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USA Today
9 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil meeting with OWGR chair Trevor Immelman amid rankings debate
Two weeks ago, LIV Golf resubmitted an application to the Official World Golf Ranking in an attempt to have its events awarded ranking points. What has changed since the last time the league tried to get points? That was asked to LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil on Wednesday ahead of LIV Golf UK, the 11th event of 14 on the league's 2025 schedule, and his answer said a lot without saying much. "It's still a bit premature," he said. "We have filed an application, and I'm in pretty good contact with Trevor Immelman. We have a call later this week. He's been a good source of encouragement, push-back, debate, and we've both agreed to keep those conversations between the two of us until we take another step forward. "I know that's not the answer you want to hear, but that's what we agreed to." The question was phrased, what has changed for the league to have a better chance of having its application accepted? O'Neil deflected answering that question and instead pointed his remarks toward ongoing conversations with Immelman, the chair of the OWGR. Much of the OWGR's issues with LIV stem from its mostly closed fields of 54 players, no-cut events, and shotgun starts. There was also an issue with the lack of relegation from the league: Bubba Watson and Branden Grace finished in the drop zone and were relegated from the league after the 2024 season, but both players re-signed with their former teams and returned this year. The league has made numerous strides commercially since O'Neil replaced Greg Norman as CEO, including signing a new media rights deal with Fox. O'Neil also helped a pair of teams, Legion XIII and Torque GC, sign contracts with OEMs for equipment deals, the first of their kind on LIV Golf. Other teams have signed apparel contracts. LIV Golf has also started announcing dates for its 2026 schedule, with a return to Adelaide and the UK officially on the books, but other worldwide stops expected to return, as well, like in Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Korea, among others. What does it all mean? It's too soon to determine whether this new application is much different than the first, but LIV Golf could make widespread changes to its format, including relegation and promotion, in the offseason. That domino could be the one that finally allows LIV Golf to get its foot in the door for OWGR points, even if they're marginal. As of now, O'Neil is keeping LIV's plans close to the vest, but if his first six months are any indication, he's doing plenty behind the scenes to help plant LIV Golf's footprint in the professional golf ecosystem now and in the future.
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Ryder Cup: Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson will not return to site of 2019 PGA Championship showdown
At first, it didn't appear we'd have much drama for the final round of the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. Brooks Koepka, who would regain the world's No. 1 ranking later that day, was a comfortable seven shots ahead of the current No. 1, Dustin Johnson, in Farmingdale, N.Y. But the Palm Beach County residents suddenly were in an epic battle. Two of the most dominant, ruthless golfers of that time battling on a course that matched their intimidation as Johnson cut Koepka's advantage to one stroke on the back nine. In the end, Koepka prevailed by two shots for his fourth major in 23 months, and the two once again held the top two spots in the Official World Golf Ranking. 'To be standing here today with four majors is mind blowing,' Koepka said. And if you think that is "mind-blowing," consider this: In two months, Bethpage Black will host another major event, possibly the biggest and rowdiest this country has ever seen, the 2025 Ryder Cup. And six years ago, heck, three years ago, it would have seemed inconceivable that neither Koepka or Johnson would be wearing the red, white and blue in 2025. But that is the reality now. With the four majors in the books, the two most dominant figures in their sport from 2016 to 2021 and two of the biggest names to defect from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf, have gone from royalty to irrelevant. While Koepka was an easy captain's pick for Zach Johnson two years ago, neither will even occupy one second of captain Keegan Bradley's time as he fills out his 12-man roster in one month. The lone LIV golfer who will be part of the team looking to avenge its 2023 loss to the Europeans: Bryson DeChambeau. Dustin Johnson says it will 'suck' watching Ryder Cup Johnson, 41, showed some life at the British Open, the final major of the season, finishing tied for 23rd. But the two-time major winner and a man who has spent 135 weeks at No. 1 in the world, fourth most all-time, is in the midst of a steady decline. The Jupiter resident had missed the cut in all three majors this season, entering the British Open, and six of the last eight. Koepka showed some life at the U.S. Open, finishing T12. Otherwise, he, too, missed the cut at three majors this season, including the British Open. This is the man who one time said he believed majors were the easiest events to win, his rationale explained in this quote before the 2019 PGA Championship: 'There's 156 in the field, so you figure at least 80 of them I'm just going to beat. From there, you figure about half of them won't play well from there, so you're down to about maybe 35. And then from 35, some of them, the pressure is going to get to them. It only leaves you with a few more, and you've just got to beat those guys.' Since winning his third PGA Championship in 2023, Koepka has two top-20 finishes in majors. His three missed cuts in majors this year are one more than he had in his last 11 years combined. And it's not just against the elite fields where these two former champions have struggled. They have become middle-of-the-pack players in LIV Golf. Neither has won on the Saudi-backed tour this year, finishing in the top 5 one time each in 10 LIV events. Two years ago, Dustin Johnson told the Palm Beach Post he was disappointed captain Zach Johnson left him off the Ryder Cup team, admitting he did not play well but believed he "played well enough to be on the team." Before the British Open, he told The Athletic, "It's going to suck watching (the Ryder Cup) from home. I just haven't played well enough this year." As easy a choice as Koepka was for the team in 2023 after finishing tied for second at the Masters and winning the PGA Championship, his fifth major, he'll be just as easily dismissed this year. Koepka, 35, hinted in April that he believed he figured out what's held him back and then missed the cut at the Masters with a 74-75. He admitted from around the Masters until just before the U.S. Open, "I haven't been happy. It's been very irritating. … you didn't want to be around me.' A brief resurgence at the U.S. Open buoyed that confidence, but now that's likely gone after a 75-74 at Royal Portrush in the year's final major. Is complacency to blame for many LIV golfers fading? For both, it's back to LIV's 54-hole, shotgun-start events to close out the season. Theories abound as to why so many marquee names who sacrificed their legacies to join LIV have faded. Koepka and DeChambeau are the lone LIV golfers to have won a major since leaving the Tour, but only DeChambeau and Jon Rahm currently are thriving and move the needle when it comes to the world stage. While LIV does little to prepare its golfers for the majors with its format and being forced to play on many courses that are less challenging, the ongoing debate will center on the financial security these top-tier stars obtained with their initial contracts. For the elite few, those deals exceeded $100 million. "It's hard to make an argument that LIV prepares you to win major championships," Irishman Paul McGinley, a former Ryder Cup captain, recently said. "They are playing team events, they're not playing on the most difficult golf courses, traveling around the world and then having to come back to America to play three to four majors." Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA Today Network. He can be reached at tdangelo@
Mint
2 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Trump will slap heavy tariffs on Russian Oil buyers, warns US Senator Lindsey Graham — India, China, Brazil named
US Senator Lindsey Graham has issued a stark warning that President Donald Trump intends to impose steep tariffs on countries continuing to import oil from Russia — specifically naming India, China, and Brazil. Speaking in a recent interview with Fox News, Graham declared: 'Trump is going to impose tariffs on people that buy Russian oil – China, India, and Brazil.' "If you continue buying cheap Russian oil, we will impose tariffs and we will crush your economy" the Senator added. The Republican senator highlighted that these three nations account for nearly 80 per cent of Russia's crude oil exports, arguing that their purchases are helping to bankroll Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Lindsey Graham revealed that US President Donald Trump plans to introduce a 100 per cent tariff on oil-related imports from these nations, aiming to choke off financial support to the Kremlin. 'President Trump's going to put a 100 per cent tariff on all those countries, punishing them for helping Putin,' he warned. In a direct message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Graham stated: 'You have played President Trump at your own peril. You made a major league mistake, and your economy is going to continue to be crushed. We're flowing weapons to Ukraine, so Ukraine will have the weapons to fight Putin back.' The Republican Senator accused Vladimir Putin of trying to revive the Soviet Union by invading sovereign nations. 'Putin wants to take countries that are not his. In the mid-90s, Ukraine gave up 1,700 nuclear weapons with a promise that their sovereignty would be respected by Russia. Putin broke that promise.' 'He's not going to stop until somebody makes him stop.' Senator Lindsey Graham also drew a colourful comparison between Donald Trump's leadership and sportsmanship: 'Donald Trump is the Scotty Scheffler of American politics and foreign diplomacy, and he's about to put a whooping on your ass.' Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he has held for over 100 weeks. He has won four major championships. Sending a clear message to countries buying discounted Russian crude, Lindsey Graham said: 'Here's what I would tell China, India and Brazil: If you keep buying cheap Russian oil to allow this war to continue, we're going to tear the hell out of you and we're going to crush your economy, because what you're doing is blood money.' He further accused these nations of prioritising cheap oil over global peace. 'You're buying cheap Russian oil at the expense of the world, and President Trump is tired of this game.' Republican senator Graham stressed that while Vladimir Putin may endure sanctions and disregard the lives of Russian soldiers, other nations with economic ties to the US will feel the pressure. 'China, India, and Brazil — they're about to face a choice between the American economy or helping Putin. And I think they're going to come pick the American economy.'
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
This Max Homa interview on celebrities, his bachelor party, Chipotle and so much more will remind you why you love him
Let's face it, these are trying times for Max Homa. The six-time PGA Tour winner reached as high as No. 5 in the world, but has now slipped out of the Official World Golf Ranking top 100. After playing in 21 consecutive majors, he's now missing his second straight, as he failed to qualify for the Open at Royal Portrush. He has a new caddie after splitting with childhood friend Joe Greiner, and he recently opened up about the cesspool that social media can become, which is in contrast to the early portion of his career, where he made a name for himself by roasting the swings of others. And after a rough opening round at the 2025 Barracuda Championship, Homa stormed back Friday to make the cut at Tahoe Mountain Club's Old Greenwood course with eight birdies, including five in his last seven holes. Rico Hoey led the event after two days of play with plus 26 while Homa entered the weekend at plus 14. But despite his struggles, Homa has remained one of the game's most insightful players, a genuine interviewee who thoughtfully answers every question lobbed his way in the media center. And while we don't typically publish interviews in their entirety, this exchange between Homa and reporters in advance of the Barracuda, this one seemed too precious to carve up. Thanks to PGA Tour communications for the entire transcript: Q. You played your college golf at Berkeley, Cal Berkeley, not too far from here, couple hours away. Did you have any experiences coming up to Lake Tahoe when you were in college? Any memories coming up in this area in that time period? MAX HOMA: No, never in college. I did come here for my bachelor party. Q. Oh, nice. Heck yeah. MAX HOMA: So memories are hazy, but... Q. We need to follow up on that. MAX HOMA: We got pictures. But yeah, we never golfed here. I did do a work outing last offseason at Edgewood, which was cool. That was my first time getting to play-play up here. No, it's very pretty. I guess last time I played this event it was at Montreux, so bit different location, but similar kind of vibe. It's a very special place in the country that I don't feel like a lot of people get to go to, but when you got here you think to yourself, why don't I come here more often? It's very peaceful. It's a very enjoyable place. Very thankful we get to come up here. Q. The Bachelor party, winter trip, summer? When did you guys come out? MAX HOMA: September. It was like a Labor Day. Q. You get on the boat? MAX HOMA: It was very nice. We had a plan to get on the boat, but everybody woke up and thought better of it. Yeah, no. But, no, it was fun. We stayed mostly at the house. We went down to South Lake Tahoe every night. It was a blast. We had like 15 of us. It was a lot of fun. Q. Shoutout to Shannon Kelly's fiance John actually had his party during the ACC last week. MAX HOMA: That's wild. Q. Shannon's dad was there. I can tell you by Sunday they looked like they were pretty bad by Sunday. Speaking of Edgewood though, tough back-to-back weeks of assignments for us. We were posted up at the American Sentry Championship last week. I know you had your eyes on it because I believe Charles Barkley name dropped you. I think you reached out to him after he shot an 81 often Friday. What's that relationship like and did you -- do you pay attention to that celebrity tournament every year? More: Max Homa calls social media a 'safe haven for a**holes,' says logging off was the right move MAX HOMA: Yeah, I'm lucky. I got quite a few friends who played in it. Chuck I think is the greatest dude in the world. He texts me after most every tournament so I was trying to reciprocate. He's playing so much better, so that was fun to watch. Baker plays. I text him. Chuck and Rob McElhenney played together, and so I'm friends with both of them. I keep my eye the most on Aaron Rogers. We talk a lot. We talk a lot golf. He's a golf junkie. He didn't get to play much at all leading up, but he said I think the Monday before he went up he went and played and played really well, so it was good that he showed up and kind of kept what trend going. I think he went 15, 15, 14. It was fun to watch them, man. People like Steph and just the athletes that we admire going to play a game that drives you insane. Getting to watch the Kelce Brothers suck is always funny. I mean, they're just the most likable people ever and they get on the golf course and they continue to be relatable. I don't know. You just get to see both their personality and competitive nature at the same time. I think that's just awesome. Q. What did you say with Chuck, you had the video of him, there were some expletives... MAX HOMA: Oh, yeah. Q. ... and you were like, one of us, man. You got to be careful with a hot mic around Barkley. MAX HOMA: He doesn't care about a hot mic, I promise you that. Q. Who is the best celebrity golfer you've ever played a round with? MAX HOMA: I mean, Aaron is a really good. I've never played with Steph. He's impressive. On the spot I'm blanking. I know there is more. But somebody who is really good, Alfonso Ribeiro is a phenomenal golfer. Q. He takes it very seriously. MAX HOMA: Yeah, he loves him some golf. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch. Q. You're good. MAX HOMA: I'd be curious -- Austin Reaves has a special place in my heart as a Laker. I've heard himself tout himself as the best golfing basketball player, so I would like to see his game. His swing is beautiful, so... Corey Kispert is a good player. Q. Shout out Gonzaga. MAX HOMA: Yeah, so there are some good ones. I need to see it all up close. Steph obviously gets the most accolades because he won the ACC and all that. Oh, Mardy Fish. He's a really good golfer. Q. We saw Mardy; the final round he had a cocktail on the turn. That told me, all right... MAX HOMA: Because Mardy takes it serious-serious, so if he's drinking that means he's packed it in. Q. Back to serious golf though. In your last few months and of course, and it's well documented, different caddies and you were carrying your bag at a Monday qualifier. Take us inside your head right now and what you're going through. MAX HOMA: Yeah, feels good. Game feels a lot better the last -- since about the Truist I saw some better signs. Didn't really put up any good results, but the game started to feel a lot better. It's hard because I'm not at The Open. Didn't get to play the U.S. Open either. So it's hard to kind of compartmentalize improvement without being I guess upset I'm not there. But at the same time, if I just put it in a vacuum I'm really happy where my game is right now. I played great at the John Deere. I've been playing well at home. So I'm finally seeing some sustained good golf. Driving it a lot better. The rest of my game has felt pretty decent all year. Just been the driver and the 3-wood. So it's been awesome the last two and a half weeks. So, yeah, it's just good to kind of keep bouncing around. We travel so much. So bounce city to city and keep playing and keep having the same swing. For the beginning it was quite tough, so I see the light, which is good. Q. Dial it in. MAX HOMA: Yeah. Q. Got you. When you look at this tournament, you're hovering near 100 in the standings. Do you look at this as a opportunity, okay, this is somewhere maybe I can get big points or more just focused on I just want to go out and play good golf? What is your goal, expectation for coming out here to Truckee this week? MAX HOMA: Yeah, I mean, I'm in that spot. I don't need to finish in the top 100 this year because I have exemptions. I'm focused on the 70 and 50 number. I added this event because -- well, you know, I thought I would be playing this week anyway. I didn't play last week in Scotland. So I just wanted to get another rep in and get some points. Just try to keep chipping away towards that 70 number to make the playoffs. Hopefully -- I would love -- my wife is very, very pregnant right now so really like to win one of the next two so I could skip an event coming up just so I could keep the stress level low in our household. But, yeah, just wanted to -- playing well. I wanted to just get some points in and work my way towards Memphis. Q. Get a W and then maybe, all right, now we can... MAX HOMA: Yeah, I got two missed calls from her yesterday and I was freaking out. I can't handle the stress right now. Q. I can relate because my wife is also very pregnant. MAX HOMA: Okay. Q. When are you guys due? MAX HOMA: We would be like the first week of August. Q. So we're first week of October so you're really close. MAX HOMA: Oh, no, I'm close, yeah. She's the one telling me to keep playing, so I'm still stressed out. Dude, I'm freaking out. I'm ready to have the baby and then get settled. I know it'll be chaos, but I want to make sure I'm there. Q. Speaking of chaos, I just watched last night an eight-minute Truth Or Putt interview you did with Druski sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts. That looked like a ton of fun. And also, recently released episode of Stick on Apple. You were in that episode. What's it like getting to taste that Hollywood side of things? MAX HOMA: Yeah, it's not exactly my bread and butter, but Druski is cool. It's always scary to meet people like him because that's how I felt about the Pardon My Take guys, Big Cat and PFT. They're such a massive part my life without knowing it. It's kind of the definition of never meet your heros. I think when people meet athletes that they don't end up liking they get upset. I get that, but it's a different mindset. Those people are entertainers and you want them to be cool and normal and Druski... Q. (Talking over one another.) I hope they like me. MAX HOMA: That's what I mean. Hope they're funny, and Druski lived up to that. He was awesome to be around. Yeah, getting to be around Owen Wilson was cool. We were talking. I'm 34. If you're a 34-year-old dude he's your adolescence. Q. You're looking peak period of movies. MAX HOMA: Him and Vince Vaughan, man. We still quote everything they've done, so that was awesome. That was a pinch-me, texting all my friends, you'll never believe what I'm doing today. That was cool. Yeah, I haven't watched my scene. I will not watch my scene. I do not have the heart to watch myself act. Q. At least Wyndham was there with you. MAX HOMA: Yeah, thank you goodness. Hopefully he looked worse than me. That's all I can ask for. Q. How did you become that guy that is friends with all these big names, massive following. How did that all happen? Just naturally? MAX HOMA: I don't really know. I don't know. I've tried since college just to be myself and then you attract people that like that. If you don't, then it's all good. So fortunately I've always had such an admiration for other athletes, what they go through, what they put their bodies through, what mentally they go through. I've been lucky to get to have a lot of deep talks with these people, especially Aaron, about like how you prepares mentally, I mean. So, I don't know. I just have always been a big admirer of all theirs, so I've been really lucky we've got to have a relationship and chat about life, but also sports and how to get better. All athletes are sickos. We love what we do and we all love other sports, so it's cool to get to talk to those types of people. Q. We had or Nikki Pico (phonetic) walk up with you and she spotted our your bag big Chipotle presences on the golf bag got to ask you. They're a sponsor of yours. You said it's like your absolute favorite thing. First of all, what's the go-to Max Homa Chipotle order? What's the move? MAX HOMA: Yeah, they're my favorite thing like ever. I looked it up. There is not one anywhere near my hotel which is a bummer. My go-to, I get basically the same thing every time. I get a bowl, white rice, black beans, that Chipotle honey chicken is fire. I hope that never goes away. I've been begging them to keep it. Just keep it forever. Q. Don't lose it. MAX HOMA: Then pico corn, and if I had a good week I'll get guac. If not, I don't. Q. That's pretty simple. MAX HOMA: It's very simple. Q. Pretty simple order. Mike, what's on your Chipotle move. Depends if I'm going burrito, usually bowl though. I'm the guy that goes half and half with everything. MAX HOMA: Yeah, yeah, that is a good idea. Q. I feel like you get a little more that way. MAX HOMA: Okay, yeah, you're fleecing the system. Q. If I'm feeling good I'll go with the queso, but always guac on the side. MAX HOMA: Always, okay. Q. Got to get the guac. Even the veggies I think are a must. MAX HOMA: That's the only thing I'll mix in that's not part of my standard. I have it a lot at home so at some point I mix it up a little. That's pretty much the only thing... Q. Hey, we actually have one in Reno. Maybe we'll drive one up for you. MAX HOMA: Yeah, I checked. 23 miles from my hotel. I'm still thinking about going. I might drive out. I don't have my family here this week so I might hike it over to the Chipotle. Q. Curious, big Dodgers fan, right? MAX HOMA: Yeah. Q. Did you catch the All-Star Game last night? Kershaw mic'd up as he was pitching. MAX HOMA: Yeah. Q. Do you think LA runs it back this year? MAX HOMA: I hope they do. That was really cool. Kershaw is Dodgers' baseball to me. He's right in kind of my sweet spot, my favorite Dodger of all-time. So to get to see that -- he wasn't really honing it down. I think he hit 89 his first pitch. Had a strike out and have Dave (phonetic) come out, you know, that was just so cool. So it's nice when -- we been so lucky to get to see such great pitching in our era. To get to see them take their steps towards the end and get to appreciate it is cool. I hope they win it all. They're good. Pitching is going to get healthy soon. I think that's one the one bugaboo for the season. Bats have been cold, but I don't really worry about that lineup. I think they'll worry that one out. Q. I'm a long-suffering Mariners fan, so Cal Raleigh winning the Home Run Derby, I'm going to ride that. MAX HOMA: Cal Raleigh, baby. That's awesome. That was awesome.
Canada News.Net
6 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Reflective Robert MacIntyre counting memories before defense of Scottish Open
(Photo credit: Sandra Mailer-Imagn Images) Robert MacIntyre returns to the Scottish Open exasperated by the year gone by since he birdied the final hole to win his home country's national championship in North Berwick last July. But even with the condensed PGA Tour schedule -- which MacIntyre detailed as prompting the belief he can never take a week off - the Oban, Scotland, native said he's energized planting his feet on home soil to defend his tournament title. 'As a kid growing up, I watched The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and dreamed of playing in it,' he said Wednesday, 'and once I got playing in it, I'm thinking, let's win this thing. And obviously coming close. But last year, when that putt drops -- I keep watching it over and over again. I was struggling. My putting was up-and-down like a roller coaster. And when I struggle, I look at these moments, and I remember the highs when the putter does come, it really turns it on.' MacIntyre defeated Adam Scott by one stroke, making up three shots over the final five holes to extend momentum he brought to Scotland last July after winning the Canadian Open with his dad on the bag. There is a little less in the way of a positive current behind MacIntyre this week. Still, he's 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking the day before teeing it up at The Renaissance Club in arguably the headlining grouping of the first round with Scott and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (3:28 a.m. ET Thursday). 'It is surreal to know the path that I've gone on and the results that I've had,' said MacIntyre of the awe factor of coming home to take on the world's best in a spotlight tee time. 'As a kid growing up, you hit putts on putting greens to win this, win that, and I mean to actually be in the tournaments and have chances to really live the moments is all I can ask for. Whether you win it or not, it's like you've got the chance and they are special.' MacIntyre said he'll be aided by having the Scottish Open trophy on a shelf but made it clear he's planning to be aggressive, take risks and play to win again this week. 'I think the pressure is off, obviously, with me saying how much I wanted this golf tournament and we wanted to win this tournament,' MacIntyre said. 'I think the pressure is off on that side of it because I have won it now, but the expectation is not from me, (it's) from outside, the fans. No people within my team because they know it's a process and we do certain things. From the outside, the expectation is through the roof.' Beyond defending his title, motivation will not be hard to locate come Thursday. By car, MacIntyre's hometown of Oban is around a seven-hour drive to Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. This week, it's closer to three hours and under 150 miles to reach the site of the Scottish Open on Cowden Hill Drive in North Berwick. 'I want to keep this trophy every year until I stop playing. But again, I pitch up here, and I want to win,' he said. 'It's the Scottish Open, and it's my almost flagship event, I would say, after the majors. I want to win it. I hope if I don't win it, a Scottish player wins it. It's just a special, special golf tournament with an unbelievable field.' There's enough fuel and energy from the support of the home crowd this week and next for MacIntyre to keep it in high gear. Eventually, he's looking forward to taking a long break and perhaps more time for reflection. 'This season is log-jammed. If you looked at the locker room on the Sunday at the Travelers, everyone was dying to go home because it was just a long stretch. For me, I was out there 11 weeks, played 10 out of 11, was just running on empty,' MacIntyre said. 'It's such a big golf tournament; you're trying your best. It's difficult with how kind of condensed the season is now on the PGA Tour, especially. It's just log-jammed and you just feel like you can't take a week off because if you take a week off, you're going backward. It's difficult -- that side of it. But you've got to trust your schedule. You've got to trust that you're going to get your run. 'But it is very, very tiring.'
