Jarrod Lyle, former PGA Tour member from Australia, died aged 36 after a battle with cancer. Players showed their support through the wearing of a yellow ribbon on their caps.
The AT&T is played across Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Over the first three days all players play each course once. After the 54 hole cut the top 60 and ties play the final round at Pebble Beach.
Phil Mickelson holds the record for the lowest score ever recorded by an over 50 year old at The Masters. Phil set the record at the 2023 Masters with an incredible round of 65 (-7).
Andrew Magee is the only player to have ever scored a hole in one on a par 4 in PGA Tour history. On the 25th of January 2001 he scored his ace at the Phoenix Open.
Some of the data available suggest that Jack Nicklaus’ average driving distance was 276 yards (252 metres) in 1967 and in 1980 it was around 269 yards (245 metres).
Scottie Scheffler won the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Golf Course. His total score was -20. The tournament purse was $20,000,000. Runer up was Wyndham Clark.
At the time of writing the question of LIV golfers playing in the Ryder Cup was unresolved. When asked the question in late April the US Team Captain, Zach Johnson, said "No decisions have been made".
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy awarded to the winning team of a competition between leading male amateur golfers, the United States versus Great Britain and Ireland. The contest is held every 2nd year.
Scramble is a team format in golf we each player hits from the tee and the team decides which ball to take for them all to play their next shot. There are variations on the theme but essentially after each shot three of the players pick up their ball and move to play their next shot from the best position. This continues until they hole out.
The most successful Portuguese golfer at the time of writing is Ricardo Gouveia. Gouveia has 5 wins across the main European Tour and the Challenge Tour.
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