Tour News
Tour Mash: McIlroy returns to top spot, wins Deutsche Bank
Nearly every major tour went to work last week, so there’s much to mash. The Web.com took a week off before beginning its four-week playoff run, but the PGA Tour was locked in the second week of its playoff stretch battle. Tournaments in Canada, China, more Canada, Nicaragua and even more Canada kept our eyes glued to screens. Buckle in, let’s get mashing.
McIlroy wins by two at Deutsche Bank Classic
It’s funny how those who have been written off frequently return to muddy the waters and disrupt the proceedings. Rory McIlroy, yesterday’s wunderkind, returned to professional golf stardom in an apparent way, winning the second leg of the FedExCup series by two strokes over third-round leader Paul Casey. Casey was poised to script a comeback story of his own, but the simultaneity of his poor start and McIlroy’s explosive front nine proved to be too much to overcome.
Related: McIlroy’s Winning WITB
The tournament within the event was the stripping-down from 100 to 70 golfers for next week’s leg of the playoffs, the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana. The year’s most improbable winner (Billy Hurley III) played well enough to move on. On the flip side, Martin Laird, Chez Reavie, Jerry Kelly, Ricky Barnes, Johnson Wagner and Colt Knost fell out of the top-70 and saw their seasons come to an end.
European Tour: Omega European Masters to Noren in playoff
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Alex Noren of Sweden and Scott Hend of Australia did battle all week in the mountains of Switzerland. Fittingly, the two tied atop the standings at the Omega Masters after 72 holes. Their margin was three strokes over beefy sensation Andrew Johnston of England, with a resurgent Lee Westwood another two back in 4th.
Hend signed for a marvelous 66 on Day 4, but Noren chased him down with a 65 of his own. The playoff ended swiftly, with Noren draining a lengthy putt for birdie on the first extra hole to dispatch the long-hitting Aussie. With the victory, Noren ascended to the 8th spot on the Race To Dubai chart and a top-30 post in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Masson by one at LPGA Tour’s Manulife Classic
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— #CMEFinalStretch ???? (@LPGA) September 4, 2016
Caroline Masson of Belgium made just six pars in Sunday’s final round of the Manulife Classic. She began her round with a double bogey and added two more bogeys along the way. As for the other nine holes, well, they were birdies and the anything-but-ho-hum 67 moved her to 16-under and was enough to stave off Karine Icher, Minjee Lee and Mi Hyang Lee by one for her first career LPGA Tour victory.
Prior to Sunday, Masson’s best finish was a runner-up at the 2014 Blue Bay LPGA, along with a 2012 win on the Ladies European Tour. Her inaugural win came anything but easy on Sunday in Cambridge, Ontario. Icher (France) made eight birdies of her own, including a closing flurry of four over the final five holes. Minjee Lee (Australia) lit the front nine, with four birds in an outward 32. Nine pars on the inward half had to leave her frustrated, wondering what might have been. Mi Hyang Lee (Korea), the overnight leader, also began slowly (bogey-bogey), but added an eagle and three birdies. A back-nine double bogey was too much to overcome for the one-time, LPGA Tour winner.
Franco claims Shaw Charity for 1st Champions Tour win
Carlos Franco had to feel a bit at home in the the open country of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The cowboy culture is reminiscent of the Pampas of his native Paraguay, so it was fitting that the 4-time PGA Tour champion made the Shaw Charity classic his first PGA Tour Champions victory. In the mix, as always, was Bernhard Langer, and Michael Allen came along to add to the challenge. Both Langer and Allen finished two back of the winner at 16-under par.
Franco’s regular-tour fame was long drives and birdie runs, and both of those assets showed up on Sunday in Western Canada. Eight birdies against one bogey brought him to 63 on the day and 18-under for the week. Allen could not get the closing birdie he needed to put pressure on the eventual winner, while Langer closed with a rush, posting three birdies and an eagle on the second nine for 30 strokes.
The Rest of the Best
Augusto Núñez of Argentina captured his first PGA Tour Latinoamerica win at the Flor de Caña Open in Guacalito de la Isla, Nicaragua. The 23-year-old posted a 25-under 259 to win by one stroke over countryman Puma Dominguez and Eric Steiger of the U.S. The victory moved Núñez to the top of the tour’s Order of Merit.
Zecheng Dou secured his fourth PGA Tour China victory of 2016, winning the Yunnan Open by 3 shots over Charlie Saxon of the U.S. Dou finished four rounds at 23-under, including a lightning-interrupted 67 in Round 4, his highest score of the week. Saxon gave honorable chase, closing with a 67 of his own, but could not close the gap. Three back of Saxon, in third, was Japan’s Shotaro Wada.
He did it. Again.
Dan McCarthy is the #CapeBretonOpen champion and a FOUR TIME #MackenzieTour winner ????????????????! pic.twitter.com/DH66cg27Ve
— Mackenzie Tour (@PGATOURCanada) September 4, 2016
Dan McCarthy rebounded properly from two consecutive missed cuts on PGA Tour Canada with his fourth victory of the 2016 campaign. His Sunday 68 for 18-under 270 created a three-stroke margin of victory over runner-up Michael Schoolcraft, also of the U.S. Three golfers tied for third at 14-under. McCarthy’s win gives him a massive lead in the season-long order of merit and assures him of a coveted, top-5 hockey sweater and a card for the 2017 Web.com Tour.
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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
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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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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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