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Tour Mash: Vegas, Broadhurst, Lindheim take titles
For the male touring professionals, this week provided a respite between major championships. Golfers traveled to the Toronto suburbs from Scotland and Alabama to battle for another national open in Canada. For the women, a unique team event pitted eight top teams in suburban Chicago, while the senior men had their own major championship at Carnoustie for the Senior British Open.
Let’s mash it up.
Vegas bounces back from Barbasol disappointment with Canadian Open victory
Hopes were high on Sunday that a Canadian, and an amateur at that, would end the 62-year streak of a foreign champion at the RBC Canadian Open. Jared du Toit entered the final round in the final pairing one shot behind overnight leader Brandt Snedeker and his 9-under total. Plenty of other story lines had developed, from U.S. Open champ Dustin Johnson to rising star Jon Rahm of Spain to other unheralded players like Steven Wheatcroft, Martin Laird and Ricky Barnes.
In the end, it was an unheralded player who closed with three birdies to crush the playoff hopes of Laird, Rahm and Johnson. Jhonattan Vegas, who shot 60 but failed to close the deal last week at the Barbasol Championship, birdied four of his last six holes to finish a 12-under par, one clear of the aforementioned trio.
Back-to-back birdies for Vegas.
He's the outright leader! #QuickHits https://t.co/FWLxWA8Mof
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 24, 2016
Vegas lagged a 45-foot eagle putt to within a foot on the final green to clinch his second PGA Tour victory, and his first since the 2011 Bob Hope Classic. Minutes later, Rahm had a 10-foot putt of his own for eagle and a tie, but missed. Laird was unable to birdie the last to tie. Johnson, having eagled the par-5 sixteenth, made a valiant run at another eagle, but his chip for three at the home hole finished 2 feet off. Heartbreak of the day, however, went to Steven Wheatcroft.
Golf is hard (and heartbreaking).
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— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 24, 2016
Related: Wheatcroft blames bunker for tournament-losing shot
In a greenside bunker in two — and needing an up and down to force a playoff — the Wheatcroft skulled his sand shot into the pond fronting the green.
Broadhurst takes advantage of competitors’ struggles in Senior British Open
When Miguel Angel Jimenez made his Saturday move with 65 at Carnoustie, establishing a four-shot advantage over second-place Paul Broadhurst, two things seemed certain: the Spaniard would improve on last year’s 4th-place finish, and he would make chasing him down a near-impossible task.
No one anticipated two doubles and a bogey on Sunday, a three-over 75 in the final round that would drop him to 7-under a tie for 3rd place.
The winning moment. #SeniorOpen pic.twitter.com/EzNhoHgUWw
— European Senior Tour (@EuroSeniorTour) July 24, 2016
Paul Broadhurst, Jimenez’ partner in the final round, took advantage of the collapse with a Sunday surge. The Englishman, with son Sam as his caddie, turned in a perfect card, pairing four birdies with 16 pars for a two-stroke win over Scott McCarron.
McCarron was the first man to seize the lead during Jimenez’ tumble, but was unable to stay on top. Bogeys on Nos. 16 and 18 (he did the same on Saturday) dropped him from 11-under to 9-under. After playing the back nine in even par on Thursday, Broadhurst figured out the secret to the inward half and played it better than anyone else the rest of the week. He was 3-under over that stretch on Sunday, clinching his first senior major championship.
Team USA scores an unlikely comeback win at the UL International Crown
Tune in @GolfChannel to see more shots like this one – Kerr's putt on No. 3 to win the hole to go 2 UP against #ENG pic.twitter.com/ucg21sMn8M
— #CMEFinalStretch ???? (@LPGA) July 24, 2016
Unlike other team events, it’s never over until it’s over at the UL International Crown. Nor it is predictable. Team USA found itself 0-2 after Day 1 of competition, mired in last place in its half of the draw. England surprised the Americans, and took a sizable lead, while Chinese Taipei offered an equal surprise in its bracket. After three days of foursomes play, plus a playoff, five teams moved into the Sunday singles play to decide the champion.
The foursome of Christy Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Gerina Piller and Lexi Thompson clawed its way back on Days 2 and 3, and found itself among the five finalists, with Taipei, Korea, England and Japan. Australia, China and Thailand were eliminated prior to the finals. Players were seeded and each team faced each other team once in a unique format.
Stacy Lewis led off for team USA with a win against Japan, while Gerina Piller followed suit with a win of her own against Taipei. In what proved to be the critical match, Christy Kerr dispatched Mel Reid of England, giving the Americans three wins on the day and an insurmountable 13 points. Despite three wins of its own on Sunday, Korea fell one agonizing point shy of a tie at the top.
Lindheim leaps into Web.com Tour top-15 at Utah Championship
"First-class, right there." https://t.co/Rz3TR5wZoh
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) July 25, 2016
Coming into the week in Lehi, Utah, Nicholas Lindheim sat 83rd on the Web.com Tour money list. Saturday evening, he slept on a lead for the first time in two years, hoping that this time around, he would see it through. On Sunday, Lindheim held steady at the golf club at Thanksgiving Point and doubled his one-stroke advantage over J.J. Spaun into a two-stroke victory, finishing at 15-under par. With the win, Lindheim moved to $153K and change on the year, good for a spot in the top-15 on the money list.
Lindheim acknowledged that his tee to green game was far from perfect all week long, and that his short game had proven to be the saving grace. In Round 4, the 31-year-old Californian made six birdies and four bogies on his way to a 69. Spaun played in a funk on the outward nine, turning in 1-over on the day. Three birdies on the inward half gave him a chance, but bogey at the last sealed his fate.
For most of the day, Lindheim’s greater challenge came from Xander Schauffele, who made seven birdies and an eagle on the day. Fortunately for Lindheim, the youngster also penciled in three bogies for 65 and third place alone, three behind Lindheim and one back of Spaun.
Seong and Lee take titles at U.S. Junior
Eun Jeong Seong had won a national junior championship before, so her return to the title match was more a validation of her skill than anything else. Paired against good friend Andrea Lee of California, Seong found herself five holes down on two occasions during the morning 18 of the championship match. With calm, the Korean golfer worked her way back into the match, one hole at a time. By day’s end, the match stood 4 and 2, in Seong’s favor, and a second national junior title was hers.
Eun Jeong Seong won five of the last eight holes, completing her comeback victory in the #USGirlsJunior final.https://t.co/DfXDJcbHxz
— USGA (@USGA) July 23, 2016
In contrast, Min Woo Lee had seen his sister (Min Jee Lee) hoist a national junior trophy and he desperately wanted one of his own. Lee got that desired title with a 2 and 1 victory over Noah Goodwin of Texas. Goodwin held the lead on six different occasions over the course of the first 18, but by the halfway point of the match the two were tied. With four holes to play, Goodwin had a 1-up lead, but watched helplessly as Lee scorched the Honors Course in Tennessee, winning holes 33-35 with par-birdie-birdie to close out the match.
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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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Tour Photo Galleries
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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