Most of world’s top 50 get back to action in Memphis
A notable absentee, the return of an old favourite and the resumption of the US LPGA Tour feature in AFP Sport’s golf talking points this week.
The US PGA Tour has been back since early June but will really kick into top gear over the next few weeks. The World Golf Championship Invitational in Memphis, beginning on Thursday, begins a run of big tournaments, including the US PGA Championship in San Francisco, the Tour playoffs and the US Open at Winged Foot.
Most of the worlds top 50 will be at TPC Southwind in Memphis, this week, including defending champion Brooks Koepka. Notable absentees are world No 9 Adam Scott, the only top-10 star not playing, and 15-time Major champion Tiger Woods, who is keen to keep his ageing body fresh.
Australia’s 2013 US Masters champion, Scott has not played since the Players Championship was abandoned in March — the only member of the world’s top 30 yet to restart his season. The wary Scott is reportedly back in the US and planning to tee up at the PGA Championship but expressed reservations about playing during the coronavirus pandemic.
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