The PGA of America is moving its Grand Slam of Golf from Donald Trump’s golf course in Los Angeles, the first significant fallout for golf from the Republican presidential candidate’s comments on Mexican immigrants. That experience helped shape his decision to play his way onto the Tour.
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“When you’re not feeling quite as good, it’s a little bit harder to get excited and motivated to do things”, Stricker said. “And so far he’s got me beat pretty handily in professional golf”.
Xavier High School product holds a one-shot lead after two rounds of the PGA’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.
Spieth, ranked No. 2 in the world and playing his first competitive round since winning the U.S. Open last month, shot an even-par 71 and will have to hustle to make the cut Friday.
“I’m keeping it in the fairway, at least trying to, and just giving myself some good opportunities”, said Pinckney. “It’s advantageous for me to try and win this week and to get any kind of momentum I can into the Open Championship”.
“These greens are in such good shape and I’m rolling the ball really well”.
Playoffs have decided the outcome of PGA Tour events the last two weeks and three of the last five going back to the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.
Spieth hit 13 greens for a second straight day, but his putter woke up. The two have tickets to the Cubs and Sox series this weekend, but with Spieth playing here, they figured they could make a long weekend out of it.
Jordan Spieth gives his thoughts at the SkyCart after his round of 64 at the John Deere Classic.
“I don’t think I’m here strictly because I’m honouring commitment”, he said. Thomas, 22, finished up with a par at the ninth.
Fellow Americans Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar and Jimmy Walker are all playing in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at nearby Gullane this week, while Spieth contests the first PGA Tour title he won in 2013 in Illinois.
Some have questioned the plan by Spieth to arrive at St. Andrews just three days before the start of the British Open but the American is happy with his preparations for the year’s third major. Thursday was a promising day.
On Thursday, Thomas answered with 10 birdies, including a 51-foot putt on his 16th hole.
The boat Spieth and his friends were in was too small to keep the shark so it was released, he said.
“It’s nothing of one right now”, Thomas said. “Then I was hoping it was going to go in”. I mean, a lot to do. “I nearly got pulled in”.
Despite opening the tournament well, sitting four under through the first 32 holes, Wie fell short of her goal, missing the cut at 1-under for the week.
Thomas’ strong showing was particularly impressive in the context of his recovery from a nightmare end to the Greenbrier Classic last week.
Thomas, who had an early start, had three straight pars from 10. He also tied for eighth in the Players Championship in May.
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“I regret my inadvertent mistake in not doing my homework to know for sure what was on the list of permitted and non-permitted substances”, Stallings said.
