Arnold tied for second 3 times - 1964, 1968, and 1970 – but he never won the US PGA Championship. As he did win each of the other three majors, missing out on the PGA stopped him from winning a career Grand Slam.
The Kordas - Petr Korda, the tennis professional and father to Jessica and Nelly. Jessica won the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 2012 and her younger sister Nelly lifted the trophy some 7 years later in 2019 at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide.
There are a lot of reasons why we love golf including: it contributes to our overall fitness, the physical skill required, the mental challenge, it is being played in a relaxing environment, there is a lot of social interaction with fellow golfers, it’s tradition and history, we can actually compare ourselves to professionals, watching professionals and their incredible shots, our own moments of excellence, the variety of courses, the global appeal and much more.
2023 LIV players: Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith, Henrik Stenson, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood to name but a few.
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.
The PGA European Tour is a golfer-controlled organisation whose main purpose is to maximise the income of professional golfers. The PGA European Tour is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) which is run by professional staff. The PGA European Tour is controlled by its playing members via a board of directors of 12 elected past and present tour players and a tournament committee of 14 current players.
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