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Tour Mash: Jones edges Spieth, Scott in Australia

Published

8 years ago

Nov 30, 2015

Australian Open

Matthew Jones led the 2015 PGA Championship after 36 holes at Whistling Straits, but had a weekend to forget. He drew on that experience at the 2015 Australian Open and captured his country’s national championship by one stroke over Adam Scott and defending champion Jordan Spieth.

Sunday wasn’t the most elegant of scoring days for those in the mix. Jones began the day bogey-double bogey, then added a triple bogey on the ninth for good measure. Despite those miscues, he remained at the top of the leaderboard. After a shaky trip from tee to green on the final hole, Jones was able to sneak in his 5-foot par putt and sneak out of Sydney with the coveted title.

Alfred Dunhill Championship

In 2004, Charl Schwartzel won his first Alfred Dunhill Championship (South Africa) at the age of 21. In 2013, he won his second. Schwartzel’s third victory in the last four years at the event (Branden Grace won last year) came by four strokes over France’s Gregory Bourdy.

On Sunday, Schwartzel went out in 1-over par to offer the field a fighting chance. An inward nine of 3-under dashed all hopes and sealed the win for the 2013 Masters champion.

Rod Pampling

He didn’t win the Australian Open this weekend, but Rod Pampling offered his best Jordan Spieth Sunday comeback impression. After spotting the field a stroke with a first-hole bogey at the Australian Golf Club, Pampling rattled off nine birdies in his next 16 holes, then capped the round with an eagle on the closing hole for a total of 61.

Pampling finished tied for fourth, and broke the course record that Spieth set last year (63). The 46-year-old also earned a spot in next year’s Open Championship at Royal Troon.

Licensed To Mess With Alligators

Not every tour pro can hire a Michael Greller, a Fanny Sunneson or a Jim “Bones” Mackay. In the case that they’re not available, I’d recommend making an offer to Christy Kroboth, on the off chance that she might accept. Kroboth helps corral and relocate gators in the Houston area, most recently on the River Pointe golf course.

“I am trained,” she said. “We are licensed to mess with alligators.”

On a track like TPC Sawgrass or any other place where critters make an appearance, Kroboth would be twice the asset.

Read more about the incident here.

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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Published

5 days ago

Apr 23, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

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.

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WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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2 weeks ago

Apr 16, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

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.

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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open

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4 weeks ago

Apr 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

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.