Amongst others, Billy has caddied for Gordon Brand Jnr, Seve Ballesteros, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and is currently caddie for Matt Fitzpatrick. He even caddied for Tiger Woods at the 2015 Presidents Cup. Steve Williams was unavailable as his wife was due to have a baby.
For a right-handed golfer a draw is a shot that curves from a player’s right to their left. The golf ball starts right of the target before curving back left towards it.
The PGA of America (USPGA) was founded in 1916 to support individuals making their living as professional golfers and to advance the sport of professional golf. In 1968 some members of the PGA of America decided they wanted things to be different and broke away to form the PGA Tour.
Jack Nicklaus was the first to successfully defend his Masters title. He won the tournament 6 times including the concurrent years of in 1965 and 1966.
So far the only players who have scored an albatross in the Masters are Gene Sarazen in 1935, Bruce Devlin in 1967, Jeff Maggert in 1994 and Louis Oosthuizen 2012.
The 2005 movie ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’ is about a 20 year old amateur’s victory over his idol in the 1913 US Open. Spoiler alert! Francis Ouimet beat Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff!
The Presidents Cup is a competition of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the Rest of the World excluding Europe.
The PGA Tour China is a professional golf tour in China, operated by the PGA Tour. The tour was founded in 2014 and is designed to provide playing opportunities for professional golfers in China, as well as other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
The European team for the 2023 Ryder Cup was Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry, Nicolai Højgaard, Ludvig Åberg, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Robert MacIntyre.
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