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Newsweek
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Odds akin to Kentucky Derby amid Scheffler Impact
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 PGA Tour is in Texas this week for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. After the second round finished up Saturday morning due to inclement weather, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler held a ridiculous six-shot lead. That is because Scheffler set the 36-hole course record, posting an 18-under score. Sam Stevens is the only golfer within six shots, with the rest of the field even further back. There is such little belief that Stevens, or anyone else, is going to catch Scheffler that Las Vegas has provided wild odds. Stevens began his third round Saturday going off at 35-to-1. Scottie Effect: Sam Stevens has the second-shortest odds with 36 holes to play in Texas. Only FOUR horses have worse odds for today's Kentucky Derby 😳 — Golfbet (@Golfbet) May 3, 2025 Also on Saturday is the running of the 151st Kentucky Derby. The horse, Journalism, is currently the favorite at 4-to-1. But of the 19 horses in the field, only four of them have longer odds than Stevens to win. Owen Almighty is currently 37-1, Neoequos at 38-1, and both Admire Daytona and East Avenue are going off at 39-1. That goes to show how dominant Scheffler has been. The weather delay on Friday pushed third round tee times back into late Saturday. MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 02: Scottie Scheffler of the United States walks off the eighth tee during the second round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025 at TPC Craig Ranch on May 02, 2025... MCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 02: Scottie Scheffler of the United States walks off the eighth tee during the second round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025 at TPC Craig Ranch on May 02, 2025 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by) MoreScheffler and Stevens teed off at 4:15pm ET. Through the first three holes, the Ridgewood, New Jersey native has already stretched his lead to seven strokes. He is 2-under today (20-under overall), picking up birdies on the par-4 2nd and par-4 3rd holes. Meanwhile, the rest of field has essentially been lapped by the world's best player. There are only 10 players even posting double digits under par thus far, with eight of them either at 10-under or 11-under. Scottie's odds entering the week were already tilted. That is because the field is considerably weaker with so many stars on the PGA Tour not playing. It also did not help when a few other PGA Tour stars like Gary Woodland and Will Zalatoris withdrew. But at this rate, it does not appear like it would have mattered. The only question left this week on Tour is will Scheffler post the lowest 72-hole score in PGA Tour history? More Golf: OWGR Refutes Reports of LIV Golf Inching Closer to Earning Points
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vilips ties fourth as US duo win PGA Tour's teams event
Australian rookie Karl Vilips has again underlined his great potential as Americans Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin triumphed in the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans teams event. Novak and Griffin secured maiden tour wins as they shot a final-round one-under-par 71 in alternate-shot play for a one-stroke victory at TPC Louisiana on Sunday, with Novak making quick amends for his playoff loss to Justin Thomas a week earlier. Danish twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard (68) came second with Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan III (70) third at 26 under. Check off two more first-time winners on TOUR! 🏆 — Golfbet (@Golfbet) April 27, 2025 Already a tour winner at the Puerto Rico Open last month, 23-year-old Vilips and his Canadian partner Michael Thorbjornsen closed with a 68 to tie for fourth, three shots behind the winners. A double bogey at the 17th hole proved costly for the pair, although they birdied the last. They tied with the teams of David Lipsky and Dylan Wu (68), Taylor Dickson and Trace Crowe (68) and Michael Thorbjornsen and Luke List and Henrik Norlander 69). Novak became a winner in his 100th PGA Tour event, while Griffin was entered for the 90th time. After three bogeys and three birdies on the front side, the pair had seven consecutive pars until Griffin rolled in a birdie putt from the fringe nearly 35 feet away at No.17 to break a tie with Knapp and Capan, who took a bogey on the hole. The Hojgaard brothers applied pressure with birdies on three of the final six holes, including a birdie at No 18 in the group ahead of the leaders. Griffin's approach shot on par-5 No.18 left the team 16 feet away, and two putts later they had a par and a championship. Defending champions Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Shane Lowry (Ireland) dropped to a 12th-place tie at 22 under with their 72. They started the round tied for fifth place and then played the front nine in two under before slumping. - with AAP
New York Times
28-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Andrew Novak finally breaks through, teaming with Ben Griffin to win Zurich Classic
NEW ORLEANS — The glory of a journeyman never comes simply. Andrew Novak couldn't get it in San Diego. He couldn't get it in San Antonio. He couldn't even get it last week in a playoff with Justin Thomas in Hilton Head. No, the hottest golfer you didn't know kept coming up so close and so short. So, of course, as he took the lead in at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans with teammate Ben Griffin, a generator issue cut coverage for more than an hour. Then a weather delay halted play for another two hours. His breakthrough was not meant to be seen. Advertisement But he finally got that win, and it came with a little help from his friend. Novak and Griffin won the Zurich Classic — the PGA Tour's lone team event — thanks to a 35-foot birdie putt by Griffin on the 17th hole to pull away from a congested leaderboard. Suddenly, two grind-it-out golfers who've played on tours throughout the world can say they are PGA Tour champions. And it comes for two players who were overdue. Novak has quietly become the best and toughest story on tour. He's a bearded, husky 30-year-old journeyman who has scrapped for years between the Canadian tour and the Korn Ferry ranks. He's never made it to the FedEx Cup playoffs. But in 2025, he's been the breakout star. He finished two shots back of the lead at the Farmers Insurance Open. He got T13 at consecutive signature events in Pebble Beach and Torrey Pines. He was the last player in the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational but put himself in one of the final Sunday groups. Then, with a Masters berth in play, he just missed out with a T3 at the Valero Texas Open. And last week at another signature event in Hilton Head, he lost a heartbreaking playoff to Thomas. Head down, hair sweaty, Novak signed autographs after the best and worst moment of his golf career up to that point in Hilton Head. He'd just earned his best finish in a big-money tour event, making $2.2 million. But once again, he was so close. A young autograph seeker politely told Novak that he bet on him. 'You bet on me?' Novak said. 'I hope it was top 5 and not to win.' "You bet on me? I hope it was Top 5 and not to win." 😅 Standup guy even fresh off a playoff loss @AndrewNovakGolf — Golfbet (@Golfbet) April 20, 2025 Because Andrew Novak gets it. Really gets it. He makes fun of himself on Twitter. He takes time for goofy interviews to debate course rankings with bloggers. In an era of professional golf catered more and more to the biggest stars, he represents a humble, likeable example of the meritocracy that can still exist on the PGA Tour. Advertisement And at Zurich, he teamed up with his fellow North Carolina native Ben Griffin, somebody who took a day job as a mortgage loan officer just four years ago. He was too burnt out on mini-tours and the grind of golfing life without a payoff. Griffin plays golf with Novak back home in Sea Island, Georgia. And Griffin himself was due, a 28-year-old with 11 top 20s last year and two top-five finishes this spring. When the weather delay hit, the duo had a three-shot lead with 11 holes to go. When they returned, Novak clearly didn't have the same feel. They bogeyed both 8 and 9 and quickly fell into a tie with Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan III that remained knotted up until the 17th hole, when Capan hit his tee shot into the water and Griffin hit that 35-foot birdie to reach 28-under. The Hojgaard twins, Nicolai and Rasmus, got to 27-under to put some pressure, but Novak and Griffin were able to easily par 18 and earn their first wins. Now, both have their PGA Tour cards for the next two years, and Novak skyrockets up the FedEx Cup points rankings to No. 6. For a player that has never even made it to the first round of the playoffs, let alone finishing top 30 to make the Tour Championship, this could be a career-changing run. Maybe Sunday in New Orleans, he'll find another fan who bet on him. This time it won.
Newsweek
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
PGA Tour Pro Has Perfect Response to Fan Who Bet on Him amid Heartbreak
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. Andrew Novak took his heartbreaking loss to Justin Thomas at the recent RBC Heritage like a pro. It is a remarkable thing considering Novak was on the verge of the biggest result of his professional career at Hilton Heads. But Novak didn't let his frustration get the best of him, at least not for long. Just after the round, while signing autographs, he was seen joking with a fan who claimed to have bet on him before the final round. "You bet on me?" Novak said. "I hope it was top 5 and not to win." "You bet on me? I hope it was Top 5 and not to win." 😅 Standup guy even fresh off a playoff loss @AndrewNovakGolf — Golfbet (@Golfbet) April 20, 2025 It was refreshing this type of behavior after such a tough defeat. A few weeks ago, Collin Morikawa made headlines for not meeting with the press after losing a tournament he was leading. Morikawa later claimed that he did not do so because he "owes nobody anything". Novak was among the top contenders at the RBC Heritage throughout the tournament. He entered the final round tied for second place with a 54-hole score of 14-under. He was tied with eventual champion Justin Thomas and just one stroke behind Si Woo Kim, who was leading the event at the time. The Raleigh, North Carolina native had five birdies and two bogeys in the final round, but it was not enough to break the tie with Thomas, who went bogey-free with three birdies. Both finished tied for the lead and had to decide the title in a sudden death playoff. Andrew Novak of the United States reacts on the 15th green during the final round of the RBC Heritage 2025 at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 20, 2025 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Andrew Novak of the United States reacts on the 15th green during the final round of the RBC Heritage 2025 at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 20, 2025 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Getty Images/Jared C. Tilton Both players reached the left green within two strokes, leaving their respective balls in very close positions. But while Thomas holed his 21-foot putt for birdie, Novak failed to do the same with the 31-foot putt in front of him, giving his rival his first title in three years. "I'm not as frustrated as I thought I would be," Novak said after finishing the tournament. "I feel like I did a lot of good things. I'm pretty proud of putting myself in that position when I really felt like I wasn't swinging it that great this week, the fact that I was able to scrap out almost a win with not really swinging my best." Novak began his professional career in 2017 and earned his PGA Tour card in 2022. At that level, he has played 99 tournaments with 59 cuts and 10 top 10s, including two runner-up finishes. His 2025 season has been up and down for him on the PGA Tour, as he has missed six cuts in 13 tournaments, but has finished in the top 5 three times. More Golf: Why Augusta National Kicked Masters Fans Out, Turned 'Into a Bloodbath'
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lakewood's Joe Highsmith captures first PGA Tour win at the Cognizant Classic
From improbable to irrefutable: Joe Highsmith is a PGA Tour champion. The Lakewood native posted consecutive weekend rounds of 64-64 to capture his first professional title at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, becoming the first PGA golfer since 2016 to make Friday's cut on the number before winning it all. Highsmith, 24, shot a flawless, bogey-free 64 in Sunday's final round at PGA National (The Champion Course) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, lifting the Pepperdine University alum over runners-up Jacob Bridgeman and J.J. Spaun by a two-shot margin (-19). His mother, Anne, canceled midday travel plans to watch her son complete what he called the greatest round of his golf career. The next available flight will certainly be worth her wait. Highsmith drained a 21-footer for birdie on the par-three 17th at PGA National, extending his lead to two strokes heading to the 18th tee. A comfortable two-and-a-half footer for par sealed it. 'My mom has been there literally every step of the way since I've been playing golf,' Highsmith told NBC Sports after hoisting the trophy. 'Today, she was supposed to leave at the turn, but I was like, 'What if I'm five under through nine, Mom?'' He was three under through nine, but in the thick of contention. 'And then I saw her on the 12th hole, and was like, yeah, she canceled her flight,' Highsmith smiled. 'Really glad she was able to stay. She's been so incredible throughout my golf life. So thankful for her.' Friday, the smooth-swinging lefty with a trademark bucket hat sank a right-to-left five footer for par on the 18th, a had-to-have-it putt to make the cut line of five under. Per PGA Tour's Golfbet, Highsmith's odds of capturing his first victory on Tour sat at +100000, or 1,000 to 1, after the second round. Highsmith's pair of seven-under 64s represent the lowest weekend total in PGA National History, and the win extends Highsmith's PGA Tour card for two years. He's guaranteed a trip to The Masters and PGA Championship this spring, and he'll now play in the 2025 Players Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, plus next year's Sentry Tournament of Champions. A Bellarmine Prep grad, Highsmith won the WIAA 4A state title in 2017 with consecutive rounds of 67 at Liberty Lake Golf Course and helped Pepperdine to the NCAA Division-I championship in 2021.
