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Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Adam Hadwin's angry club smash sets off sprinklers at Valspar Championship
Adam Hadwin missed the cut on Friday at the Valspar Championship, but that doesn't mean his aim was off. Although the Canadian was sent packing after a 76 during the second round of action at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Florida, his aim was impeccable during an outburst on the course. The likable Hadwin, who's had a rollercoaster 2025 season thus far — finishing T9 at the Phoenix Open, but now missing the cut in three of his last four events — was set off after posting a double on the 10th hole. The gaffe pushed him from 1 over to 3 over and effectively made the cut nearly impossible to reach. That's when the University of Louisville product took a pick cut in the thick rough just off the green and hit a sprinkler head, which immediately turned the irrigation on. His reaction after the hit was fantastic. Adam Hadwin sprinkler smash 😤🏌️♂️ @jessicahadwin — NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) March 22, 2025 Hadwin went to make another double on No. 16 after pulling his ball into the water and finished at 5 over for 36 holes. The 76 he posted wasn't even his worst round of the young campaign — Hadwin had a 77 in the second round at The Players Championship in his last start and also opened the Genesis Invitational with an 83. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour star Adam Hadwin smashes sprinkler, sets it off
USA Today
22-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Adam Hadwin's angry club smash sets off sprinklers at Valspar Championship
Adam Hadwin's angry club smash sets off sprinklers at Valspar Championship Adam Hadwin missed the cut on Friday at the Valspar Championship, but that doesn't mean his aim was off. Although the Canadian was sent packing after a 76 during the second round of action at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Florida, his aim was impeccable during an outburst on the course. The likable Hadwin, who's had a rollercoaster 2025 season thus far — finishing T9 at the Phoenix Open, but now missing the cut in three of his last four events — was set off after posting a double on the 10th hole. The gaffe pushed him from 1 over to 3 over and effectively made the cut nearly impossible to reach. That's when the University of Louisville product took a pick cut in the thick rough just off the green and hit a sprinkler head, which immediately turned the irrigation on. His reaction after the hit was fantastic. Hadwin went to make another double on No. 16 after pulling his ball into the water and finished at 5 over for 36 holes. The 76 he posted wasn't even his worst round of the young campaign — Hadwin had a 77 in the second round at The Players Championship in his last start and also opened the Genesis Invitational with an 83.
USA Today
11-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Kevin Yu: THE PLAYERS Championship betting odds and preview
Kevin Yu missed the cut in his last event at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship, and he has +17500 odds to win at this course in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship. Yu has one win, and an average finish of 32nd, in his 26 tournaments during the past year (including one top round of the day). The 7,352-yard, par 72 course in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL will play host to this event from March 13-16. A purse of $25,000,000.00 is up for grabs, as well as the title last claimed by Scottie Scheffler. Kevin Yu odds to win THE PLAYERS Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 4:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Odds to win: +17500, bet $100 to win $17500 Yu's stats and trends Yu will try to prolong his streak of made cuts to five by qualifying for the weekend again. Yu has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments. He has carded an average score of -6 over his last five tournaments. Over his last five appearances, Yu has finished in the top 20 twice. Yu did not make the cut in his most recent entry into this tournament (in 2024). Yu's recent results Mexico Open at VidantaWorld: 67-71-70-68 (-8) – Finished 45th 67-71-70-68 (-8) – Finished 45th The Genesis Invitational: 74-70-73-68 (-3) – Finished 17th 74-70-73-68 (-3) – Finished 17th WM Phoenix Open: 71-67-68-67 (-11) – Finished 16th 71-67-68-67 (-11) – Finished 16th AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 71-72-72-70 (-3) – Finished 64th 71-72-72-70 (-3) – Finished 64th Farmers Insurance Open: 69-78 (+3) – Missed cut 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.
USA Today
10-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
PGA Tour's best social media follow pokes fun at his OWGR ranking compared to Jon Rahm
PGA Tour's best social media follow pokes fun at his OWGR ranking compared to Jon Rahm Show Caption Hide Caption Russell Henley: It's 'surreal' winning 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational Russell Henley talks about his eagle chip-in and par at the last to win his first signature event on the PGA Tour. Michael Kim has become a popular figure on social media for his humorous and engaging posts about golf. Kim pointed out he was ranked higher than Jon Rahm in OWGR, poking fun at the rankings. Despite his joke, Kim has been playing excellent golf, with his worst finish being T-13 in his past five starts. Michael Kim has taken over the reigns as the PGA Tour's best follow on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in recent months. Kim shares a wide variety of information, giving a glimpse into his own game, life on the road and much, much more. One of the reasons he is the best is because he interacts with fans and continues to post regardless of how well he plays. In recent weeks, Kim, the former 2013 Haskins Award winner, has been on a tear. He missed two of his first three cuts to begin the year, and in five starts since, he has three top-six finishes and a worst finish of T-13. His stellar run of play started with a runner-up at the WM Phoenix Open, and since then he has been one of the Tour's most consistent players, constantly putting himself in contention for his second PGA Tour win (his first came at the 2018 John Deere Classic). On Monday morning, the Official World Golf Ranking updated after his solo fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and Kim moved up to 52nd, a career high spot for the former California standout. In typical Kim fashion, he took to social media to point out a notable name he had risen past in the rankings: LIV Golf's Jon Rahm. "I'm currently a better golfer than Jon Rahm," Kim posted on X. "OFFICIAL world golf rankings." As if there needed to be a disclaimer, the comment was meant completely as sarcasm. Rahm, a two-time major champion, hasn't finished worse than T-10 in his 15 starts with the league over the last year and change. This year, Rahm's worst finish is T-6, which happened Sunday at LIV Golf Hong Kong. A reminder: LIV Golf events do not receive OWGR points, so players competing in the Saudi-backed league can only get ranking points playing in majors or events on recognized tours, like the Asian Tour or DP World Tour. Data Golf, which has long ranked LIV Golf players alongside those on the PGA Tour, has Rahm as the fifth-best golfer in the world right now. For Kim, he's 24th in the Data Golf rankings. While Kim was poking fun at the obvious shortcomings with OWGR, it's also appropriate to realize he has been one of the best golfers in the world in recent months. Before his T-5 at the Shriners Children's Open in the fall, Kim was 180th in the world. Now, he's on the verge of the top 50, which would open up numerous playing opportunities in majors, signature events and more. And Rahm a lot more work to do to catch up to Kim's social media prowess than Kim has to do to compete on the golf course alongside the Spaniard.
USA Today
04-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jordan Spieth 'bummed' he's not in API field: 'Needed to play better injured golf'
Jordan Spieth 'bummed' he's not in API field: 'Needed to play better injured golf' Show Caption Hide Caption Jordan Spieth says Phoenix Open performance didn't feel like one-off Jordan Spieth feels like he can build on his strong performance at the WM Phoenix Open and that it wasn't a one-off in his return from surgery. Jordan Spieth finished tied for ninth at the Cognizant Classic, marking his second top-10 finish of the season. Despite feeling his game is only at 60 percent following offseason wrist surgery, Spieth believes he's trending in the right direction. Spieth will tee it up next at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Jordan Spieth's recovery from offseason wrist surgery continues to progress, as he recorded his second top-10 finish of the season Sunday at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. Spieth tied for ninth at PGA National in his first-ever appearance in the event and finished at 14 under, five shots behind winner Joe Highsmith, who captured his first PGA Tour victory in Florida. "If you had told me 14 under at the beginning of the week, I would have shook your hand and gone home," Spieth said of his score. "It may be even top 10. It's crazy good golf out there. "I feel like I'm trending in the right direction. I played better than I did in Phoenix. Phoenix is a better fit for me, I think, maybe. I just throw out Torrey Pines because I did what I always do there. It's really not a great judge on where I'm at. "I really do feel like I'm playing good golf at about 60 percent of the control tee to green that I'm capable of doing and still able to come to a very challenging golf course and hit nice shots and shoot under-par rounds. I'm one swing away on Friday from having a chance to win, and that was a 9-iron, which is just a 1-in-100 kind of chunk." Spieth's chunk is referring to his triple-bogey on the par-3 17th in the Bear Trap, when he hit his tee shot in the water then three-putted for his 6. Nevertheless, Spieth has some momentum heading into the Players Championship. However, he's not playing this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, an event where he has a pair of top-four finishes at since 2020. That's part of the reason he was in the field at the Cognizant, trying to play his way into Bay Hill. On Thursday, Arnold Palmer's grandson, Sam Saunders, explained to Golfweek's Adam Schupak why neither Spieth nor Rickie Fowler would receive sponsor invites for this year's API. 'There are different levels of effort from each player. And I will tell you from what I've seen, I don't know that anybody's written a more thoughtful letter and put more effort into requesting an exemption than Rafa Campos did,' Saunders said. 'He's genuine, he's kind. He's a steward of the game and that's something that mattered a lot to my grandfather." Fowler, who finished T-18 at the Cognizant, and Spieth failed to play their way into the API, but as Speith continues to round back into form and chase PGA Tour win No. 14, he's upset to miss out on playing Arnie's event. "I'm bummed not to be there," Spieth said. "It's been a great, great place for me, and I really wish I was getting that start, but I needed to play better injured golf last year, I guess." Shots fired from Spieth. The next time he tees it up will be at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass and the following week at the Valspar Championship, where he won in 2015. Perhaps missing out on the API is a fire lit under Spieth, as he searches for his first win in almost three years.
