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HLs: American Family Insurance Championship, Rd. 2
Highlights | Round 3 | RBC Canadian In the third round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox each carded 6-under 64s to get to 14-under after 54 holes at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course). Both DPWT alums take the co-lead by one heading into Sunday. 12:42 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
11-05-2025
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Former Ryder Cupper, who went 'through hell,' emotional as he records first DPWT top-10 in 7 years
Former Ryder Cupper, who went 'through hell,' emotional as he records first DPWT top-10 in 7 years Could Chris Wood's nightmare finally be over? The 37-year-old Wood, a former European Ryder Cupper and top-25 player in the world, has spent the last six years battling not only anxiety and burnout but also the frustrating golf results that come from it. He's lost all status, relegated now to being at the mercy of sponsor invites. Advertisement That's how he managed his way into this week's Turkish Airlines Open, just his second DP World Tour start of the year following a missed cut in Qatar. Wood hadn't made a cut on this circuit in nearly three years. His last top-10 finish came at the 2018 KLM Open, where he posted his last of three runner-up showings that season. He hasn't won since capturing his third DPWT title, at the 2016 BMW PGA, which came just a few months before he qualified for his first – and still only – Ryder Cup. He plummeted outside the top 2,000 in the Official World Golf Ranking two years ago and entered this week still at just No. 1,472. 'It's been horrendous to be honest,' Wood said. 'It's been – since 2019 really – I just feel like I've been going through hell.' But alas, a few shots of hope: Not only did Wood make the weekend at Regnum Carya in Antalya, but he closed in a dazzling 7-under 64 on Sunday to tie for seventh, ending his top-10 drought as well. Advertisement 'I want to feel like I know my game's there, not just put a score on one day, and I genuinely feel like I'm starting to do that now,' Wood said. 'I've been working so hard at home just quietly with a great team. and it's been a long, old road to be honest.' While his mental struggles have been forefront, Wood also has dealt with serious neck and back injuries. He described a few years back how an 'unplayable swing' had crept in during his successful run before his game completely fell apart in 2019, the same year that he walked off the course during a tournament in Morocco because he couldn't take the stress anymore and was berated by the tournament official; he'd take 10 weeks off after that. He lost his DPWT card three years ago. He then played on the Challenge Tour last year before losing that card, too. He's has kept one thing, though. Advertisement 'I never lost belief in myself,' Wood said. 'You obviously have days where it feels harder than some. The fire in my belly has always been there. I'm relying on invites this year. I'm ready. I'm practicing so well at home that a call last minute is not a problem. I'm ready to go. I played with Oli[ver] Wilson the first couple of days, and he asked how I'm doing it, how I'm practicing at home to be match ready – they're my secrets. The Tour have been good. The medical team have really helped me. 'Hopefully this is a first little step forward, and anyone who wants me at their event, please pick up the phone because I need a few starts this year.' You heard the man.
NBC Sports
11-05-2025
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Former Ryder Cupper, who went 'through hell,' emotional as he records first DPWT top-10 in 7 years
Could Chris Wood's nightmare finally be over? The 37-year-old Wood, a former European Ryder Cupper and top-25 player in the world, has spent the last six years battling not only anxiety and burnout but also the frustrating golf results that come from it. He's lost all status, relegated now to being at the mercy of sponsor invites. That's how he managed his way into this week's Turkish Airlines Open, just his second DP World Tour start of the year following a missed cut in Qatar. Wood hadn't made a cut on this circuit in nearly three years. His last top-10 finish came at the 2018 KLM Open, where he posted his last of three runner-up showings that season. He hasn't won since capturing his third DPWT title, at the 2016 BMW PGA, which came just a few months before he qualified for his first – and still only – Ryder Cup. He plummeted outside the top 2,000 in the Official World Golf Ranking two years ago and entered this week still at just No. 1,472. 'It's been horrendous to be honest,' Wood said. 'It's been – since 2019 really – I just feel like I've been going through hell.' But alas, a few shots of hope: Not only did Wood make the weekend at Regnum Carya in Antalya, but he closed in a dazzling 7-under 64 on Sunday to tie for seventh, ending his top-10 drought as well. 'I want to feel like I know my game's there, not just put a score on one day, and I genuinely feel like I'm starting to do that now,' Wood said. 'I've been working so hard at home just quietly with a great team. and it's been a long, old road to be honest.' "I feel like I've been going through hell." A lot to be proud of this week, Chris.#TurkishAirlinesOpen While his mental struggles have been forefront, Wood also has dealt with serious neck and back injuries. He described a few years back how an 'unplayable swing' had crept in during his successful run before his game completely fell apart in 2019, the same year that he walked off the course during a tournament in Morocco because he couldn't take the stress anymore and was berated by the tournament official; he'd take 10 weeks off after that. He lost his DPWT card three years ago. He then played on the Challenge Tour last year before losing that card, too. He's has kept one thing, though. 'I never lost belief in myself,' Wood said. 'You obviously have days where it feels harder than some. The fire in my belly has always been there. I'm relying on invites this year. I'm ready. I'm practicing so well at home that a call last minute is not a problem. I'm ready to go. I played with Oli[ver] Wilson the first couple of days, and he asked how I'm doing it, how I'm practicing at home to be match ready – they're my secrets. The Tour have been good. The medical team have really helped me. 'Hopefully this is a first little step forward, and anyone who wants me at their event, please pick up the phone because I need a few starts this year.' You heard the man.
NBC Sports
27-04-2025
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Stronger than ever after suspension, Marco Penge notches first DP World Tour win
'What doesn't kill you makes your stronger.' Those were the words of Marco Penge on Sunday in Hainan Island, China, where the 26-year-old Englishman now stands stronger than ever. Just a few months ago, Penge was serving a ban for violating the DP World Tour's integrity policy. Now, he was a winner on the global tour for the first time. Penge entered the final round of the Hainan Classic tied with home favorite Bowen Xiao for the lead. When Penge made the turn, he was a shot back of Sean Crocker, who would later close in 66 and tie Kristoffer Reitan for second. But birdies at Nos. 12-14 pushed Penge into the lead, which he would never relinquish. A 65-67 weekend put Penge at 17 under, three shots clear of the field in his 47th career DPWT start. 'This obviously means the world to me,' said Penge, who joined Keita Nakajima and Eugenio Chacarra in qualifying for next month's PGA Championship via the DPWT's Asian swing standings. 'It's something that I've always dreamt of achieving, winning on the biggest stage. After my time off, it was the thing that I wanted to really prove to myself and prove to everyone, to show what a player I am.' Penge was suspended for two months in December after it was determined that he had placed bets on multiple golf tournaments. Penge said that 68% of his bets were placed before he took the DP World's integrity course in March 2023, and that he never bet on himself or on tournaments he was competing in. His average bet was 24 pounds, and his total profit was about 250 pounds. 'This was all a genuine and honest mistake that I have taken full responsibility for, and I will never, ever make the same mistake again,' Penge said. Penge is used to conquering adversity. He underwent major surgery on his right knee in 2021, and then two years later placed atop the Challenge Tour's order of merit to earn promotion to the DPWT. Last season, Penge needed to make a nervy par putt on his final hole of the Genesis Championship to finish at No. 110 in the Race to Dubai and just retain his card for this year. He and his wife, Sophie, welcomed their first child, son Enzo, last June. Penge said he watched some videos of Enzo laughing and smiling during Sunday's final round. 'It gave me a bit of that inner strength today,' Penge said.
NBC Sports
02-03-2025
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This player set to become first former LIV Golf member to qualify for The Players
Despite losing in a playoff Sunday afternoon at the DP World Tour's Investec South African Open, Laurie Canter will move inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking. It's a notable jump for a couple reasons. Canter, who entered this week ranked No. 53 in the world, was tied for the 54-hole lead before the final round was canceled at 9:10 a.m. local time because of flooding at Durban Country Club. The 35-year-old Englishman and South Africa's Dylan Naidoo then faced off in a sudden-death playoff a few hours later, and Naidoo captured his maiden DPWT title with birdie. A win by Canter would've marked his second of the year following a victory in Bahrain last month and pushed him as high as No. 32 in the OWGR. He is currently third in the Race to Dubai. The runner-up still, though, still allowed him to climb into position to qualify for next week's Players Championship, which annually exempts all top-50 players as of the Monday before tournament week. If he plays, Canter would become the first former LIV player to tee it up in a non-major, non-co-sanctioned PGA Tour event. (Canter played last year's Genesis Scottish Open.) And if he stays inside the top 50 by March 30, he'll receive an invitation into his first Masters. Canter has played four career majors, three of them Open Championships; he's yet to miss a cut. He's already into this summer's Open at Royal Portrush. Canter was a founding member of LIV Golf, competing for Cleeks GC in 2022. He then served as a reserve in 2023 before making two early starts last year. His last LIV appearance, though, came just over a year ago in Las Vegas. Typically, the PGA Tour has suspended players for one calendar year from the end of their last LIV start.
