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Yahoo
25-05-2025
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Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard recap: Updates, highlights for PGA Tour event today
Ben Griffin and Matti Schmid are tied at the top of the Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard after the second round of action. Schmid and Griffin finished with a score of 63 and find themselves at 11-under par. John Pak (-9) is third on the leaderboard. He will join Griffin and Schmid in the final group on Saturday with a 12:55 p.m. ET tee time. Advertisement The second-to-last group will consist of Chris Gotterup, Ryo Hisatsune and Akshay Bhatia. The group has a tee time scheduled for 12:44 p.m. ET. WHO MADE THE CUT? Charles Schwab Challenge cut tracker: Is Scottie Scheffler in danger of missing cut? Gotterup (-8) enters the third round in fourth, while Bhatia and Hisatsune are tied for fifth at -7. Follow along throughout the day for the latest leaderboard updates from the Charles Schwab Challenge: Charles Schwab Challenge live updates Matti Schmid sneaks into lead along at Charles Schwab Challenge ... for a moment While it was a bit of a rollercoaster round for Ben Griffin (three birdies to start, followed by a double bogey and bogey), Matti Schmid leveled out a bit after his three opening birdies. Schmid and Griffin were tied until Schmid's 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th went in to give the German a one-stroke lead. Advertisement However, Schmid dropped a shot on the 17th, and he and Griffin will enter Sunday's final round tied at 13 under, four shots up on Rickie Fowler. Leaders continue to separate themselves from pack Matti Schmid and Ben Griffin opened Saturday's Round 3 atop the leaderboard at 11 under. Now both on the back nine, Schmid and Griffin continue to make this a two-horse race. They are both 2 under on the day and tied at 13 under for the tournament. They are three shots clear of four golfers tied for third: Robert MacIntyre, Nick Hardy, Rickie Fowler and Akshay Bhatia. Scottie Scheffler scorching in Round 3 Scottie Scheffler seemed to get back to normal, and for him, that means playing championship-level golf. A few days after winning the PGA Championship, Scheffler shot a 1 under for the first two days of the Charles Schwab Challenge and flirted with missing the cut. But on Saturday morning for Round 3, Scheffler got to 7 under on the day through 11 holes and closed to within three shots of the leaders. But a bogey on 12 and double bogey on 13 dropped his down to 6 under for championship. Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard: Latest scores from PGA event Live scoreboard for 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge. Advertisement Scores entering Round 3: T1) Ben Griffin: -11 T1) Matti Schmid: -11 3) John Pak: -9 4) Chris Gotterup: -8 T5) Ryo Hisatsune: -7 T5) Akshay Bhatia: -7 T7) Doug Ghim: -6 T7) Brice Garnett: -6 T7) Rickie Fowler: -6 T7) J.J. Spaun: -6 T7) Emiliano Grillo: -6 T7) Tommy Fleetwood: -6 Charles Schwab Challenge Round 3 tee times All times Eastern 7:56 a.m. — Harry Higgs, Isaiah Salinda 8:06 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Lucas Glover 8:16 a.m. — Mac Meissner, Brian Harman, Luke List 8:27 a.m. — Hayden Springer, Will Chandler, Sam Stevens 8:38 a.m. — Seamus Power, Dylan Wu, Rico Hoey 8:49 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Keith Mitchell, Taylor Moore 9 a.m. — Frankie Capan III, Michael Kim, Austin Eckroat 9:11 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Camilo Villegas, Kevin Roy 9:22 a.m. — Sam Ryder, Jesper Svensson, Eric Cole 9:38 a.m. — Lee Hodges, Scottie Scheffler, Gary Woodland 9:49 a.m. — Thorbjorn Olesen, Ryan Gerard, Ben Silverman 10 a.m. — Henrik Nrolander, Ricky Castillo, Jeremy Paul 10:11 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Webb Simpson, Vince Whaley 10:22 a.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Hideki Matsuyama, Robert MacIntyre 10:33 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Kris Ventura, Steven Fisk 10:44 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Harris English, Tom Kim 11 a.m. — Matt Kuchar, Max McGreevy, Max Greyserman 11:11 a.m. — Victor Perez, Si Woo Kim, Adam Svensson 11:22 a.m. — Aldrich Potgieter, Andrew Novak, Matt Wallace 11:33 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody, Quade Cummins 11:44 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Andrew Putnam, Karl Vilips 11:55 a.m. — Nick Hardy, Jackson Suber, Carson Young 12:11 p.m. — Bud Cauley, Harry Hall, J.T. Poston 12:22 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Emiliano Grillo, Tommy Fleetwood 12:33 p.m. — Doug Ghim, Brice Garnett, Rickie Fowler 12:44 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Ryo Hisatsune, Akshay Bhatia 12:55 p.m. — Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid, John Pak This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard: Recap for PGA Tour event
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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John Pak holes out for eagle on 392-yard 10th to start round at Colonial
John Pak calls it his best putting day of the year and kicks off his round with an eagle on No. 10.
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Knicks' Game 1 choke fuels PGA Tour rookie to top of Colonial leaderboard
Knicks' Game 1 choke fuels PGA Tour rookie to top of Colonial leaderboard If you've ever been the type of sports fan who shouts at your favorite team from the couch about how you could play better than it, John Pak might be your new favorite golfer. The 26-year-old PGA Tour rookie (and self-proclaimed die-hard New York Knicks fan) was up late watching the team's historic Game 1 choke job against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden in the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night. That might not seem like the best idea for someone playing in the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday, but it actually may have been the key factor in Pak shooting a flawless first-round 63 to lead the tournament by three stokes. "That was historically one of the worst losses I've ever seen in my life," Pak told reporters after his opening round. "There was a fire lit under me, yeah, this morning. I was a little pissed off about that." That is actually quite the understatement. Pak played arguably the best professional golf round of his life. He drained a 147-yard approach for eagle on his first hole, then notched another five birdies to round off his bogey-free round. It's unclear if he shouted "bing bong" after each putt he sank. In 12 starts this year, Pak has made the cut seven times and finished Top 25 once. We'll see how he bounces back on Friday afternoon for his second round, but his nighttime routine isn't changing, even if it means he should be a little calmer for Round 2. "Thankfully, the Knicks aren't playing tonight, so I won't be stressed about that," Pak said. "I didn't sleep well after that loss last night. I'm going to recover, do a little stretching, and then maybe watch the Thunder game later tonight."
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Knicks' Game 1 choke fuels PGA Tour rookie to top of Colonial leaderboard
Knicks' Game 1 choke fuels PGA Tour rookie to top of Colonial leaderboard If you've ever been the type of sports fan who shouts at your favorite team from the couch about how you could play better than them, John Pak might be your new favorite golfer. The 26-year-old PGA Tour rookie (and self-proclaimed die-hard New York Knicks fan) was up late watching the team's historic Game 1 choke job against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden in the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night. That might not seem like the best idea for someone playing in the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday, but it actually may have been the key factor in Pak shooting a flawless first-round 63 to lead the tournament by three stokes. "That was historically one of the worst losses I've ever seen in my life," Pak told reporters after his opening round. "There was a fire lit under me, yeah, this morning. I was a little pissed off about that." That is actually quite the understatement. Pak played arguably the best professional golf round of his life. He drained a 147-yard approach for eagle on his first hole then notched another five birdies to round off his bogey-free round. It's unclear if he shouted "bing bong" after each putt he sank. In 12 starts this year, Pak has made the cut seven times and finished Top 25 once. We'll see how he bounces back on Friday afternoon for his second round, but his nighttime routine isn't changing, even if it means he should be a little calmer for Round 2. "Thankfully the Knicks aren't playing tonight, so I won't be stressed about that," Pak said. "I didn't sleep well after that loss last night. I'm going to recover, do a little stretching, and then maybe watch the Thunder game later tonight."
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
PGA Tour's John Pak credits Knicks' Game 1 meltdown for strong start at Charles Schwab Challenge
The Knicks' epic collapse to the Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals inspired at least one professional athlete to see his job all the way through. PGA Tour pro John Pak credited his fiery start Thursday at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth to the pitfalls of his beloved Knicks, explaining how their fourth-quarter meltdown and eventual 138-135 overtime loss to Indiana fueled his play at Colonial. Advertisement 'I'm a die-hard Knicks fan, and that historically was one of the worst losses I've ever seen in my life, and there was a fire lit under me this morning. I was a little pissed off about that,' said Pak, who hails from Scotch Plains, N.J. Pak shot a career-low round of 7-under 63 to put him atop the leader board Thursday despite a lackluster slumber. 4 John Pak during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on May 22, 2025. AP Advertisement 'I didn't sleep well after that loss last night. I'm going to recover, do a little stretching, and then maybe watch the Thunder game later (Thursday),' he said, as covered by CBS Sports. 4 The Knicks could not hold onto a fourth-quarter lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on May 21, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post 4 Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton (l.) mocked the Knicks over their Game 1 collapse. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Advertisement If Pak tuned in, he saw Oklahoma City take a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves with their 118-103 triumph. Pak will tee off Friday at 2:40 p.m. — roughly five-plus hours before Game 2 between the Knicks and Pacers tips off at Madison Square Garden. 4 John Pak enters Day 2 of the Charles Schwab Challenge atop the leaderboard. Getty Images The Knicks, playing in their first Eastern Conference finals since 2000, failed to hold on to a 14-point lead with less than three minutes to go, giving the Pacers all the momentum they needed to steal Game 1 on the road. Advertisement 'We didn't run through that finish line,' Josh Hart said postgame. 'I feel like defensively we let off the gas, intensity and physically weren't there, offensively we were playing slower, a little stagnant, and it looked like we were playing not to lose.' The Knicks can even the series with a Garden victory Friday before Games 3 and 4 shift to Indiana on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively.
