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PGA Tour Shares Iconic Nick Taylor Post Before Canadian Open
PGA Tour Shares Iconic Nick Taylor Post Before Canadian Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With the 2025 RBC Canadian Open set to tee off Thursday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, attention across the PGA Tour has turned north of the border. Advertisement The tournament, part of the FedExCup regular season, carries a total purse of $9.8 million, with $1.764 million and 500 FedExCup points awaiting the champion. As golf fans prepare for another historic weekend, the PGA Tour took to X on Wednesday with a reminder of the last time a Canadian claimed victory at the national championship. The Tour's post featured a clip of Nick Taylor's walk-off eagle to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club, with the caption, 'For the eagle. FOR THE WIN. Nick Taylor's walk-off victory at the 2023 @RBCCanadianOpen was one for the ages." Fans online were quick to reminisce on the iconic moment. Advertisement "Big moment for the win ⛳️," said one user. "Let's [expletive] winnnnn," another commenter responded. "One for the ages?" one other user said. "Everyone forgot the Shot. But remembers the Form Tackle that Security Guard made that day," another fan replied. "The best thing about this win was Hadwin getting lit up by the security guard," another user agreed. "Never forget," one other commented. Turning pro in 2010, Taylor joined PGA Tour Canada (2011-13), graduated from the Tour to the PGA Tour in 2014 and has since put together five PGA Tour wins. That 2023 victory marked the first time a Canadian citizen hoisted the trophy since 1954. PGA golfer Nick Schumacher-Arizona Republic via Imagn Images The 2025 PGA Tour has already celebrated several signature events over the past few weeks. Advertisement On May 11, Sepp Straka captured the Truist Championship in Pennsylvania, earning his first signature-event victory of the season. The following week, Scottie Scheffler added another major championship to his resume with a two-shot victory at the PGA Championship in North Carolina. Scheffler then defended his title at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio on June 1, becoming the first golfer since Tiger Woods to win the Memorial in consecutive years. That latter victory has vaulted Scheffler to the top of the 2025 FedExCup standings with 3,501 points, while Rory McIlroy sits second at 2,666 and Straka holds third with 2,479. Advertisement Related: Phil Mickelson Makes Big Career Announcement on Wednesday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Climate
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Tom Hoge had the perfect pedigree for Saturday's windy round at Valero Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO — For those familiar with the resume of Tom Hoge, it's not a huge surprise that the 35-year-old would pull out of the pack Saturday on a wicked day at the Valero Texas Open. After two days of balmy temperatures, Saturday had a completely different feel at TPC San Antonio, winds whipping and temps about 30 degrees cooler than they were before the event's cut. With slow greens and gnarly rough, those who bombed their way to the top in the first few days had to play a different style of game in the third round. Enter Hoge. Raised in North Dakota and a former member of the PGA Tour Canada, Hoge's game is based more on feel and accuracy than sheer distance, where he lags near the bottom of the Tour statistically. And although he's comfortable with playing in uncomfortable weather, Hoge also has plenty of Texas pedigree, as he resides in Fort Worth after a successful collegiate career at Texas Christian University. On Saturday, it took a bit, but Hoge hung tough through the front nine with nine straight pars and then got hot down the stretch, posting four birdies and no bogeys on the back to catapult himself near the top of the leaderboard after 54 holes. "It was tough. Totally opposite wind than we've had the last two days, so made a little more thought off the tees to figure out the new golf course, so to speak," Hoge said. "Even the downwind holes, they were a challenge because the ball was bouncing out so much. You know, I just tried to battle and fight and knew I had to make a lot of those six-, seven-foot par putts in there, which I did off the start, and that kind of kept me in things." Although he's still behind Andrew Novak and Brian Harman, Hoge will play in the final few pairings on Sunday and he's hoping to do something similar to what he did in his last start at TPC Sawgrass when he jumped into a T-3 finish by virtue of a 66 in the final round of The Players Championship. And things are going to turn even chillier on Sunday, as wind chills could be in the 20s at the beginning of play. His recent practice has helped prepare Hoge for just such an opportunity. "I just think that I've played in a lot of wind," he said. "I've been at home in Fort Worth, Texas, the last few weeks here, it's been really windy, so I certainly felt comfortable in these conditions. "Just know everyone's going struggle with it, so just hang in there the best I can." This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tom Hoge stars on windy day at 2025 Valero Texas Open
USA Today
05-04-2025
- Climate
- USA Today
Tom Hoge had the perfect pedigree for Saturday's windy round at Valero Texas Open
AI-assisted summary Tom Hoge, known for his accuracy over distance, excelled in tough conditions at the Valero Texas Open. Hoge's steady play, including nine straight pars, kept him in contention despite the challenging weather. He capitalized on the back nine with four birdies, propelling him near the top of the leaderboard. Hoge's experience playing in windy conditions in Fort Worth prepared him for the challenging weather at TPC San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO — For those familiar with the resume of Tom Hoge, it's not a huge surprise that the 35-year-old would pull out of the pack Saturday on a wicked day at the Valero Texas Open. After two days of balmy temperatures, Saturday had a completely different feel at TPC San Antonio, winds whipping and temps about 30 degrees cooler than they were before the event's cut. With slow greens and gnarly rough, those who bombed their way to the top in the first few days had to play a different style of game in the third round. Enter Hoge. Raised in North Dakota and a former member of the PGA Tour Canada, Hoge's game is based more on feel and accuracy than sheer distance, where he lags near the bottom of the Tour statistically. And although he's comfortable with playing in uncomfortable weather, Hoge also has plenty of Texas pedigree, as he resides in Fort Worth after a successful collegiate career at Texas Christian University. On Saturday, it took a bit, but Hoge hung tough through the front nine with nine straight pars and then got hot down the stretch, posting four birdies and no bogeys on the back to catapult himself near the top of the leaderboard after 54 holes. "It was tough. Totally opposite wind than we've had the last two days, so made a little more thought off the tees to figure out the new golf course, so to speak," Hoge said. "Even the downwind holes, they were a challenge because the ball was bouncing out so much. You know, I just tried to battle and fight and knew I had to make a lot of those six-, seven-foot par putts in there, which I did off the start, and that kind of kept me in things." Although he's still behind Andrew Novak and Brian Harman, Hoge will play in the final few pairings on Sunday and he's hoping to do something similar to what he did in his last start at TPC Sawgrass when he jumped into a T-3 finish by virtue of a 66 in the final round of The Players Championship. And things are going to turn even chillier on Sunday, as wind chills could be in the 20s at the beginning of play. His recent practice has helped prepare Hoge for just such an opportunity. "I just think that I've played in a lot of wind," he said. "I've been at home in Fort Worth, Texas, the last few weeks here, it's been really windy, so I certainly felt comfortable in these conditions. "Just know everyone's going struggle with it, so just hang in there the best I can."
