No matter how close the putt, you can't Willett to go in

Presidents Cup to tee off without the choosy ones who went to LIV Golf
No matter how close the putt, you can't Willett to go in

Cameron Smith poses with a trophy after winning the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago tournament. Moving from the PGA Tour to the more lucrative Saudi-backed venture means he misses out on a place in the Presidents Cup this week.

WE CHART our own bad beat down below, but it hardly comes near to what occurred in the opening event of the USPGA Tour on Sunday.

Green-jacket owner from 2016, Danny Willett was leading by one coming down the Par 5 18th at the Fortinet Championship. Reigning champ Max Homa found a greenside bunker with his second, but chipped out short. Willett stuck his third to within three feet.

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