Tour News
Tour Mash: Kisner gets his first win, Rory back in the winner’s circle
Kisner wins his first at Sea Island
When a man throws a 64 with his left hand, then follows it up with a 64 with his right, he’s likely to win the fight. In this case, Kevin Kisner won a tournament, the RSM Classic, with just that weekend combination. For Kisner, the win was his first on the PGA Tour and a long-anticipated one. He had come close before, losing three events in playoffs this year alone. This time, Kevin Chappell was tasked with the runner-up duties, watching as Kisner made five birdies on Sunday’s outward nine to sign the check. Unlike the three close calls, Kisner knew how to close at Sea Island, as he explained in a post-round interview:
“I told my caddie, I said, There is no lead big enough. I’ve lost two of ’em on this hole before. It was a nice way to finish. I just hammered that drive down there on 18. A lot easier hole down there with a 9-iron in your hand.”
Related: See the clubs Kisner used to win in Georgia.
Rory back in the winner’s circle, wins 3rd Race to Dubai title
If Rory McIlroy had properly quoted Mark Twain after the DP World Tour Championship concluded, he would have smiled and said “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” Since his mid-season pickup football injury, since the world’s infatuation with Jordan Spieth, since Jason Day’s remarkable turn at the PGA Championship along Lake Michigan, the golfing world did what it often cannot resist: it wrote off a golfer. Not Tiger Woods written off, but he’s not the guy anymore written off.
So when McIlroy blitzed third-round leader Andy Sullivan, four birdies to one, over the stretch from Nos. 11 to 15 on Sunday, the satisfaction must have been significant. With a season-ending win and a third Race To Dubai season title, McIlroy rejoined Spieth and Day as favorites to rank first in the professional golfing world. In his mind, McIlroy needs to do one thing, as he said after the round:
“I want to try and get healthy and get stronger again, get my body back, because I haven’t been able to do as much in the gym as I would have liked over the past few months, so really concentrate on that. I’ve got an eight-week period where I don’t have to play golf.”
Related: See the clubs Rory used to win in Dubai.
Kerr wins, Park and Ko claim season-ending honors
There was a time when Christie Kerr was the Lydia Ko and the Inbee Park of the LPGA Tour. On Sunday, Kerr recalled what that was like, as she used a eagle on No. 17 to separate herself from Gerina Piller and win the CME Group Tour Championship. Not that Piller made it easy, as she birdied five of the final six holes to finish one stroke shy of a playoff. This was Kerr’s second win of the season, and a massive shot of confidence as the year draws to a close.
On the approach shot that set up her clinching eagle, Kerr had this to say:
“If you pull it going into that green, you can go down in the dip. That’s not an easy up-and-down. If you hit it right, you could be against that wall in the bunker. I knew I needed a perfect shot at that time. I stayed there and made my practice swing until I felt the shot I wanted and then I pulled it off.
In addition to Kerr’s glory, Lydia Ko became the LPGA Tour’s Race to the CME Globe champion, earning a $1 million bonus for winning the year-long competition. She also claimed the tour’s money title.
Inbee Park earned the LPGA Tour’s Vare Trophy, awarded to the golfer with the lowest scoring average. In addition, Park earned enough points to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame, an honor that will be conferred at some point next year, her 10th official season on tour.
Senior “the senior” wins the Australian Masters
Ponce de Leon was a bit off on his calculations in the search for the Fountain of Youth a few centuries back. Peter Senior found it this weekend at Huntingdale Golf Club at the Australian Masters. Neither Adam Scott’s opening 64 nor the threat of U.S. Amateur champion and new golf darling Bryson DeChambeau could throw a scare into the 56-year-old victor, who shot 68-68 on the weekend for a two-stroke victory. Qualifying for the Gutted award was Andrew Evans. After birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 tied him with Senior, the 29-year old Aussie promptly bogeyed the final two holes to drop into a tie for the runner-up spot.
Gove wins the TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational
The TaylorMade PBI is an enjoyable event that unites golfers from many of golf’s major tours. PGA, LPGA, Champions, Web.Com, Mackenzie…the list of represented tours is robust. For some of the entrants, the event is a fun reward for a successful season. For others, like Jeff Gove of the Web.com tour, it’s an opportunity to gather some confidence after a year of struggles.
Gove finished 147th on the Web.com money list in 2015, not where he wants to be in his mid-40s. This week, though, the Pepperdine alumnus played like a man set on returning to the big Tour. Gove opened with three consecutive 69s to take the lead into Sunday. His final-round 66 at Pebble Beach secured victory by two strokes over Kevin Sutherland and Duffy Waldorf.
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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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