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5 Things We Learned on Day 2 of the 2017 PGA Championship
Day two brought us a rain delay, a pending Saturday-morning finish, a probable 5-over cut line, a Hideki Matsuyama rampage, and more Kevin Kisner. Sounds about right for a PGA Championship. Let’s mash mash away, into the night!
1) Kevin Kisner fits the profile
…of a PGA Champion. He doesn’t win a whole lot. He looks familiar, until you try to recall where you saw him win what. His swing is compact and uber-repetitive, his game is on point and his mistakes are minimal. Keegan Bradely, Y.E. Yang, Rich Beem, and Steve Elkington are four who’ve done the same since 1995. Kisner might join them.
Want a 4 shot lead in a major? Do things like this…..
See the full #PGAChamp Leaderboard: https://t.co/8T59cEI3zr pic.twitter.com/3ItnVSqiBV
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 11, 2017
2) Except…
It’s a major championship. And Kisner is 0-4 in playoffs. And his best major finish was a tie for 12th in the Jordan Spieth U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. When he steps on the tee on Saturday, in the final group, with 36 holes in front of him, will he be able to take it one hole, one swing, at a time?
They don’t all end up like this.
You've got to be kidding me #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/j6W20RbOhz
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 11, 2017
3) And what of Louis Oosthuizen?
The 2010 Open champion (St. Andrews) lost a playoff for the Masters jacket in 2012, and a second Open in 2015. He’s comfortable beneath the major-event spotlights, but a run that comes up short in 2017 at Quail Hollow might doom him to the destiny of a one-time major winner. For you and me, that’s ecstasy, but for a professional golfer, if feels like agony. Louis needs to win this week, and he might, with shots like this one.
Louis Oosthuizen for ????
Watch the #PGAChamp live: https://t.co/mT5mpu9yEU pic.twitter.com/XGngp2va8n
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 10, 2017
4) Will there come a time
…when we look back at this week, at this round, and mark it as the dawn of the age of Matsuyama? The great Japanese golfer has inched closer to the echelon of major champion, and Quail Hollow suits his game as well as any course. Matsuyama birdied four consecutive holes and posted six in total. He’ll join Kisner in Saturday’s final pairing. Hot on their heels are two major champs, Oostie and Jason Day, in the penultimate pairing.
"Outstanding!"
Hideki isn't skipping a beat after this afternoon's rain delay #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/rxBz7fquQd
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 11, 2017
5) Start ‘Splaining, Rickie
Is this the week? Are you going to stop breaking hearts and claim that major? You love this golf course. You came back from a triple bogey on Thursday to shoot 2-under par. You made 15 pars on your way to a one-under finish on Friday. Rickie Fowler, you’ve been here before. Not in this tournament, but in other major events. Time to put the trophy on the shelf, lad.
#PGAChamp coverage is now LIVE on TNT… and Rickie Fowler is in the mix! pic.twitter.com/kXfBksEqbo
— PGA of America (@PGA) August 11, 2017
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludwig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
See what GolfWRXers are saying and join the discussion in the forums.
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Masters 2024: Reduced-scale clubhouse trophy and green jacket to Scottie Scheffler
In the world of golf, there is Scotty and there is Scottie. Scotty Cameron gave the world of golf a nickname for a prestigious putter line, and Scottie Scheffler has now given the golf world a blueprint for how to negotiate one of the toughest tournaments to win. Sunday, Scheffler won the Masters tournament for the second time in three years. He separated from the field around the turn, making a trio of birdies at holes eight through 10. On the long walk home, he added three more birdie at 13, 14, and 16, to secure a four-shot win over Masters and major-championship rookie Ludvig Åberg.
On No. 7, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie to move into a tie for second place. #themasters pic.twitter.com/ZSjcOr9OQK
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
As the final group moved along the ninth hole, a quadrilateral stood at 7 under par, tied for the lead. Scheffler, playing partner Collin Morikawa, and penultimate pairing Max Homa and Åberg advanced equally toward Amen Corner, with the resolution of the competition well in doubt. Morikawa flinched first, getting too greedy (his words) at nine and 11. Double bogey at each dropped him farther back than he wished, and he ultimately made a 10-foot putt for bogey at the last, to tie for third position.
Ludvig Åberg made the next mistake. Whether he knew the Ben Hogan story about the approach into 11 or not, he bit off way more than he should have. His approach was never hopeful, and ended short and right in White Dogwood’s pond. Åberg finished the hole in six shots. To his credit, he played the remaining seven holes in two-under figures. Finally, Max Homa was the victim of the finicky winds over Golden Bell, the short, par-3 12th hole. His disbelief was evident, as his tee shot flew everything and landed in azaleas behind the putting surface. After two pitch shots and two putts, Homa also had a double bogey, losing shots that he could not surrender.
Why? At the ninth hole, Scottie Scheffler hit one of the finest approach shots of all time, into the final green of the first nine. Scheffler had six inches for birdie and he converted. At the 10th, he lasered another approach shot into a tricky hole location, then made another fine putt for birdie. Within the space of 30 minutes, Scheffler had seized complete control of the tournament, but Amen Corner still lurked.
Scottie Scheffler is back in sole possession of the lead. #themasters pic.twitter.com/MGytXpJcXH
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
At the 11th, Scheffler played safely right with his approach. His chip shot was a wee bit too brave and left him a seven-foot comeback putt for par. He missed on the right side and gave one shot back to the course and field. His tee ball on 12 was safely aboard, and he took two putts for par. On 13, the 2022 champion drove slightly through the fairway, then reached the green, with his first two shots. His seventy-foot-plus putt for eagle eased up, four feet past the hole. His second putt went down, and he was back in the birdie zone. As on nine, his approach to 14 green finished brilliantly within six inches. His final birdie came at the 16th, where he negotiated a nine-foot putt for a deuce.
Leader by four with two to play. #themasters pic.twitter.com/KcoilYExDr
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
Scheffler reached 11 under par and stood four shots clear of Ludvig Åberg when he reached the 18th tee. His drive found the lower fairway bunker on the left, and his approach settled in a vale, short and right of the green. With dexterous hands, Scheffler pitched to three feet and made the putt for par. With a big smile, he embraced caddie Ted Scott, who won for the fourth time at Augusta National, and the second with Scheffler. Ludvig Åberg finished alone in second spot, four back of the winner. Not a bad performance for the first-time major championship participant Åberg, and not a bad finish for the world No. 1 and second-time Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler.
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