Just to make sure there is no repeat of Dustin Johnson’s infamous club grounding back in 2010, the USPGA have been leaving nothing to chance, and have placed a notice in what they think will be an unavoidable place.
Whistling Straits, Wisconsin 18th hole Par 4 520 yards 95 bunkers
Stefano Mazzoli wins the European Amateur Championship and with that a place in next year’s Open at Royal Troon.
Here comes a budding GolfPunk!! Manchester United star Wayne Rooney’s five-year-old son Kai is following in his fathers’ footsteps, but not on the football field. Instead young Kai is, just like his father, mad keen on golf.
Pick your 10 players for the PGA at Whistling Straits. Get your pals to join the league and show em who's the boss!! Weekly and monthly prizes include two dozen Vice golf balls and a Golf Buddy GPS watch.
Golf At Goodwood have unveiled the second generation of their famous Woody golf buggy. The ‘Woody 2’ is modeled on the Brakenvan, a 1934 design by Lord March’s grandfather, the ninth Duke of Richmond.
One of the great things about the US PGA is that club pros can qualify for the event, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia. One such player who has qualified to play at Whistling Straits this week, who you might not have heard of, has already played, and beaten, Sergio Garcia before.
So designing golf clubs is a job for rocket scientists and engineers, rather than good golfers. However there is a exception to the rule. Marty Jertson, Ping's Senior Design Engineer is also really good at golf. Like silly good.
Dust yourself down, and get back in the mix, and in the words of Michael Barrymore, I’ve got a bit of top, middle and bottom for you this week. Otherwise translated as shorty, middle of the pack, and a ‘buy a house’ outsider. So enough of the waffle and off to Whistling Straits, where Dustin knows how expensive those ‘bunkers’ can be!
Ed's Letter PGA Week. Including Help The Gravy, Bunch Of Arse and the GP Jukebox
Irish eyes were smiling on a thrilling final day of action at the Bridgestone International, and after several twists and turns a surprising winner came out on top. With over night leaders Jim Furyk and Justin Rose struggling to final round 72’s, it was left to Ireland's Shane Lowry to pick up the victory, with a final round of 66 at Firestone Country Club South.
So Shane Lowry shot an awesome 66 final round to win the Bridgestone Invitational. Srixon sponsored, he uses the companies irons, fairways, and balls plus sister company Cleveland's 588 wedges.
