Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Tommy Fleetwood are all near the top at the Scottish Open, where cold, windy conditions are the big story.
The names are familiar. So is the weather — if you’re Scottish.
While the PGA Tour is enjoying near-perfect weather conditions at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi, the climes aren’t quite as inviting at this week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, one of the legs of the European Tour’s Rolex Series.
The third round from the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, included a healthy dose of rain and temperatures in the low 50s.
This didn’t come as a surprise, however. Ian Poulter, who now lives in Florida, told the Irish Times on Friday that he was expecting nasty conditions for the weekend.
“The weather forecast looks horrific, 20 mph winds and a couple of inches of rain. You can be blown off the course easily, but we’re at the right end of the leaderboard to try and batten down the hatches, dig in deep and hold strong as much as you possibly can,” Poulter said.
The weather hasn’t slowed Poulter, however. He was in the lead at the turn in the third round, tied with fellow Brit Robert Rock at 11 under. Others in contention included Lee Westwood and Tommy Fleetwood, who were all within striking distance. Here’s the leaderboard.
The weather isn’t expected to clear up for Sunday’s final round — the forecast includes more wind, more rain and a high temperature somewhere in the 50s.
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Brooks Koepka missed the 3M Open cut by one, but he wasn’t the only big name sent packing on Friday.
There will be only one Koepka playing the weekend at the 3M Open, and it’s Chase not Brooks.
The unheralded younger brother was low Koepka, getting the better of his four-time major winning big bro. Chase shot 70-68 for a 4-under par total and made the 36-hole cut by a comfortable two strokes.
Brooks, who will defend titles the next two weeks at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational and the PGA Championship, was on the wrong side of the cutline. He needed to birdie the par-5 18th to make the cut on the number, but couldn’t get the job done. He shot even-par 71 on Friday, and now has missed the cut in two of his last three starts with a T-62 at The Memorial as all he has to show for playing the last three weeks. Koepka, who took 32 putts and lost more than 5 strokes to the field on the greens, tossed his putter in frustration at one point and it also looked like his surgically-repaired knee continued to give him trouble.
Brooks wasn’t the only big name sent home packing. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson struggled to a 74 to miss the cut by one stroke. Tommy Fleetwood, who was competing in his first tournament since the resumption of the PGA Tour season, looked rusty in shooting 1-over 143. Minnesota native Tom Lehman, who consulted on the design of the course, also shot even. Paul Casey missed his second straight cut (71-71–142).
Monday qualifier Aaron Crawford couldn’t follow up his opening-round 69, shooting 74 to miss the cut, but the Tour caddie did beat his boss Martin Trainer (74-74–148), who missed his seventh cut in a row and 11th in his past 12 starts.
Amateur Angus Flanagan, who earned a sponsor invite by winning the Minnesota State Open earlier this month, shot a pair of 72s but benefited from the experience.
“I played with Tom Lewis, who’s a fellow English guy. Seeing how he plays the game and he’s ranked top-70 in the world, there’s not too much difference between my game and his game, but at the end of the day he just holed a couple more putts than I did and easily made the cut, so that was good to see,” Flanagan said.
Seung Yul-Noh (shoulder injury) and Chris Stroud (illness) withdrew on Friday, joining World No. 4 Dustin Johnson, who withdrew after the opening round (back), among players leaving early.
Tommy Fleetwood won the award for “Best Quarantine” for his stay in the Hamptons, but can he win on the PGA Tour?
Some self-quarantines are better than others.
Englishman Tommy Fleetwood spent 14 days in the Hamptons on the East End of Long Island playing several of American golf’s crown jewels. At Shinnecock Hills, Fleetwood nearly matched the final-round 63 he shot at the 2018 U.S. Open there to finish second to Brooks Koepka, settling for a 64 this time and beating his caddie, Ian Finnis, by nine strokes.
There were also rounds just to its north where golf’s most famous windmill marks the adjacent National Golf Links of America, one of golf’s timeless classics, as well as Friar’s Head, a modern-day gem that has added to the embarrassment of golfing riches on this spit of land known as the South Fork.
“It’s a beautiful part of the world to be, so there was no complaints,” Fleetwood said of playing three courses ranked in the top 10 of Golfweek’s Best Classic and Modern lists.
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Now it is back to work for the 29-year-old Fleetwood at this week’s 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota. Fleetwood flew home to England following the cancellation of the Players Championship on March 11 due to the coronavirus, and enjoyed four months of watching his 2-year-old son Frankie grow up, and trying his hand in the kitchen.
“Chicken Milanese I did a very poor effort on,” he said. “That was when I decided my career as a chef was over.”
Fleetwood is one of the last PGA Tour stars to return to action since play resumed in June along with Australian Adam Scott, who is reportedly self-quarantining this week ahead of the season’s first major, the PGA Championship, to be held at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco in two weeks. In May, Fleetwood was adamant that he wouldn’t be traveling back and forth.
“I’m not going to travel to America and stay away for four months,” Fleetwood told The Guardian. “That is simply not a consideration.”
Instead, Fleetwood bided his time at home and plans to spend nine weeks in the U.S. through the U.S. Open in September and will have to rely on video calls to communicate with his family, which returned to England.
“It was always going to be like that with the way the quarantine rules are with coming into this country and doing the two weeks, and if I ever was going to go home, I had to do two weeks in the [United Kingdom] and that pretty much determined how it was going to play out,” he said. “Like I say, I’m now in a nine-week stretch where I’m going to work hard and play hard and see how well we can do.”
Fleetwood has won five times on the European Tour, but he is still seeking that elusive first victory on the PGA Tour. He held the 54-hole lead at the Honda Classic in February, but shot 1-over 71 in the final round and finished third. Fleetwood is ranked No. 12 in the world, better than anyone without a PGA Tour title, and his 16 top-10 finishes since the 2016-17 season are second-most of anyone without a win in that span, trailing only Tony Finau (29).
While Fleetwood’s European Ryder Cup teammate Francesco Molinari recently announced plans to move his permanent residence from London to California, Fleetwood said that the travel restrictions haven’t led to any consideration of taking up full-time residence in the United States.
“Hopefully it’s a one-off situation,” he said of the travel restrictions and need to self-quarantine. “The way the world is, nothing is that far away.”
Fleetwood could have stayed and competed in a series of events in England that begin this week on the European Tour with the British Masters, but the potential payout on the PGA Tour and allure of competing for majors was too much to pass up.
“I just think that with the way the golfing calendar is, the majors, WGCs, the FedEx [Cup], it’s likely I was going to come over here and play these,” he said, “which I think is the right thing to do.”
Analyzing the best fantasy golf picks for the 2020 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.
The 2020 3M Open will see Matthew Wolff try to defend his 2019 victory at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn., against Tommy Fleetwood, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and the rest of a rather lackluster field. Fleetwood makes his first appearance since the midseason pause and is the top-ranked player in attendance at No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Here are my top-30 fantasy golf rankings for the 2020 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities
Oct 26, 2017; Jackson, MS, USA; Derek Ernst chips the ball from a 18th hole bunker during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament at Country Club of Jackson. (Photo Credit: Spruce Derden – USA TODAY Sports)
Ventura tied for 21st at the Rocket Mortgage Classic amid a strong stretch of play on the Korn Ferry Tour which included a T-8 finish at the TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons. He should be able to earn a quality finish in a soft field this week.
29. Charley Hoffman (+7000)
Hoffman picked up a T-7 at the Workday Charity Open but didn’t play in the Memorial Tournament. He missed the cut in this event last year but lost a woeful 1.71 strokes per round putting, according to Data Golf.
28. Chase Seiffert (+10000)
Seiffert was off last week following his breakout fourth-place finish at the Workday Charity Open. He relied heavily on his putter in that performance but also managed to gain 0.92 strokes per round on approach.
27. Derek Ernst (+30000)
Like Ventura, Ernst is on a heater on the KFT and looks to take the next step in a soft field on the PGA Tour. He tied for fifth at the TPC San Antonio Championship at the Oaks following a T-12 at the Canyons. He won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2013 but made the cut in just three PGA Tour events since the beginning of 2019.
26. Emiliano Grillo (+10000)
Grillo’s struggles with the flat stick won’t be as much of a concern at TPC Twin Cities with a much stronger emphasis on the driver and approach game. He tied for third on a similar course for the Puerto Rico Open in February.
Feb 27, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., USA; Roger Sloan lets go of his grip in the 16th tee box during the first round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)
25. Roger Sloan (+20000)
Sloan finished T-15 here last year while gaining 1.22 strokes per round tee-to-green. He tied for 27th at the Workday Charity Open for his best result since play resumed.
24. Wyndham Clark (+9000)
Clark tied for fifth last year while leading the field in Driving Distance at 327.9 yards and gaining 1.33 strokes tee-to-green. His missed cut at the Memorial last week doesn’t carry much weight with easier conditions and a weakened field on hand this week.
23. Charles Howell III (+9000)
Howell tied for 23rd in 2019 in a neutral putting performance. He has two missed cuts since play resumed with a T-49 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and a T-48 last week.
22. Matthias Schwab (+8000)
Schwab missed the cut last week in his first PGA Tour event since the WGC-Mexico Championship. He previously tied for 21st at the European Tour’s Qatar Masters and can certainly compete in fields like these.
21. Ryan Armour (+8000)
Armour is 47th on Tour this season in Birdie or Better Percentage. He finished T-6 at the Travelers Championship and T-4 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic before a missed cut at the Workday.
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20. Brian Harman (+5000)
Harman is tied for the 14th-best odds to win this event despite entering off of three straight missed cuts. He tied for seventh last year with just 0.85 SG: Putting per round.
19. Carlos Ortiz (+6600)
Ortiz finished T-5 in 2019 with 2.32 SG: Tee-to-Green and 1.29 SG: Approach per round. He has made the cut in three of five events since play returned.
18. Rafa Cabrera Bello (+7000)
Cabrera Bello has just two made cuts in five events since the midseason suspension was lifted. He has slipped all the way to 139th in the Golfweek rankings but will benefit from the weaker competition.
17. Dylan Frittelli (+6600)
Frittelli’s best result since play returned was a T-8 at the RBC Heritage. He missed his next two cuts but tied for 22nd last week. He’s tied for 34th on Tour this season in Par 5 Performance and will be able to take advantage of the easier holes here.
16. Harris English (+3300)
English is the second-best player in attendance by the Golfweek rankings at No. 19 in the world. He finished T-17 at the RBC Heritage and T-13 last week.
Jul 4, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Sepp Straka tees off on the 2nd during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at Detroit Golf Club. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock – USA TODAY Sports)
15. Sepp Straka (+6600)
Straka finished 61st at plus-11 last week, but he had done no worse than 10-under in his previous three events in which he made the cut. He can go low over four rounds and should easily make the cut in this field.
14. Max Homa (+6600)
Homa missed the weekend in each of his last three events, but he gained 1.28 strokes around the greens and 1.63 strokes tee-to-green at the 2019 3M Open before withdrawing during the third round.
13. Sam Burns (+4500)
Burns’ T-7 here last year was one of his best results of 2019 and he returns with three straight made cuts in tougher fields.
12. Bubba Watson (+3300)
Watson has more than enough distance for this course and should take advantage of the weaker field in a tune-up for the 2020 PGA Championship.
11. Luke List (+4000)
List averaged 1.21 SG: Off-the-Tee and 1.75 SG: Tee-to-Green last week. Normally held back by his putter, he’ll benefit from the easier putting surfaces of TPC Twin Cities.
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10. Brooks Koepka (+1400)
Koepka is running out of time to correct the issues with his driver and short game ahead of the PGA Championship. The fact he’s still playing in a tournament like this just two weeks out is at least a sign he’s trying to fix the problems.
9. Will Gordon (+7000)
Gordon followed up his surprising T-3 result at the Travelers with a missed cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic but returns after two weeks off. His long game is well suited for this course.
8. Doc Redman (+5000)
Redman missed the cut last year with a horrendous performance from tee-to-green, but he returns while averaging 0.76 SG: T2G in 2020. He came out of the break with four straight weekend appearances before a missed cut last week.
7. Erik Van Rooyen (+3300)
Rooyen shares the eighth-best odds to win the tournament. He’s tied for 20th on Tour this season with 0.539 SG: Approach. He’ll face one of the weaker PGA Tour fields he has played against.
Mar 12, 2020; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., USA; Tommy Fleetwood watches his tees shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course. (Photo Credit: Adam Hagy – USA TODAY Sports)
6. Tommy Fleetwood (+1400)
Fleetwood is the top-ranked golfer in attendance by the Golfweek rankings but will play for the first time since The Players Championship was canceled after the opening round. He’s 10th on Tour while averaging 0.610 SG: Off-the-Tee through 10 measured rounds.
5. Matthew Wolff (+2500)
The defending champ has the sixth-best odds to win. He was the runner-up at the RMC in a similar-caliber field.
4. Paul Casey (+2200)
Casey has had a disappointing return to golf with a T-32 at the Travelers and a missed cut last week. He still enters the week 25th in the Golfweek rankings as the fourth-best golfer in the field.
3. Dustin Johnson (+900)
Johnson, the winner of the Travelers Championship, missed the cut at plus-16 last week while losing 3.12 SG: Putting per round. He enters as the betting favorite following his weekend of rest.
2. Lucas Glover (+3300)
Glover has been one of the best and most consistent golfers since play resumed. His T-38 finish last week was his worst result in five events. He’s 26th in SG: Approach and 36th in Birdie or Better Percentage on Tour this season.
1. Tony Finau (+1200)
Finau suffered a Sunday collapse with a final round of 78 last week to finish in eighth place. The weaker field and softer conditions will allow for a quality bounce-back performance.
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The Italian Stallion is California Dreamin’ and announced he’s moving his family’s residence to the Golden State.
Francesco Molinari is California Dreaming.
The Italian-born Molinari announced on Twitter that he plans to move his family’s residence from London, where he has lived for the past 11 years, to the U.S., where he has played most of his golf since 2015, and specifically to the Golden State.
Molinari and wife Valentina, and kids, Tommaso and Emma, are expected to move ahead of the PGA Championship, which he hinted would be his first tournament since the PGA Tour resumption in June.
“This forced break gave [me] a chance to sit back and think about many things. It mostly made me think about the future and what I want to achieve in the coming years, from a professional point of view but mostly from a family standpoint,” he wrote. “This is why we’ve decided to leave London and the U.K. after 11 happy, intense, satisfying and consuming years. The next chapter of our life is going to be in California, where we hope to be safe, happy and to spend more time together as a family. This is what’s keeping me busy now and away from tournament golf.”
Molinari, 37, won the 2018 British Open, but has been mired in a slump since winning the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational in March and squandering the lead at the 2019 Masters on the back nine on Sunday when he hit into the water on both Nos. 12 and 15. He has dropped to No. 37 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and withdrew from his title defense at the Arnold Palmer Invitational citing a back injury. He did compete in the opening round of the Players before it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The news of his impending move came as a bit of a shock to his European Ryder Cup teammate, Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who tweeted several crying emojis and wrote, “but you said you’d never leave me!!!!” Their partnership in the 2018 Ryder Cup, which earned the nickname “Moli-Wood,” led the European side to victory thanks to a 4-0 mark as a tandem.
European Tour spoofs a conference call, and we check out 10 other funny examples of how the Euros are winning on social media
The European Tour does social media better than just about anyone. If it was a Ryder Cup competition, the Euros would be leading the Americans 12-4 heading into the final day’s singles matches.
On this page is the latest example, one with which so many of us working from home can relate. Well played, especially to Gary Player.
And on the following pages are 10 more examples of well-played social media. Everyone from Rory McIlroy to Phil Mickelson takes a turn. And don’t forget about little Billy, or at least what’s left of him.
Foreign golfers on the PGA Tour and LPGA will be allowed to enter into the U.S. to compete. Now it is up to them to decide if they want to.
The United States eased the pathway for international golfers to return to the PGA Tour and LPGA.
The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf on Friday signed an order that permits certain foreign professional athletes who compete in sporting events, along with their essential staff and dependents, to enter the U.S. The international athletes will be exempt from entry restrictions that were established for non-U.S. residents as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Professional sporting events provide much needed economic benefits, but equally important, they provide community pride and national unity,” Wolf said. “In today’s environment, Americans need their sports. It’s time to reopen the economy and it’s time we get our professional athletes back to work.”
The Department of Homeland Security’s announcement included both the PGA Tour and LPGA among the eight sports league whose athletes were eligible for the exemption.
The countries and regions affected by the exemption include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, China and Iran. Francesco Molinari (Italy), Adam Scott (Australia) and Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood, Lee Westwood and Eddie Pepperell were among the foreign players who publicly stated that they would skip tournaments or delay their return because of the restrictions and concerns for their health. The PGA Tour recently estimated that 25 players were living outside of the U.S. While the exemption makes efforts to return easier, they still face a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.
The PGA Tour is scheduled to return to action at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Ft. Worth, Texas on June 11 and the LPGA on July 23 at the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.
Add Adam Scott to the list of foreign players who aren’t rushing to get back to work when the PGA Tour resumes June 11.
One day ago, PGA Tour veteran Charley Hoffman said that all the players on Tour were on board with the measures being put in place to address COVID-19 and restart the season on June 11.
“We wouldn’t have gone through with this if we didn’t have the consent from the players,” Hoffman, chairman of the Tour’s Player Advisory Council, said in a conference call. “I can say that every single player we have talked to is comfortable how (the plan) was laid out.”
Hoffman may need to upgrade his long-distance calling plan because international stars Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood and Lee Westwood have all expressed concerns about returning to competition. According to the Tour, they are among an estimated 25 players currently living outside the U.S., who would require a mandatory 14-day quarantine period before returning to competition.
“I’m not going to travel to America and stay away for four months,” said Fleetwood, who is based in England. “That is simply not a consideration.”
Fellow Englishman Lee Westwood echoed the same sentiment in an interview with Golf Channel.
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“Right now I won’t be playing them, not with having to leave here two weeks before, quarantine, then play the two tournaments, then come back here and quarantine again,” Westwood said. “It’s six weeks for two tournaments, and to me that’s just not worth it. And it’s not worth taking the risk if everybody thinks that those kind of precautions have got to be in place. I don’t feel like golf’s a priority if it’s that severe.”
Scott, who returned home to Queensland, Australia, following the March 12 cancellation of the Players Championship, isn’t rushing back to work either. He told the Australian Associated Press that he was concerned with the Tour’s COVID-19 testing, and that efforts to keep players in a tight bubble may not be thorough enough. Therefore, he is likely to skip the first six events on the Tour’s revised schedule.
“They are being fairly thorough, but my initial reaction was I was surprised it wasn’t tighter than it is,” Scott told AAP. “What concerns me is dialogue that (the Tour) is hopeful of returning one or two-hour test (results). You’d want that in place before competing.
“The other (concern) is it seems an asymptomatic person could operate within a tournament. If they’re not showing symptons and I somehow picked it up inside the course and I’m disqualified I’m now self-isolating (in that city) for two weeks. I’d be annoyed if that happened. I thought you’d start quite tight and loosen those protocols to normal if appropriate.”
As a result, Scott said he may delay his return until the World Golf Championships FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee starting July 30. The PGA Championship is scheduled to be held the following week. Scott also intends to stay in the country through the U.S. Open, which would make for a nine-week sprint.
Paul Azinger is the perfect chap to meet for a round of cocktails at the 19 th hole. Face it, the guy likes to talk. Likes to laugh. Is passionate and intense. And does he have stories. In a life spanning 60 years now, Zinger won the 1993 PGA …
Paul Azinger is the perfect chap to meet for a round of cocktails at the 19th hole.
Face it, the guy likes to talk. Likes to laugh. Is passionate and intense. And does he have stories.
In a life spanning 60 years now, Zinger won the 1993 PGA Championship, 12 PGA Tour titles and two more on the European Tour. Captained the U.S. to victory in the 2008 Ryder Cup. Played on winning Ryder Cup teams in 1991 and 1993. Spent 300 weeks in the top 10.
He held his own against the best in the world, including Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Greg Norman, Jose Maria Olazabal, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and his late best friend, Payne Stewart.
And he kicked cancer’s butt.
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Now Azinger talks a great game as the lead analyst for NBC and Fox.
“Well, I love golf,” Azinger said in a chat with Golfweek. “I can’t tell you how much I love the sport and how much I love watching it. I love playing the game.”
While he’s “chomping at the bit” to get back to work, Azinger has kept busy sheltered at his home in Bradenton, Florida, since the COVID-19 global pandemic halted play on the PGA Tour in March.
“I just don’t let myself get bored as much as anything,” Azinger said. “Self-isolating isn’t too bad. I’ve done a lot of work around the house. I’m neater than I think I am. I can clean if I want to.”
The current state and the fear of the unknown concerning the coronavirus is mindful in some ways to Azinger’s successful battle against cancer that began in 1993 when lymphoma was discovered in his right shoulder blade. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments as well as Azinger’s perseverance conquered cancer.
“When I first heard the words, ‘You have cancer,’ immediately it was sort of a similarity to hearing there is a virus going around and we’re all going to have to shelter in place,” Azinger said. “When I heard what the treatment was for (cancer), that’s when I knew it was a big deal. This, you’re just trying to avoid the treatment.
“It’s a weird situation. For a long time there, we all but wondered if we could get it and could it make us sick enough that we could succumb. And that’s just a terrible feeling. And that was similar to the feeling I had when I had cancer, for sure.”
On a lighter note
Azinger’s love for motorcycles: “It’s a feeling of freedom.”
Playing against Tiger Woods at the zenith of his powers: “We were watching something we thought we would never see.”
His love for the Ryder Cup: “The whole patriotism aspect.”
Johnny Miller, Paul Azinger and Dan Hicks in the NBC booth during the third round of the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Azinger also addressed comments he made about Tommy Fleetwood and Lee Westwood ahead of the final round of this year’s Honda Classic that turned him into a European Tour punching bag. One word – that – got Azinger in trouble when he said you have to win on the PGA Tour. Fleetwood, a five-time winner on the European Tour, was trying to win his maiden PGA Tour title.
“A lot of pressure here,” Azinger said on the broadcast. “You’re trying to prove to everybody that you’ve got what it takes. These guys know, you can win all you want on that European Tour or in the international game and all that, but you have to win on the PGA Tour.”
That European Tour. Oops.
“I’m sure I’ll be some bulletin board material for them at the Ryder Cup,” Azinger said. “I respect all wins. I try to use good grammar when I’m in the booth and I failed big-time on that one. And it didn’t come off quite as I hoped.”
Eventually, Azinger will get back into the booth and is a long way from sitting in a rocking chair and reminiscing about a good life lived.
“I’m still looking to make today a great day, tomorrow a great day,” he said. “I want to continue to try and achieve in charitable ways, be better as a person. I want to contribute to the game of golf in whatever capacity I can. Try to make the game grow and help the game come back from this devastating virus.”
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