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Kaymer carries 5-shot lead into Sunday
Pinehurst No. 2 yielded just two sub-par rounds on moving day at the U.S. Open, while second-round leader Martin Kaymer grinded to post a Saturday 72 and will carry a five-shot lead into Sunday’s final round.
A firmer, faster No. 2 Course boosted Saturday’s scoring average to its highest of the week at 73.82 and cut the number of players under-par in the field from 13 to just six entering Sunday.
“I felt like today if you had 25 feet or 30 feet on every green, you’ve done well,” Kaymer said after the round. “I made a couple of bad swings on the first nine, put myself in bad positions, but I only made bogey, which is okay. Only one birdie and one eagle, but I’m happy. Eight-under-par after three rounds is a good score.”
Click here to see the clubs Kaymer has in the bag at Pinehurst No. 2.
Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton — who each began the day at even par and 10 shots behind Kaymer — fired third-round 67s, finishing the day at 3-under for the day and for the tournament as Kaymer’s nearest competitors.
Kaymer began the day with a six-shot spread. It appeared as if he may let a group of his fellow competitors back into the contest following bogeys at Nos. 2 and 4 and a wayward drive into the native grass on No. 5, but an outstanding approach shot into the par-5 fifth hole set up the eighth eagle of the day on the hole and righted Kaymer’s round.
The 530-yard 5th played as the easiest on the course Saturday at more than 0.5-shots under par and played shorter than the par-4 4th (542 yd) and 16th (531 yd) holes. Kaymer also hit an off-target drive on No. 4 resulting in an unplayable lie, a drop in the pine straw and a punch out down the fairway. The German calmly struck his approach to 15 feet and knocked in the bogey save.
Kaymer scattered three more bogeys in his round on Nos. 6, 13, and 15, but laced a drive on the par-4 18th to set up a closing birdie and a 72 for the day.
Fowler, who will play in the final pairing with Kaymer on Sunday, used a hot flat-stick Saturday to jump up the leaderboard. He took just 24 putts on the challenging Donald Ross greens and rolled in five birdie bids to just a pair of squares on the card.
Compton — rightfully well-known for undergoing a pair of heart transplants — made the most of his first weekend at a major with his own 67. The Columbus, Ohio, sectional qualifier eagled No. 5 and also rolled in five birdies on the day, including four in the five-hole stretch of Nos. 7-11. With no one being immune to bogeys, Compton carded four on the day.
Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson each carded even-par 70s and sit at 2-under for the tournament. The two join Fowler as the only players without an over-par round this week.
Brandt Snedeker is the final player in the red, after a 72 leaves him at 1-under entering Sunday.
Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka and Kevin Na are all at even-par for the tournament, posting rounds of 71, 72, and 73, respectively.
Na threatened to be Kaymer’s closest competitor, but double bogeys on Nos. 14 and 16 dropped him back to even. Brendon De Jonge reached 4-under on two occasions Saturday, but played the final seven holes in 5-over to fall off the pace.
Brendon Todd played in the final group with Kaymer, but a 79 dropped him into a tie for 30th at 5-over after the round. Phil Mickelson also sits tied for 30th after his third-round 72, making it apparent that his bid for the grand slam will be unsuccessful this week.
2013 U.S. Senior Open champion Kenny Perry provided the shot of the day, holing out a 220-yard shot from the ‘stuff’ on the par-4 14th hole. Perry reiterated the challenge of the course on Saturday, saying it is the hardest setup of any major he’s ever played.
Sporting his five-shot edge entering the final round, Kaymer will look to become the eighth wire-to-wire winner at the U.S. Open, joining Tiger Woods (2000, 2002) and Rory McIlroy (2011) as the only to do so in the last 40 years.
Already with a win at The Players Championship this year, Kaymer could become the first player to ever pair a Players title with a U.S. Open victory in the same year. Just three times has a Players champion won a major in the same year: Tiger Woods (2001 Masters), Hal Sutton (1983 PGA Championship) and Jack Nicklaus (1978 Open Championship).
But, as with any major championship, anything is possible on Sunday afternoon. At Pinehurst in the 2005 U.S. Open, Retief Goosen — who is also T-30 through three rounds this year — shot a final-round 81 to finish 11th. Michael Campbell shot 1-under 69 to claim the victory and was the only player in the final two groups to break 80.
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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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Tour Photo Galleries
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
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – 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
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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.
The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.
GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Ben Taylor – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Paul Barjon – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Joe Sullivan – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Wilson Furr – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Willman – SoTex PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Jimmy Stanger – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Rickie Fowler – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Harrison Endycott – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Vince Whaley – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Kevin Chappell – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Christian Bezuidenhout – WITB (mini) – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Scott Gutschewski – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
Pullout Albums
- Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Taylor with new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Swag cover – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Greyson Sigg’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Davis Riley’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Josh Teater’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hzrdus T1100 is back – – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Mark Hubbard testing ported Titleist irons – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Tyson Alexander testing new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Cobra putters – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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