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Tour Rundown: Brooke Henderson’s historic win for Canada, Web.com Tour drama
“Playoffs? Don’t talk about… playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game!”
Whoops, wrong sport. The guys on the PGA and Web.Com tours all made the playoffs, so what happened this weekend meant the end of the season for some, and the continuation of a dream for others. The European Tour won’t begin its 3-week playoff run until November, but there are Ryder Cup points and picks still to be earned and made. Oh, and there’s that winning your national open thing for Canadians. It has been 75 years since a fellow won the male version, but the female streak (alive for 45 years) is over.
Northern Trust win for DeChambeau set Ryder Cup prognostications in motion
A number of golfers could have caught Bryson DeChambeau on Sunday, but none were able to go lower than Tyrrell Hatton’s 64. A day after shooting 63 to establish a 4-shot lead, DeChambeau closed with 69 at Ridgewood country club, for a 4-stroke victory over fellow Ryder-Cup aspirant Tony Finau. The Californian began the day with birdies at the first 2 holes, then made a pair of bogeys on the way to the turn. The latter act served only to offer hope to the chasers, but DeChambeau wasn’t having any of it. He played the inward half in 3-under par to reach 18-under, earning his third PGA Tour victory and second of the 2017-18 campaign. Finau’s lone Tour win came at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, but the Utahan (or is it Utahn?) took major leaps forward in 2018 with challenges at the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. As with DeChambeau, it won’t be a surprise to hear Finau’s name announced in early September, as one of the Captain’s Picks for the USA Ryder Cup side.
Back-to-back birdies for @B_DeChambeau.
His lead is back to 4 @TheNTGolf.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/n78iS5Xr2I
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 26, 2018
Italy on fire in European golf with Pavan’s Czech win
The margin between Padraig Harrington and Andrea Pavan was razor-thin all day Sunday. The Irish champion began the day with a one-shot advantage over the young Italian, but their pairing created lore that will be discussed around the Albatross golf club for decades. Each golfer made one bogey on the final day, so the scorecard’s tale came down to birdies. Until the 12th hole, Harrington was up, 4 to 2, in that category, and enjoyed a 3-shot advantage over his counterpart. For some unknown reason, Pavan caught fire like Francesco Molinari last month at The Open, gaining strokes on 4 of his next 6 holes. Combined with Harrington’s sole bogey on the 15th, Pavan made up 5 strokes over the course’s closing third. One would never have guessed that the 29-year old from Rome had never won before on the European Tour. Harrington will have to wait for win #16 on his home tour, but for @AndreaPavan89, the longest wait is ended.
What a putt, @AndreaPavan89!
He takes the lead with two holes to play. pic.twitter.com/Cz0DKa4shh
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) August 26, 2018
Canadians everywhere sing “Oh, Brooke”
Canada’s Wonderland, an amusement park just north of Toronto, is set to debut a new coaster called the Yukon Striker. They might want to christen it “Brooke” instead. After all, the darling of Smiths Falls, Ontario, sealed the first native win of the Canadian Open in nearly 50 years with a massive 64 on day four. Never mind that Mo Martin shot 62 for the low daily prize; Henderson won the tournament that meant the most to her and her country. She did what had come so hard for these last few years: slept on a lead and brought home the prize. The 65 wasn’t flawless; two bogeys accompanied four birdies on the outward half. On the home stretch, when she had to be better than the rest, she was. Henderson birdied holes 12-15, then capped off the inward 31 with an emphatic birdie at the last. Angel Yin stumbled early, but regrouped to claim second alone, four behind the champion at 17-under, and two shots ahead of third place finisher Jennifer Song. For @BrookeHenderson, something that last happened 25 years before she was born, is now hers to cherish.
.@BrookeHenderson looks to make history today at the @cpwomensopen!
Watch on the @GolfChannel live stream from 1-4pm ET pic.twitter.com/DtJgrXoIJM
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 26, 2018
Web.Com playoffs begin with Columbus win for Streb
It wasn’t too long ago that Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb were touted as two of the out-of-nowhere guys on the PGA Tour. Each had won without fanfare, but the two took different paths after that. Kisner has challenged in multiple majors, while Streb found himself on the Web.Com tour, grinding to return to golf’s silver screen. On Sunday, Streb took a large step toward returning to former glory, with a playoff victory over Peter Malnati at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Ohio. Malnati played inspired golf all week long, wearing the yellow Titleist bucket hat of longtime friend, the late Jarrod Lyle. He made 7 birdies and 2 bogeys on Sunday, good for 66 and 12-under. Streb ground out a back-nine B game and matched Malnati’s number. The playoff was over quickly; Malnati drove into the rough and made bogey, while Streb was able to make par at 18 for the victory.
Heart of a champion.@KStateMGolf alum Robert Streb (@TheRealStrebber) wins @NCHC_Golf in a playoff and is headed back to the @PGATOUR! pic.twitter.com/5y6mfLW3Cn
— Web.com Tour (@WebDotComTour) August 26, 2018
Champions Tour motors through Boeing fly-by win for Parel
Scott Parel didn’t make all the birdies on Sunday at Snoqualmie Ridge, but he probably stole enough from Ken Tanigawa, Scott McCarron and Kevin Sutherland, to prevent them from making any sort of charge. Parel made 7 birdies on his opening nine, including 6 straight from 4 through 9. His only bogey on the day came at the 10th hole, but he followed that with 3 more birdies on the back, reaching 63 for the day. Meanwhile, Sutherland and Tanigawa, coming off respective Saturday rounds of 60 and 64, could not buy a birdie. Actually, that’s an understatement. The threesome missed every possible putt in every possible way, ensuring that no one would stand in the way of Parel’s come-from-behind victory. Parel had one win on the Web.Com Tour, back in 2013, but until Sunday, he had yet to win on the Champions Tour. With a par at the last, he finished at 18-under par, 3 shots clear of runner-up Kevin Sutherland.
"Bye, bye"
"Turn out the lights"
Exclamation point long birdie for @ParelGolf at 17! @BoeingClassic pic.twitter.com/fct0YxkvD7
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) August 27, 2018
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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
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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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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
- 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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Johnny Penso
Aug 28, 2018 at 11:07 am
A good golfing weekend for me. My fellow Canuck wins our Open on the ladies side. One of my favourite players wins the men’s side and I shot my second round ever in the 70’s with a 77 on Sunday. Huahh!!
4RiGHT
Aug 27, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Congrats to Brooke a worthy and gritty champion!!! Love how Brooke put Golf Channel’s so called expert Paige MacKenzie to shame after saying Brooke wasn’t quite there yet… Egg on your face PM…
Ronald Montesano
Aug 29, 2018 at 6:13 pm
It’s not egg on her face. Brooke had trouble closing, I think we can agree. Ariya had trouble closing. Dustin has trouble closing. It’s not like you get there and you never struggle with winning again. Paige went out on a limb, to foment discussion. I applaud her, as I applaud you for your comment, 4Right 🙂