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Rose stands up to Congressional’s test with win
Justin Rose survived the Sunday test of Congressional Country Club at the Quicken Loans National, as he carded one of just six under-par rounds on the day and defeated Shawn Stefani with a par on the first playoff hole. The title is Rose’s sixth career PGA Tour win, and he joins tournament host Tiger Woods as the only other two-time winner of the event, having won in 2010 at Aronimink Golf Club.
While Woods made his return to Tour competition this week, his game may have been spared even more criticism thanks to his 10th career missed cut as a professional.
The lead entering the weekend at Congressional was 6-under, but the course showed its teeth on the weekend despite benign weather conditions.
“I think Congressional got its reputation back this week after the U.S. Open here,” Rose said after the win. “I really enjoy this type of golf and this type of test. I think it tested us all this week.”
Stefani’s tee ball sailed well left on No. 18 as he led off the bonus golf, while Rose found the fairway. After Stefani received line-of-sight relief for the grandstands, he attempted a low runner to find the back portion of the green. But it was left all the way and found the water hazard, nearly mimicking Rose’s second shot at No. 18 in regulation. Rose calmly found the middle of the green and two-putted for the victory.
Meanwhile, 54-hole leader Patrick Reed will hear plenty about how a top-five player would have closed out entering Sunday with a two-shot advantage, after the 23-year-old carded a final-round 77 and finished T-11. If he has anything to lean on, it’s the fact that his playing partner in the final pairing, Seung-Yul Noh, also blew up with a final-round 79 and plummeted to a T-30 finish.
Ironically, both Stefani and Rose battled back from opening-round 74s to find themselves tied atop the leaderboard through 72 holes.
Rose drained clutch putts on his final two holes of regulation to post the 4-under 280. On No. 17, he made a testing par putt, before making a stellar up-and-down for bogey on No. 18 after his second shot from the left trees found the water hazard. Another round-saving shot from Rose came on the par-4 No. 14. An iron off the tee for safety didn’t work to his advantage, finding the left rough and leaving more than 220 yards in to the green. But a well-played, running shot found the green and led to par.
Stefani, who matched Rose by navigating Congressional with a Sunday 70, posted four birdies on the day to three bogies. He made a side-door putt for birdie on the par-5 No. 16, but bogeyed No. 17 to return to 4-under. He had a look at birdie on No. 18, but the putt slid past the edge.
The solo second is Stefani’s best finish on Tour, and also earns him a spot in the British Open. Charley Hoffman (T-3), Ben Martin (T-3), and Brendan Steele (T-5) also each earned spots in the season’s next major based upon their finishes this week.
Andres Romero posted the day’s best round, a 3-under 68, and also finished T-5, but Steele’s World Ranking earned him the British Open spot as the top-4 finishers in this week’s event not yet qualified for the major punched their ticket across the pond. Next week’s Greenbrier Classic will also have the same opportunity for qualifiers.
Brendon Todd, still riding his hot streak since his first career PGA Tour win, birdied the 72nd hole to also finish T-5 at 2-under.
Billy Hurley III recorded his second top-10 finish at the Quicken Loans National with a T-8 at 1-under. The Naval Academy grad finished fourth at the event in 2012.
All six of Rose’s Tour victories have come since 2010, with only Woods (8) having won more. Rose has now won a Tour event in five consecutive seasons, the third-longest streak behind Phil Mickelson (11) and Dustin Johnson (7).
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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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Darrin
Jun 30, 2014 at 5:18 am
Brendon Todd finished with a double bogey?? More like a birdie!
Ltm
Jun 30, 2014 at 3:05 am
Boy oh boy Patrick Reed really stunk it up huh? He just gave it away!
dapadre
Jun 30, 2014 at 4:29 am
Yeah, after telling the world what a great player he was. Dude let your golf speak for you not your mouth.
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