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Tour Rundown: Moore wins Valspar on Schenk’s last-hole bogey

Published

3 years ago

Mar 20, 2023

For some golf fans, the weeks that intervene amid important events are a welcome chance at respite. For others, they are an agonizing gap between major tournaments. Last week’s Players Championship signaled the first top-shelf event of the men’s 2023 run, and the Masters is still three weeks away. For the women, next week’s Drive On Championship begins a four-in-five-weeks run that culminates in the relocated Chevron Championship.

No matter which type identifies you, the golf this week was either thrilling or inspirational. The DP World Tour’s SDC Championship was a runaway, while the Valspar (PGA Tour) DGC Open (Asian Tour), and Termas de Río Hondo (PGA Tour LA) all reveled in to-the-wire finishes. Let’s meet in the middle and enjoy a weekly Tour Rundown here on GolfWRX.

PGA Tour: Moore wins Valspar on Schenk’s last-hole bogey

The money might be different at an elevated event, but the real drama happens when the unproven have a chance to prove themselves. Adam Schenk will look back at this week and realize that he led after every round but the last one, and that a solo-second result would have looked pretty good at the start of the week. Taylor Moore will point to the Sunday 74s at Bay Hill and Sawgrass, and affirm that they toughened him as a competitor.

Big names were in the mix on Sunday at Innisbrook. Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood, both veteran Ryder Cup competitors, had a chance to win over the closing holes. Neither could avoid the bogeys that wait on the Copperhead course, and each settled for a third-place tie, two shots out of first. Double-defender Sam Burns posted 67 on Sunday and moved to sixth place, but was never in the mix for a third consecutive title at Valspar.

Taylor Moore stood even on the day at Sunday’s ninth tee. Over the next ten holes, he would initial four birdies and six pars on his card. If you play that many holes at Innisbrook’s Copperhead in four-under par, especially this late in the game, good things will certainly happen. With the win, Moore ascends to a new echelon of tour player, and sets his sights on bigger things.

For a share of the lead!@RazorbackMGolf alum @TaylorMooreGolf birdies No. 16 @ValsparChamp.

He is seeking his first TOUR win ? pic.twitter.com/6hmNgONWkY

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 19, 2023

DP World Tour: Baldwin earns debut win in South Africa

The classic novel A Tale of Two Cities wasn’t recreated in precision for golf this week in South Africa, but one could certainly make a case for A Tale of Two Tourneys as a candidate for a summary title. Norway’s Kristian Krogh Johannessen played his way into the weekend with 133 through 36 holes, then abandoned the 60s for 72-73 coming home. His ten-under finish wasn’t within shouting distance of the champion, but it did garner him the best finish of his tour career. One shot clear of Krogh was Spain’s Adrián Arnaus, who scorched the first five holes on Sunday with -4, but cooled off to -11 overall.

Heading the drive across the fields of St. Francis Links was Englahd’s Matthew Baldwin. The Southport lad claimed the first title of his year’s on Europe’s big tour, and only the second of his professional career. After signing for 70 on Thursday, Baldwin soared to new eights with 67-65-68 to the finish. This featured a five-par closing stretch on day four, good enough to take him to -18 and a seven-shot separation from the runner up. In all, a well-earned champagne bath for the 37-year old journeyman.

The moment @mattbaldwin26 got his breakthrough win… by SEVEN shots ?#SDCChampionship pic.twitter.com/3PQEiVsye3

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) March 19, 2023

Asian Tour: Tabuena turns third trophy at DGC Open

Miguel Tabuena has made a name for himself on his homeland, Philippine Tour. His 15 titles give him the confidence needed to play up at the Asian Tour events that fit his schedule. This week in India, Tabuena added the DGC Open winner’s cup to his previous chalices from the Queen’s Cup and Philippine Open events.

Tabuena stormed from absolute nowhere on Sunday to snatch this week’s title from India’s Rashid Khan. Khan held a three-shot advantage with one round left to contest, but chose the final four holes on day four to give someone an opening. With bogeys at 15 and 17, combined with birdies for Tabuena at 15 and 16, the three-shot lead turned into a two shot deficit. Birdie at the last was enough to earn solo second for Khan, but it was Tabuena’s par-par finish that won the day and the week.

A closing 65 from @migueltabuena saw him seal his third Tour victory and become the second Filipino to triumph in India since Ben Arda at the Indian Open in 1969.

Relive the final round's highlights ??@TheDGCOpen #TheDGCOpen #whereitsAT https://t.co/x4oktgDs8W

— Asian Tour (@asiantourgolf) March 19, 2023

PGA Tour Latinoamérica: Playoff decides Termas de Río Hondo

It wasn’t a great week for the homebreds. Khan (see above) lost a late duel on the Asian Tour, and Jesús Montenegro lost an even-later one for the Tour Latinoamérica’s Termas de Río Hondo Invitational. We’ll get to the how in a bit, but the stage needs to be set. Jake Mccrory and Myles Creighton reached 17-under par on Saturday afternoon, and anticipation was high for a stellar finish to the Argentine tournament. On Sunday, Creighton posted minus-one, with an agonizing, closing stretch of seven consecutive pars. One more birdie would have earned him a spot in the playoff … that we will get to.

Mccrory fared slightly better than Creighton, with the same three birdies and one fewer bogey. He reached 19-under for the week, and found himself in an overtime duel with Montenegro. The Argentine ace signed a clean card on Sunday, with three birdies and six pars on each side. His 66 was one shot higher than Ollie Osborne’s 65. Incidentally, Osborne finished even with Creighton, also one shot out of the extra-time duel.

The playoff was brief. Lefthander Mccrory posted birdie at the 18th hole, a par five that had cost all of the aforementioned contenders five shots in regulation. Montenegro was unable to match and the Sam Houston State alum Mccrory had his first, important professional win.

Con este putt para birdie en el hoyo 73, Jake McCrory se quedó con el título del Termas de Río Hondo Invitational en @TermasGC.@JakeMcCrory sank this 10-footer for birdie for the playoff win in his @pgatourla debut at the #TRHInvitational in Argentina.#ZurichArgentinaSwing ?? pic.twitter.com/wIYoOnB4mE

— PGATOURLA (@PGATOURLA) March 19, 2023

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Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament

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9 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Ben A

GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.

In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.

Check out links to all our photos below.

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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley

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19 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Ronald Montesano

Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.

PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole

Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.

Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.

Henley’s Suitcase

Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype

LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!

Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.

Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.

Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.

Celine’s Suitcase

Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS

DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!

Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.

Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.

Kaneko’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping Max G440
Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7

Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro

Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.

The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.

Alvaro’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
Wedges
Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C

A party on the green!

Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026

LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.

Niemann’s Suitcase