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Tour Mash: Thomas goes back to back, Harrington and Minjee grab wins
It was a thin week on the world’s tours, with just three contested events. That doesn’t mean excitement was absent from professional golf. The European and LPGA events were decided by one stroke, while the shared PGA Tour/Asian Tour event in Malaysia saw a Sunday filled with birdies.
Before we rejoin those tours, plus the PGA Tour Champions and others next week, let’s catch you up on this week’s results with a wee October mash.
Thomas captures second-straight CIMB Classic
Knocking on that title defense …#QuickHits https://t.co/P5kgD5vipl
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 23, 2016
Anirban Lahiri wears his confidence well and boldly. He believes that he will win on the PGA Tour sooner, rather than later. He had his chance at the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, but a 9 on the third hole did him in. Playing with the golfer from India in the day’s final group was defending champion Justin Thomas. Thomas capitalized on good conditions and a course that fits his eye, with an eight-birdie 63 on Sunday to claim a three-shot win.
Related: See the clubs Thomas used to win.
On the third hole, Lahiri lost his tee ball in a tree and he was forced to re-tee, making double-bogey seven with his second ball. He then went birdie-eagle trying to right the ship. Unfortunately for him, Thomas started hot, with birdies on four of his first five holes, to turn a four-stroke deficit into a one-stroke advantage. Lahiri bogeyed the sixth and was able to make just two more birdies on the day. That dropped him into a third-place tie with Derek Fathauer at 19-under par.
Cruising past all but Thomas and into second alone was Hideki Matsuyama. Needing a 63 of his own to catch the leader, Matsuyama was able to scribble six birdies onto his card, coming up three blows shy at 20-under.
Thomas’ name was mentioned as one of the possible, final wild-card selections for this year’s U.S. Ryder Cup team. His 2nd PGA Tour win gives him a leg up on making the 2017 Presidents’ Cup team.
Minjee Lee snatches Blue Bay from Korda
ICYMI: Highlights from the final round at #BlueBayLPGA where it all came down to the 18th hole.
Watch —> https://t.co/0H0sIU9zAY pic.twitter.com/CqFCzWE6BF
— #CMEFinalStretch ???? (@LPGA) October 23, 2016
One day after surrendering seven strokes and her tournament lead to Jessica Korda, Minjee Lee of Australia was able to bounce back with a score good enough to snatch victory from the hands of the young American. Unlike the first three days, when scores in the mid-60s were fairly common, day four proved to be a battle of nerves and emotion, as Lee, Korda and Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn battled to the wire.
Jutanugarn stood on the 18th tee in a tie with Lee, with Korda one back. Her entire career has seen the 20-year-old miss left when the pressure is on. On a hole where birdie is commonplace, she once again sent a tee shot into a water hazard on the port side of the fairway. The resulting bogey dropped Jutanugarn to 11-under, in third place by herself.
Lee was coming off an adrenaline-fed, three-putt bogey on the penultimate green. She steeled herself and made a beautiful pitch-and-run to 3 feet for birdie at the last to hold off Korda, who also completed the par-5 finisher in four strokes. The birdies moved Lee and Korda to 13- and 12-under par, respectively, securing the top two spots.
Harrington wins 15th Euro Tour event in Portugal
"The bunker shot on 11 was the turning point. After that, I felt it was my tournament to win." https://t.co/DcS7UpabWC
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 23, 2016
An unbelievable nine years had passed since Paddy Harrington’s last non-major European Tour victory. That won took place at the 2007 Irish Open. Although the Irishman has won three majors and a number of PGA Tour events since then, victory on his home tour had escaped him until Sunday along the Iberian peninsula.
Related: See the clubs Harrington used to win.
Both Mikko Korhonen and Anders Hansen, leaders after Round 3, posted 68 on Sunday, and certainly had to be quite happy with their numbers. Unfortunately for them, both Harrington and Andy Sullivan found their way into the mid-60s with bogey-free rounds on Sunday. Sullivan’s six-birdie performance with zero blemishes was a wonderful arrow at the target, but Harrington’s five-birdie, no-bogey performance did him one better.
Since the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, Sullivan has played with renewed skill and enthusiasm. He tied for the week’s low round with Richie Ramsay, notching 10 birdies into his belt for a Friday 61. Sullivan was the defending champion at Vilamoura, but his 22-under performance on the week came up one short of matching both his score last year and Harrington’s 2016 tally.
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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
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
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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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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