Tour News
Tour Mash: A CareerBuilder for Swafford, Fleetwood wins HSBC
A full slate of tour events from the entire globe brought another 59, an ageless winner, a wind-shortened event and some of the best hair on tour to the fore. To find out more, press on and rest your eyes on this week’s Tour Mash.
PGA Tour: Hudson Swafford’s CareerBuilder
Entering Alcatraz with a one-shot lead …
Talk about a golf shot. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/UAncuXLKrD
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 22, 2017
Adam Hadwin had the nearly-impossible task of following up a 59 with enough birdies to win. And he nearly did it. The Canadian stalwart recovered from a slow start with three back-nine birdies to finish at 19-under par on the week. Unfortunately for Hadwin, Hudson Swafford played better.
Swafford held the lead this week through 36 holes before Hadwin’s transcendent sub-60 score on Saturday. For most of Sunday, Swafford hung around. They say that if you hang around long enough, good things happen. For the University of Georgia alumnus, those good things came at the end in a carnival three-pack. After dropping an 11-foot putt for birdie on the 15th hole, Swafford had tap-ins for birdie on Nos. 16 and 17. He parred the 18th to claim his first PGA Tour title.
Related: See the clubs Swafford used to win
Brian Harman and Bud Cauley, the latter back from injury, tied for third at 18-under. Dominic Bozzelli, a Web.com Tour graduate, birdied his last two holes to vault into the top-five, claiming 5th spot alone at 17-under.
European Tour: Fleetwood wins HSBC Championship
"Should run out…should run out…"
Does run out. pic.twitter.com/uYLVOvKTmH
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 22, 2017
Tommy Fleetwood had balanced a bogey with a birdie on the front nine on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. At that juncture, his thoughts turned to a nice finish and the next tournament. On the inward half, the English professional with one previous European Tour win stitched three birdies to one eagle for 31 and a 67 on the day. Having complicated matters, he waited to see if any among the finishers could match or exceed his total.
If it had come to birdies alone, Pablo Larrazabal would have buzzed his way to the title. The Spaniard notched eight of them on Sunday. The problematic part were the four bogeys that compelled him to finish in a tie for second, one back of the magnificently-coiffed Fleetwood.
Alongside Larrazabal was 2016 U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson. DJ made a tremendous run, playing the final three holes in 3-under. A 15th-hole bogey was his undoing, relegating him to co-runner up status.
PGA Tour Champions: Shortened Mitsubishi Electric Championship goes to a familiar face
Bernhard Langer did not expect to awaken on Saturday as Mitsubishi Electric champion. After all, he had one more round to play. Overruling the German professional were the winds of Mother Nature. Not only were they deemed too powerful for a fair game of golf on Saturday, but they would persist through Sunday evening. As a result, Langer earned his 30th PGA Tour Champions title on the strength of his play through 36 holes on Thursday and Friday.
A look back at Round 2 scorecards showed that the 18th hole played a principal role in Langer’s win. While the 2016 Schwab Cup champion made birdie to reach 14-under, Fred Couples made bogey to drop to 13-under. The two-stroke swing unknowingly resolved matters at this year’s event. Two back of Langer, in third place alone, was Kirk Triplett.
Asian Tour: Ageless Marksaeng wins Singapore Open
Fifties are making news all across the golfing world. Prayad Marksaeng, all 51 years of him, shot 67 on an elongated Sunday to claim the Singapore Open. Marksaeng improved each day (71-69-68-67) and closed with five birdies on Sunday to finish on top.
With a name like Adam Scott in the lead after Saturday, Marksaeng might have been gunning for a top-10 finish. When the Australian champion struggled during his second round of the day (caused by a Saturday weather delay), the doors opened wide for an upset.
Finishing more than two hours ahead of the final group, Marksaeng was nearly caught by a quartet of golfers. Defending champion Younghan Song, South Africa’s Jbe Kruger, Pachara Khongwatmai and Juvic Pagunsan all finished at 8-under, one behind the victor.
With the win, Marksaeng gains entry in to the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Austin Cook – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Alejandro Tosti – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- MJ Daffue – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Nate Lashley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- James Nicholas – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rasmus Hojgaard – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- SangMoon Bae – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rory McIlroy – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Russ Cochrane – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Steve Stricker WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Drew Brees WITB (Legendary New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Thriston Lawrence WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Cameron putters – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Swag covers ( a few custom for Nick Hardy) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Custom Bettinardi covers for Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Patrick Cantlay spotted testing a Scotty Cameron blade putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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