Tag: PGA Tour

  • Ludvig Aberg shoots another 61, wins first PGA title at RSM Classic

    Ludvig Aberg shoots another 61, wins first PGA title at RSM Classic

    (Photo credit: Garry Smits/The Times-Union/USA TODAY NETWORK) Ludvig Aberg shot his second straight 9-under 61 to run away with his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic on Sunday in St. Simons Island, Ga. The Swedish rookie had earned his tour card through the PGA Tour University circuit after a fine career at Texas…

  • Ludvig Aberg takes 36-hole lead at RSM Classic

    Ludvig Aberg takes 36-hole lead at RSM Classic

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Ludvig Aberg shot a 6-under 64 in his second round on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga. The Swedish up-and-comer is at 11-under 131 for a narrow edge over Denny McCarthy, Sam Ryder and Eric Cole. Aberg,…

  • Cameron Young shared for the lead at the suspended RSM Classic

    Cameron Young shared for the lead at the suspended RSM Classic

    (Photo credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports) Cameron Young, Eric Cole and Davis Thompson turned in rounds of 6-under 66 to set the pace before play was suspended at the RSM Classic on Thursday in St. Simons Island, Ga. The final of the FedEx Cup Fall Series was hit by a inclement weather delay of more…

  • 2023 RSM Classic: Preview, props, best games

    2023 RSM Classic: Preview, props, best games

    (Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) The RSM Classic is the final event of the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, and the last opportunity for players to secure their playing status for 2024. The new FedEx Cup Fall is a list of seven events where the top 50 players are locked. 51-60 which comes with places…

  • Last chance: The RSM Classic wraps up the PGA’s fall schedule

    Last chance: The RSM Classic wraps up the PGA’s fall schedule

    (Photo credit: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal/USA TODAY NETWORK) The RSM Classic, which begins Thursday at Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Ga., carries new weight this year as the final event in the inaugural FedEx Cup Fall Series. The tournament marks the last chance for players to improve their status on the PGA Tour…

  • Alex Noren maintains the lead at the Bermuda Championship

    Alex Noren maintains the lead at the Bermuda Championship

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Network) Alex Noren of Sweden maintained a two-shot lead at the halfway mark of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Friday in Southampton, Bermuda. After opening the tournament with a 10-under 61, Noren’s bogey-free 66 in the second round put him at 15-under for the tournament and two ahead of Ryan…

  • Alex Noren shoots 61, takes lead at Bermuda Championship

    Alex Noren shoots 61, takes lead at Bermuda Championship

    (Photo credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports) Alex Noren of Sweden rolled in 11 birdies to take the lead in the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Thursday in Southampton, Bermuda. Noren posted a career-low, 10-under-par 61 at Port Royal Golf Course and had a two-stroke cushion with most players in the clubhouse Thursday…

  • Tiger Woods-designed course grabs Tour attention this week

    Tiger Woods-designed course grabs Tour attention this week

    (Photo credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports) The field includes five of the top 50 players in the world rankings plus Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg, but the course will be the star of the show when the World Wide Technology Championship begins Thursday in Los Cabos, Mexico. El Cardonal Golf Course at Diamante is the new…

  • Ben Griffin owns a 3-shot lead at Sanderson Farms

    Ben Griffin owns a 3-shot lead at Sanderson Farms

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Ben Griffin shot a 6-under-par 66 to extend his lead to three shots after 54 holes in the Sanderson Farms Championship on Saturday in Jackson, Miss. Griffin sits at 20-under 196 and holds a three-shot lead over China’s Carl Yuan heading into Sunday’s final round at the Country Club…

  • Viktor Hovland is par-4 during the Ryder Cup round

    Viktor Hovland is par-4 during the Ryder Cup round

    (Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Team Europe is already putting on a show for the home fans a day before the Ryder Cup starts in Rome. Viktor Hovland of Norway made a rare hole-in-one on a par-4 hole at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club during a practice round Thursday. Hovland’s ace came on…

  • USA eyes first Ryder Cup win in Europe since ’93

    USA eyes first Ryder Cup win in Europe since ’93

    (Photo credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports) The United States has sent a strong contingent of golfers abroad, and the goal is clear: win the country’s first Ryder Cup on European soil since 1993. Amid a backdrop prized for its history of gladiators and a erstwhile empire, the American team will do battle with Rory McIlroy,…

  • Spain’s Carlota Ciganda soaking in the Solheim Cup at home

    Spain’s Carlota Ciganda soaking in the Solheim Cup at home

    (Photo credit: Cody Scanlan/Holland Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Many of the best golfers in the world come to Carlota Ciganda’s doorstep and the standout from Spain is ready to thrive amidst the excitement and adrenaline. Ciganda will compete for the favored European squad against the United States at the Solheim Cup, which begins Friday…

  • Vincent Norrman wins Irish Open;  Rory McIlroy 16th

    Vincent Norrman wins Irish Open; Rory McIlroy 16th

    (Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports) Vincent Norrman of Sweden shot a 7-under-par 65 on Sunday to take a one-stroke victory in the difficult weather-delayed Irish Open. The Norrman, who improved 20 places over the final 18 holes, shot a bogey-free round to edge past challengers to finish on 14-under 274 at The K…

  • Russell Henley clings to one-shot lead at Wyndham Championship

    Russell Henley clings to one-shot lead at Wyndham Championship

    (Photo credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports) Russell Henley carded a 4-under-par 66 and held on to a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Wyndham Championship on Friday in Greensboro, N.C. After opening the tournament Thursday with a 62, Henley got to 12-under 128 midday Friday, which was enough for sole possession of the lead.…

  • Alex Cejka survives conditions, playoff to win The Senior Open

    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…

  • Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins big on Barracuda in the playoffs

    Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins big on Barracuda in the playoffs

    (Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports) Akshay Bhatia made par on the first playoff hole to beat Patrick Rodgers and win the Barracuda Championship on Sunday in Truckee, California. Bhatia, a 21-year-old who plays on a special temporary membership, is now completely exempt from the PGA Tour through 2025 thanks to his first career victory…

  • Vincent Norrman wins the Barbasol Championship in the playoffs

    Vincent Norrman wins the Barbasol Championship in the playoffs

    (Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports) Vincent Norrman of Sweden defeated Nathan Kimsey of England on the first playoff hole at the Barbasol Championship to win his first PGA Tour title on Sunday in Nicholasville, Kyrka. Norrman, a 25-year-old tour rookie, lost a one-stroke lead with a bogey on his 72nd hole before going…

  • Sepp Straka misses 59 but wins the John Deere Classic

    Sepp Straka misses 59 but wins the John Deere Classic

    (Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports) Sepp Straka put the golf world on 59 watch before falling short of the magic number, but his 9-under 62 proved enough for a two-shot win at the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Illinois. Straka was 11 under par through 14 holes at the par-71 TPC Deere…

  • Wide open field set to break out on John Deere Classic

    Wide open field set to break out on John Deere Classic

    (Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports) Before the golf world heads overseas in the lead-up to The Open Championship, the PGA Tour has one more long-running tournament to host: the John Deere Classic, which begins Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. Most of the top players on tour take a week off to…

  • 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic: Preview, props, best games

    2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic: Preview, props, best games

    Only eight events remain before the FedEx Cup playoffs, starting with this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic beginning Thursday at Detroit Golf Club. Several marquee players added the Motor City to their schedule for the first time in an effort to climb the season standings, including Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa. Our golf experts break down…

  • Dani Holmqvist shoots 64 to lead ShopRite LPGA Classic

    Dani Holmqvist shoots 64 to lead ShopRite LPGA Classic

    Dani Holmqvist of Sweden bogeyed the par-5 third hole en route to a bogey-free, 7-under-par 64 that put her in the lead after one round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday in Galloway, NJ Holmqvist enters the weekend one shot ahead of China’s Yan Liu and South Korea’s Jenny Shin in the 54-hole competition.…

  • Michael Block just misses the chance to qualify for the US Open

    Michael Block just misses the chance to qualify for the US Open

    The feel-good story of the PGA Championship won’t get an encore at the US Open. Michael Block, the 46-year-old club pro who tied for 15th last month at Oak Hill Country Club, narrowly missed making this month’s major championship at Los Angeles Country Club. Competing in a 36-hole qualifier in Toronto on Monday, Block finished…

  • Top amateur Ludvig Aberg gets PGA Tour card via the college route

    Top amateur Ludvig Aberg gets PGA Tour card via the college route

    Ludvig Aberg of Sweden earned his PGA Tour card Monday night by finishing the college golf season No. 1 in the PGA Tour University rankings. The Texas Tech senior is also the No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The PGA Tour University Program was announced in 2020 as a way for top…

  • Padraig Harrington leads the Senior PGA Championship with a stunning 64

    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…

  • Golf glance: Rory McIlroy eyes win No. 4 at Quail Hollow

    Golf glance: Rory McIlroy eyes win No. 4 at Quail Hollow

    Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and stories from each of the major North American golf tours. PGA TOUR LAST TOURNAMENT: Mexico Open at Vidanta (Tony Finau) THIS WEEK: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, NC, May 4-7 Course: Quail Hollow Club (Par 71, 7,538 yards) Purse: $20 million ($3.6 million) Defending champion: Max Homa…

  • Cheyenne Knight vaults to lead in LA Championship

    Cheyenne Knight vaults to lead in LA Championship

    Cheyenne Knight shot a 4-under-par 67 to jump into a two-shot lead after the third round of the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Saturday in Los Angeles. Knight, who started the day in a three-way tie for second, had an eagle on the par-5 13th hole, two birdies and all pars the rest of…

  • Aditi Ashok charges to lead in the LA Championship

    Aditi Ashok charges to lead in the LA Championship

    India’s Aditi Ashok, who missed the cut in each of her previous three LPGA tournaments this year, has a one-shot lead after the second round of the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Friday in Los Angeles. Ashok carded a 1-under-par 70 at Wilshire Country Club on Friday, leaving her at 6-under 136. Cheyenne Knight,…

  • Linnea Johansson shoots 64, leads JM Eagle LA Championship

    Linnea Johansson shoots 64, leads JM Eagle LA Championship

    Linnea Johansson of Sweden posted a bogey-free, 7-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after one round of the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday in Los Angeles. Johansson moved ahead of world No. 6 Minjee Lee of Australia and Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland, who is tied for second at Wilshire Country Club at…

  • Mark Hensby wins playoff at Invited Celebrity Classic

    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…

  • No Danish golfers in the Masters – for the fourth year in a row

    The first major of the year, the Masters, starts today, but no Danish golfers are participating in the tournament – ​​for the fourth year in a row. Nicolai Højgaard, 22, might have finished second in the Corales Puntacana Championship on March 26 – tying Denmark’s best ever finish in a US PGA Tour event –…

  • Danielle Kang’s 63 good for HSBC World Championship lead

    Danielle Kang’s 63 good for HSBC World Championship lead

    Danielle Kang led the pack at the HSBC World Championship with a second-round 63 on Friday at Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong Course in Singapore. Snow slowed play in the second round before it ended in a three-way tie at 9-under, one back of Kang. First-round leader Elizabeth Szokol shot 71 on Friday and is part…

  • LIV Golf completes all 12 team rosters for the second season

    LIV Golf completes all 12 team rosters for the second season

    LIV Golf announced its 12-man roster for the fledgling league’s second season on Monday night, making the reported signings of Thomas Pieters, Danny Lee, Dean Burmester and Brendan Steele official. After the Saudi-funded rival to the PGA Tour debuted its 2022 “Invitational Series” season, LIV locked in 48 golfers for its expanded second campaign, which…

  • Sport in 2022: One for the record books

    Sport in 2022: One for the record books

    As the years go by, 2022 is probably destined to fade into oblivion in infamy for a number of obvious reasons. But the sport may have offered one of the few bright spots in Denmark… let’s forget the World Cup fiasco for a moment. Breaking American barriersSome of the most memorable moments included major Danish…