Tour News
Tour Mash: U.S. wins Solheim Cup, Stenson sets scoring record
Match play or medal play, the choice was yours this week across the globe. The Solheim Cup, the U.S. Amateur, and the Paul Lawrie were all contested in the traditional, head-to-head format. On the flip side, the Wyndham Championship, Dick’s Sporting Goods Open and News Sentinel Open counted every stroke. With the tour playoff season poised to begin on the PGA and Web.com tours, this week was the last mash for many in an effort to extend their seasons.
Match Play
The crowd is giving it up for @lexi on the 18th green #SolheimCup2017 pic.twitter.com/U9az3z0bID
— Solheim Cup USA???????? (@SolheimCupUSA) August 20, 2017
The Solheim Cup might be distilled down to one singles match, the opening tout between Anna Nordqvist and Lexi Thompson. While the U.S. representative struggled to find her stroke, Nordqvist jumped out to a four-hole lead after the same number of holes.
After nine holes, the lead remained the same. Then, Thompson came out of her funk with a legendary run of three birdies and two eagles in a seven-hole stretch to erase the discrepancy and take the lead. Nordqvist birdied the last to halve the match, but any chance the European Team had to come back from its deficit was gone. The final tally was U.S. 16.5, Europe 11.5.
After a battle for the ages, Doc Redman is the 117th #USAmateur champion! https://t.co/zRZRKBLI2y
— USGA (@USGA) August 20, 2017
The 2017 U.S. Amateur offered a classic final that went to a 37th hole after Doug Ghim of Illinois and Doc Redman of North Carolina had battled to a draw in regulation.
Redman had qualified in a 13-for-8 playoff, earning the No. 62 seed of 64 in match play. His road to the final saw him eliminate No. 3 seed Logan Lowe in the round of 64 and No. 7 Mark Lawrence in the semifinals. In contrast, Ghim was the No. 9 seed after medal qualifying. He did not meet a higher-ranked opponent until Saturday when he outlasted No. 4 Theo Humphrey to earn his place in the 36-hole final match.
In the final, Ghim had a two-up lead with two holes to play, but Redman eagled the 35th hole and birdied the 36th to force extra holes at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. The golfers returned to the short 10th hole where Redman recorded a third-consecutive birdie to claim the national amateur title and all the baubles that accompany it. Both Redman and Ghim will represent the U.S. in September’s Walker Cup at Los Angeles Country Club.
Champion! ????
A nerveless putt from @adrianotaegui hands him a 2&1 win over Marcel Siem. #SEPLMP pic.twitter.com/hUVo3RAoMl
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) August 20, 2017
After Adrian Otaegui blitzed past Spanish countryman Alejandro Cañizares with seven birdies in the 15 holes of their semifinal match of the European Tour’s Paul Lawrie Match Play, it was a shock to see zero birdies and a three-hole deficit for Otaegui in the final match. Germany’s Marcel Siem had seemingly turned the tables, going out in 3-under par and staking himself to a three-hole advantage.
And then, the tide shifted. Actually, it was more like a tsunami. Otaegui proceeded to win six of the final eight holes outright, claiming a 2 & 1 victory over a startled Siem. Otaegui birdied each of his final three holes after Siem had regained a one-up lead with a birdie at the 13th. The triumph was his first on the European Tour.
Medal Play
.@HenrikStenson made EIGHT birdies today.
Let's look at all 8 birdie putts. pic.twitter.com/LUyjUqfvLo
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 20, 2017
Henrik Stenson claimed the 2017 Wyndham Championship, the final, non-playoff tournament on the PGA Tour by one stroke over Ollie Schniderjans. Stenson had a topsy-turvy front nine for the second time this weekend, but he repeated his torrid, Saturday inward-half performance on Sunday to edge the young Texan.
Stenson had four birdies against two bogeys on his first nine holes on Sunday. Over that stretch, Schniederjans picked up a stroke by going out in minus-three. On the homeward side, Stenson recorded four birdies against zero bogies, reaching a tournament record 22-under, enough to keep the former Georgia Tech star at bay… and he did it without a driver in the bag.
Related: Stenson’s Winning WITB
Kevin Na took the early lead on Sunday with a 31 on the front nine. He gave most of it back with 38 coming home, and finished in a tie for fourth at 17-under. Webb Simpson finished solo third at 18-under.
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Kevin Sutherland moves into a tie for the lead after this beauty at the @dicksopengolf. pic.twitter.com/lBOq1MNWh7
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) August 20, 2017
At the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open on PGA Tour Champions, Scott McCarron and Kevin Sutherland served notice early on Sunday that the field was playing for third place. The two waged an epic duel in central New York at the En-Joie Golf Club. McCarron had eight birdies for 64 on Sunday, while Sutherland had five birdies and an eagle for 65.
Tied heading to the back nine, Sutherland birdied the 12th to take the lead, only to have McCarron even things up with birdie on No. 13. Sutherland birdied the 16th and 18th holes to finish at 19-under. Unfortunately for him, McCarron birdied the closing trio to take the title at 20-under. Three of the most popular golfers in town this week (John Daly, local lad Joey Sindelar, and Woody Austin) tied for third at 13-under.
Chasing a @PGATOUR card, and his first #WebTour title. @OSUCowboyGolf alum @TalorGooch has taken the @KNSOPEN lead with 2 holes to play. pic.twitter.com/HPekJn086A
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 20, 2017
When Ken Looper, overnight leader, triple-bogeyed his opening hole on Sunday of the News Sentinel Open on the Web.com Tour, eyes on the prize became the rallying cry of all golfers within sight of the top spot on the leaderboard. A slew of challengers took runs at the top, and it was Talor Gooch who had enough arrows in his quiver for the title. Gooch had six birdies on the day, finishing at 18-under to climb three spots into the pole position.
Jonathan Hodge, the runner-up, had five birdies for 30 on his outward half. The back nine was less kind, however, as the man from Tennessee played it in even par to open the door for Gooch. As for Looper, each time he made amends for his opening 7 a bogey would get in his way. Looper tied for third at 16-under, one behind Hodge and two back of the champion.
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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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News
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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Patches O'Hullahan
Aug 21, 2017 at 8:58 pm
The Solheim Cup is a snoozer. Let’s be frank, the European team didn’t have any serious talent other than Norquist. It is time to make this a real competition by allowing the Asian players, whom are the best in the world, to display their talent in the international stage. If the LPGA wants to survive, they need to go where the money is, Asia.
Darryl
Aug 24, 2017 at 2:57 am
Sorry Patches, a US – Asia competition would be as one sided as the Solheim is now, with the US taking on the European sacrificial role.
Rex
Aug 21, 2017 at 2:28 pm
What was the history that stenson made?
Ronald Montesano
Aug 21, 2017 at 3:36 pm
He set the tournament scoring record. Not the same as winning an election, but a nice four days, nonetheless.
RM
Leon
Aug 21, 2017 at 1:50 pm
Solhiem cup is fun but not exciting. Let USA groups with Europe and play against South Korea, who has 10 players among world TOP20. That’s we called a fair and exciting match. The current Solhiem cup is more like flight for the 2nd tier. Sad
Woody
Aug 21, 2017 at 9:03 am
I can’t say the Solhiem cup is the best golf or most entertaining golf when the majority of the best players aren’t participating …aka Asian players.
Guantanemo
Aug 21, 2017 at 11:02 am
Agreed, at this point, it might be an interesting idea to have a USA vs South Korea event for the women…
Vic
Aug 21, 2017 at 8:50 am
Once again the Solheim Cup IMO, is some of the most entertaining Golf of the year.