Author: Bob

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The annual Players Championship Caddie Competition was won by Harold Varner III’s caddie Chris Rice with a record shot that stopped 1 feet, 2 inches from the hole at the iconic 17th at TPC Sawgrass …

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Tyler McCumber wasn’t born when his father, Mark, won the 1988 Players Championship, so it was no big surprise that another “local” victory stood out when McCumber was asked his favorite memory from the PGA Tour’s …

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Doug Ghim wasn’t supposed to be here this week. In any other year, the University of Texas product and former Walker Cupper likely would’ve been back on the Korn Ferry Tour, fighting to regain a return trip to the PGA …

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The R&A is revising regional and final qualifying for this summer’s Open Championship. In accordance with the U.K. government’s guidance for staging events and international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, regional qualifying will be held at four venues in England. The 18-hole qualifiers …

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Here are the tee times and pairings for Thursday’s opening round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass (all times ET): Thursday OFF NO. 1 6:45 a.m.: Alex Noren, Xinjun Zhang, Doug Ghim 6:56 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, Robert …

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For the second consecutive year, the RBC Canadian Open has been canceled because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. The event was scheduled to be played June 10-13 at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Ontario and PGA Tour officials said …

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Dustin Johnson didn’t fret over his worst finish since last July. He had already diagnosed the problem. “I didn’t drive it my best and so I played pretty poorly,” he said Tuesday at The Players. …

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Danny Willett withdrew from the Players Championship on Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19. Willett was replaced in the field by Kramer Hickok. The 2016 Masters champion is the first Tour player to withdraw from …

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Tuesday that he envisions the circuit’s weekly COVID-19 testing program will continue for the “foreseeable future” as the world continues to ramp up its vaccinations efforts. The Tour’s health …

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Bryson DeChambeau may have played like Arnold Palmer in winning the King’s tournament on Sunday at Bay Hill, but he didn’t quite celebrate like him. While Palmer was known for enjoying his victories with a few glasses of Ketel One, DeChambeau …

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