Tour News
Tour Mash: Ko adds another major, Svoboda wins in Brazil
Jim Herman stared down some pretty strong competition on his way to PGA Tour victory No. 1 in the 2016 Shell Houston Open. You can read more about his Augusta-inspired performance here. As for the rest of the tours, we have you covered. Let’s begin with the first major of the year.
LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration
It’s never easy to watch a golfer fall apart in a major championship. It wasn’t easy to watch Ariya Jutanugarn build a two-stroke lead with three to play, then finish with three consecutive bogeys to lose a chance at her first major title. Jutanugarn three-putted hole No. 16, her first three-whack of the week. She then yanked consecutive tee shots into hazards (a bunker on 17 and a pond on 18) to drop from 13-under par to 10-under. Jutanugarn is young and might recover from this dagger. Her ability to finish, however, will remain in question until she does.
So how did the first major of the season finish? Well, Lexi Thompson had the overnight lead, but lost it on Sunday’s first hole. The other 17 holes of her round continued down the path toward forgettable until a final-hole eagle, and the 2014 champion of this event ended up in fifth place by herself. Defending champion Brittany Lincicome also had a weekend to forget, ending up in T36. Never fear, as a lot was happening at the top of the leaderboard, where the game’s other big names did battle for the championship.
2015 U.S. Open champion In-Gee Chung, locked in a race to represent South Korea in the 2016 Rio Olympics, did her best to add a second major championship to her resume. She made a miraculous up-and-down for birdie on 18 to momentarily tie for the lead with Lydia Ko. Unfortunately for Chung, Ko was precisely 18 inches from birdie herself, thanks to the wedge shot of the week.
Ko is everyone’s pick to win at the beginning of each tour event. The Kiwi inserted herself into the mix with two early birdies on Sunday. No more birdie putts fell until the 18th, or Ko might have run away with the title. As it was, the dart she threw from 90 yards was all that she needed to win her second consecutive major (after the 2015 Evian Championship in September) and her 12th LPGA Tour title.
Web.com Tour Brasil Championship
Andrew Svoboda began Sunday with a one-stroke lead over Bhavik Patel. The two Web.com golfers then played a game of Hot Potato for the next five hours. Back and forth the lead went, from Svoboda to Patel and back. Svoboda had four birdies over his first dozen holes, but Patel matched him with a eagle and two birdies of his own. Both birdied 13 and made bogey on 14, then Patel seized the lead with birdie on 16 after Svoboda made bogey on 15.
Patel took his one-stroke advantage to the 18th tee and promptly gave it back with a missed green that led to a bogey. Svoboda, meanwhile, played the hole to perfection, nearly holing his approach shot and leaving himself six feet to birdie and glory. When the putt dropped for another, two-shot swing, Svoboda had his third career Web.com Tour victory. His first-place check moved him to third place in the standings, while Patel’s runner-up place brought him to No. 8 on the season. The importance of a win was not lost on Svoboda, who revealed:
“This gives me new life to get back on the PGA TOUR. I have a pretty good chance to get my card if I play well the rest of the year.”
Champions Tour Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
Miguel Angel Jimenez had a nice front nine on the PGA Tour Champions of Sunday, bringing him within shouting distance of the leaders. After four consecutive birdies on holes 10 through 13 though, he was whispering in their ears. Jimenez added an eighth birdie on No. 15 and watched as Jerry Smith, Scott Dunlap and others failed to keep pace with his effort. Pars on the last three holes were sufficient for a two-shot victory over Dunlap.
To put Jimenez’ round in perspective, only Lee Janzen was able to shoot better than minus-4 among the remaining field. The two-time U.S. Open champ had 67, with one bogey added to his six birdies.
Drive, Chip, & Putt National Championships
There were eight divisions in the #DCPFinals at Augusta National golf club on Sunday. Girls and boys competed in 7-9, 10-11, 12-13 and 14-15 year old brackets. Here’s how the winners and their specialties broke down:
- 2 out of 8 champions won the putting contest, and 5 more putting champs were runner-up in their brackets;
- 2 of 8 champions won a respective chipping skill, while 3 more were runners-up in their age group;
- 5 of 8 champions also won the driving talent, yet no driving champs finished runner-up.
What does that tell me about junior golfers in an isolated competition with boatloads of pressure on them? If you get out to a great start (i.e. a long drive) the hole gets easier. However, if you can putt your ball well, you clean up in the end.
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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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Chuck D
Apr 4, 2016 at 8:54 pm
Gettin’ it DONE!! And to think, she’s walking from the game at 30! Should be an interesting career.
Go KO!!
Tom
Apr 4, 2016 at 11:36 am
16 victories before turning 19, what a feat.