Tour News
Tour Mash: A CareerBuilder for Swafford, Fleetwood wins HSBC
A full slate of tour events from the entire globe brought another 59, an ageless winner, a wind-shortened event and some of the best hair on tour to the fore. To find out more, press on and rest your eyes on this week’s Tour Mash.
PGA Tour: Hudson Swafford’s CareerBuilder
Entering Alcatraz with a one-shot lead …
Talk about a golf shot. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/UAncuXLKrD
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 22, 2017
Adam Hadwin had the nearly-impossible task of following up a 59 with enough birdies to win. And he nearly did it. The Canadian stalwart recovered from a slow start with three back-nine birdies to finish at 19-under par on the week. Unfortunately for Hadwin, Hudson Swafford played better.
Swafford held the lead this week through 36 holes before Hadwin’s transcendent sub-60 score on Saturday. For most of Sunday, Swafford hung around. They say that if you hang around long enough, good things happen. For the University of Georgia alumnus, those good things came at the end in a carnival three-pack. After dropping an 11-foot putt for birdie on the 15th hole, Swafford had tap-ins for birdie on Nos. 16 and 17. He parred the 18th to claim his first PGA Tour title.
Related: See the clubs Swafford used to win
Brian Harman and Bud Cauley, the latter back from injury, tied for third at 18-under. Dominic Bozzelli, a Web.com Tour graduate, birdied his last two holes to vault into the top-five, claiming 5th spot alone at 17-under.
European Tour: Fleetwood wins HSBC Championship
"Should run out…should run out…"
Does run out. pic.twitter.com/uYLVOvKTmH
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 22, 2017
Tommy Fleetwood had balanced a bogey with a birdie on the front nine on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. At that juncture, his thoughts turned to a nice finish and the next tournament. On the inward half, the English professional with one previous European Tour win stitched three birdies to one eagle for 31 and a 67 on the day. Having complicated matters, he waited to see if any among the finishers could match or exceed his total.
If it had come to birdies alone, Pablo Larrazabal would have buzzed his way to the title. The Spaniard notched eight of them on Sunday. The problematic part were the four bogeys that compelled him to finish in a tie for second, one back of the magnificently-coiffed Fleetwood.
Alongside Larrazabal was 2016 U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson. DJ made a tremendous run, playing the final three holes in 3-under. A 15th-hole bogey was his undoing, relegating him to co-runner up status.
PGA Tour Champions: Shortened Mitsubishi Electric Championship goes to a familiar face
Bernhard Langer did not expect to awaken on Saturday as Mitsubishi Electric champion. After all, he had one more round to play. Overruling the German professional were the winds of Mother Nature. Not only were they deemed too powerful for a fair game of golf on Saturday, but they would persist through Sunday evening. As a result, Langer earned his 30th PGA Tour Champions title on the strength of his play through 36 holes on Thursday and Friday.
A look back at Round 2 scorecards showed that the 18th hole played a principal role in Langer’s win. While the 2016 Schwab Cup champion made birdie to reach 14-under, Fred Couples made bogey to drop to 13-under. The two-stroke swing unknowingly resolved matters at this year’s event. Two back of Langer, in third place alone, was Kirk Triplett.
Asian Tour: Ageless Marksaeng wins Singapore Open
Fifties are making news all across the golfing world. Prayad Marksaeng, all 51 years of him, shot 67 on an elongated Sunday to claim the Singapore Open. Marksaeng improved each day (71-69-68-67) and closed with five birdies on Sunday to finish on top.
With a name like Adam Scott in the lead after Saturday, Marksaeng might have been gunning for a top-10 finish. When the Australian champion struggled during his second round of the day (caused by a Saturday weather delay), the doors opened wide for an upset.
Finishing more than two hours ahead of the final group, Marksaeng was nearly caught by a quartet of golfers. Defending champion Younghan Song, South Africa’s Jbe Kruger, Pachara Khongwatmai and Juvic Pagunsan all finished at 8-under, one behind the victor.
With the win, Marksaeng gains entry in to the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 OccuNet Classic
With the PGA Tour across the border in Canada this week, GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore stayed stateside and headed to the OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank in Amarillo, Texas.
It’s always interesting to see what the guys are playing on the KFT, and this week certainly hasn’t disappointed so far, with some incredible wedge stamping on display.
Check out links to all our albums below.

General Albums
WITB Albums
- Ryan Palmer – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Mahanth Chirravuri – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Josh Creel – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Phichaksn Maichon – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Brandon Berry – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Ryan Burnett – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- James Song – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Andrew McLauchlan – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Ian Gilligan – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Alvaro Ortiz – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Russell Knox – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Ian Holt – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Mitchell Meissner – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Travis Trace – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
- Bryce Lewis – WITB – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
Pullout Albums

Luke Potter’s custom Cameron putter – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open
GolfWRX Tour Photographer made the trip from the Memorial Tournament across the country to the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera. Check out links to all the photos below!

General Albums
- 2026 US Women’s Open – Wednesday #1
- 2026 US Women’s Open – Wednesday #2
- 2026 US Women’s Open – Wednesday #3
- 2026 US Women’s Open – Wednesday #4
- 2026 US Women’s Open – Wednesday #5
WITB Albums
- Chloe Kovelesky – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
Asterisk Talley – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open - Sarah Hammett – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Rio Takeda – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Hannah Green – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Amy Yang – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Auston Kim – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Paula Francisco – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Athena Singh – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Brianna Do – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Meja Ortengren – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Opens
- A Furue – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Katelyn Kong – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Natalia Guseva – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Cass Alexander – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
- Johanna Sjursen – WITB – 2026 US Women’s Open
Pullout Albums
- Scotty Cameron putter covers – 2026 US Women’s Open
- TaylorMade’s US Women’s Open staff bag & covers – 2026 US Women’s Open

Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2026 The Memorial – Monday #1
- 2026 The Memorial – Tuesday #1
- 2026 The Memorial – Tuesday #2
- 2026 The Memorial – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Alex Noren – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Jacob Bridgeman – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Lucas Glover – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Bud Cauley – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Alex Smalley – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
- Bettinardi putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Min Woo Lee’s Callaway Apex 18* UT iron – 2026 The Memorial
- Wyndham Clark’s putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Lucas Glover putters – 2026 The Memorial
- Nicolai Hojgaard’s new Callaway 4 iron – 2026 The Memorial
- Adam Scott’s L.A.B. Golf putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Scotty Cameron Xperimental Prototype 11+ putter – 2026 The Memorial
- JJ Spaun’s updated/newest L.A.B. Golf putter – 2026 The Memorial
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Jackson Bragg
Jan 30, 2017 at 5:30 pm
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