Due to wet conditions, preferred lies were utilized during the final round and Monday’s playoff. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans marks the eighth tournament of the 2016-17 PGA TOUR Season with a delay/suspension due to weather issues or darkness. It is the first such suspension since the third round of the Puerto Rico Open. […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – With one week remaining until the best players in the world gather in Mexico City, Roberto Diaz has officially qualified for the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship as the top-ranked Mexican player in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). At No. 472 in the world, Diaz edged out fellow countryman Rodolfo Cazaubon […]
Hideki Matsuyama Defending Waste Management Phoenix Open champion Hideki Matsuyama posted a final-round 5-under 66 to match the 17-under 267 total posted by Webb Simpson 40 minutes earlier. The pair headed to sudden death and matched pars over the first three playoff holes (18, 18, 10) before Matsuyama holed a birdie putt at No. 17 […]
PGA TOUR Scoring records Justin Thomas broke or tied at the Sony Open in Hawaii – Broke the PGA TOUR 72-hole scoring record (253) Tied Steve Stricker for PGA TOUR 54-hole scoring record (188) Tied Steve Stricker for lowest score over three consecutive rounds (188) Broke the PGA TOUR 36-hole scoring […]
PGA Tour With his win at the SBS Tournament of Champions in his fourth start of the 2016-17 season, Justin Thomas became the fastest player to earn multiple wins in a season since the wraparound schedule made its debut in 2013-14. Nine of the top 10 in the current FedExCup standings are in the PGA […]
E-NOTES – December 13, 2016 PGA TOUR Since teaming for the first time in 2013, the team of Matt Kuchar and Harris English have dominated the Franklin Templeton Shootout. The duo is a combined 121-under par over the four years. 2016 – Won 2015 – Runner-up 2014 – Runner-up 2013 – Won Here’s a look […]
E-NOTES – December 6, 2016 PGA TOUR Hero World Challenge winner Hideki Matsuyama is one of four Japanese players who have won official PGA TOUR events: Isao Aoki (1) – 1983 Sony Open in Hawaii Shigeki Maruyama (3) – 2001 Greater Milwaukee Open, 2002 AT&T Byron Nelson, 2003 Wyndham Championship Ryuji Imada (1) – 2008 […]
E-NOTES – November 29, 2016 PGA TOUR Denmark won the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf for the first time as Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen claimed a four-shot victory at Kingston Heath Golf Club. France (Victor Dubuisson/Romain Langasque) and China (Ashun Wu/Hao Tong Li) finished runner-up, the best finish for their respective countries in […]
E-NOTES – November 22, 2016 PGA TOUR With his win at The RSM Classic, Mackenzie Hughes became the first player to win on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada, Web.com Tour and the PGA TOUR, having previously won the Mackenzie Tour’s Cape Breton Open in 2013, and the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by […]
E-NOTES – November 15, 2016 PGA TOUR The RSM Classic – Golf Channel Featured Groupings (all times local) Thursday, November 17 11:00 a.m., No. 1 tee, Seaside (Friday – 9:50 a.m., No. 10 tee, Plantation) – Bill Haas – Billy Horschel – Luke Donald 11:10 a.m., No. 1 tee, Seaside (Friday – 10:00 a.m., No. […]
