Hear from Team USA Walker Cup captain Nathan Smith about his squad’s winning effort at Cypress Point and key players including Stewart Hagestad and Preston Stout before Golf Central examines how GB&I can get on track.
Come for the stunning flyover of the par-3 fifteenth at Cypress Point, stay for Tyler Weaver’s fantastic tee shot to help Great Britain and Ireland win the hole at the Walker Cup.
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Memorial still is the tournament Jack built. It still means something. But it now feels like another stop on a long and lucrative road. It’s hard to see how a revamped schedule is going to change that.
Aaron Rai finally returned home to Florida as a major champion and it didn’t take long for him to realize how life was different.
Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot deficit, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the ShopRite LPGA.
Henley’s late surge denied fellow 37-year-old Cole his first PGA Tour win on a day when Ben Griffin came up just short of becoming the only player other than Ben Hogan to win consecutive tournaments at Colonial.
Cole birdied four of his first eight holes on way to a 7-under 63 on Saturday in third round at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. His only bogey was sandwiched by birdies on the back nine.
Spaun surged with four birdies on his front nine before a couple of late bogeys in a 2-under 68 that put him at 8 under Friday.
Smalley, still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, had one of a bevy of bogey-free 5-under 65s in the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The change also puts the Arnold Palmer Invitational a week after The Players Championship for the first time, leaving a three-week gap between The Players and the Masters.
There has been plenty of good golf from the Tennessee native who turned 19 during the first round of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week.
The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who shot 30-under 254, went in front for the first time in the final round with an eagle at the par-5 12th and twice took two-shot leads with clutch birdie putts over the final four holes.