Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Dustin Johnson -10 Brendon Todd -3 Kevin Kisner -1 Jon Rahm -8 Rory McIlroy -3 Abraham Ancer -1 Justin Thomas -7 Patrick Reed -3 Ryan Palmer -1 Webb Simpson -6 Xander Schauffele -3 Kevin Na -1 Collin Morikawa -5 Sebastian Muñoz -3 Marc Leishman -1...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Jon Rahm Having experienced the to-be-expected ‘emotional hangover’ following his win at the Memorial and subsequent ascension to the World #1 spot, Jon Rahm seems to have resharpened his focus over the past few weeks and it’s been mirrored in the finishes he’s managed to...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Bryson DeChambeau After run-ins with rules officials & ant colonies had him making headlines for the wrong reasons in the run-up to the PGA Championship, Bryson had people back talking about him for the right reasons come the end of 72 holes in San Francisco,...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) After one of the most exciting back 9’s we’ve seen since the return from lockdown – a back 9 where, at one point, there was a five-way tie for the lead – Justin Thomas emerged victorious at TPC Southwind to not only capture his second...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) After taking a quick trip back across the Atlantic to see Renato Paratore put on a clinic at the British Masters for how to win a golf tournament, my focus is once again trained Stateside for the second World Golf Championship of the season in...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) When Justin Thomas’ eagle putt dropped on the par 5 15th to get him to -21 on Sunday, I thought Collin Morikawa was done … but he kept fighting and forced himself into a playoff. When Justin Thomas’ monster of a 50-foot putt for birdie...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Having been steadily watching both the European and PGA Tour seasons unfold since September, it’s safe to say that Bryson DeChambeau and the physical transformation he’s undergone has been the most talked about subject in golf over the last few months. In broadcast after broadcast...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) With a three-shot lead over Kevin Kisner and Matthew Wolff, Bryson DeChambeau was positively cruising towards the Rocket Mortgage Classic trophy on Sunday evening as he marched up the par 5 14th fairway in search of his ball that he’d, once again, unleashed the Kraken...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) As expected, from the moment play got underway at the Travelers Championship last Thursday morning, the deluge of birdies forecasted to rain down on TPC River Highlands arrived – along with actual rain then come Saturday afternoon. Though Mackenzie Hughes’ -10 par round of 60...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) As the chorus of air-horns heralded the presence of a storm making a beeline for Hilton Head – thus forcing Slugger White to pull the field in off the course just as the final pairing were on the green of the par 5 2nd –...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) When people look back on the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge they might remember it for a number of reasons. It was the first proper event back since the gates were abruptly closed at Sawgrass and round one of the 2020 Players suddenly got a big...
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) As I suffered through the weekly trawl through the channels for something to watch during the perennial dead zone that is ‘Sunday Night’ this past weekend, I eventually settled on a Euro ‘96 documentary where Alan Shearer discussed his memories of that magical summer over...