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Tour Mash: Hurley’s improbable victory, Ko and Stenson return to winner’s circle
PGA Tour: Naval Academy grad Billy Hurley III grabs improbable victory at Quicken Loans National
In a week that saw the cancellation of an imminent PGA Tour event, and the human tragedy that surrounded it, a long-shot victor who dealt with his own family tragedy over the past year emerged to claim a first Tour win. Billy Hurley III stood even on the day, neck and neck with Vijay Singh, when he pitched in for birdie on the 15th hole to assume the lead. A subsequent birdie on No. 16 gave him a three-stroke edge, which he carried to the finish.
Hurley is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, and his victory at Congressional resonated not only for the support that the tournament gives to the military, but also to the winner, who grew up not far from the tournament site. Hurley’s father, his golf instructor, passed away in the last year, adding to the emotion of the victory.
Vijay Singh and Ernie Els gave proper chase, but could not catch the determined champion. Singh finished second alone, with newly minted professional (and last week’s U.S. Open low amateur) Jon Rahm (see his WITB) tied for third with Bill Haas at 13-under par.
Related: See the clubs Hurley used to win
LPGA Tour: Lydia Ko wins Walmart Championship in Arkansas
The world No. 1 stood in a tie on Saturday evening with Morgan Pressel, but made an emphatic statement on Sunday that reminded the golf world of how she attained that top ranking. Ko birdied four of her first five holes in to jump ahead of the field, reaching 5-under on the day at one point on Sunday. Pressel could not keep early pace, although she did make a mid-round run with three birdies in a four-hole stretch.
As the leaders headed toward the tournament’s coda, Pressel bogied four consecutive holes to drop from contention. She finished in a tie with Candie Kung, whose 2-under 69 featured a strong closing kick of 4-under over the final eleven holes. Ko was able to play conservatively during the final six holes, making two bogeys to end at 17-under, three shots clear of Kung and Pressel.
European Tour: Stenson returns to winner’s podium at BMW International Open
Henrik Stenson had experienced joy and sadness at two previous BMW Opens, winning a playoff for the title in 2006, and losing another extra-hole battle in 2014. The Swede had not won anywhere since November of 2014, so his victory at Pulheim, Germany, was a welcome result. Forced to play 36 holes on Sunday after rain delays slowed play, Stenson went on a bogey run to fall into a tie with Darren Fichardt of South Africa into the back nine of Round 4.
Stenson responded like the top-10 player he is, with three birdies over the closing holes. Fichardt made bogey on the final hole to drop into a tie for second with Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark three shots back at 14-under. The victory was Stenson’s 10th on the European Tour. Once ranked No. 2 in the world, the Swede currently finds himself in the No. 7 spot worldwide, headed into the thick of summer competition. There was good news from the rest of the field as well: holes in one from Richie Ramsay and Sergio Garcia put an exclamation point on the week.
Related: See the clubs Stenson used to win
Web.com Tour: Schniederjans wins first at Air Capital in Kansas
Ollie Schniederjans, a first-year pro by way of Dallas and Georgia Tech, survived a two-hole, three-man playoff to claim his first professional title. The 22-year-old nearly won in early April in Colombia, but fell to Brad Fritsch in a playoff. This time around, he took matters into his own hands.
Schniederjans lit up the Crestview course with a record 61 on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to shake a host of players, including J.J. Spaun and amateur Collin Morikawa. One might think that Ollie’s 67 in the final round would get the job done, but a second consecutive 63 from Morikawa and a 64 from Spaun meant that another playoff would determine Schniederjan’s fate.
The winner made fairly short work of the extra session. After all three golfers, tied at 17-under in regulation, made par on the first bonus hole, Schniederjans drained an 18-foot, left-to-right slider to end matters.
Related: See the clubs Schniederjans used to win
The Rest of the Tours
Kirk Triplett took advantage of a Bart Bryant brain freeze to claim his fifth PGA Tour Champions victory and first since 2014 at the American Family Insurance Championship in Wisconsin. Bryant was in the lead when he pulled driver on the short, par-four 15th hole and dumped it into the trees, ultimately finishing at 15-under. That unforced error led to a triple bogey and a passing of the leader’s torch to Triplett. The state of Washington native ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine to claim the title by two strokes over Bryant and Mike Goodes.
Max Rottluff of Germany and Carter Jenkins of the U.S. matched each other shot for shot on Sunday’s back nine at the Dakota Dunes Open on Mackenzie Tour PGA Canada. It was a single blip by Jenkins, a bogey on the par-three 15th, that allowed Rottluff to sneak out of Saskatoon with a one-stroke victory. Rottluff, and Arizona State graduate, posted a winning score of 23-under.
Dou Zecheng of China posted the low Sunday round (67) to pass Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul and Chang Yi Keung of Korea and secure the Nanjing Zhongshan Open at 14-under on PGA Tour China. Keung led with 18 holes to play, but could only manage an even-par 72 in round four, finishing at 11-under, in third alone. Zecheng and Charoenkul battled for the title, with Zecheng easing past with four birdies on the final nine. Charoenkul finished one shot back. The victory was Dou’s third of the campaign.
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Photos from the 2024 Players Championship
On the heels of Scottie Scheffler’s dominant victory at Bay Hill, the PGA Tour heads a little farther north in Florida to TPC Sawgrass this week for The Players Championship. And of course, GolfWRX is on site to get a look at what the players are playing.
We’ve already spotted a new Titleist mini driver this week, and there’s plenty more.
Check out our photos below!
Pullout Albums
- New Titleist 2 wood – 2024 The Players Championship
- Cam Young testing Titleist’s new 2-wood – 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Hole Nos. 17 and 18 – 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship
- Toulon Small Batch Texas putter – 2024 The Players Championship
- Swag Golf custom headcovers – 2024 The Players Championship
- New Ping PLD staff bags – 2024 The Players Championship
- SuperStroke St. Patrick’s Day putter grip – 2024 The Players Championship
- Taylor Montgomery using PuttView X training goggles – 2024 The Players Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
We’re assembling our usual collection of WITB photos, general galleries, and of course, gear inspired by the King himself.
We’ll continue to add to the photos below as more flow in from Florida.
General Albums
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Monday #1
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Monday #2
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Monday #3
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #2
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #1 (thanks, bvmagic!)
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #3 (bvmagic)
- 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational – Tuesday #2 (bvmagic)
WITB Albums
- Matt (LFG) Every – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Sahith Theegala – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Scottie Scheffler – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Luke List – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Adam Schenk – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Taylor Moore – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- David Ford – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Pullout Albums
- New Cameron putters (and new “LD” grip) – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- New Bettinardi MB & CB irons – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Custom Bettinardi API putter cover – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Custom Swag API covers – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- New Golf Pride Reverse Taper grips – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- New PXG putters – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Scottie Scheffler putter change – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Sepp Straka – shaft change to new Ventus blue – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Rickie Fowler’s new Cobra Darkspeed X driver and Denali shaft (and Radspeed 3-wood) – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Justin Rose testing Srixon Z Forged II irons – 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
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Photos from the 2024 Cognizant Classic
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Cognizant Classic —FKA the Honda Classic.
The first leg of the PGA Tour’s traditional “Florida swing,” the Cognizant Classic continues to be contested at PGA National’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, host course of the 1983 Ryder Cup and 1987 PGA Championship. The course is known for its famed “Bear Trap,” a three-hole stretch of holes that take their name from Jack “The Golden Bear” Nicklaus, who redesigned the course in 2002.
The Bear Trap includes No. 15 (a par 3), No. 16 (a par 4), and No. 17 (a par 4). All three holes involve water and have led to several big numbers from Tour players over the years.
Check out an assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums below.
We’ll continue to update the galleries as more photos flow in from Florida!
General Albums
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #3
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Monday #4
- 2024 Cognizant Classic – Tuesday #1
WITB Albums
- Brandt Snedeker – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Max Greyserman – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Eric Cole – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Carl Yuan – WITb – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Russell Henley – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Justin Suh – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Alex Noren – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Shane Lowry – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Taylor Montgomery – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Jake Knapp (KnappTime_ltd) – WITB – – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Sam Ryder – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Maverick McNealy – WITB – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Tua Tagovailoa mini WITB (NFL QB, Miami Dolphins) – 2024 Cognizant Classic
Pullout Albums
- New Super Stoke Pistol Lock 1.0 & 2.0 grips – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- LA Golf new insert putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- New Garsen Quad Tour 15 grip – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- New Swag covers – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Jacob Bridgeman’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Bud Cauley’s custom Cameron putters – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Ryo Hisatsune’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Chris Kirk – new black Callaway Apex CB irons and a few Odyssey putters
- Alejandro Tosti’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
- Joohyung Tom Kim’s “new” center-shafted Scotty Cameron putter – 2024 Cognizant Classic
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chris
Jun 27, 2016 at 2:08 pm
This makes Stenson’s WD last week in 2nd round of Open that much more disappointing. People had speculated it was injury, seems though he is just fine. Shame he couldn’t finish the 2nd round just because he was +10 on the round, considering the amount of golfers that would kill for the opportunity to play in the US Open.
Rwj
Jun 27, 2016 at 2:43 pm
Agreed! Very immature move by a grown man