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PGA Championship: Round 3 Recap
Saturday was a curious day at Oak Hill. As if some unseen tormentors decreed that too many featured players would not wage compelling drama, the stock birdies of Rounds 1 and 2 disappeared into the treetops, replaced with abundant pars and bushels of others. Top names dropped pages on the leaderboard, while some unknowns ascended.
Lee Westwood, who righted the ship with a round-three 68 that has him tied for 7th, said after his morning round that the course dried out considerably in Round 3.
“Well, it’s a lot dryer today obviously … Obviously there’s a bit more wind, which makes this golf course a lot trickier. You won’t see the low scores today. It’s a good test out there.”
A few low scores were available for the taking on Saturday. Dustin Johnson let the rest of the field know early on that a number could be had on Saturday at Oak Hill. He had to birdie the arduous 509-yard 17th just to make the cut on Friday, but climbed the leaderboard with the best round of the day, a 65.
If not for a bogey on Kite’s Waterloo (the 428-yard 5th), Johnson might have gone deeper. At a time when the hoped-for charges of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson stalled, Johnson reminded fans and the media that his value to the game extends beyond rules violations and Wayne Gretzky’s daughter. Johnson moved 51 spots to the good, into 9th place.
Jonas Blixt and Kevin Streelman were almost able to match Johnson’s third-round thunder. Both posted four-under 66s that elevated them into the top 10. Streelman moved from 50th to 10th and demonstrated a gratitude for the simple things.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s nice to feel that sun today,” Streelman said. “I was telling those guys I played at the very end of the day yesterday and the greens got really bumpy. And they are so wet, obviously, that it was tough to make many putts. I was excited to get on some fresh greens this morning and was able to make a lot of putts today. Game feels good. I have been hitting it good all week and chipping it really well and see what happens tomorrow.”
Blixt, meanwhile, shot 4-under to jump eleven-spots and enters Round 4 in fourth place at 6-under. He’ll play in the penultimate group on Sunday with countryman Henrik Stenson.
“It was good,” Blixt said. “Feels a little weird to be in here, feels like going back to college speech class. I hated that. Now it’s even worse. No, it was a good day. Kind of relaxed a little more. I drank coffee in the morning and got really jacked up. So the first few holes felt a little different. Luckily it kind of settled and I could start playing my own game. The first three holes I made some good putts and got the momentum going. Then I played pretty good there for a while. And I got my revenge on the last three, so I’m kind of happy about that.”
Defending champion Rory McIlroy, for whom headlines this year were restricted to questions about his girlfriend, his new clubs and his work ethic, climbed 21 spots with the days third-best score, a three-under 67. The Ulsterman picked up two strokes to par on the closing holes, long par fours that have cost golfers more than their fair share of double bogeys this week.
McIlroy understood the magnitude of his matching threes on the finishing holes.
“Those last two holes are playing really tough,” McIlroy said. “I had a great drive up [No.] 17 and still had 225 to the pin. I hit a good one. I mean, I’m not sure short. On the last hole, it’s playing so tough into the wind, as well, pretty tricky little pin position there. I probably made up at least three, three and a half shots on those last two holes.”
Throughout the demanding afternoon, only veteran Jim Furyk was able to post a third consecutive round in the 60s. The wily one with the octopus swing made enough birdies (five) to offset his fair share of bogeys (three.) Unlike his fellow combatants, he avoided the double and triple bogies and was able to finish three rounds at 9-under.
Click here to see the clubs in Furyk’s bag.
Jason Dufner, the 36-hole leader, managed his game as well as could be expected. He was tentative on more than a few birdie opportunities but limited the damage to a bogey and a double bogey to sign for 71 in the third round. He will occupy a spot in the final pairing for the second consecutive day, one stroke behind 54-hole leader Furyk.
For many of the hopefuls, Oak Hill on Saturday was a vicious combatant that left many of them bruised, licking their wounds and wondering how opportunity fled without empathy. Hunter Mahan tumbled from 15th to 63rd with an eight-over 78. Sergio Garcia began the day three strokes south of par and, despite birdies on two of the final three holes, walked off No. 18 two strokes north after an ill-timed 75.
U.S. Open champion Justin Rose, who appeared to master parkland golf at Merion in June, also went from red to black numbers with a 77, low-lighted by a forgettable, four-hole stretch on the front nine. Rose went bogey-double bogey-bogey-double bogey on holes two through five to eliminate himself from the championship picture.
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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
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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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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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