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2 days ago
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$60 Million Golfer Abruptly Withdraws From RBC Canadian Open at Last Minute
$60 Million Golfer Abruptly Withdraws From RBC Canadian Open at Last Minute originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The days leading up to the RBC Canadian Open, which tees off on Thursday, have been very chaotic. Multiple golfers have decided to withdraw from the tournament, and PGA Tour is scrambling to fill their spots. By Wednesday, even more players had already exited. Advertisement One of them is veteran Matt Kuchar, with $60 million in career earnings. He was active in the Memorial Tournament, where Scottie Scheffler lifted his 16th title. Kuchar finished T25 with a score of 4-over par. Kuchar hasn't stated any reason for his withdrawal. In his place, Dylan Wu, with $3 million in career earnings, was put in to play. Matt Kuchar plays his shot onto the 14th green during the second round of the Memorial Tournament.© Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Besides him, Shahith Theegala and Taylor Dickinson have also decided to forego their spots. Theegala is suffering from a neck injury, which caused his withdrawal from the PGA Championship and the Truist Championship. In their place, Taylor Montgomery and Cameron Champ have been added to the tournament. Advertisement The biggest name going into this event is Rory McIlroy. He last appeared at the PGA Championship, where he had a disappointing performance, finishing T47 with a score of 3‑over par. While playing at Quail Hollow, he skipped speaking to the media for all four days, drawing significant backlash. He also chose to skip the Memorial Tournament, which upset his mentor, Jack Nicklaus. 'I really don't know why Rory didn't talk to me,' Nicklaus said. 'I can't answer that question. There's nothing I can answer. I know he has to make a schedule that works for him and what he has to do. And I understand, because I had to do the same thing.' Advertisement McIlroy finally announced his decision to speak to the media at the RBC Canadian Open on Wednesday. Related: More PGA Tour Golfers Withdraw From the RBC Canadian Open with Little Notice This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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4 days ago
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U.S. Open qualifying 2025: 7 big golf names trying to make it to Oakmont
U.S. Open qualifying 2025: 7 big golf names trying to make it to Oakmont Welcome back to "Golf's Longest Day." June 2 marks the day when hundreds of golfers hoping to qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open have to play 36 holes at various courses around the country. Some of the qualifiers might be regular Joes or athletes from other sports who happen to be good enough at golf that they can try to get into the Open (hence why it's called an "open" in the first place). U.S. OPEN QUALIFYING LIVE BLOG: Head over to Golfweek to follow along! But there are also the pros who haven't made it, so they need to go through the local qualifiers like everyone else. That's the list we have here as they all compete to be a part of the event in Oakmont that starts in over a week. Let's take a look: Max Homa He's at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Ohio to try and get in. Matt Kuchar Same with him -- he'll be teeing off at Kinsale as well. Rickie Fowler Good news: he qualified for the British Open thanks to his performance at The Memorial, but he'll need a strong performance at Kinsale to get into the U.S. version. Webb Simpson That's right, a past Open champion needs to get in at Duke University Golf Club to play. Blades Brown The teenage golf sensation will try to get in at Emerald Dunes in West Palm Beach. Zach Johnson The vet will give it a shot at Piedmont in Atlanta. Mark Leishman He'll be in Rockville, Maryland at Woodmont to attempt to qualify.
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04-04-2025
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Who needs to win to earn a Masters invitation at Valero Texas Open? Here's the full list
Who needs to win to earn a Masters invitation at Valero Texas Open? Here's the full list For 120 of the 153 players in this week's Valero Texas Open, a victory won't mean a few days off to celebrate. It will be back to work, and they will never be as glad to start grinding again because it will be in golf's most majestic office: the Augusta National Golf Club. Advertisement There are 20 avenues to earn an invitation to the Masters Tournament next week and there's only one left now: win the Texas Open, which begins on Thursday at the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course. Matt Kuchar acknowledges the gallery after finishing the final round of the 2012 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club, Kuchar tied for third after sharing the lead with three holes to play. The list of players needing to win to get in includes five major champions, four Players Championship winners, one FedEx Cup champion and 18 multiple PGA Tour winners. MAJOR INSIDER: Get Golfweek's best stories, latest updates from Augusta National straight to your inbox There's even a member of the PGA Tour Champions. There are also 31 players who have already had a taste of competing in the Masters, combining for 179 career starts at Augusta National. Advertisement Here are the players in the Valero Texas Open field who need a victory in San Antonio to get to the season's first major championship: Past major champions Padraig Harrington, Francesco Molinari, Webb Simpson, Jimmy Walker, Gary Woodland. Notable: Harrington, who is on the Champions Tour, has the most career starts at Augusta of the players needing a victory to get back, with 16. ... Molinari, who has 12 starts in the Masters, led with seven holes to play in the 2019 final round until a tee shot in the water at No. 12 opened the door for Tiger Woods to take the lead. ... Woodland has played in 12 Masters and Simpson 11. Francesco Molinari reacts to his third shot at the 15th hole of the Augusta National Golf Club during the final round of the 2019 Masters. Molinari had a two-shot lead with seven holes to play but Tiger Woods won by one shot. Past Players champions Rickie Fowler, Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar, Simpson. Advertisement Notable: Kuchar has four top 10 finishes at Augusta, the last a tie for fourth in 2018 when he had the day's low round on Sunday with a 67. He eagled No. 15 to tie for the lead in 2012 but finished in a tie for third, two shots out of the Bubba Watson-Louis Oosthuizen playoff. ... Fowler was two shots off the lead entering the final round in 2014 and shot 73. He also made a late run at Patrick Reed in 2018 with a final-round 67 but finished one shot behind. Past FedEx Cup champion Brandt Snedeker. Notable: Snedeker has 12 starts at Augusta. He was tied for the 54-hole lead with Angel Cabrera in 2013 and shot 75 to fall into a tie for sixth. Multiple PGA Tour winners Aaron Baddeley, Fowler, Harrington, Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Si Woo Kim, Kevin Kisner, Kuchar, Martin Laird, Luke List, Molinari, Ryan Palmer, Seamus Power, Simpson, Snedeker, Camilo Villegas, Walker, Woodland. Advertisement Notable: Hoffman shot 67-68 in the first two rounds in 2015 and was six shots off Jordan Spieth's lead entering the final round. He finished tied for ninth. ... Palmer had two eagles on the weekend in 2011 and finished 10th. ... Baddeley made the last of his seven appearances at Augusta in 2012. Past Masters participants Baddeley, Fowler, Grillo, Harrington, Hoffman, Takumi Kanaya, Si Woo Kim, Kisner, Kurt Kitiyama, Jake Knapp, Kuchar, Laird, Nate Lashley, List, Peter Malnati, Matteo Manassero, Keith Mitchell, Molinari, Thorbjørn Olesen, Palmer, Victory Perez, Aldrich Potgieter, Power, Simpson, Snedeker, Adam Svensson, Erik van Rooyen, Villegas, Walker, Matt Wallace, Woodland. Notable: Among the players in the Texas Open field, Olesen has made the most Masters appearances (four) without having a PGA Tour victory. In 2013 he shot 70 in the second round to make the cut on the 4-over number, then posted 68-68 on the weekend to tie for sixth. Others in Texas Open field not eligible for Masters Anders Albertson, Mason Andersen, Hayden Buckley, Bronson Burgoon, Frankie Capan III, Ricky Castillo, Bud Cauley, Will Chandler, Austen Christitiansen, Eric Cole, Trevor Cone, Vince Covello, Quade Cummins, Joel Dahmen, Cristobal Del Solar, Taylor Dickson, Patrick Fishburn, Steven Fisk, Ryan Fox, Brice Garnett, Ryan Gerard, Doug Ghim, Noah Goodwin, Chris Gotterup, Ben Griffin, Lanto Griffin, Blaine Hale, Harry Hall, Nick Hardy, Harry Higgs, Ryo Hisatsune, Lee Hodges, Rico Hoey, Rikuya Hoshino, Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard, Ben James, Jared Jones, Takumi Kanaya, Chan Kim, Philip Knowles, Ben Kohles, Thriston Lawrence, David Lipsky, Hunter Logan, Ben Martin, Max McGreevy, Mac Meissner, Taylor Montgomery, William Mouw, Trey Mullinax, Niklas Norgaard, Henrik Norlander, Andrew Novak, Kaito Onishi, John Pak, Jeremy Paul, Paul Peterson, Chandler Phillips, Patrick Pockels, Andrew Putnam, Chad Ramey, Matthew Riedel, Patrick Rodgers, Thomas Rosenmueller, Kevin Roy, Antoine Rozner, Sam Ryder, Isaiah Salinda, Matti Schmid, Greyson Sigg, Ben Silverman, David Skinns, Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Jackson Suber, Preston Summerhays, Jesper Svensson, Michael Thorbjornsen, Braden Thornberry, Alejandro Tosti, Sami Valimaki, Kevin Velo, Kris Ventura, Danny Walker, Paul Waring, Vince Whaley, Tim Widing, Carson Young. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Masters invites on the line at Valero Texas Open for these 120 players
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25-03-2025
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Masters Survey 2025: What is one word to describe the drive down Magnolia Lane?
The drive down Magnolia Lane hits differently (so we hear). Even reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler articulated this feeling last week during his Masters press conference on March 19 'I think when you pull in the gates, I think that's the most special thing for me. I really feel like you're just kind of turning into this whole other world. It's like a different place than the world just outside the gates,' he said. 'And you pull in, and everything else just kind of melts away.' Gary Woodland said he drives slower down it, especially the first day, so he can soak it all in. 'There's nothing like making that turn on to Magnolia Lane. I get goose bumps every time,' Matt Kuchar said. 'That turn down Magnolia Lane is like coming down the stairs as a kid at Christmas. You just know something awesome is around the corner.' 'It never gets old,' said Rickie Fowler. 'And it's it makes it even more fun when you have people going in with you, when it's there, you know, first time. And just to kind of see them experience it as well.' Today's question to Masters champions and participants past and present was to name one word to describe the drive down Magnolia Lane? 'There's a lot more than just one word,' Fowler said. We heard 15 different choices with just three repeats, which is pretty cool. Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas and Webb Simpson: Peaceful. Billy Horschel and Matt Kuchar: Goosebumps. Gary Woodland: Perfect. Adam Scott: Exciting. Harris English: Incredible. Rickie Fowler: Iconic Stewart Cink: Anticipation. Collin Morikawa: Aura. Corey Conners: Magical Kevin Kisner: Memorable. Russell Henley: Butterflies. Akshay Bhatia and Keegan Bradley: Special Zach Johnson: Spiritual. Jason Day: Unforgettable Gary Player: Gratitude. To have played in the Masters more than anyone and to be making my 67th visit this year is simply incredible. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters Survey 2025: One word to describe the drive down Magnolia Lane
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24-03-2025
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Masters Survey 2025: What is one word to describe the drive down Magnolia Lane?
Masters Survey 2025: What is one word to describe the drive down Magnolia Lane? The drive down Magnolia Lane hits differently (so we hear). Even reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler articulated this feeling last week during his Masters press conference on March 19 'I think when you pull in the gates, I think that's the most special thing for me. I really feel like you're just kind of turning into this whole other world. It's like a different place than the world just outside the gates,' he said. 'And you pull in, and everything else just kind of melts away.' Gary Woodland said he drives slower down it, especially the first day, so he can soak it all in. 'There's nothing like making that turn on to Magnolia Lane. I get goose bumps every time,' Matt Kuchar said. 'That turn down Magnolia Lane is like coming down the stairs as a kid at Christmas. You just know something awesome is around the corner.' 'It never gets old,' said Rickie Fowler. 'And it's it makes it even more fun when you have people going in with you, when it's there, you know, first time. And just to kind of see them experience it as well.' Today's question to Masters champions and participants past and present was to name one word to describe the drive down Magnolia Lane? 'There's a lot more than just one word,' Fowler said. We heard 15 different choices with just three repeats, which is pretty cool. Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas and Webb Simpson: Peaceful. Billy Horschel and Matt Kuchar: Goosebumps. Gary Woodland: Perfect. Adam Scott: Exciting. Harris English: Incredible. Rickie Fowler: Iconic Stewart Cink: Anticipation. Collin Morikawa: Aura. Corey Conners: Magical Kevin Kisner: Memorable. Russell Henley: Butterflies. Akshay Bhatia and Keegan Bradley: Special Zach Johnson: Spiritual. Jason Day: Unforgettable Gary Player: Gratitude. To have played in the Masters more than anyone and to be making my 67th visit this year is simply incredible.
