While we Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving this week and the European Tour takes a short wreck among seasons, golf maintains in the Land Down Under. The 2d of the Australian Big Three, the Emirates Australian Open, receives underway Thursday (it is tonight here within the USA).
The defending champion is Rory McIlroy, making his very last look of 2014 at the event he pretty literally stole from Adam Scott ultimate year. Adam seemed to be in control till Rory ran him down within the very last stretch, triumphing with a birdie at the very last hollow. Adam is looking to even the score this year.
In fact, Adam requested that he and Rory be paired together the first two days, presumably to keep an eye on Rory. But the event organizers decided to keep the two separated, according to this SkySports article (from which the photo also came), simply to spread the main draws across as many groupings as possible. As Golf Australia championship director Trevor Herden told SkySports:
?It?S very tempting, however there are several issues while pairing the most powerful international-magnificence gamers inside the Australian Open subject. And it?S for the precise motives that the Masters, US and British Opens and the US PGA separated these two guys this season. Just like all of the important championships do, we are able to spread out the superstars across the draw to ensure as many humans as feasible see them.?Therefore, Rory will be paired with Geoff Ogilvy and Stuart Appleby in the morning wave. Adam will be paired with Jordan Spieth and last week's Australian Masters champion Nick Cullen in the afternoon.
Personally, I'll be very fascinated to peer how Jordan does. It's his first journey to Australia and he is coming off a 3rd-area finish in Japan closing week, wherein he overlooked the playoff by means of a single shot. Given that Jordan's instruct is Australian PGA Professional Cameron McCormick, Jordan may have a higher threat than maximum anticipate. And according to the Australian PGA web site, Jordan has idolized Adam for a long time and is looking ahead to playing with him.
GC starts their broadcast tonight at 8pm ET . I'm looking for Jordan to get his first international win this weekend.
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