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Did Jason Day’s down time at the end of 2016 sufficiently rest his
back to allow him to win again and maintain his No. 1 standing?
Day, when he is healthy, has been the best golfer in the world
over the past 18 months. Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Dustin
Johnson are ready to overtake him if he isn’t.
Will a coaching change help Lydia Ko find her
lost consistency and dominate leaderboards once
again? Ko’s change to Leadbetter, plus swing
changes to add distance, lost some of her accuracy
off the tee and she did not win the Race to the
CME Globe for the first time in three years. Ariya
Jutanugan and Brooke Henderson are poised to
pass her for major titles and the No. 1 spot.
Will a seemingly ageless 59-year-old Bernhard Langer win a 5th
Charles Schwab Cup on the PGATour Champions? Langer won the
Charles Schwab Cup for the third consecutive year and fourth time
in seven years. He turns 60 in August, 2017, but has the body and
drive of a much younger man.
What will be the big idea or promotion European Tour
Commissioner Keith Pelley will try next? Pelley has tried a
number of promotions throughout his first full year on the job.
The announcement of the Rolex Series should help keep top
name Europeans playing on that tour.
Now that Donald Trump won the Presidency, will golf’s elite
welcome him back to the fold? Golf’s ruling bodies ran fromTrump
in 2016, now that he is President, will golf welcome him back with
open arms?
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