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Holmes’ long return ends in win at Wells Fargo Championship
After a fellow undergoes brain surgery after the most successful seasons of his career, then sits out a subsequent year with a broken ankle, the memory of how to finish a tournament victory slowly ebbs. On championship Sunday in Charlotte, J.B. Holmes remembered how easily strokes come and go, as he faced the prospect of a return to the PGA Tour winner’s circle.
Jason Bohn hadn’t won since 2010, yet he penciled in six birdies and a two-bound eagle to reach five-under for the day. Holmes hadn’t won since 2008, yet stood in good stead after four birdies during his first 15 holes. Bohn blinked first, after making a memorable Sunday charge to reach 14-under, just one stroke behind Holmes. Bohn’s 16 holes of work were undone with one swing on the penultimate hole. At roughly the same time Holmes made birdie on No. 15 to reach 16-under par, Bohn rinsed his tee ball in the lake on the treacherous No. 17 for a three-shot swing. Bohn would go on to bogey No. 18 and drop into fourth place.
See the clubs Holmes had in his bag for the win.
After the round, Jason Bohn revealed that concern over a potential rules breach had a part to play in his ill-fated swing on the 17th tee:
“I got a bad time on 16, and for my second shot I took 1 minute 10 seconds to hit my second shot on the 16,” he said. “I was warned if I got another bad time, then I know it’s penalties, so on 17 I didn’t feel that comfortable with the wind starting to gust up a little bit, and I went ahead and hit it anyhow in a situation that I probably would have backed off in. So I’m more disappointed in myself and the way that I handled that than the golf shots that I hit.”
Lest Holmes lose focus for a moment and suspect that the deed was done, 2006 champion Jim Furyk had signed for a 65 and waited in the clubhouse at 13-under par. Holmes’ playing partner, Martin Flores, also would not go away and had his own opportunities to seize the title. When Holmes was too strong with a chip to the 16th green and too weak with a par-saving putt, his lead was down to two. Considering that, this time last year, the Kentucky native was in an ankle cast at the Kentucky Derby, any opportunity to contend for the Wells Fargo Championship was a welcome one.
On Saturday evening, while pondering his place atop the leader board, Holmes reminisced about the his most recent, eventful years.
“It’s been a big change since last year,” he said. “Last year, I broke my ankle and I was at the Derby this time and couple weeks after this I think I ended up having arm surgery, too.”
Evidently, after brain and ankle surgery, it’s easy to forget an arm surgery.
Holmes stood on the 17th tee, the fresh site of Bohn’s Waterloo, and could be forgiven for leaving the ball shy yet dry. His chip-and-run came up 10 feet short, but he found the focus to drop the par-saving putt into the hole and approach the 18th tee with a two-shot lead. Faced with a birdie chip to close his gap to one, playing partner Flores missed by mere inches. Flores then drove into a fairway bunker on No. 18, failed to reach the green with his second and penciled in a bogey at the last. His third-place finish was his first top-three effort in four seasons on Tour.
Despite the admonitions of the entire television crew to hit iron off the tee, Holmes selected driver and avoided the left-side water by bombing his tee ball into a copse of trees in the right rough. From there, he was able to hit an iron to the front of the putting surface, then nervously bump a chip to the green. Two putts later, Holmes raised his fist in triumph, escaping the Quail Hollow course with a one-stroke advantage over Furyk.
Returning to words uttered by Holmes some 24 hours earlier, his sense of place and priority was secure:
“I’m looking forward to it and the happy to be out here and go out tomorrow and do the best I can and if I win that’s great. If it ends up not being my day, then I’m just thankful to be out here and happy to have the opportunity that I have.”
Given his recent medical history, it’s not surprising that this sense of great calm buoyed the former Ryder Cup hero to victory at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Among top PGA Tour golfers, Justin Rose had 71 on Sunday for fifth place, Rory McIlroy went two-under par on Day 4 to reach a tie for eighth and Phil Mickelson was derailed by a late concentration lapse to finish in a tie for 11th.
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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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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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