Tour News
Tour Mash: Rory wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup in dramatic finish
A tremendous end to the FedEx Cup race, a starburst in the penultimate Web.com Tour Finals and a comeback playoff win on the European Tour highlighted the week before the week. The Ryder Cup has arrived, but let’s mash up the previous week’s results before we head over to Minnesota for RC2K16.
Rors roars with eagle, then takes playoff win for FedEx title
Rory McIlroy! One back with two holes to go.
The @playofffinale just got really interesting. #QuickHits https://t.co/iXDwRuJSxq
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 25, 2016
Rory McIlroy might have the silhouette of the 16th hole at East Lake shaved into his head. Nah, that’s too drastic. Maybe a miniature copy for his backyard? McIlroy two-hopped his 9-iron into the hole for eagle during regulation time, birdied No. 18 to get himself into a playoff and then went drain-o on a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole to capture his second FedEx Cup Playoffs event and the overall FedEx Cup, stealing away its $10 million from Dustin Johnson.
Related: McIlroy’s Winning WITB
Also victimized by McIlroy’s late heroics were Kevin Chappell, who led late but bogeyed Nos. 17 to fall into a tie at a dozen under, and Ryan Moore, who failed to birdie the par-5 finisher for the win (as did Chappell). Rory and Ryan birdied the first playoff hole (the 18th) to dispatch Chappell, then did battle for four more holes before… well, you know!
Grayson Murray fulfills promise, wins Nationwide Children’s Hospital event
"Make a shot, bro."
Grayson Murray is in pole position for his first #WebTour title. https://t.co/1rhBEDwQyE
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) September 25, 2016
Grayson Murray has been around, let’s be honest. His college career included stops at Wake Forest, East Carolina, UNC-Greensboro and Arizona State. That’s quite a jersey collection! After a stellar junior career, Murray struggled to find a place to call home during his university years. Now he has a home; it’s called the PGA Tour.
Related: See what clubs Murray used to win.
Murray earned his big-league card during the regulation portion of the season, but the one thing he didn’t do was win. On Sunday in Columbus, on the course that Alister built and Jack revised, Murray posted a solid 68 to reach 12-under, then watched as leaders Martin Flores and Tag Ridings faltered. Closing the gap was Cameron Smith, who last caught our attention with his final-round histrionics at Chambers Bay in the 2015 U.S. Open. Smith reeled Murray in, but bogeyed the 15th hole at the Ohio State Scarlet course to fall one agonizing stroke shy of a playoff.
Murray moved to the top spot on the playoff money list with the win. Smith will return to the PGA Tour in 2016-17 as well, along with Will McKenzie, Kevin Tway and first-timer Ryan Blaum.
European Open sees Alexander Levy overcome early struggles for win
Congratulations @alexlevygolf – winner of the 2016 Porsche European Open. ???? https://t.co/4emJgfXXu0
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) September 25, 2016
France’s Levy began the third round of the rain-shortened European Open with three bogies in the first five holes. Since they were his first bogies of the week (he opened with 62-63 for a four-stroke lead over Michael Jonzon of Sweden) there was certainly cause for concern. The other two holes were birdies, however, so the bleeding was stanched for a time. Would Levy repeat a previous, final-round collapse and hand the title off to someone else? Ross Fisher certainly hoped so.
The Englishman Fisher closed with seven birdies for 64, making up five blows on Levy and forcing a playoff. Levy had seemingly regained control of the tournament, etching five birdies over an eight-hole stretch, but bogeyed two of his final three holes to drop back to 19-under. Off went the twosome to extra time. After pars on the 18th hole, the duo returned to the par-4 closer, where Levy made birdie from 25 feet to claim a title many thought was a final-day formality.
Monty goes overtime for British Columbia title
"Boom."
Colin Montgomerie leads after a birdie on No. 10. https://t.co/vo9ta2fXjf
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) September 25, 2016
If you put Scott McCarron on a par-5 three times, he has to make birdie at least once, right? He’s one of the longest hitters on the Champions Tour. Well, the Pacific Links Championship at Bear Mountain Resort went to extra holes (three of them) and all were par-5s. They were all the 18th hole, and McCarron could not birdie it once.
Unfortunately for the Sacramento native, Colin Montgomerie did birdie the 18th on their third go-round, after making up three strokes in regulation holes. With the title in his grasp on the final regulation hole, McCarron unfathomably bogeyed the par-5 hole after a mishit drive, allowing Monty to squeak into the playoff. The Scotsman hung around long enough to claim victory, his first of the 2016 campaign.
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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
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
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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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Scott bangerter
Sep 26, 2016 at 7:38 pm
can someone tell me why Alexander Levy didn’t have to take a penalty stroke for an unplayable lie; when his ball came to rest at the base of a statue. Or, why he was DQ’ed for signing an incorrect scorecard at the end of regulation play?
Scott bangerter
Sep 27, 2016 at 10:37 am
I meant to say “why he WASN’T DQ’ed”
Guia
Sep 26, 2016 at 2:55 pm
DJ didn’t bring it on the last day, choke.
Rory played tough, shows how he is when the chips are down.
Scooter McGavin
Sep 26, 2016 at 12:56 pm
The Tour Championship was this weekend?
Jim
Sep 26, 2016 at 12:29 pm
Maybe the Eagle he made with his (most likely Miura) AND THE TWO – GOD AWFUL CHOKE tee shots on the PAR 5 playoff hole helped. One of the most terrible choked birdie-to-win attempts at a putt on 18 for Chappell as well
What a disappointing finish
Jim
Sep 26, 2016 at 12:35 pm
….got cut off…. For two folks with a chance to win it miss and wind up in playoff… Moore hung tough. Hope he does kicks Rory’s ass in Ryder Cup.
God Speed Arnold Palmer. Thanks for a lifetime of thrills and entertainment.
I Never Slice!!!
Sep 26, 2016 at 11:09 am
The best finish ever!!! Where did the top Americans go??? Go Rors!!!!
Mbwa Kali Sana
Sep 26, 2016 at 10:46 am
A pity BUBBA WATSON didn’t get a seat for the RYDER cup .He deserved it more than RYAN MOORE But his ego and bragging was to big for DAVIS LOVE 3!!!
Rwj
Sep 26, 2016 at 11:22 am
Why did he deserve it more? Cite your references
ooffa
Sep 26, 2016 at 11:40 am
Oh man, Leave it alone, Bubba is a pain in the butt. No one wants him around.
ooffa
Sep 26, 2016 at 10:25 am
He got lucky
George
Sep 26, 2016 at 9:34 am
He only won cause he got to use a Scotty Cameron putter those are the best
Jim
Sep 27, 2016 at 10:19 pm
hmmm……you mean the over priced Ping knock-off with the nicer finish? The one that missed the (almost) gimmie putt for eagle to win on 73rd hole?
George
Sep 26, 2016 at 9:33 am
I guess the Nike clubs that everyone thought was holding him back made were really not.