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Steve Stricker with a stunning shot wins his 1st PGA Tour Champions title of the year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Steve Stricker ended a four-hole playoff with a shot out of the rough that banged into the pin and set up a tap-in birdie Sunday, his third straight Sanford International victory and his first PGA Tour Champions title of the year. Stricker had a two-shot...
Scheffler's actual scoring average on tour says plenty about his and Tiger's dominance
ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler closed out his season with a 264 at East Lake, lowering his scoring average to 68.01. NBC pointed out during the telecast it was the lowest in the history of the PGA Tour. What gets recognized is the adjusted scoring average, which accounts for how...
Ken Tanigawa wins Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary for 3rd PGA Tour Champions title
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ken Tanigawa won the Rogers Charity Classic on Sunday for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 64 to beat Richard Green by two shots. Two strokes behind Green after matching the Canyon Meadows record with a career-best 61 on...
Ernie Els wins the Kaulig Companies Championship for his first senior major title
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Ernie Els won the Kaulig Companies Championship on Sunday for his first senior major title, closing with a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Y.E. Yang at breezy Firestone. A stroke behind defending champion Steve Stricker entering the round, Els rebounded...
Steve Stricker chips in twice for birdie, takes 1-shot lead into Firestone final round
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Steve Stricker chipped in twice for birdie on the last five holes and shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday at Firestone to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Kaulig Companies Championship. Winless this season, Stricker is trying to win the senior major...
Steven Alker takes 1-shot lead over Steve Stricker in senior major at Firestone
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Steven Alker overcame a double bogey on his fourth hole with three birdies on the back nine at Firestone for a 5-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead over Steve Stricker going into the weekend at the Kaulig Companies Championship. Stricker went back to his old...
Bradley as Ryder Cup captain raises questions whether U.S. task force plan is over
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Justin Thomas was just starting his rookie season on the PGA Tour when the Americans formed the infamous “Ryder Cup Task Force” geared toward building continuity with hopes of restoring U.S. dominance in the matches. Ten years later, Thomas was...
Scottish Open is the final stop before the last men's major. LPGA and Champions have a 4th major
PGA Tour and European Tour GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN Site: North Berwick, Scotland. Course: The Renaissance Club. Yardage: 7,237. Par: 70. Prize money: $9 million. Winner's share: $1.62 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 10:30...
Hayden Springer posts 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under 59. All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a rain-softened TPC...
Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior major
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and win his second straight senior...
