We find out this week if the USPGA's decision to move its major to May proves to be popular with fans as hoped. Up until this year, it was played in August, and always really disregarded as a major compared to its more illustrious rivals. Which was always a little unfair, as the tournament has for many years invited a stronger field than either the Masters or the US Open, and has produced some of golf's true moments of drama - Bob Tway chipping in from a bunker to beat Greg Norman, Tiger Woods getting home from a cart path to beat Bob May in 2000, or signalling his comeback in challenging Brooks Koepka last year.
The move in the calendar is to create a "major season" for golf, with majors now scheduled in April, May, June and July, leaving August for the FedEx Cup bonanza and September for Ryder Cups. "Why not have the Australian Open in November as a major?" Is a bloody good question.
To this week, though. Any of the current top six could replace Dustin Johnson as world number one with a win, and the sixth of those - a certain Mr Woods - is favourite to do just that. If not him, I'm looking out for Tony Finau or Xander Schaufelle.
The move in the calendar is to create a "major season" for golf, with majors now scheduled in April, May, June and July, leaving August for the FedEx Cup bonanza and September for Ryder Cups. "Why not have the Australian Open in November as a major?" Is a bloody good question.
To this week, though. Any of the current top six could replace Dustin Johnson as world number one with a win, and the sixth of those - a certain Mr Woods - is favourite to do just that. If not him, I'm looking out for Tony Finau or Xander Schaufelle.
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