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Willie Mack III knows he stands out on the golf course.
The Flint native has been mistaken for a caddie multiple times, but he doesn’t let it get to him. Ten years into his professional career, Mack is trying to become the fifth Black full-time golfer on the PGA Tour this season, and recent sponsor’s exemptions have aided him on this journey.
But golf fans will notice something else about Mack: the sleeve he wears on his left arm. On social media, he uses #Mack3Sleeve to promote his look, which doesn’t provide any additional benefits to his golf game but rather pays homage to his second favorite sport basketball.
Joaquin Niemann, Tom Lewis share lead at Rocket Mortgage
Field Level Media
03 Jul 2021, 11:05 GMT+10
Chile s Joaquin Niemann and England s Tom Lewis shot matching rounds of 3-under-par 69 to enter the weekend tied for the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club.
At 10-under 134 after two rounds, they hold a one-shot advantage over Max Homa, Troy Merritt and Chris Kirk. Homa fired a 7-under 65 Friday, tied for the best round of the day with Scotland s Russell Knox, who is in an eight-way tie for sixth at 8 under.
Neither Niemann nor Lewis has made a bogey through two rounds. Niemann credited an improvement in his putting for that performance.
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I didn t know him personally very at all, said the 38-year-old after finishing the first round Thursday. I just knew he kind of meant a lot to Metro Detroit golf community, and I just thought it would be a nice thing to do and just kind of honor his memory.
Once Stuard teed off, however, things didn t go as well.
He shot a 1-under-par 71, eight shots off clubhouse leader Davis Thompson. He opened with a birdie on No. 1 then birdied on the seventh and 14th holes. He also had two bogeys, on Nos. 10 and 18. It was a performance far from his opening round in 2019. Two years ago, he finished the first round with a 6-under 66. He finished that tournament tied for fifth with a 17-under 271. Still, Stuard wasn t deterred.