Tag: PGA Tour Champions
Nine players share early lead in Pure Insurance Championship
(Photo credit: Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK) Jerry Kelly, Mike Weir of Canada and Steven Alker of New Zealand are part of a nine-way tie for first place after a round of the Pure Insurance Championship on Friday in Monterey Peninsula, California. The log jam of 4-under 68 also features Brian Gay, Dicky Pride,…
Alex Cejka survives conditions, playoff to win The Senior Open
(Photo credit: Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK) Alex Cejka of Germany probably didn’t go to bed Saturday night thinking he could shoot a 76 on Sunday and win The Senior Open Championship. But Cejka, the 54-hole leader, playing with rain falling and the winds gusting up to 40 mph, did just that to win…
Padraig Harrington leads the Senior PGA Championship with a stunning 64
Padraig Harrington posted an 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship on Thursday in Frisco, Texas. Eight birdies and no bogeys made up the Irishman’s superb round, giving him a two-shot cushion over Japan’s Katsumasa Miyamoto, who shot 6-under 66. Harrington, 51, cleared last week’s PGA Championship tied for…
Mark Hensby wins playoff at Invited Celebrity Classic
Mark Hensby of Australia defeated Charlie Wi of South Korea on the fourth playoff hole to win the Invited Celebrity Classic on Sunday night in Irving, Texas. Hensby and Wi traded pars on the first three playoff holes before Wi landed in a penalty area on the par-5 18th at Las Colinas Country Club and…