TULSA, Okla. — Shaun Norris is taking part in in his eighth profession significant championship this week in the PGA at Southern Hills. The 40-calendar year-outdated burly South African, before this week, had designed only two cuts in majors, equally at British Opens.
The 3rd spherical, on Saturday, was the 2nd time Norris experienced been paired with Tiger Woods in a main, the first remaining the third round of the 2018 British Open at Carnoustie. And Norris cherished it — especially since he had his more youthful brother, Kyle, caddying for him.
“My brother was rejoicing since it was something he’s normally wanted to practical experience,’’ explained Norris, who shot a 74 on Saturday and stands at 7-around par, 16 photographs behind leader Mito Pereira. “He did not caddy for me the first time I played with Tiger.’’
Norris’ young brother was not the only particular person embracing the Tiger experience.
“To be ready to have performed in my life time in two majors with him, I can’t be much more delighted and happy about it,’’ Norris explained of staying paired with Woods who withdrew from the PGA Championship following his 3rd-spherical 79. “It’s a dude that I’ve usually appeared up to. He’s been an idol. So, for me, it was a wonderful satisfaction to basically knowledge that.’’
Norris reported he was geared up for the group and the ambiance bordering Woods all through a spherical from enjoying with him in 2018.
“I was fortunate to perform with Tiger before, so it was a ton much easier this time to manage it,’’ he explained. “I obtained to see all the crowds again and every thing like that. But it is not straightforward. There’s so lots of persons out there. It’s this sort of a satisfaction to essentially be able to go by that and working experience that style of spherical.’’
Norris reported he had no dilemma sleeping Friday evening, unlike right before the final time he played with Woods.
“That night, I did struggle to rest back then,’’ he conceded. “I unquestionably discovered a large amount, a hell of a good deal that day. I uncovered a hell of a ton from him to choose into my individual sport, and I assume given that then I have grown a large amount as well.
“Just the way to solution golf classes and how to handle you and know that you really don't have to be great.
“I mean, at the finish of the working day, you’re placing a rating down. It does not matter how. But if you can put a very good score down, it displays that you grinded and pushed yourself into competition.’’
Webb Simpson, who manufactured the slash on the quantity, posted the spherical of the day when he shot a 5-less than 65 to get to 1-beneath for the week.
Simpson known as it “probably top rated two or three finest rounds I have at any time had in a significant considering the disorders.’’
“Today was a take a look at of the brain as properly as physically for the reason that we have a mist out there all day, clubface is getting a tiny damp, it’s blowing sideways,’’ Simpson reported. “We’ve absent from 92 levels to what we had right now [in the 50s], so the ball is likely way shorter. There’s a lot of changing on the fly, and I commonly do not like to enjoy when it’s colder weather conditions, so I shocked myself a bit currently.’’
Aussie Lucas Herbert poked a jab at the PGA’s outlandishly costly beer charges when requested what he prepared to do right after finishing his 3rd round.
“Try and get as a great deal relaxation as I can, consider to keep up all the strength I can,’’ he said. “Stay away from those beers tonight. If they are going to be $18, I really don't think I’ll go near them in any case.’’
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