FORT WORTH, Texas – Before play was halted and golf was shelved for 91 days because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were plenty of players who needed a break.
Tiger Woods had missed multiple starts before the quarantine, Brooks Koepka was struggling and Phil Mickelson had missed four cuts in his last five starts. All three were able to use the break to rest, recover and regroup.
One player who didn’t need, or want, the pause in play is Sungjae Im. Last year’s rookie of the year was leading the season-long points race and had finished first (Honda Classic) and third (Arnold Palmer Invitational) before The Players was canceled.