Major stars and world’s sexiest player: golf talking points

HONG KONG – The second men’s major of the year, at Kiawah Island, and some first-time winners on the US PGA and European tours feature in AFP Sport’s golf talking points this week:

– Beware the wounded golfer –

As the world’s best gather in South Carolina for the US PGA Championship this week it seems incredible to think that Rory McIlroy, who lifted the trophy at Kiawah Island in 2012, hasn’t won a major in seven years. Or that Jordan Spieth hasn’t won one of the big four since 2017.

But then again Hideki Matsuyama hadn’t won for four years before his maiden Masters triumph last month. McIlroy and Spieth have both picked up PGA Tour titles in the last six weeks, so it’s…