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Polland wins PGA club pro title. Nineteen others advance to PGA Championship
The Associated Press | Posted May 1 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
Wyoming club pro Ben Polland is finally a winner of the PGA Professional Championship. The golf director in Jackson Hole closed with a 76 in a tough Texas wind for a three-shot victory at Fields Ranch. Polland leads 20 club pros who earn spots at the PGA Championship at Valhalla in two weeks. The group includes 61-year-old Tracy Phillips. The longtime Oklahoma pro will be making his PGA Championship debut. Also getting through is Wyatt Worthington II of Ohio. He was the 36-hole leader until closing rounds of 78-80. Worthington got the final spot by making a 4-foot bogey putt.
Royal Troon to feature the longest hole in British Open history
The Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
Royal Troon will feature the longest hole in British Open history when the Ayrshire links hosts the event for the 10th time in July. The par-five sixth hole will be extended to 623 yards, which is 22 yards longer than in 2016 the last time Troon hosted. The 152nd Open is July 18-21. Two holes later, players could see the shortest hole as the famous "Postage Stamp" could be shortened to 99 yards, weather permitting. The R&A also said at a press briefing at Royal Troon that it expects attendance to be 250,000. That's an increase of more than 70,000 from 2016.
Trainer and Brehm can find a few perks amid New Orleans disappointment
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 9:07 a.m. | Save Story
Martin Trainer and Ryan Brehm had reason to be disappointed at their close call in New Orleans. Trainer's team lost in a playoff. Brehm's team finished third. But the payoff is not going to hurt. Trainer earned his biggest paycheck since his win in the Puerto Rico Open. Ditto for Brehm. It also moved them high up in the FedEx Cup. And Trainer has a decent shot at getting into a $20 million signature event. On the Korn Ferry Tour, players have shot in the 50s six times in the last two years. But none has gone on to win.
Analysis: McIlroy had a blast in New Orleans. It was just what he needed
Doug Ferguson, Associated Press | Posted April 30 - 7:23 a.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy says it was during a drunken lunch after the Ryder Cup that he asked Shane Lowry to be his teammate in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. That was some six months ago and it worked out better than he could have imagined. It's not so much he and Lowry won the PGA Tour's only official team event. They rediscovered the joy of golf. McIlroy has been winning plenty. But he's also caught in the middle of the battle with LIV Golf that has torn apart the sport. McIlroy says reinjecting fun into golf can always help.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff
Brett Martel, Associated Press | Updated April 29 - 7:35 p.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Trainer pushed a 6-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with Lowry and McIlroy sharing a smiling embrace on the green. The 34-year-old McIlroy, playing in the event for the first time, won his 25th PGA Tour title and first of the season. Lowry claimed his third PGA Tour victory. The Irish tandem closed with a 4-under 68 in the alternate-shot final round to match Ramey and Trainer at 25-under 263. Ramey and Trainer tied the alternate-shot tournament record of 63.
Hannah Green wins LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for 2nd straight year
The Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 9:13 p.m. | Save Story
Hannah Green won the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at Wilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning a playoff, Green took the late drama out of this one for her fifth LPGA Tour victory and second of the year. Green closed with a 5-under 66 to beat Maja Stark by three strokes. The Australian finished at 12-under 272. Green began the key run with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 12th, and ran in a 25-footer for eagle from the fringe on 15 to open a four-stroke lead.
Stephen Ames celebrates 60th birthday with successful title defense in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
The Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 6:41 p.m. | Save Story
Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory. A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday with a 64, Ames had two eagles in the final round. He won by four strokes, finishing at 14-under 202 at TPC Sugarloaf for his record third victory in the event. Broadhurst, the 58-year-old Englishman coming off a victory last week in the Invited Celebrity Classic, closed with a 72 to tie for second with Doug Barron. Ames became the first multiple winner this year on the tour, also taking the Chubb Classic in February. He has six victories in his last 29 starts..
Brendan Steele wins LIV Golf Adelaide tournament from fast-finishing Louis Oosthuizen
The Associated Press | Updated April 28 - 3:50 a.m. | Save Story
Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club by one stoke. The 41-year-old Steele shot a final round 68 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 18-under 198 to earn his first victory since he won his second Safeway Open in 2017 on the PGA Tour. Steele had a streak of five consecutive birdies early in the round, before some putting jitters appeared in his back nine to open the door for a fast finishing pack of challenges including Oosthuizen, and former previous Masters winners Charl Schwartzel (64) and Jon Rahm (64).
Australians Grace Kim and Hannah Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
The Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 7:51 p.m. | Save Story
and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky wind conditions. Four strokes ahead entering the day after rounds of 64 and 66, Kim was tied with fellow Australian Hannah Green, the defending champion who saved par with a 12-footer on the par-3 18th for a 70. They were at 7-under 206.
Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair lead Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Richard Meek, Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 5:33 p.m. | Save Story
two strokes back. Fishburn and Blair, both winless on the PGA Tour, have been playing golf together since their junior high school days in Ogden, Utah. List and Norlander had a 62. McIlroy and Lowry shot 64 to join Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard at 21 under.
Brendan Steele leads LIV Adelaide by one stroke after second round at The Grange
The Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour's Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club. The 41-year-old Steele's last PGA Tour victory came in 2017 when he won his second Safeway Open. He lost in a playoff to Cameron Smith at the 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii. Steele had a 36-hole total of 14-under 130 Saturday. He had a stretch of four birdies, a bogey and two more birdies in the middle of his round. Danny Lee was a stroke behind after a 67, followed by Carlos Ortiz (68) and Mito Pereira (67) in a tie for third, two behind Steele.
Australia's Grace Kim opens 4-stroke lead in LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
The Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 8:58 a.m. | Save Story
Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club. A stroke ahead after an opening 64, Kim had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey to get to 12-under 130. The 23-year-old Australian patiently worked her way around the tree-lined layup, trying not to get frustrated with the bumpy greens. Maja Stark was second after a 69, also in the afternoon. The Swede finished second last week in Texas in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind top-ranked Nelly Korda in the first major of the year. Korda withdrew Monday, a day after a record-tying fifth straight victory.
Sports on TV for Sunday, April 28
The Associated Press | Posted April 27 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry remain tied for lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Richard Meek, Associated Press | Updated April 26 - 6:41 p.m. | Save Story
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry held onto a share of the lead Friday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, with the Irish duo shooting a 2-under 70 in alternate play in the PGA Tour's only team event. The teams of Davis Thompson-Andrew Novak, Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky matched McIlroy and Lowry at 13-under 131 at TPC Louisiana. They will play best ball Saturday and close with alternate shot Sunday. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, the 2022 winners, were a stroke back with Callum Tarren-David Skinns, Nick Taylor-Adam Hadwin, Zach Johnson-Ryan Palmer, Luke List-Henrik Norlander and Corey Connors-Taylor Pendrith. McIlroy and Lowry, who opened Thursday with a best-ball 61, overcame Lowry's mid-round putting woes to close with consecutive birdies.
Sports on TV for April 27 - 28
The Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
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Japan's Kozuma takes a 1st-round lead in LIV Golf's return to The Grange in Adelaide
The Associated Press | Updated April 26 - 7:02 a.m. | Save Story
Jinichiro Kozuma birdied his first three holes in a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LIV Series golf tournament in Australia. The Japanese player had seven birdies and an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole at The Grange on Friday, where last year's inaugural LIV Australian event featured one of the largest galleries of the year on the series. Carlos Ortiz and Danny Lee were tied for second with 64s and four other players were tied for fourth with 65s. The group included Jon Rahm, who has yet to win since joining LIV in December.
Frankie Capan III shoots 13-under 58 in Korn Ferry Tour event at Texas Rangers Golf Club
The Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
Frankie Capan III shot a 13-under 58 on Thursday in the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers Golf Club to tie the Korn Ferry Tour record for relation to par and match the second-lowest score in tour history. Capan played an eight-hole stretch in 9 under, making an eagle on the par-5 ninth and following with seven straight birdies. He two-putted for par on the par-4 17th, then hit into a fairway bunker on the par-5 18th and ended up saving par with a 7-foot putt. Cristobal Del Solar shot the lowest round in Korn Ferry Tour history with a 13-under 57 in February in the Astara Golf Championship. The 58 broke the course record of 59 set by Masters champion Scottie Scheffler in 2020.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry share lead in team event at TPC of Louisiana
Richard Meek, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
on and off the course. McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour's only team event. The Irish duo shared the lead with the teams of Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky. Davis Thompson-Andrew Novak, Thomas Detry-Robert MacIntyre and Cameron Champ-M.J. Daffue were at 62. McIlroy's introduction to New Orleans included a sampling of crab beignets from popular restaurant La Petite Grocery on Wednesday night, a meal he shared with Lowry. On Thursday, they feasted on the TPC of Louisiana.
Grace Kim shoots 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to lead LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
The Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 7:29 p.m. | Save Story
Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship. Playing in the morning session, the 23-year-old Australian capped her bogey-free round with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 18th. Maja Stark of Sweden, Sei Young Kim of South Korea and Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand were a stroke back at 65. Stark finished second last week outside Houston in The Chevron Championship, two strokes behind Nelly Korda. The top-ranked Korda withdrew Monday, a day after her fifth victory in a row. Grace Kim won the LOTTE Championship last year in a playoff in Hawaii for her first LPGA Tour title. She missed the cut in The Chevron, shooting 76-72.
