On the quiet Maximilian Kieefer is having one of the best seasons on the European Tour. At this point the 25 year old from Germany has not missed a cut, with highlights being his resultts at the Nordea Masters and the Dubuai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by Rory McIlroy. In total he's had four top tens this season, and currenty lies in 46th place on the Race to Dubai.
Jason Day won using a full bag of TaylorMade equipment this week at Whistling Straits. Our 97th PGA Champion absolutely bombed it off the tee with his R15, while he was holing putts for fun with his Spider Mallet.
Anirban Lahiri has been in the mix all week, but we think he has been slightly ignored with all the other drama going on around him, which doesn’t seem quite fair given his achievements this week.
Ed's Letter PGA Week. Including Help The Gravy, Bunch Of Arse and the GP Jukebox
Justin Rose holes a 38-foot birdie putt at the par-four eighteenth to move into a tie for the lead with Jim Furyk after the third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday.
Given the length and par combination, it doesn’t take much of a genius to work out there are some long par 4’s round the South Course at Firestone, and length off the tee is certainly important. That said, when scrolling through the database, the archives actually point to more of a rounded stats player as well as the good old “bomber” type.
Callaway wedges have quietly been finding their way in to many of the best bags in the game. They might be known for the Big Bertha, but we love the feel and spin of their forged wedges.
What's Tiger been up to at the Greenbrier?
Former world number one Tiger Woods carded his best round of the year with a four-under-par 66 on the first day of The Greenbrier Classic.
Many golfers would be satisfied with a single hole in one in their career, just one moment when all of the complicated golf swing came together in harmony and that little white ball disappeared after just one shot, but could you imagine a dream round where you got not one, not two, but three aces!
While Brian Harmon may have taken the lead last night at The Travelers Championship, it was our man Paul Casey who flew up the leaderboard with a stunning 64.
To quote Verne Lundquist, and the greatest piece of golf commentary of all time, “Oh, WOW! IN YOUR LIFE, have you seen anything like that?!”. And you know what Verne, we haven’t.
