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Australia and Jason Day score a clean sweep at the World Cup
To be sporting, the host Australian side spotted the field six strokes on day one and added a seventh blow on day two. Pundits from around the globe questioned what was wrong with Adam Scott and people from all corners of the Earth grieved with Jason Day, whose family was devastated by the loss of eight members in Typhoon Yolanda (the Filipino name for Haiyan.)
Then came the weekend and the rise of the Aussies. When Sunday’s dusk arrived, Jason Day had earned a two-stroke victory over Thomas Bjorn in the individual portion of the event. It tournament marked the return of the individual competition to what had been a team-only event since 2000. The resurgent Adam Scott closed with 68-68-66 after an opening 75, and the host country had claimed the team portion of the 2013 ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf by a convincing 10-stroke margin over the runners-up, the United States of America. The victory was Australia’s fifth in 38 playings of the event. South Africa also counts five triumphs, with both countries in second place behind the impressive 24 victories by the U.S.
Thursday saw Bjorn strike with a 66, matched by Kevin Streelman of the U.S.. Bjorn’s Denmark pair and the U.S. found themselves tied for the lead after day one, two strokes clear of Portugal and six strokes in front of the host Australian team. The United States moved in front on Friday as Streelman followed his opening 5-under effort with a solid 69, exceeded in the individual portion only by Bjorn.
Streelman might have attributed his early success to a chance meeting with a Royal Melbourne local. During Tuesday’s practice round, the American professional invited a young club member to walk with him. By Wednesday, 19-year-old Darcy Brereton was on the bag. Unfortunately for the U.S. side, Streelman was unable to equal his weekday scores on the weekend, closing with 74-74. Teammate Matt Kuchar found his game on Saturday and Sunday, returning scores of 68-71 to tie for third individually and bring the Americans to the runner-up block on the team podium.
Denmark’s team hopes were doomed on Saturday when young gun Thorbjorn Olesen stumbled to a 5-over 76. Bjorn’s heroic, second-place finish to Day was not enough to threaten the Day-Scott tandem, although the Danes did finish in a tie for third-place with Japan at 5-under.
Jason Day was in the individual race from day one. He opened with a 3-under 68, in a round that included five birdies and two bogies. He soldiered through an uneventful day two, countering one bogey with two birdies and 15 pars, to remain in the thick of things.
Saturday saw Day surge into the individual lead with a 5-under 66. He birdied his first two holes of the day, stumbled with a bogey on No. 5, then recovered with four birdies and no bogies the rest of the way. He made up five strokes on Bjorn, whose 71 was eerily similar to Day’s previous effort: two birdies, two bogies, 14 pars. The stage was set for exciting finishes to both the individual and team events.
Jason Day began the fourth day as inconsistently as possible. Bogies on Nos. 1 and 5 were erased by birdies on Nos. 3 and 4 along with a ho-hum, gap-wedge hole-out for eagle on No. 6. He entered the back nine with a four-stroke cushion and stumbled briefly on ten with a sloppy double-bogey, then played solidly in with six pars and one birdie for the win, two clear of Bjorn.
Adam Scott, certainly a bit weary after claiming his second Masters title of 2013, signed for a wretched quintuple-bogey nine on Thursday. His mess of the No. 12 undid an otherwise-solid, 1-under effort on the other 17 holes. Undaunted, Scott showed his pluck with class-of-the-field scores over the remaining three days. He matched Day’s hole-out eagle with one of his own, dunking his approach on the first hole. Scott followed the deuce with consecutive birdies on two and three and the rout was on.
Many of the competitors familiarized themselves with Royal Melbourne the previous week at the Talisker Australian Masters. This year marked the fourth playing of the event at the storied Alister MacKenzie composite course. Previous team champions were USA (1988), Chinese Taipei (1972) and Australia (1959).
As the professional golfers return to individual competition, Scott will go for his third consecutive win on the Australian PGA Tour this week at the Australian Open, hosted at Royal Sydney Golf Club in Sydney, Australia.
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Photos from the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
GolfWRX is on site in the Lone Star State this week for the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
General galleries from the putting green and range, WITBs — including Thorbjorn Olesen and Zac Blair — and several pull-out albums await.
As always, we’ll continue to update as more photos flow in. Check out links to all our photos from Houston below.
General Albums
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Monday #1
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Monday #2
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Tuesday #2
- 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Thorbjorn Olesen – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Ben Silverman – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Jesse Droemer – SoTX PGA Section POY – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- David Lipsky – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Martin Trainer – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Zac Blair – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Jacob Bridgeman – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Trace Crowe – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Daniel Berger – WITB(very mini) – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Chesson Hadley – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Callum McNeill – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Rhein Gibson – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Patrick Fishburn – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Peter Malnati – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Raul Pereda – WITB – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
Pullout Albums
- Tom Hoge’s custom Cameron – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Cameron putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Piretti putters – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Ping putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Kevin Dougherty’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Bettinardi putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Cameron putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Erik Barnes testing an all-black Axis1 putter – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
- Tony Finau’s new driver shaft – 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open
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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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