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Scottie Scheffler comes up clutch with pars needed to win Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler played the kind of golf that wins a traditional U.S. Open, and that’s what the Arnold Palmer Invitational felt like Sunday at Bay Hill. In another final round that featured some of the toughest scoring conditions in four decades, Scheffler made key putts to save two unlikely pars, followed with …
After surprisingly making cut, Bryson DeChambeau takes early-morning flight back to Wells Fargo Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bryson DeChambeau had an early wake-up alarm set for Saturday morning. Very early. Even by the standards of an 8:10 a.m. tee time. That’s because DeChambeau began the day in Dallas — where he went Friday afternoon after believing he had missed the 36-hole cut at the Wells Fargo Championship. DeChambeau returned …
This Monday qualifier is already guaranteed to break a PGA Tour record this week | Golf News and Tour Information
Monday qualifiers have been in the news this week after Michael Visacki’s phone call to his dad letting him know he’d qualified for the Valspar Championship went viral. But there will be another notable PGA Tour debut at Innisbrook on Thursday. A record-breaking one, in fact. Introducing Jordan Hahn, who will surpass—literally—a record as soon …
Who’s in, who’s out of bracket in Austin
The field is set for the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas, next week. There will be 64 players in the bracket and there will only be five golfers who are eligible who will not be there. Austin Country Club will once again host the five-day tournament, March 24-28. The top 11 …
Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy
SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was so unaffected by a rules controversy a day earlier that he won the Farmers Insurance Open by five shots, the biggest margin in his nine career PGA Tour victories. Reed closed with a 4-under 68 at Torrey Pines, making an eagle on the par-5 sixth and finishing off his …
Collin Morikawa, 23, wins PGA Championship in second career major
SAN FRANCISCO — The shot will be remembered as one of the best under pressure that hardly anyone witnessed. It made Collin Morikawa a major champion Sunday in a thrill-a-minute PGA Championship that not many will forget. Morikawa hit driver on the 294-yard 16th hole that was perfect in flight and even better when it …
Tiger Woods starts hot, finishes 5 back after 71 in Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods’ first PGA Tour event in more than 150 days started and ended the same way: with a birdie. Woods, playing in his first tour event since February, shot a 71 in the first round of the Memorial Tournament on Thursday. “Well, it’s been a while since I’ve played,” Woods said. …
PGA restart under scrutiny after Nick Watney tests positive for Covid-19 | Sport
Intense focus surrounds the status of the PGA Tour’s restart after one of its players, the 39-year-old Nick Watney, tested positive for Covid-19 mid-competition. Watney withdrew from the RBC Heritage in South Carolina before the second round and is now spending at least 10 days in isolation. This is an obvious blow to the Tour, …
‘We had to earn it’
MELBOURNE, Australia — There were high emotions and fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup on Sunday …
Patrick Reed’s caddie out of Presidents Cup after altercation with fan
MELBOURNE, Australia — The caddie for Patrick Reed will not be on the bag for the final session of the Presidents Cup after being involved in an altercation on Saturday at Royal Melbourne that a source said involved him punching a fan after a match. The PGA Tour announced the decision after Saturday’s dual session. …
