A major amateur event in Thailand is postponed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the USGA and R&A’s controversial Distance Insights Project is released and fan favorite Haley Moore shines in her first first round as an LPGA rookie.
Let’s look back at the week’s top stories on this episode of Golfweek Rewind,
In professional golf, Nick Taylor won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four strokes. The win was Taylor’s first on Tour in over five years. In the celebrity competition, the duo of Larry Fitzgerald and Kevin Streelman won for the second time in three years. Next stop on Tour is the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California.
Hee Young Park claimed her first LPGA title in over six years at the ISPS Handa Vic Open in Victoria, Australia. On the men’s side of the event, which is sanctioned by the European Tour, Min Woo Lee claimed the title. The Vic Open is a unique setup which features two tournaments on the same course for equal prize money. Next stops for the LPGA and Euro Tour can be found on this week’s episode of Golfweek Rewind.
In other golf news, the R&A’s announced it will postpone the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship, initially scheduled for this week in Thailand, due to concerns of the coronavirus. The R&A hopes to reschedule the event later this year.
For more on the USGA and R&A’s Distance Insights Project, SMU men’s golf coach Jason Enloe’s decision to resign and LPGA rookie Haley Moore’s impressive first LPGA round, watch this week’s episode of Golfweek Rewind above.
