Hello golfers, 

 

Congratulations to junior member Declan Allen who won the net event at the Perranporth Junior Open held on Sunday. The previous wekend Dec was also triumphant at the St Austell Junior Open.

The Holman Cup: Congratulations to Rachel Lloyd Phillips on winning the Holman Cup Open event on Sunday.

Putts Drop for Butt: Congratulations to Darryl Butt on winning last weekends monthly stableford with 42pts.


 

Brain Teaser: What is the playoff system employed for this weeks  PGA Championship?

Sam's the Man: Darren Clarke has named Sam Torrance as his fifth vice-captain. Clarke is also understood to have considered 2012 captain Jose Maria Olazabal, who has been unable to play competitive golf since the Masters in 2015 due to pain in his joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis. 

Rory in his Own Words  : “I'm a bit of a home bird; I'm very proud of where I'm from ? there's a sense of belonging. Northern Ireland is a little bit like a village in that way. It's obviously a country with nearly two million people, but at the same time it feels like anywhere I go I'll run into someone I've met along the way, and no one lets me get above my station. People are very proud of me, but they'll never let me forget where I’m from. There’s a “if you work hard, you'll succeed" mentality so people are genuinely happy for you when you succeed. But there is also a bit of a "work hard, play hard" mentality.“Sometimes I feel like I live two different lives. I live this life that you see in front of cameras, playing golf and being the Rory that millions of people see across the world, but the Rory that I'm probably most comfortable being is Rory amongst his friends, amongst his family, back home. How I've been raised has kept me very grounded.” 

Answer
In the event of a tie for first place after 72 holes at the PGA Championship, there will be a three-hole aggregate-score playoff. If a tie remains, it becomes a hole-by-hole sudden death.