There was so much rain at the first of the back-to-back Dallas-Ft. Worth area events that the PGA TOUR instituted preferred lies through the green. Players were able to lift, clean, and place the ball everywhere but hazards. Naturally scores went low. John Huh tied the second-lowest back nine in tournament history with a 29. Jason Bohn did the same on the front. These guys are really good when they get to tee up every shot.
Across the pond, the European Tour’s top event was bereft of the game’s top player on the weekend. A week after he looked unbeatable at Quail Hollow, Rory McIlroy couldn’t find the fairway (or the green or his putter) and failed to make the cut. When his timing is off with the driver, McIlroy doesn’t have a plan B to go to.
In French Lick, Indiana, they held a Senior PGA Championship and a U.S. Open broke out (for the first three days anyway). Precision was the name of the game, and, this just in, Colin Montgomerie is a great iron player.
Let’s hit the links.