Tour News
Golf eclipses weather as top story in Round 3 of The Open
The wind off the nearby North Atlantic subsided, the waves settled into an abiding flatness and the golfers reclaimed the attention of viewing aficionados and scribes alike. They did so with the same clamor that Mother Nature affected onto the course the previous two days, but they did so with a relentless rain of birdies as they scrambled for position ahead of Monday’s rescheduled final round of the 144th Open Championship.
Golfers went on runs of birdies not usually seen in major championships. The softish sands of the Old Course limited run-out on drives, but they allowed the players to fire at flags normally accessed with bumped approaches. Jordan Spieth began the day in 14th place, birdied holes 10 through 12 and finished off in fourth, one back of the leading triumvirate. Marc Leishman improved from 50th to seventh by making birdie on eight of the middle 12 holes.
“My mindset as a golfer is pretty aggressive and that helped me in that situation,” Leishman said. “I don’t like to get to where it’s 5 or 6-under after nine and try to hold on.”
And Padraig Harrington, twice a winner of this event and rejuvenated at age 43, got into the act with an immaculate card of seven birdies and zero bogies. Climbing all the way to fifth from 25th, Harrington became the fifth player to reach double figures under par on the week.
“You know, I hit a really nice pitch into the first, a bump-and-run up the green,” Harrington said. “I suppose it’s when you get a nice start, you can carry on from then, and that’s kind of the way it went for the rest of the day.”
The principal story of the day was Irish amateur Paul Dunne. Until recently a student at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (fear not, he graduated in April), Dunne arrived in town hoping to catch the eye of selectors for the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup side in anticipation of this fall’s match with the U.S. at Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s. Having done that, Dunne marked a spirited 66 on his scorecard, climbing from 10th spot into a tie for the lead. Should he finish off the unlikeliest of scenarios and claim the Claret Jug on Monday, Dunne would succeed the immortal Bobby Jones as the most recent amateur titleist at the world’s oldest golf championship.
The secondary tale of the day belonged to Jason Day. His courageous performance at last month’s U.S. Open won him an enormous following. Day has yet to win a major title, although he has been agonizingly close on a half-dozen occasions. On Sunday, the Aussie made five birdies against no bogeys to tie Dunne and 2010 Open champ (the last one at the Old Course) Louis Oosthuizen at 12-under.
The least-anticipated story on Sunday was the crash of Dustin Johnson. After his flame-out at Chambers Bay in June, where he handed the U.S. Open title to Jordan Spieth, many had hoped that the tall American would redeem himself at St. Andrews. Johnson may have been the weather’s greatest victim, as he was one of a few to go out on Saturday and play before high winds delayed for 10 hours the remainder of his second round. On Sunday, Johnson made absolutely nothing with his putter, his wedge or any other club in the bag. He hung on for 15 holes at even on the day, but closed with three garish bogies to fall a full five strokes off the pace.
For those who like numbers, consider that three golfers are tied at 12-under, with one more each at 11-under and 10-under. Then comes the logjam, with nine golfers at 9-under, three at 8-under and eight at 7-under. Twenty-five golfers in total are situated within five strokes of the lead. Of those 25, only nine are winners of previous major titles.
The likelihood of a first-time major winner is high. With luck, someone will find his form early and set a standard that forces all the late tee times to take notice of what can be achieved in a final round of an Open Championship at St. Andrews.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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MikeA
Jul 20, 2015 at 10:51 am
The Old Course is playing like a short “executive course” with drive, chip, and put at the most. Either the ball is restricted and dialed back, or these types of courses become courses for newbie golfers.
Jake Anderson
Jul 20, 2015 at 6:30 am
i really hope that padraig harrington, who is a true champion, will win and not that unlikabel spieth-person.
Ronald Montesano
Jul 20, 2015 at 8:50 am
Thanks for your input, Jake. Enjoy the final round.
jakeanderson
Jul 20, 2015 at 3:02 pm
thank you! unfortunately zach johnson won, but i did enjoy that spieth did not win.
Nathan crichard
Jul 20, 2015 at 2:11 am
Nearby North Atlantic???????…..The NORTH SEA. …
Ronald Montesano
Jul 20, 2015 at 8:50 am
Right, which is part of the North Atlantic.
Tom
Jul 19, 2015 at 11:20 pm
The greatest tourny at the home of golf.Can t get better than this…..who has the extra gear on the back 9 will decide it.
Ronald Montesano
Jul 20, 2015 at 8:51 am
Isn’t that the truth? After all those birdie holes, you hit 15-17, which can tear out your heart.