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Tour Mash: Perez completes comeback, earns first win since 2009
Golfers across the U.S. continue to play, deep into November. Across the world, from China to India, from Argentina to Mexico and the U.S. professional golfers settled season-long playoffs and uncovered future aspirations. It’s a mash-worthy week and not worth a moment’s delay, so let’s get at it.
Perez returns to winner’s circle at Mayakoba
That winning feeling! ???? pic.twitter.com/pKKPBqq79V
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 13, 2016
It’s possible that someone could script a stranger fiction than the truth that unfolded on Sunday in Mexico, but I doubt it. Perhaps Carlos Fuentes, but he’s gone. Gary Woodland began the day with a one-shot lead over Pat Perez, but that dissipated with a Perez birdie and a Woodland bogey on the first hole. The same happened on the third and Perez had bolted to a three-stroke advantage before the crowd had warmed up.
Scott Piercy entered the fray, as did Russell Knox and Kevin Streelman. Streelman had nine birdies on the day, but three bogeys kept him from mounting a true challenge, and he finished 17-under par in a tie for 4th. Knox had seven birdies of his own, but a pair of bogeys left him at 18-under in solo third.
The tournament came down to Piercy, Perez and Woodland. After squandering his meager lead, Woodland bounced back with birdies on the final two holes to finish at 19-under and alone in 2nd place. Piercy looked to be the most serious challenger to Perez, but his finish went like this: birdie-bogey-birdie-double. He tied for 4th.
And Perez? After the hot start, he played the back nine in 1-over, but it was good enough to seal a two-shot victory for his second PGA Tour win and first since 2009. The triumph also completed a comeback from surgery for a torn labrum and guaranteed Perez exempt status for the next two years.
Related: See the clubs Pat Perez used to win
Four’en for Noren with win at Nedbank
Alex Noren's super Sunday in 120 seconds. ?? pic.twitter.com/zpq1116xkW
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) November 13, 2016
Alexander Noren is making a strong case for European Tour Player of the Year. Noren moved into third spot on the Race To Dubai money list with his six-stroke victory this week at the Nedbank Challenge. The triumph, the fourth of season for the Swede, came at the hands of the third-round leader, Jeunghun Wang of Korea.
Wang’s lead was three shots over Louis Oosthuizen at the start of the day. The young Korean began well with birdies on two of his first four holes. It wasn’t enough, as Noren raced through the front nine with six birdies and three pars. Wang came unraveled on Nos. 6-9, though, with a bogey and a double.
If any other contenders considered victory within reach, Noren quashed those hopes with an eagle-birdie start to his back nine. With victory all but assured, would Noren make a run at 59? An especially difficult task was halted with a bogey at the par-five 14th, but the win made Noren the man to beat next week as the European Tour season concludes in Dubai.
Related: See the clubs Noren used to win
Langer wins season-long Schwab Cup, but the tournament title goes to…
Great birdie by Goydos. In great position to win the @SchwabCupFinale while Langer closes in on the #SchwabCup. https://t.co/GvheyV2jGN
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) November 13, 2016
Leading a tournament from start to finish is an uncommon feat. Paul Goydos lit up the Desert Mountain Club on Friday with a 62, then held on to the top spot with a second-round 67. All that was left to do was complete the victory… with Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie in hot pursuit. Piece of cake.
Goydos pulled it off. The California native made two birdies late on the front nine to gain traction, then closed with three more over the final five holes. Langer made every effort to chase him down with six birdies on the day. He could get no closer than two strokes in the end. As for Montgomerie, the Scotsman claimed solo 3rd at 11-under, two back of Langer and four behind the champion. Unable to mark more than two birdies over the first 14 holes, a hole bogey on No. 15 ended his chances.
Ciganda claims second LPGA title at Ochoa Invitational
#LPGAWinnerSelfie with @carlotagolf @LOIMX pic.twitter.com/cBPrl4iDuN
— #CMEFinalStretch ???? (@LPGA) November 13, 2016
Less than a month removed from her first LPGA victory, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda returned to the top spot on the podium with a come-from-behind win at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico. Ciganda chased down third-round leader Austin Ernst of the U.S., who ended in a five-way tie for 2nd, two shots behind the victor.
Ciganda’s day began with an eagle at the second hole, and she added four birdies to two bogeys for a 4th-round 68, her second of the weekend. England’s Jodi Shadoff birdied holes 2-4 to start — and closed with birds at Nos. 13, 16, and 18 — but was unable to catch Ciganda. The case was similar with the other three runners up: two many bogeys and not enough birdies.
Other Tours-Argentina Classic, Putian Open, Women’s India Open
Massive congratulations @aditigolf on winning @WomenIndianOpen & becoming the first Indian to win on @LETgolf. A huge achievement! #HWIO16 pic.twitter.com/4uGJxj583I
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) November 13, 2016
Aditi Ashok made history earlier in 2016 when she competed for India in the Rio Olympics. She wrote an even larger chapter on Sunday as the first Indian female to win a tournament on the Ladies European Tour. A two-stroke lead at day’s arrival was erased by the 18th tee. Tied with clubhouse leader Brittany Lincicome and playing partner Belen Mozo at the home hole, Aditi and Belen took on the par-five finisher, but only Ashok negotiated it in birdie four for the victory. The win, in her native India, moved the 18-year old into the top-10 on the season-long money list.
Korea’s Taewoo Kim had played marvelous golf all week at PGA Tour China‘s Putian Open. He had wrested the top spot from first-round leader Taylor Cooper of Australia and carried a large lead into the final round. A quintuple bogey on Sunday’s 4th hole erased most of the margin and left Kim doubting himself. Able to regroup and play 1-over golf the rest of the way, Kim secured a four-stroke victory over a resurgent Cooper and Sejun Yoon of the U.S.
The Argentina Classic on PGA Tour Latinoamerica was reduced to 54 holes by rain and lightning, with Spain’s Samuel del Val declared the winner at 13-under. The margin between him and Derek Gillespie was one slim stroke, resulting from the Canadian Gillespie’s 18th-hole bogey on Saturday. Del Val moved into the 4th spot of Los Cinco, the five-man squad that will advance to the Web.com Tour next year.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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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
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
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