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Tour Mash: Jaeger shoots 58, Jutanugarn gets the job done
Remember that week when two major championships were played, and the story of the week came from neither? It just happened, and the story of the week was Stephen Jaeger’s GOAT (Greatest of All-Time) performance at the Ellie Mae Classic on the Web.Com Tour. Props to Ariya Jutanugarn (we’ll get to her) and Jimmy Walker (read about him here) on their major wins. Now, on with the tour mash.
Jaeger-Meister, Meister-Jaeger has 58 on way to Web.Com Tour win
Stephan Jaeger had a three-putt during his round of 58. He really did. He tri-whacked the third green for par, or he would have started his back nine with six straight birdies. Dude had 12 birds and 6 pars to go that low. He followed it with 65, 64, 63 and won by 7 shots over Rhein Gibson, who once shot 55 in practice. Jaeger had a four-round total of 250; think about that for a moment. That’s the three-round score in most B-flight club championships. Gibson felt good about winning the A flight of the Ellie Mae Classic, since Jaeger was the only guy in the Championship flight. There are no words, just sighs and head nods.
Stephan Jaeger could watch this putt for the rest of his life. It would never get old. https://t.co/lM0CFNI0d7
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) July 31, 2016
Ariya Jutanugarn claims first major title at British Open
Ariya Jutanugarn should have won the year’s first major, the ANA Inspiration. She could have won the second one, the Women’s PGA. Between the two, she won three consecutive LPGA tournaments in May. This Sunday, the kid from Thailand finally got that major thing done. She held off Mo Martin, the 2014 champion, and Mirim Lee, by three strokes, to claim the British Open title at storied Woburn in England. On a day when no one in the mix shot below 70, and scores in the 60s served to move also-rans closer to the top 10, Jutanugarn played her typical round of birdies and odd holes, shot even par, and said, thank you very much, great to be a major champion.
ICYMI: Watch highlights from the final round of the @RICOHWomensBrithttps://t.co/xwi75b1Xog pic.twitter.com/nCG35G5a7Y
— #CMEFinalStretch ???? (@LPGA) July 31, 2016
Aaron Wise wins Oil Country Championship on Mackenzie Tour-PGA Canada
It would have made a great headline if Brock Mackenzie had won on the Mackenzie Tour this week. Aaron Wise did just enough to postpone that exciting possibility. Despite a bogey on the penultimate hole, Wise finished at 19-under par, then held his breath as Mackenzie and Puma Dominguez tried to equal his total. Neither Dominguez (Argentina) nor Mackenzie (USA) could birdie the last, and the title belonged to Wise. A mere 20 years of age, the victory was Wise’ first professional win, coming on the heels of his 2016 NCAA Division I individual championship. Wise moved to 4th on the money list; the top-5 receive Web.Com Tour cards for the next season.
Big birdie for Wise at 10 ????
In the trees off the tee, he finds the green and sinks it for a two stroke lead. https://t.co/WXXRy4ieqq
— Mackenzie Tour (@PGATOURCanada) July 31, 2016
Chan Shih-chang triumphant on Asian Tour
Chan of Chinese Taipei began round four with a one-shot lead over South Africa’s Jaco Ahlers. While Ahlers went the wrong way from the start (74 for T15) Chan battled to the end with countryman Lin Wen-tang. Despite not having won on the Asian Tour in four seasons, Chan played like a champion and held off Lin by two strokes, finishing at 12-under. Chan began play on the Asian Tour in 2015, but was forced to return to qualifying school to regain his privileges for this season. After this week’s performance in Thailand, Chan can breathe a bit easier.
Finally! Chan Shih-chang claims maiden Asian Tour win at #KingsCup Congratulations!https://t.co/mjYIu4eJW5
— Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf) July 31, 2016
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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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mitch
Aug 1, 2016 at 1:09 pm
UTC boy getting it done nice!