock putting
“I THINK IT’S GOOD FOR THE GAME”
Brooks Koepka on his burgeoning rivalry with Bryson Dechambeau
BRIEFS
This viral image of Viktor Hovland at the USPGA was described by Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch as “depicting both the loneliness and opulence of professional golf”.
Swiss golfer sets world record
Carrying only a 7-iron, Jurg Randegger, a 44-year-old golfer from Switzerland, set a new Guinness World Record by playing 252 holes in 12 hours, beating the previous benchmark by 31 holes.
A new star emerges at US Women’s Open
Playing in her first Major, American high-school student Megha Ganne dazzled the San Francisco crowds with her golf and her attitude en route to winning the prize for low amateur.
0.79
STATS
Justin Thomas switched into the Titleist TSI2 driver for the Memorial Tournament and gained 0.79 shots off the tee per round.
Life on the road
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Padraig Harrington recorded his best result in a Major in nearly nine years at the USPGA Championship, finishing in a tie for fourth place.