Tour News
Web.com Tour Championship cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew
The PGA Tour has cancelled the Web.com Tour Championship due to the threat of Hurricane Matthew, ending the 2015-2016 Web.com Tour season.
“It is unfortunate that we’ve had to cancel our season-ending event; however, our first priority is the safety of our players, fans, volunteers and staff,” said Web.com Tour President Bill Calfee. “With Hurricane Matthew on the horizon, it is critical that we make sure everyone involved with the Web.com Tour Championship has ample time to evacuate the Northeast Florida area and return home.”
The Web.com Tour Championship was to be played October 6-9 at Atlantic Beach Country Club in Atlantic Beach, Fla., located about 10 miles north of PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, a suburb of Jacksonville.
On Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency, and an evacuation of Atlantic Beach was issued late Wednesday by the city of Jacksonville.
Related: Our photos from the 2016 Web.com Tour Championship
The Tour Championship was the last of the Web.com Tour’s Finals, a four-event playoff series that determines playing privileges for Web.com Tour and PGA Tour players. With the tournament cancelled, all earnings through the first three events of the Web.com Tour Finals are deemed official.
The cancellation is the first since 2005 on the Web.com Tour, when Hurricane Wilma forced the cancellation of the Miccosukee Championship.
Preparations for Hurricane Matthew were underway prior to the cancellation of the event, with the Golf Channel removing towers and staff from the property, and hospitality tents being broken down to prepare for the anticipated dangerous weather.
According to the National Weather Center, tropical storm conditions are expected to reach parts of the Florida Coast by early Thursday, with hurricane winds likely in certain areas later in the day. Flooding, power outages and damaging winds are likely.
On Wednesday, Hurricane Matthew reached wind speeds of more than 120 mph over the Bahamas, making it a Category-3 hurricane. Forecasters predict it could strengthen to a Category-4 hurricane by the time it hits Florida. Its predicted path also includes Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, which it is expected to strike sometime between Thursday evening and Saturday before turning east into the Atlantic Ocean.
“I cannot emphasize enough that everyone in our state must prepare now for a direct hit,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. “That means people have less than 24 hours to prepare, evacuate and shelter. Having a plan in place could mean the difference between life and death.”
Hurricane Matthew made landfall earlier in the week in the Caribbean, accounting for at least 11 deaths, five of them in Haiti.
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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
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Tour Photo Galleries
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
See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.
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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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Steven
Oct 5, 2016 at 7:59 pm
Funny a guy can play all year on WEB. COM come in 27 place, then go out and play against a bunch of guys that do not go through the struggle on the Web tour and in 4 tournaments he misses his card again by a couple shots….how much money does the PGA make by having 4 Web tournaments on tv. instead of 6 days Q school with almost zero TV coverage….
Z
Oct 6, 2016 at 2:35 am
Tons. That’s what golf has become, way worse than the Open format that it used to be that at least gave a chance for those without the money coming off Muni courses with some skill. You have to be rich to be included now. Totally elitist. The First Tee is also that, giving false hope to those who just don’t have the money to play this rich man’s sport.
Topic_monitor
Oct 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Please refrain from rude comments and be respectful of other users. Thank You
Matthew
Oct 5, 2016 at 7:29 pm
Oh hey guys!
D
Oct 5, 2016 at 5:43 pm
Says the guy who trolls in the comment section on a golf equipment blog…