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3 days ago
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The Memorial: Justin Rose 'Kicked in the Goolies,' Bounces Back
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The seventh of eight PGA Tour Signature Events is being held this week at Muirfield Village Golf Club, also known as Jack's Place. The legendary golfer, Jack Nicklaus, is the annual host of The Memorial Tournament. Through 36 holes, The Memorial has given players all they can handle. That includes Englishman Justin Rose. Rose will enter the weekend at even par, seven shots behind the suddenly red hot Ben Griffin and Nick Taylor. Even that seemed unlikely for the 44-year-old after he carded a 6-over 78 on Thursday. "Yesterday was a real kick in the goolies, as we say in England," said Rose after his second round. "The back nine yesterday, the finish I had yesterday, was kind of tough, tough, but great to rebound today and see some red numbers." DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 30: Justin Rose of England lines up a shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on... DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 30: Justin Rose of England lines up a shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 30, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by) MoreThe 2013 U.S. Open champion did not just post red figures on Friday. He shot the second best round in the field, signing for a 6-under 66. Even more impressive was in relation to the rest of the Memorial field. Rose picked up +7.06 strokes gained total, according to DataGolf. Much of that work was done on the greens as he led everyone in strokes gained putting (+3.74). "Holing the shot at No. 3 kick-started things, suddenly I was in the red for the day, plugging away... I knew I probably didn't need to go super low to make the cut today, which is primary objective was to make the cut. But yeah, things really started flowing. "I kind of hung in there with some good chips, some good short game at the right time, made some good putts to keep momentum going, and that's exactly what you need." There is still a ton of work to do if Justin Rose wants to contend Sunday evening. His even par score has him tied for 12th entering the weekend. But many of the world's best are in front of him. Scottie Scheffler is lurking at 4-under, just three shots off the lead. PGA Tour rising star Akshay Bhatia is one shot ahead of him. Even Jordan Spieth closed strong on Friday to pull within four of the lead. Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are also in red figures at 2-under par. All of this makes for what should be a thrilling 50th edition of The Memorial Tournament. More Golf: The Memorial: Max Homa Implodes as US Open Berth Slipping Away
Newsweek
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
PGA Tour Drops Tiger Woods Video Explaining Scottie Scheffler's Greatness
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Scottie Scheffler reminded the golf world why he is the number one ranked player in the world on Sunday. Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship by five strokes over several golfers, leaving little drama. It was his third major championship of his relatively young career. Scheffler had previously won the Masters twice (2022, 2024). A day after his victory at Quail Hollow, the PGA Tour dropped a video on X, formerly Twitter. The nearly two-minute video primarily features Tiger Woods explaining Scheffler's greatness. Even Tiger Woods can't deny Scottie Scheffler's elite ball-striking 👏 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 19, 2025 "We see shots into the greens very similar. How we miss golf balls in the correct spots," Woods said. "It's not always pretty, but it is not about the here and now. It's playing the long game, over 72 holes. It's not a sprint. It is over a marathon." "I think that's the similarity between how we play the game," said the 15-time major champion. After summing about what he believed to be similarities between the two golfers, Woods then detailed what is different between their games. "I did it differently. My game was very violent at times... He slid on it, I snapped on it." Fellow major champions Collin Morikawa and Matt Fitzpatrick then talk about Scheffler's ball-striking, explaining how ludicrous it is that he consistently hits the ball as well as he does. NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 03: Scottie Scheffler of the United States and tournament host Tiger Woods pose with the trophy after winning the final round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course on... NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 03: Scottie Scheffler of the United States and tournament host Tiger Woods pose with the trophy after winning the final round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course on December 03, 2023 in Nassau, . (Photo by,) MoreScheffler is by far the greatest ball striker of this era and pretty much since prime Tiger Woods nearly 20 years. Then Woods got down to it, explaining what sets Scheffler apart from the rest. "Forget all of the footwork stuff," Tiger said referencing Scottie's inexplicable moving feet. "If you just sat behind him and you only look at the golf ball, and how tight it is. He doesn't move the ball very much either way. If you understand the fact that he hits in these tight windows and he shapes in varying degrees, you can understand why he's able to control distance into the greens as well as he does." At the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler led the field in strokes gained tee-to-green, and was top 10 on approach, around-the-green, and off-the-tee, per DataGolf. The rest of the field never had a chance. With his win, Scheffler joined Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win multiple Masters, multiple PLAYERS and a PGA Championship. He is only 28 years old. So, there is a lot more where this came from. More Golf: How Many Millions did Jon Rahm's PGA Championship Meltdown Cost?
Yahoo
18-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Eight perfect shots? The numbers behind Scottie Scheffler's magnificent Saturday finish
Eight perfect shots? The numbers behind Scottie Scheffler's magnificent Saturday finish By playing his final five holes in 5 under on Saturday evening at Quail Hollow Club, Scottie Scheffler gained 5.2 strokes on the rest of the PGA Championship field. According to Data Golf, 3.7 of those strokes came from drives and approach shots. 'I executed really well,' said Scheffler, whose 6-under 65 pushed him three shots clear of second-place Alex Noren. 'Pretty much after hole 11, I feel like I hit a lot of really good shots.' Advertisement Data Golf went further. 'Basically hit eight perfect shots,' the popular golf analytics site tweeted. The shots: Shot 1 – 305 yards to 2 feet, 9 inches at No. 14 (eagle) Shot 2 – 302 yards to fairway at No. 15 Shot 3 – 243 yards to 59 feet, 10 inches at No. 15 (two-putt birdie) Shot 4 – 333 yards to fairway at No. 16 Shot 5 – 194 yards to 12 feet, 5 inches at No. 16 (two-putt par) Shot 6 – 192 yards to 17 feet, 9 inches at No. 17 (birdie) Shot 7 – 320 yards to fairway at No. 18 Shot 8 – 166 yards to 9 feet, 1 inch at No. 18 (birdie) During that stretch, Scheffler also wildly improved his win probability. At 5:50 p.m. ET, Scheffler sat at 22.8%. He will enter Sunday at 78.2%. 'I definitely stole a couple shots there,' Scheffler added, 'and it was nice momentum towards the end of the round.'
NBC Sports
18-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Eight perfect shots? The numbers behind Scottie Scheffler's magnificent Saturday finish
By playing his final five holes in 5 under on Saturday evening at Quail Hollow Club, Scottie Scheffler gained 5.2 strokes on the rest of the PGA Championship field. According to Data Golf, 3.7 of those strokes came from drives and approach shots. 'I executed really well,' said Scheffler, whose 6-under 65 pushed him three shots clear of second-place Alex Noren. 'Pretty much after hole 11, I feel like I hit a lot of really good shots.' Data Golf went further. 'Basically hit eight perfect shots,' the popular golf analytics site tweeted. What a shot by Scottie Scheffler! #PGAChamp The shots: Shot 1 – 305 yards to 2 feet, 9 inches at No. 14 (eagle) Shot 2 – 302 yards to fairway at No. 15 Shot 3 – 243 yards to 59 feet, 10 inches at No. 15 (two-putt birdie) Shot 4 – 333 yards to fairway at No. 16 Shot 5 – 194 yards to 12 feet, 5 inches at No. 16 (two-putt par) Shot 6 – 192 yards to 17 feet, 9 inches at No. 17 (birdie) Shot 7 – 320 yards to fairway at No. 18 Shot 8 – 166 yards to 9 feet, 1 inch at No. 18 (birdie) Another pure Scottie strike on 18. 🔥🧊 #PGAChamp During that stretch, Scheffler also wildly improved his win probability. At 5:50 p.m. ET, Scheffler sat at 22.8%. He will enter Sunday at 78.2%. 'I definitely stole a couple shots there,' Scheffler added, 'and it was nice momentum towards the end of the round.'
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
PGA Championship 2025: Ranking the entire 156-player field at Quail Hollow
Quail Hollow Club has hosted a multitude of big golf events, including the PGA Tour's now-called Truist Championship annually (except for this year, of course), the 2022 Presidents Cup and the 2017 PGA Championship. So, there's no shortage of past history to digest when it comes to handicapping the 156-player field for the 107th PGA Championship. Fresh off winning a green jacket and completing the career Grand Slam, Rory McIlroy heads to Quail Hollow, a place where he's won four times, including twice since an extensive redesign prior to that 2017 PGA, where McIlroy was T-22. Advertisement World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, a winner recently at the Byron Nelson (and in dominating fashion), is the obvious main challenger to McIlroy. But how do the contenders look behind that? Quail Hollow, of course, is a big ballpark, so driving distance, clubhead speed and even long-iron play are all hugely important. No wonder McIlroy plays so well there. And with the 2017 PGA being eight years ago, it might be better to look at results from just this past year at Valhalla, a very similar test to Quail. Also, don't fret if a guy you like played poorly at this year's Truist as Philadelphia Cricket Club is such a starkly different course. As you may have gathered, McIlroy leads this year's PGA power rankings with Scheffler a close second. But here's how I have things shanking out behind that: 1. Rory McIlroy: Don't overthink it. "Quail Man" is the Tour's leader off the tee and third in driving distance while also a top-10 scrambler this season. Good to see him keep his Masters momentum in Philly. Has only finished worse than T-16 at Quail once since the redesign. That span includes two wins, most recently last year's five-shot romp. Advertisement 2. Scottie Scheffler: Though McIlroy has won more of late, Scheffler still tops DataGolf's trend table right now. Tee to green, he's ranked first, just above McIlroy, while he's No. 1 on Tour in scrambling and bogey avoidance. 3. Bryson DeChambeau: Without comparative stats to the Tour guys, it's hard to fully gauge DeChambeau this week. But based on what we saw at the Masters and in his recent LIV starts, DeChambeau's power brand is tough to beat. Went back to his old irons, too, and produced a win in Korea. 4. Jon Rahm: Gut feeling is that Rahm breaks out this week. He's still not finished outside the top 10 in a LIV event and he showed a lot of promise in his Masters T-4, though not many people seemed to pay attention. Quail fits right into his skillset. 5. Justin Thomas: Was all over him entering Masters and he waited until the next week to win (RBC Heritage). Hasn't had his best season off the tee, but he's still the Tour's leader in birdies or better. T-26 or better in four starts at Quail since winning the PGA, though no top-10s. Advertisement 6. Shane Lowry: Not overly long, but a great long-iron player. And if it weren't for a disastrous weekend at Augusta, he'd be riding a long streak of top-20s, capped by what should be a very high finish at Truist (perhaps even a win). 7. Xander Schauffele: The driver continues to be just a little off, though his approach play has helped limit the damage. T-8 at Masters marked his fifth straight top-10 in a major. He'll be a factor again, but I have him just a notch below the likes of Rory and Scottie. 8. Sepp Straka: Hasn't popped in majors yet (just two top-10s), but he was T-8 last year at Quail, and while he lacks the firepower of these other top-10 guys, he's one of the best iron players in the world (second in strokes gained approach) and top-5 on Tour in scoring. 9. Keith Mitchell: Loved Mitchell here even before Truist. He's top 10 in strokes gained off the tee, driving distance, clubhead speed, scoring and a few other important metrics. And he's obviously trending results-wise, too. Advertisement 10. Patrick Cantlay: Starting to drive and ball-strike the cover off the ball; he should move inside the top 10 in strokes gained tee to green after Truist. His record at Quail is OK, and he only possesses five career major top-10s, but he's got to buck the trend sometime. Scrambling is a big worry of mine, otherwise he'd be top five. Truist Championship 2025 - Round Two Nos. 11-20 11. Daniel Berger: Has been so good since missing a couple cuts early this year. That run includes a couple top-3s and a T-21 at the Masters in his first major start in a while. Top 10 in strokes gained tee to green and scoring, and top 5 in approaches from 200-225 yards. Advertisement 12. Collin Morikawa: We know Morikawa is a world-class ball-striker (third on Tour in strokes gained tee to green) and he's been one of the hottest players on Tour this year. My one concern is his bunker player; that is a sneaky metric at Quail. 13. Patrick Reed: Solo third at Masters validates the success he's had on LIV. Also owns three top-8s at Quail since the redesign, including a T-2 at the 2017 PGA. 14. Hideki Matsuyama: Hasn't notched a top-10 since winning at Kapalua, and it's largely due to the putter. Also has barely played – and played well – at Quail since contending at the 2017 PGA. Still, his iron play and short game (among the best on Tour) has him in the conversation. 15. Joaquin Niemann: For as great as he's been on LIV this year with three wins, there's still the glaring concern that he owns just one top-20 in majors in his career. Perhaps playing on a regular Tour layout will help; Niemann was T-18 in his last Quail appearance in 2021. Advertisement 16. Ludvig Åberg: Made me eat crow at Masters with a solo seventh, but still not going to be super high on him at Quail, where he will be debuting. That Masters finish remains his only top-10 in months, and it's a crazy how he's outside the top 100 in scoring. All that said, elite driver of the golf ball keeps him in top 20. 17. Min Woo Lee: Another Quail first-timer. Tons if firepower, but the iron play (barely top 150 on Tour on approach) will likely continue to hold him back in majors. 18. Jordan Spieth: Could we get two straight majors where the career slam in completed? Spieth is right around the top 20 on Tour tee to green and in scoring. Long-iron play is a weakness, as is his Quail track record (nothing better than T-28 in three starts since re-do). But there's no doubt he's trending massively. 19. Tyrrell Hatton: Owns just one top-10 in majors since the end of 2019, but he also has nine top-30s during that span. He probably doesn't have the length to win at Quail, but he's not missing the cut either. Advertisement 20. Bud Cauley: Has cooled a touch since three straight top-6s earlier this spring, but he's still third in scoring on Tour, is an elite bunker player, strong iron game – I could go on and on. This is a big step, and he doesn't have a ton of major experience, but a couple top-40s in past PGAs doesn't hurt. LIV Golf Mexico City - Day Two Nos. 21-30 21. Viktor Hovland: Has back-to-back top-3s in PGAs and was T-3 at Quail a few years back. Seems to have his swing mostly back, too. He's No. 1 in Tour in approaches from 175-200 yards. But that hasn't been the issue for a while, in my opinion. The real reason for Hovland's resurgence of late is with the putter and around the greens. Advertisement 22. Corey Conners: Statistically, hasn't had the ball-striking seasons we're used to, but you can't argue with five top-8s this season, including at the Masters. Also owns two straight top-13s at Quail. 23. David Puig: Purely an upside play as he bombs it and can make birdies. 24. Brooks Koepka: Purely a resumé play. Putted awful en route to missing the cut at Augusta, which spoiled a great two days of ball-striking. Can't see a relatively healthy Koepka, who has gone seven majors now without a top-10, playing that poorly at a PGA, a championship he's won three times. 25. Russell Henley: Who else was burned by Russ at the Masters? Good news is he won't cost you as much here. Doesn't hit it long enough to win here, but a T-10 last year at Quail shows he can at least get you a top-20. Advertisement 26. Tommy Fleetwood: Three straight top-15s at Quail is promising, as are his nine top-20s in his last 13 majors starts. 27. J.J. Spaun: Glad to see him rebound on approach after a couple off weeks. He's still a top-10 iron player on Tour and owns a couple top-30 at Quail. 28. Maverick McNealy: Lots of upside here. Sandwiched a T-32 at the Masters with T-3 showings on Tour. Been solid across the board this season, though scrambling and bunker play will be what costs him if he doesn't contend. 29. Eugenio Chacarra: He's on a roll on the DP World Tour, and if you've seen him hit the ball, it's easy to see why. He's played in just one major, but aside from the inexperience, physically he has what it takes to top-20. Advertisement 30. Michael Kim: Doesn't make bogeys, largely due to his great short game, and he's sneaky long and just outside the top 10 in strokes tee to green. He was also seventh in his last trip to Quail in 2023. Important to note: He said he tweaked his back at Truist, where he withdrew, so keep an eye on that. This ranking somewhat reflects the injury concern. RBC Heritage 2025 - Round Two Nos. 31-40 31. Dean Burmester: LIV bomber hasn't notched a top-10 on that circuit since early March, though his game seems to fit Quail. He was T-12 at Valhalla last year. 32. Kevin Yu: Top 10 on Tour in strokes gained off the tee and top 20 on approach, but yet to make a major cut and will be seeing Quail for the first time. Advertisement 33. Si Woo Kim: Strong in some of the secondary metrics, like second in approaches from 200-225 yards and top 20 in sand saves. T-16 last year at Quail. 34. Gary Woodland: Second on Tour in clubhead speed and top 10 in driving distance, and a recent T-2 in Houston shows that he's starting to find his form again post-brain surgery. Was fifth at Quail in 2021; that guy could very well show up. 35. Wyndham Clark: Has three MCs and no top-30s in majors since winning his U.S. Open. He's probably not a superstar, but his speed and birdie-making ability will keep him around the top 30 at Quail, where by the way he won in 2023. 36. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen: Probably should be much higher as he's sixth on DataGolf's trend table as he's torn up DP World Tour competition. Advertisement 37. Taylor Pendrith: Top 5 in strokes gained off the tee and T-10 last year at Quail. Just not going blow you away with his short game. 38. Cameron Smith: Shot 75-82 at 2017 PGA to finish among the bottom tour pros and hasn't played Quail since. The Masters MC adds to the alarm. He's notched back-to-back top-10s on LIV, but his struggles off the tee won't help him here. 39. Akshay Bhatia: Top 50 in two straight trips to Quail, and he continues to get more comfortable in major championships. Playing a PGA in his home state will inspire him. Wish his scoring numbers were better, though. 40. Rico Hoey: From an average driver to the world's greatest driver in some circles (seventh in strokes gained off the tee). When Hoey putts well, he contends. That's the risk you take. Truist Championship 2025 - Round One Nos. 41-50 41. Ryan Gerard: He ranked nearly top 10 in my model thanks largely to be top 10 in scoring, top 25 in scrambling and top 40 off the tee. Nearly won in San Antonio. Advertisement 42. Kurt Kitayama: Another who was high in the model, though other than his T-5 at the Nelson just hasn't played very well. Fourth on Tour in driving distance doesn't hurt. 43. Lee Hodges: He's starting to string together MCs, but I think Quail gets him back on track. He cracked the top 25 last year there. He's top 15 on Tour in scoring and doesn't make a ton of bogeys. 44. Sami Valimaki: Big Sami rolls his rock and is top 15 in strokes gained approach. Has racked up some top-20s of late. 45. Sungjae Im: Horse for the course at Quail with back-to-back top-10s. He's struggled with his iron play all year, but he's still top 25 off the tee even with his lack of distance. Advertisement 46. Stephan Jaeger: Thought he'd do better than T-52 at Masters, but it wasn't terrible. If he could just drive it better (almost outside top 150 off the tee), I really do think he could be a top-25 player in the world. Top-30s in two straight Quail trips shows he can overcome at least there. 47. Keegan Bradley: Sixth in strokes gained tee to green is no surprise. He's been a top-20 machine, both this year and at Quail. Not great from the sand and obviously the putter has always hindered him. 48. Seamus Power: Don't let the name fool you; he's not very long. But he does own four top-30s at Quail in his last five starts. 49. Nicolai Hojgaard: He's missing cuts, but it's been all short game and putting. He still bombs it and will drive it well at Quail. Advertisement 50. Thomas Detry: Three top-15s in his last five majors, including last year's T-4 at Valhalla. Outside the top 100 in strokes gained approach, but fairly solid otherwise. Truist Championship 2025 - Round Two Nos. 51-60 51. Andrew Novak 52. Ben An 53. Erik van Rooyen 54. Robert MacIntyre 55. Thorbjorn Olesen 56. Davis Thompson 57. Taylor Moore 58. Jake Knapp 59. Sam Stevens 60. Sergio Garcia Nos. 61-70 61. Michael Thorbjornsen 62. Niklas Norgaard 63. Ryo Hisatsune 64. Ben Griffin 65. Jason Day 66. Lucas Glover 67. Matt Wallace 68. Harry Hall 69. Denny McCarthy 70. Brian Harman Nos. 71-80 71. Sam Burns 72. Tom McKibbin 73. Eric Cole 74. Will Zalatoris 75. Jacob Bridgeman 76. Adam Scott 77. Patrick Fishburn 78. Tom Hoge 79. Patrick Rodgers 80. Matt McCarty Truist Championship 2025 - Round Two Nos. 81-90 81. Karl Vilips 82. Tony Finau 83. Jhonattan Vegas 84. Aaron Rai 85. Justin Rose 86. Max McGreevy 87. Nick Taylor 88. Harris English 89. Joe Highsmith 90. Alex Noren Nos. 91-100 91. Max Greyserman 92. Johnny Keefer 93. Rasmus Hojgaard 94. Nico Echavarria 95. Matt Fitzpatrick 96. Tom Kim 97. Laurie Canter 98. Chris Kirk 99. Takumi Kanaya 100. Rickie Fowler Nos. 101-110 101. Richard Bland 102. Keita Nakajima 103. Austin Eckroat 104. Max Homa 105. J.T. Poston 106. Adam Hadwin 107. Justin Lower 108. Sahith Theegala 109. Garrick Higgo 110. Dustin Johnson Truist Championship 2025 - Round One Nos. 111-120 111. Nick Dunlap 112. Mac Hughes 113. John Parry 114. Cameron Young 115. Davis Riley 116. Daniel Van Tonder 117. Phil Mickelson 118. Cam Davis 119. Patton Kizzire 120. Marco Penge Nos. 121-130 121. Brian Campbell 122. Beau Hossler 123. John Catlin 124. Matthieu Pavon 125. Christiaan Bezuidenhout 126. Thriston Lawrence 127. Elvis Smylie 128. Jimmy Walker 129. Rafa Campos 130. Padraig Harrington Nos. 131-136 131. Martin Kaymer 132. Luke Donald 133. Jason Dufner 134. Vijay Singh 135. Shaun Micheel Advertisement Note: Still one spot TBD 2025 PGA Professional Championship - Day Three CLUB PRO POWER RANKINGS 1. Tyler Collet 2. Michael Block 3. Andre Chi 4. Larkin Gross 5. Timothy Wiseman 6. Michael Kartrude 7. Jesse Droemer 8. Nic Ishee 9. Tom Johnson 10. John Somers 11. Ryan Lenahan 12. Greg Koch 13. Brandon Bingaman 14. Bobby Gates 15. Eric Steger 16. Brian Bergstol 17. Dylan Newman 18. Rupe Taylor 19. Justin Hicks 20. Bob Sowards
