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Tour Mash: Steele steals Safeway, Noren wins again in Europe
No Tiger, no problem. The vulnerable one bailed on the Safeway Open at the 11th hour, declaring that parts of his game were simply not up to snuff for the challenge of the PGA Tour. A wealth of hungry golfers, including Ryder Cuppers and journeymen, did show up to do battle at Silverado Country Club, though.
More golfers were on course in North Carolina (Champions Tour), South Korea (LPGA Tour) and England (European Tour) to decide titles on the world’s other major tours. Sure, it might be football season, but there’s great golf for us to mash for your eyes only.
Steele steals Safeway from Kizzire with 65
Side door is open!
Brendan Steele takes a share of the lead on No. 17.#QuickHits https://t.co/O7pYwgvPWW
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 17, 2016
Patton Kizzire was the poster boy for wins on the Web.com Tour two years ago. Last year was his learning year on the PGA Tour, and Kizzire entered the final round of the first event of the new season eager to prove he was ready to win on golf’s biggest stage. After making 19 birdies through the first three rounds of the tournament, the Auburn alum was poised to light up the Silverado North course and claim his first title.
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The trouble with this plan was Brendan Steele. The 2011 Valero Texas Open champion had searched near and far for his second Tour title, and scooped up all the birdies that Kizzire desperately needed on Sunday. Feeling comfortable in his home state, Steele posted eight birdies on the day, including an incredible finish of birdie-birdie-birdie on the closing three holes to snatch the tournament title from Kizzire. Four golfers tied for third at 16-under par, one shot back of second and two out of first, including the hottest golfer on the planet, England’s Paul Casey.
Noren wins British Masters by two strokes
Up and down for your third win in eight starts… pic.twitter.com/zLIwqyQ35e
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 16, 2016
Alexander Noren of Sweden added a third European Tour title to his 2016 pair (Scottish Open, European Masters). His middle rounds of 65-65 staked him to a lead entering Sunday’s final round, and the 34-year-old opened and closed well with birdies on Nos. 1, 2, 16 and 18 to secure a two-shot win over Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger.
Related: See Noren’s Winning WITB
The Austrian played superlative golf throughout the final round, but was unable to catch Noren. After making birdie on the 15th, Wiesberger closed with pars when birdies were needed. In third place was Ryder Cupper Lee Westwood, in search of the game that deserted him at Hazeltine two weeks ago. Westwood posted four solid rounds in the 60s to remind the world that his game is not lacking.
Garwood grabs first Champions Tour title at SAS
Doug Garwood leads by 5 shots @SASChampionship thanks to shots like this. https://t.co/DuU5vPATOz
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) October 16, 2016
California’s Doug Garwood qualifies as the least-likely winner on the 2016 Champions Tour. In the final event before the new Schwab Cup Playoffs, the journeyman pro overcame jitters and a history of final-round struggles with a monster performance at Prestonwood in Cary, North Carolina. Paired with all-world Bernhard Langer and tournament leader Larry Mize, Garwood went out in 30 strokes and added birdies on three of his first seven back-nine holes. A bogey at the last was meaningless, as the 53-year-old had opened up a five-stroke lead on Langer and the field and finished at 16-under.
The win moved Garwood inside the top-20 as the Champions Tour moves near his home, to Sherwood Country Club in Sherman Oaks, California, for the first leg of the three-week playoffs. After Langer at 12-under, Mize, Tom Byrum and Jeff Sluman were tied for third at 11-under.
A promising bonus opportunity fell flat during Wildcard Weekend. A golfer outside the top 72 who could post a top-10 finish would earn a spot in the playoffs, which starts next week. Although Dan Forsman and Michael Bradley gave it a run, no one could snare the prize.
Here’s a note for PGA Tour Champions: make sure that somebody wins that spot if you want the promotion to have legs. Dangling the carrot and then snatching it away is bogus.
First LPGA title to Ciganda in playoff at Hana Bank Championship
ICYMI: Final round highlights from #KEBHanaBank where @carlotagolf wins in a playoff. Watch how it all unfolded ==> https://t.co/1ygyPZOfUl pic.twitter.com/RNZBytGuWP
— #CMEFinalStretch ???? (@LPGA) October 16, 2016
Either Alison Lee or Carlota Ciganda was going to win an inaugural LPGA tournament when the pair entered extra holes after tying at 10-under. Neither golfer appeared poised enough to seize the tournament: Ciganda had closed with a double bogey and two bogeys in her final five holes to fall back four strokes, while Lee played 3-over golf on the day, including a watery bogey on her final hole when par would have clinched a victory.
Returning to the par-five 18th for the playoff, Ciganda stuck her third shot to 8 feet and watched as Lee’s approach went long, leaving a birdie chip. The American gave it her best, throwing a lengthy chip across a massive green, over a rise, creasing the edge of the cup but not falling. With an opportunity to decide matters, the Spaniard’s was not her best, but it was good enough to fall in the low side and give her a water-bottle shower from her compatriots.
The LPGA Tour’s hottest golfer, Shanshan Feng of China, placed inside the top-four yet again with a score of 8-under 280, tied for third with Min-Sun Kim of Korea. Since winning the bronze medal at the Rio Olympic games, Feng has been on a tear that resulted in plenty of money, but no wins.
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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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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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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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Greg V
Oct 17, 2016 at 12:17 pm
I watched Carlota Ciganda play at the LPGA Championship at Monroe Golf Club a couple years ago. She hits it long, and pretty straight. Glad to see the stars finally align for her.
I hope that Alison Lee gets a win in the near future.
French Oak
Oct 17, 2016 at 9:15 am
Don’t put your lips on it!
Deon
Oct 17, 2016 at 8:52 am
Oh look. I won this nifty barrel!