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The Australian
04-08-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
PGA Tour: Vilips aces finale but Scott misses playoff berth
Karl Vilips nailed a hole-in-one to end his rookie PGA season on a high as Adam Scott missed the season-ending playoffs after finishing outside the top 50 in the final qualifying event in North Carolina. Only three Australians, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis, have progressed to the opening St Jude Championship. For Davis, three birdies in his final 11 holes at the Wyndham Championship proved crucial as he finished 69th among the top 70 on the FedEx Cup rankings, knowing he was going to get a text message with good or bad news after he left the course. 'I've been on the cut line every year I feel like since I've been on tour, whether it's for the 50 or for this,' he said after his final round finished well before the standings were confirmed. Cam Davis made it to the playoffs. Picture: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP 'It's too stressful to keep your eyes on it or try to follow too closely what's going on. I'm going to get a text message at the end of the day that tells me where I sit, and I'm flying to Nashville tonight and I'm either driving to Memphis from there or I'm flying home.' Davis is indeed heading to Memphis for one more push despite feeling 'tired' after a long year of fighting for not much joy. 'I've pushed really hard for the last few months and it's not led to any better golf,' he said. 'I've had a couple of little bright moments, but you can probably count on one hand since April.' Scott, however, can look forward to his return to Australia for the PGA and Open after falling outside the top 70 for the second time in three years. The 2013 masters champ made 16 straight appearances in the post-season events but will be watching this year. So too will Vilips despite a breakthrough victory earlier in the season that secured his playing card for the immediate future. The young Australian left Sedgefield Country Club after adding a 10th ace to his resume and feeling like he 'definitely went above expectations' during his first season on tour, just his second year as a professional. 'You know, I think where I wanted to be I didn't get to, which was a little bit unfortunate,' he said. 'But I'm really happy with what I saw throughout the year. Had some highs and lows, experienced it all kind of my first season. 'But I'm just going to look at this season as a whole as a positive for sure, getting the win early and go out next year and try to improve on what I did next year.'
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ace a trump card for Aussie as Young bags first PGA win
Australian rookie Karl Vilips has scored his first hole-in-one on the US PGA Tour to cap off a consistent tournament as American Cameron Young broke through for his first title at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. Vilips scored his ace with a 179-yard shot on the third hole using an eight iron. His final-day 67 followed earlier rounds of 67, 67 and 69 for a four-round total of 270, 10 under for the tournament, leaving him in a tie for 19th place. 🚨 First career ACE! 🚨Rookie Karl Vilips drops it in from 179 yards @WyndhamChamp! — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 3, 2025 Vilips was the leading Australian at Greensboro, but finished a distant 12 shots behind first-time PGA winner Young. The American shot a two-under-par 68 in the final round and wasn't challenged on his way to his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday (local time). "It's the end of my fourth season and I've had my chances -never quite like this," Young said. "I wasn't going to let it get away from me." Young strung together five consecutive early birdies and cruised to a six-stroke triumph at 22-under 258 at Sedgefield Country Club, where he matched the tournament scoring record. The American, who began the day with a five-stroke advantage, became the 1000th different winner in the history of the PGA Tour. He had previously been a seven-time runner-up. After tapping in the final putt, Young hugged his caddie and began to walk off the green. "Where do I go?" he said. "I've never done this before." Mac Meissner posted 66 to finish runner-up at 16 under. Mark Hubbard (63) and Sweden's Alex Noren (64) tied for third place at 15 under. Amateur Jackson Koivun (67), a junior golfer at Auburn University, Chris Kirk (68) and defending champion Aaron Rai (68) of England shared fifth place at 14 under. Playing not far from the Wake Forest campus where he went to college, Young was in control for most of the tournament. After a bogey on the first hole on Sunday, Young put together his string of birdies for what became a nine-stroke advantage. He then had pars on nine consecutive holes before bogeys on the par-3 16th and par-4 17th. He barely missed a birdie attempt on the last hole. The final margin marked the third-largest winning spread on the tour this year. He became the tour's 12th first-time winner of the season. "I've been waiting for this for a while," he said. Denny McCarthy matched Hubbard's 63 for the best score on Sunday and ended up at 12 under, tied for 11th place. Of the other Australians in the field, Cam Davis finished in a tie for 44th place at four under, a shot ahead of Adam Scott (tied for 55th), with Aaron Baddeley tied for 72nd spot at two over. The tournament marks the final regular-season event on the tour, with golfers needing to finish in the top 70 of the season standings to advance to the FedEx Cup playoffs beginning on Thursday.
News.com.au
03-08-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Adam Scott fails to make PGA Tour playoffs, Karl Vilips finishes rookie season with an ace
Karl Vilips nailed a hole-in-one to end his rookie PGA season on a high as Adam Scott missed the season-ending playoffs after finishing outside the top 50 in the final qualifying event in North Carolina. Only three Australians, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee and Cam Davis, have progressed to the opening St Jude Championship. For Davis, three birdies in his final 11 holes at the Wyndham Championship proved crucial as he finished 69th among the top 70 on the FedEx Cup rankings, knowing he was going to get a text message with good or bad news after he left the course. 'I've been on the cut line every year I feel like since I've been on tour, whether it's for the 50 or for this,' he said after his final round finished well before the standings were confirmed. 'It's too stressful to keep your eyes on it or try to follow too closely what's going on. I'm going to get a text message at the end of the day that tells me where I sit, and I'm flying to Nashville tonight and I'm either driving to Memphis from there or I'm flying home.' Davis is indeed heading to Memphis for one more push despite feeling 'tired' after a long year of fighting for not much joy. 'I've pushed really hard for the last few months and it's not led to any better golf,' he said. 'I've had a couple of little bright moments, but you can probably count on one hand since April.' Scott, however, can look forward to his return to Australia for the PGA and Open after falling outside the top 70 for the second time in three years. The 2013 masters champ made 16 straight appearances in the post-season events but will be watching this year. So too will Vilips despite a breakthrough victory earlier in the season that secured his playing card for the immediate future. 🚨 First career ACE! 🚨 Rookie Karl Vilips drops it in from 179 yards @WyndhamChamp! — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 3, 2025 The young Australian left Sedgefield Country Club after adding a 10th ace to his resume and feeling like he 'definitely went above expectations' during his first season on tour, just his second year as a professional. 'You know, I think where I wanted to be I didn't get to, which was a little bit unfortunate,' he said. 'But I'm really happy with what I saw throughout the year. Had some highs and lows, experienced it all kind of my first season. 'But I'm just going to look at this season as a whole as a positive for sure, getting the win early and go out next year and try to improve on what I did next year.'
The Advertiser
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Vilips eyes another big pay day as Scheffler lurks
Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Already a tour winner, the 23-year-old is eyeing a third top-10 finish in 11 starts this year after posting a two under 68 on Saturday to be tied 10th ahead of the final round. Vilips was at six under, seven shots behind joint leaders Ben Griffin (68) and Matt Schmid (68). That pair enjoy a four-shot lead from Rickie Fowler (67) as they prepare to battle in the final group on Sunday, well aware that formidable world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is lurking after charging with a 64 on Saturday. It's proving hard to separate American Griffin and Germany's Schmid as they have posted the same scores on each of the first three days - 66, 63 and now 68. Fowler will join the co-leaders in the final group Sunday when Schmid seeks his first PGA Tour victory and Griffin his first individual title after pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last month. The 36-year-old Fowler, who has dropped to 127th in the world after being in the top 25 as recently as early 2024, hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit that was his sixth victory and ended a four-year winless streak. Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, under and within six strokes. He would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round on Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row. Robert MacIntyre and Lucas Glover also shot 64. MacIntyre was in a tie for fourth with Nick Hardy and Akshay Bhatia at 8 under. Scheffler, who teed off more than two hours before the co-leaders, was at 8 under after his eagle at No. 11, where he got on the green in two shots and made the 15-foot putt. That followed consecutive birdies as Nos. 9 and 10, and starting the back nine with an approach to 2 1/2 feet. But back-to-back bogeys followed after Scheffler hit tee shots into bunkers at Nos. 12 and 13. He got those strokes back with birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, only to miss the fairway at No. 18 to finish with another bogey. The only player to win the Byron Nelson and Colonial in the same season was Ben Hogan in 1946. Scheffler earlier this month won his beloved hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson when matching the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record at 31-under 253 for an eight-stroke win. - with AAP Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Already a tour winner, the 23-year-old is eyeing a third top-10 finish in 11 starts this year after posting a two under 68 on Saturday to be tied 10th ahead of the final round. Vilips was at six under, seven shots behind joint leaders Ben Griffin (68) and Matt Schmid (68). That pair enjoy a four-shot lead from Rickie Fowler (67) as they prepare to battle in the final group on Sunday, well aware that formidable world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is lurking after charging with a 64 on Saturday. It's proving hard to separate American Griffin and Germany's Schmid as they have posted the same scores on each of the first three days - 66, 63 and now 68. Fowler will join the co-leaders in the final group Sunday when Schmid seeks his first PGA Tour victory and Griffin his first individual title after pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last month. The 36-year-old Fowler, who has dropped to 127th in the world after being in the top 25 as recently as early 2024, hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit that was his sixth victory and ended a four-year winless streak. Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, under and within six strokes. He would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round on Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row. Robert MacIntyre and Lucas Glover also shot 64. MacIntyre was in a tie for fourth with Nick Hardy and Akshay Bhatia at 8 under. Scheffler, who teed off more than two hours before the co-leaders, was at 8 under after his eagle at No. 11, where he got on the green in two shots and made the 15-foot putt. That followed consecutive birdies as Nos. 9 and 10, and starting the back nine with an approach to 2 1/2 feet. But back-to-back bogeys followed after Scheffler hit tee shots into bunkers at Nos. 12 and 13. He got those strokes back with birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, only to miss the fairway at No. 18 to finish with another bogey. The only player to win the Byron Nelson and Colonial in the same season was Ben Hogan in 1946. Scheffler earlier this month won his beloved hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson when matching the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record at 31-under 253 for an eight-stroke win. - with AAP Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Already a tour winner, the 23-year-old is eyeing a third top-10 finish in 11 starts this year after posting a two under 68 on Saturday to be tied 10th ahead of the final round. Vilips was at six under, seven shots behind joint leaders Ben Griffin (68) and Matt Schmid (68). That pair enjoy a four-shot lead from Rickie Fowler (67) as they prepare to battle in the final group on Sunday, well aware that formidable world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is lurking after charging with a 64 on Saturday. It's proving hard to separate American Griffin and Germany's Schmid as they have posted the same scores on each of the first three days - 66, 63 and now 68. Fowler will join the co-leaders in the final group Sunday when Schmid seeks his first PGA Tour victory and Griffin his first individual title after pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last month. The 36-year-old Fowler, who has dropped to 127th in the world after being in the top 25 as recently as early 2024, hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit that was his sixth victory and ended a four-year winless streak. Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, under and within six strokes. He would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round on Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row. Robert MacIntyre and Lucas Glover also shot 64. MacIntyre was in a tie for fourth with Nick Hardy and Akshay Bhatia at 8 under. Scheffler, who teed off more than two hours before the co-leaders, was at 8 under after his eagle at No. 11, where he got on the green in two shots and made the 15-foot putt. That followed consecutive birdies as Nos. 9 and 10, and starting the back nine with an approach to 2 1/2 feet. But back-to-back bogeys followed after Scheffler hit tee shots into bunkers at Nos. 12 and 13. He got those strokes back with birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, only to miss the fairway at No. 18 to finish with another bogey. The only player to win the Byron Nelson and Colonial in the same season was Ben Hogan in 1946. Scheffler earlier this month won his beloved hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson when matching the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record at 31-under 253 for an eight-stroke win. - with AAP Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Already a tour winner, the 23-year-old is eyeing a third top-10 finish in 11 starts this year after posting a two under 68 on Saturday to be tied 10th ahead of the final round. Vilips was at six under, seven shots behind joint leaders Ben Griffin (68) and Matt Schmid (68). That pair enjoy a four-shot lead from Rickie Fowler (67) as they prepare to battle in the final group on Sunday, well aware that formidable world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is lurking after charging with a 64 on Saturday. It's proving hard to separate American Griffin and Germany's Schmid as they have posted the same scores on each of the first three days - 66, 63 and now 68. Fowler will join the co-leaders in the final group Sunday when Schmid seeks his first PGA Tour victory and Griffin his first individual title after pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last month. The 36-year-old Fowler, who has dropped to 127th in the world after being in the top 25 as recently as early 2024, hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit that was his sixth victory and ended a four-year winless streak. Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, under and within six strokes. He would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round on Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row. Robert MacIntyre and Lucas Glover also shot 64. MacIntyre was in a tie for fourth with Nick Hardy and Akshay Bhatia at 8 under. Scheffler, who teed off more than two hours before the co-leaders, was at 8 under after his eagle at No. 11, where he got on the green in two shots and made the 15-foot putt. That followed consecutive birdies as Nos. 9 and 10, and starting the back nine with an approach to 2 1/2 feet. But back-to-back bogeys followed after Scheffler hit tee shots into bunkers at Nos. 12 and 13. He got those strokes back with birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, only to miss the fairway at No. 18 to finish with another bogey. The only player to win the Byron Nelson and Colonial in the same season was Ben Hogan in 1946. Scheffler earlier this month won his beloved hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson when matching the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record at 31-under 253 for an eight-stroke win. - with AAP
West Australian
25-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Vilips eyes another big pay day as Scheffler lurks
Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Already a tour winner, the 23-year-old is eyeing a third top-10 finish in 11 starts this year after posting a two under 68 on Saturday to be tied 10th ahead of the final round. Vilips was at six under, seven shots behind joint leaders Ben Griffin (68) and Matt Schmid (68). That pair enjoy a four-shot lead from Rickie Fowler (67) as they prepare to battle in the final group on Sunday, well aware that formidable world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is lurking after charging with a 64 on Saturday. It's proving hard to separate American Griffin and Germany's Schmid as they have posted the same scores on each of the first three days - 66, 63 and now 68. Fowler will join the co-leaders in the final group Sunday when Schmid seeks his first PGA Tour victory and Griffin his first individual title after pairing with Andrew Novak to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last month. The 36-year-old Fowler, who has dropped to 127th in the world after being in the top 25 as recently as early 2024, hasn't won since the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit that was his sixth victory and ended a four-year winless streak. Australian rookie Karl Vilips is poised to achieve another big pay day on the PGA Tour at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial in Fort Worth, under and within six strokes. He would have been closer if not for three bogeys his last seven holes. But, with another big round on Sunday, he still has a chance to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three starts in a row. Robert MacIntyre and Lucas Glover also shot 64. MacIntyre was in a tie for fourth with Nick Hardy and Akshay Bhatia at 8 under. Scheffler, who teed off more than two hours before the co-leaders, was at 8 under after his eagle at No. 11, where he got on the green in two shots and made the 15-foot putt. That followed consecutive birdies as Nos. 9 and 10, and starting the back nine with an approach to 2 1/2 feet. But back-to-back bogeys followed after Scheffler hit tee shots into bunkers at Nos. 12 and 13. He got those strokes back with birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, only to miss the fairway at No. 18 to finish with another bogey. The only player to win the Byron Nelson and Colonial in the same season was Ben Hogan in 1946. Scheffler earlier this month won his beloved hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson when matching the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record at 31-under 253 for an eight-stroke win. - with AAP
