The wayward drive on the fourth hole of his second round provided a microcosm of Séamus Power’s fate. The ball was pulled viciously left, so far indeed that it sailed merrily over the temporary fencing down that side of the hole and it took a search party of anonymous caterers servicing the hospitality area to locate the ball so that he could avail of a free drop.
Finding the ball was, perhaps, the only element of luck he got all day. Power added a second round 74 to his opening 75 to submit a midway total of nine-over-par 149 that had him departing this 105th edition of the US PGA Championship far too soon, a missed cut on his latest …
- May 20, 2023
