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NBC Sports
05-08-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
FedEx St. Jude Championship 2025: Second-round tee times, how to watch first playoff event
Todd Lewis reports from TPC Southwind to share why the FedEx St. Jude Championship might be "the most important" event of the PGA Tour season and the state of the Top 50 to advance into signature events. The FedExCup playoffs continue Friday with the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Golf Channel, NBC and Peacock will have coverage throughout the week in Memphis, Tennessee, here's how you can watch Round 2: Friday, Aug. 8 2-6PM: Golf Channel/NBC Sports app Golf Channel Staff, Round 2 tee times at TPC Southwind Jhonattan Vegas Max Greyserman Joe Highsmith Aaron Rai Kurt Kitayama Bud Cauley Si Woo Kim Jake Knapp Xander Schauffele Aldrich Potgieter Michael Kim Jason Day Daniel Berger Ryan Gerard Viktor Hovland Lucas Glover Chris Gotterup Patrick Cantlay Nick Taylor Collin Morikawa Ludvig Åberg Robert MacIntyre Andrew Novak Corey Conners J.J. Spaun Tommy Fleetwood Scottie Scheffler Sepp Straka Stephan Jaeger Mackenzie Hughes Tony Finau Chris Kirk Kevin Yu Emiliano Grillo Matti Schmid Min Woo Lee J.T. Poston Jordan Spieth Wyndham Clark Harry Hall Akshay Bhatia Tom Hoge Matt Fitzpatrick Taylor Pendrith Denny McCarthy Brian Campbell Thomas Detry Ryan Fox Jacob Bridgeman Sam Stevens Sungjae Im Sam Burns Justin Rose Brian Harman Hideki Matsuyama Cameron Young Shane Lowry Keegan Bradley Maverick McNealy Ben Griffin Harris English Russell Henley Justin Thomas Nico Echavarria Patrick Rodgers Rickie Fowler Davis Riley Erik van Rooyen Cam Davis
BBC News
21-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Toppling Scheffler becomes the next objective for McIlroy'
If Rory McIlroy is still seeking his "next Everest", he need look no further than new Open champion Scottie in a season when the Northern Irishman completed the career Grand Slam by winning the Masters, after claiming a second Players title and landing the Pebble Beach signature title, he trails the player now clutching the Claret Jug by a substantial is the world's second best player and, in that regard, the rankings do not lie. Following Scheffler's dominant victory at Royal Portrush, his points average in the standings has risen to who shared seventh place at the Open, is 8.96 points behind. That is the difference between second in the standings and Max Greyserman, who is currently Scheffler from his perch is a mountainous challenge and it has become the next objective for 36-year-old from Holywood, County Down, struggled for motivation in the immediate aftermath of his epic Augusta adventure. Winning the Masters and completing the career grand slam had become his be all and end the Green Jacket on his back, it took the prospect of an Open in his native Northern Ireland to bring back a sense of as he said, his Portrush experience gave him pretty much all he wanted, bar the Claret Jug."That's just because one person was just a little bit better than the rest of us," he stated. In truth, no-one other than Scheffler was ever going to get a sniff of holding golf's most historic trophy after the eventual champion carded his second-round the world rankings reflect, the tall American is head and shoulders above the rest at delivering when the biggest titles are on the line. This was his second major of the year, following his convincing triumph in May's US PGA at Quail the post-championship chat is littered with understandable comparisons between Scheffler's current success and the way the great Tiger Woods dominated the game, McIlroy remains the most likely to challenge the world number one's June 2011 and August 2014 McIlroy was similarly dominant, winning the US Open, US PGA and The Scheffler, it was a quick surge to four majors, the first two won with eight shots to then came an 11-year barren spell for McIlroy that no-one back then could have anticipated. But he remained in the very upper echelons of the game throughout that period of frustrating near has now played in 67 majors and finished in the top 10 33 is an extraordinarily long run of remarkable consistency that no other active player can an all-time great, as one of only six winners of all four majors, McIlroy could be satisfied with his much more is there in the tank to keep pushing to be the best in the world? McIlroy has been doing it for a very long time, but there seems little diminishing of is determined to contribute to another away win in the Ryder Cup in September and would love an Olympic medal in is also the challenge of trying to emerge from Scheffler's long shadow."All you can do is admire what he does and how he does it," McIlroy said."What he does is one thing, but how he does it is another. He just goes about his business, doesn't do anything overly flamboyant, but he's the best at executing in the game right now."It's been absolutely amazing over these past two to three years. All you can do is tip your cap and watch in admiration."Another Open has passed without an English winner, none since Nick Faldo in 1992. But Matt Fitzpatrick's return to form was an encouraging reminder of the 2022 US Open champion's world-class a share of fourth, Fitzpatrick beat Bob MacIntyre by a shot. The Scot tied for seventh, again demonstrating his major credentials following a runner-up finish at June's US Hatton faded on the final day to finish alongside Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and John Parry at seven under and inside the top 20. They also know the man they have to beat if they are to enjoy future major now McIlroy is the player most likely to challenge Scheffler."All I can do is focus on myself and try to play the best golf that I can," he said."I know that, when I do that, I'll have my weeks where I'll contend and hopefully win."
USA Today
15-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Max Greyserman: The Open Championship betting odds and preview
Max Greyserman has +17000 odds to win the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club. He missed the cut in his last tournament, the Genesis Scottish Open. In his 27 tournaments during the past year, Greyserman has a best finish of second and an average finish of 23rd, with 23 made cuts. The 7,381-yard course in Portrush, GBR, playing as a par 71 for this event, will host a field of competitors seeking a share of the $17,000,000.00 purse. Xander Schauffele won the event the last time it was held. Max Greyserman odds to win The Open Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 10:22 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Greyserman's stats and trends Greyserman's recent results How to watch The Open Championship ESPN+ is the new home of PGA TOUR LIVE. Sign up now to access 4,300+ hours of live coverage from 35 PGA TOUR tournaments this year.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
South Africa's Potgieter grabs PGA Detroit lead
Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa grabbed the lead after the third round of the US PGA Tour Rocket Classic (Gregory Shamus) South Africa's 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter birdied six of the first eight holes and seized a two-stroke lead after after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Tour's Rocket Classic. Potgieter, seeking his first PGA title in only his 20th tour start, reeled off five birdies in a row on the way to firing a bogey-free seven-under par 65 to stand on 19-under 197 after 54 holes at Detroit Golf Club. Advertisement "Being in contention is great," Potgieter said. "We're looking forward to tomorrow and maybe trying to just keep the ball in front, what we did today, hit a little bit more fairways and greens and if that putter just stays hot it will be good." Americans Max Greyserman, Chris Kirk, Andrew Putnam, Jake Knapp and Mark Hubbard shared second on 199 with South African Thriston Lawrence and Americans Michael Thorbjornsen and Jackson Suber on 200. "I just played really solid. Hit it really good. Gave myself a lot of chances," Knapp said. "With how bunched as this leaderboard is... you have to try to make as many birdies as you can." Potgieter, who managed his best PGA finish with a Mexico Open playoff loss to American Brian Campbell in February, began the day two adrift in a shootout. Advertisement The last group teed off with seven players sharing the lead on 14-under and 12 more only one stroke adrift. Potgieter took command early, blasting out of a bunker from 35 feet for birdie at the first then starting his birdie run with a putt from just inside eight feet at the fourth. He followed with a 33-foot birdie putt at the par-three fifth, dropped his approach inches from the hole at six to set up a tap-in birdie, sank an eight-foot birdie putt at the par-five seventh and made an 11-foot birdie putt at the eighth to reach 18-under with a three-stroke lead. Suber made back-to-back birdies at the ninth and 10th to reach 17-under and climb within one of the lead, but he fell back with a bogey at 12. Advertisement Potgieter, meanwhile, sank a birdie putt from just outside six feet at 13 to reach 19-under and restore a three-stroke edge. Knapp, who broke Potgieter's day-old course record of 62 with a 61 on Thursday, birdied the last three holes to shoot 66 and swipe a share of second. "I definitely thought I could get that course record back today with that six-under front nine," Potgieter said. "I was definitely trying to chase that course record again." Davis Thompson's 66 to finish on 202 was the first PGA round since 2020 to feature three front-nine eagles. He made three in the first eight, starting with an 80-yard hole-out from the fairway at the opening hole. Advertisement He followed with a 37-foot eagle putt at the par-five seventh and drove the green at the par-four eighth to set up a seven-foot eagle putt. "I don't think I've ever had that," Thompson said. "I've had three eagles in a round before, but I haven't had it all in nine holes." js/bb
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aldrich Potgieter's Victory Proves Professional Golf's Next Generation Has No Fear
Aldrich Potgieter's Victory Proves Professional Golf's Next Generation Has No Fear originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 18-foot birdie putt that rolled into the cup on the fifth playoff hole at Detroit Golf Club wasn't just another tournament-winning shot. It was a declaration. A statement from a generation of golfers who refuse to be intimidated by the bright lights, the pressure, or the supposed wisdom that says you need years of seasoning before you can compete at golf's highest levels. Advertisement Aldrich Potgieter, just 20 years old and barely old enough to legally drink in the United States, had just outlasted two seasoned professionals in Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk to claim his first PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Classic. The South African's celebration was pure joy — embracing his caddie, shaking hands with his competitors, then finding his father Heinrich for a hug that spoke to the journey they'd taken together from Pretoria to Perth to the winner's circle in Detroit. But Potgieter's triumph represents something far more significant than one young man's breakthrough moment. It's overwhelming evidence that professional golf is experiencing an extraordinary youth movement. One that's redefining what we thought we knew about experience, maturity, and the supposed necessity of paying your dues. The Myth of Weak Fields There's a narrative that persists among casual observers and cynical fans that today's PGA Tour fields are somehow "weaker" than in previous generations. The argument goes that without Tiger Woods in his prime, or with fewer household names in certain tournaments, the competition has been diluted. This perspective isn't just wrong — it's laughably ignorant of the reality of modern professional golf. Advertisement The truth is there's no such thing as a weak field in professional golf, only fields without the biggest names. Every player who tees it up on the PGA Tour has earned their way there through a gauntlet of qualifying that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. The depth of talent from top to bottom has never been greater, and the evidence is staring us right in the face every week. Potgieter's path to the PGA Tour is a perfect example. He didn't stumble into professional golf or get handed opportunities. He won The Amateur Championship at 17, became the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history at 19, and earned his PGA Tour card by finishing 29th on the developmental tour's points list — a position he secured with a clutch final round when his entire future hung in the balance. A Generation Without Fear What makes Potgieter's generation different isn't just their talent — it's their fearlessness. These young players don't see the PGA Tour as some intimidating mountain to climb. They see it as their natural habitat, the place where they belong. Advertisement Consider the evidence from just the past few years. Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event at 25 and has since become the world's No. 1 player. Collin Morikawa won his first major championship at 23. Viktor Hovland claimed his first PGA Tour victory at 22. Xander Schauffele broke through at 23. The list goes on and on. And those are known names. Luke Clanton lines up a putt on the fourth green during the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic; June 28, 2025; Detroit, Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The emerging players — Luke Clanton, Nick Dunlap, Blades Brown, Michael Thorbjornsen, and countless others — arrive with an inherent fearlessness that sets them apart. While they'll inevitably face setbacks (Dunlap's early professional journey perfectly illustrates golf's inevitable ups and downs), these young competitors are already establishing themselves as legitimate forces in the professional game. On the LPGA Tour, the youth movement is even more pronounced. Nelly Korda won her first major at 22 and has since established herself as one of the game's dominant forces. Atthaya Thitikul turned professional at 17 and immediately began contending in major championships. Rose Zhang won her first LPGA event in just her second professional start after a decorated amateur career. She was a mere 20 years old. Advertisement These aren't anomalies or flukes. They represent a fundamental shift in how young players approach professional golf. Where previous generations might have been content to learn their craft gradually, today's young stars arrive with the expectation that they can compete immediately at the highest level. The Potgieter Template For me, what makes Potgieter's story particularly compelling is how it embodies all the elements that define this new generation of professional golfers. Fearless under pressure, as evidenced by his ability to close out his first PGA Tour victory in a marathon playoff. Physically gifted — leading the Korn Ferry Tour in driving distance at 336.5 yards and then the PGA Tour at 327.4 yards, all while maintaining the precision necessary to compete at the highest level. But here's what really matters: the kid has ice in his veins. When everything was on the line in that fifth playoff hole, Potgieter didn't fold. He stepped up and knocked in the putt that counted, showing the kind of nerves you used to only see from guys who'd been around the block a few times. Advertisement And let's talk about something else his win proves — just how good you have to be to even make it this far. The Korn Ferry Tour isn't some glorified mini-tour where guys are just happy to be there. It's a meat grinder where future stars cut their teeth, learning how to handle the heat when everything's on the line. Beyond the Headlines All the talk about big names and marquee players misses what's really happening out there — professional golf has never been this deep with talent. Week after week, players like Potgieter are showing up and proving that raw ability and hunger can beat reputation and résumé every single time. Look, I'm not trying to knock the veteran players here. They've earned their stripes and deserve respect. But what we're seeing is that golf's future couldn't be in better hands. These young guys aren't just gifted athletes — they show up ready to work, they handle themselves like pros, and they're not intimidated by anyone or anything. Advertisement Potgieter's breakthrough in Detroit? It's not going to be some rare feel-good story we talk about for years. This is the new reality. Young players stepping up and delivering in clutch moments is becoming routine, and frankly, that should get anyone who loves this game pretty excited about what's coming next. Aldrich Potgieter lines up a putt during the final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic; June 29, 2025; Detroit, Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The New Normal As Potgieter celebrated his breakthrough victory in Detroit, he wasn't just winning a tournament — he was announcing his arrival as the latest member of a generation that's redefining what's possible in professional golf. At 20 years, 289 days old, he became the seventh-youngest PGA Tour winner since 1983 and the youngest South African ever to win on tour. Advertisement But more than the records and statistics, Potgieter's victory represents proof that the supposed "weak fields" critics love to complain about are actually deeper and more competitive than ever before. When a 20-year-old can step onto the PGA Tour and immediately compete with and defeat seasoned professionals, it's not a sign of weakness — it's evidence of a sport that's attracting and developing talent at an unprecedented level. The youth movement in professional golf isn't coming — it's here. And players like Aldrich Potgieter are leading the charge, one fearless shot at a time. Related: Allow Me to Introduce Myself Related: Let's Talk About Why Keegan Bradley Should Be Ryder Cup's First Playing Captain in 62 Years Related: How to Increase Club Head Speed With Your Driver This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
