Despite blowing his first 54-hole major championship lead in an all-time upset loss to Y.E.
The decade since has been characterized by a rotating cast of players jostling to be Top Dog.
Dustin Johnson got his nose in there, then Justin Thomas, then Justin Rose.
Next came Brooks Koepka’s 2018-19 alpha-male stretch.
McIlroy and Cameron Smith made it a three-horse race for Player of the Year with their late-summer performances.
Sunday’s performance only further solidifies that assertionand yet he’sstillnot the top player in the world rankings.
He’s not even No.
But as of this very instant, it’s Rahm, and then it’s everyone else.
“Heck of a start.
Heck of a start,” is how Rahm described his first month of 2023.
“Obviously Sentry and this one are very, very different golf courses and very different golf, right.
You still have to go low in both of them.
So luckily the mentality is the same.
“Body’s been feeling great.
My swing’s been feeling really, really good.
And it shows, right.
I’m, in a weird way, glad that today went the way it went.
The biggest takeaway for me was being paired with Jon Rahm today, Thompson said.
Thats the kind of thing that will really make me into a better player.
Ram’s first PGA Tour victory came at Torrey Pines.
He won his lone major championship at Torrey Pines.
And he got engaged to his wife, Kelley, at Torrey Pines.
As you might imagine, he’s a considerable favorite heading into this week.
In the spirit of impartiality, we’re going to give you the pro-LIVandthe LIV-skeptic view of this deal.
We’ll begin with the pro-LIV angle.
A few interesting and additional nuggetswe may never get LIV’s viewership numbers on American TV.
Lastly, it will be fascinating to see which companies buy commercials during LIV broadcasts.
So, why the delay?
Per SI, the Saudi backers of the league haveinsisted on holding a LIV event in Saudi Arabia.
The scheduling drama is a fascinating insight into the competing interests at play in the LIV ecosystem.
Anothergolf league is growing
Having trouble keeping up with all the tours in world golf?
Cool, here’s another one.
Barstool Sports has learned the Collin Morikawa will be the sixth player in the league.
Barstool Sports has also obtained some details on the league, which will debut in January 2024.
There will be a total of 18 players, with six three-man teams.
Each match will see two teams face off in 18-hole team match play.
The 15 regular-season matches will be followed by semifinals and finals.
90, but the man is on an absolute tear with the lawsuits.
If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is.
This would be the third lawsuit that Reed and Klayman have filed against various media entities just since July.
But rich can always get richer, apparently, and Reed seems to be going for the numbers-game approach.
It’s like when your single friend shoots out texts messages to a bunch of potential mates.
All he needs is one reply, and he’s golden.
The bad news is, as is Klayman’s habit, all of these suits are expected to lose.
The event featured 29 professionals and dozens of other “celebrities"including the Fore Play Podcast.
We finished T-40 out of 55 celebrities.
18 in the world, and their dad, Petr, won the Australian Open singles title in 1998.
The PGA Tour heads to Torrey Pines this week for the Farmers Insurance Open.
Five of the top 10 players in the world rankings are in the field, headlined by Rahm.
Until next week,
Dan
