Latest Patrick Cantlay News

Presidents Cup teams get 6 automatic qualifiers with half the teams still to be picked

Aug. 25, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Adam Scott is playing in the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time, the most of any player from the International team. That wasn't much of a surprise. Neither were the six players for the American team. The BMW Championship was the...

Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour's best players face a new course in mile-high Castle Pines

Aug. 21, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler could easily have chosen to sit out the BMW Championship to boost his chances of capping off his sensational season with the FedEx Cup. Barring a victory by Xander Schauffele at Castle Pines, Scheffler is assured of being the No. 1 seed...

It's the final week to qualify for the Presidents Cup and Solheim Cup

Aug. 20, 2024 15:33 PM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The BMW Championship is the last stop before the leading six players get automatic spots in the Presidents Cup next month at Royal Montreal. Turns out the first FedEx Cup playoff event had a strong effect, too. Jordan Spieth might have been...

Analysis: The FedEx Cup playoffs deliver. Just not always the best player with the title

Aug. 20, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The “silly” notion that Scottie Scheffler could have won two playoff events and still not capture the FedEx Cup after a dominant season is nothing new. Go back 15 years to find Tiger Woods deciding to play the postseason opener for the first time, a...

PGA Tour releases its 2025 schedule with no involvement of LIV Golf in sight

Aug. 14, 2024 18:27 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The PGA Tour released its 2025 schedule on Wednesday with no real surprises and every indication the tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf will be going their separate ways at least until 2026. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said talks with the Public Investment...

The British Open field and how players got there

Jul. 14, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Players who are exempt or have qualified for the 152nd British Open, which is at Royal Troon on July 18-21. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur): British Open champions 60 or under on July 21 Brian...

BRITISH OPEN '24: Chance at atonement for McIlroy at Troon, last chance for everyone at the majors

Jul. 12, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

Rory McIlroy sees the British Open as little more than the next opportunity to end 10 years without a major, not atonement for his late collapse in the U.S. Open. It's the last opportunity this year, not only for the hard-luck McIlroy but everyone else who earned a spot at Royal...

Scottie Scheffler outlasts protest on 18th green, Tom Kim to win Travelers for 6th victory of year

Jun. 23, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim's tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world walking off with...

Patrick Cantlay's putting derails his quest to win his first major championship at the US Open

Jun. 16, 2024 20:46 PM EDT

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay has spent the majority of the past five years ranked in the top 10 in the world but has had few realistic chances to win a major championship. He had one this week at Pinehurst No. 2, but walked away disappointed again. This time, he has his...

A brief look at the final round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2

Jun. 16, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — A brief look at the final round Sunday in the U.S. Open: THE VICTOR: Bryson DeChambeau got up-and-down from a bunker at the last hole for a 1-over 71 that left him 6 under for the championship. Rory McIlroy missed two short putts over the final three holes to...