Spaniard’s petulance, Kuchar’s thrifty touch and Holmes’s slow play sit uneasily with the public but Tiger Woods offers hope
The World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship is an unlikely saviour for the sport. At the first staging of this tournament, in 2017, players and caddies were affected by sickness to such an extent that an emergency ward by the 18th green would have been a valid addition. The impact on last year was inevitable; Rory McIlroy gave the event a miss despite a $10m prize pot, as again did Jason Day. The tournament seen by many as a beacon of light, having prised WGC status away from the Donald Trump-owned Doral site in Miami, was floundering.
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Written by Ewan Murray in Mexico City
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/feb/20/garcia-kuchar-holmes-tiger-woods-mexico-championship under the title “García, Kuchar and Holmes: three golfers out of touch with reality | Ewan Murray”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
