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Associated Press
7 hours ago
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Ryder Cup training camp is shaping up for the first fall PGA Tour event in Napa
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — So much for all the PGA Tour fall events having weak fields. The Procore Championship in Napa, California, is shaping up to be training camp for the Ryder Cup for the American team to avoid getting rusty ahead of the Sept. 26-28 matches. 'I know I'll be there,' Scottie Scheffler said. Ditto for Xander Schauffele, who suggested the world's No. 1 player was a strong voice in urging whoever is on the U.S. team to be at Silverado Resort on Sept. 11-14. That was a big concern at the last Ryder Cup, held outside Rome in 2023. The PGA Tour season that year ended Aug. 27 with the Tour Championship at East Lake, and the majority of the team had a full month away from tournament golf before going to Marco Simone for the start of the Ryder Cup on Sept. 29. Justin Thomas and Max Homa were the only players in Napa, along with U.S. captain Zach Johnson. Europe had its players at the BMW PGA Championship in England. Team Europe got out to a fast start at Marco Simone and sailed to an easy victory to win back the cup. The Procore Championship is the only PGA Tour event on the schedule between the Tour Championship and the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York. It also is the same week as the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Odds are against having all 12 of the Americans there — one of them is Bryson DeChambeau, who is banned from the PGA Tour because he's with LIV Golf. U.S. captain Keegan Bradley told Sports Illustrated he would use one of his six picks on DeChambeau, who finished in the top 10 at three of the four majors this year. 'Bryson is going to be a very important piece to us winning the Ryder Cup,' Bradley said in a text message to SI. 'He brings so much. He brings energy, passion but most importantly, he's one of the best players on the planet.' The LIV Golf League season ends Aug. 24 with its team championship in Michigan. The only other competition for DeChambeau would be a YouTube match or European tour stops in Switzerland, Ireland, England or France. Justin Leonard on the rise Justin Leonard played four rounds of competition last week for the first time in eight years, making the cut at the British Open and finishing in a tie for 59th. Leonard, 53, stayed largely away from golf while working as a TV analyst, and this is only his third year playing a full PGA Tour Champions schedule. He had not played in the British Open since 2016 at Royal Troon — where he won The Open in 1997 — and he was pleased to be among three players 50 and older to make the weekend at Royal Portrush. Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson were the others. 'It's a different kind of pressure coming over here and playing as a PGA Tour Champions guy,' Leonard said. 'There aren't many expectations. But still, it's nice to come over and play well and justify coming over.' And then Leonard with his dry sense of humor found a perk to his performance. 'Plus, think of all the world ranking points I got this week,' he said 'We've done a hard reset on the ranking. It's rough thinking there are more than 4,000 golfers out there better than I am. But I proved them all wrong this week.' His world ranking going into Royal Portrush was No. 4,689. Leonard's tie for 59th moved him all the way to No. 1,436. So now there are only 1,435 players better than him. But he has one thing going for him. Leonard has a better world ranking than Tiger Woods (No. 1,626) for the first time since the first week of 1997. Hard reset, indeed. Senior European vacation The PGA Tour Champions is taking its show out of the country next year with the Portugal Invitational set for July 31 to Aug. 2. It's part of a five-year partnership and will be the first time a PGA Tour-sanctioned event for stroke play is in Portugal. That will give the PGA Tour Champions players the chance of a three-week stay in Europe if they choose. The Senior British Open is the week before, and the Senior PGA Championship on the Legends Tour will be the week after. The 78-man field will have players from the PGA Tour Champions and the Legends Tour in Europe, with a total purse of $3 million at The Els Club Vilamoura. Ernie Els redesigned the course, which previously hosted the Portugal Masters from 2007 through 2022. The World Cup of Golf was held in Portugal in 2005. 'The players are going to love it, not just the golf course but this whole destination,' Els said. 'It's such a beautiful part of the world.' Major cuts Xander Schauffele made it through a third consecutive year making the cut in every major, taking his total to 15 in a row dating to a weekend off in the 2022 Masters. The opposite end of that was Cameron Smith, who missed the cut in all of them. He nearly had some distinguished company. Two other major champions, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, missed the cut in three out of four. Schauffele was among 17 players to make the cut in all four majors. That includes Corey Conners, who made the cut in the U.S. Open but had to withdraw in the final round with injury. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were the only players from LIV Golf to make the cut in all four majors. That's a smaller sample size considering the goal for so many LIV players is to simply qualify or otherwise get into a major. Calamity Corner Scottie Scheffler had no such concerns at 'Calamity Corner,' the notorious par-3 16th hole at Royal Portrush for the British Open. He made birdie in the opening round and again on Friday. He began to build his lead with a third straight birdie on Saturday. And in the final round, he drilled his tee shot to 15 feet. He missed. 'It's just a hard hole, I guess,' Scheffler said with a laugh. Calamity Corner does not have quite the same familiarity as the 12th hole at Augusta National, so one more birdie might not have been as noteworthy as the time Scott Verplank made birdie all four rounds in the 2003 Masters. Scheffler thought back to the first time he played it in a practice round. 'It was raining and blowing in out of the left, and I smoked a 3-wood to 30 feet, and I thought it was a pretty amazing shot,' Scheffler said. 'And then I was playing against Sam Burns in a practice round, and he hit 3-wood to about 25 feet and made it.' Divots Even though Nelly Korda hasn't won this year, her seven-win season in 2024 gave her such a big lead that she's still No. 1 in women's golf. Korda has been No. 1 for 70 consecutive weeks, the fifth-largest streak since the women's world ranking began in 2006. ... Scottie Scheffler registered his fourth victory of at least four shots at the British Open, the most PGA Tour titles by four shots or more since Tiger Woods did it five times in 2000. ... Xander Schauffele tied for seventh in the British Open and earned $451,834, moving him past $60 million in career PGA Tour earnings. Scheffler became the fourth player to surpass $90 in career tour money. Stat of the week Scottie Scheffler, Harris English and Chris Gotterup gave Americans a 1-2-3 finish in the British Open for the first time since 1998, when it was Mark O'Meara, Brian Watts and Tiger Woods. Final word 'I've gotten everything I wanted out of this week apart from a claret jug, and that's just because one person was just a little bit better than the rest of us.' — Rory McIlroy on his return home to Northern Ireland for the British Open. ___ AP golf:
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a day ago
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FedExCup Playoffs: Who is sitting on the bubble entering the 3M Open?
With the final major championship now in the books, only two weeks remain in the PGA Tour's regular season schedule. That's leaving limited time for those on the bubble to earn a spot in the FedExCup Playoffs. The top 70 golfers in the FedExCup standings will earn entry into the FedEx St. Jude Championship next month, which marks the first of the Tour's three playoffs events. This is the third year of the Tour's new postseason system, which cut the field size down from 125 to 70 for the first playoff event. After the tournament in Memphis, the top 50 golfers will earn entry into the BMW Championship the following week. Those who make it into the BMW Championship will also earn automatic entry into the eight signature events on Tour next season. From there, the top 30 will qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. That tournament is set to kick off on Aug. 21, and will feature a traditional start this season, rather than the staggered starting strokes format it's used in the past. The 3M Open marks the first of two final chances for golfers right on the cusp to make a jump in the standings. Here's a look at who needs a big week at TPC Twin Cities outside of Minneapolis: FedExCup standings: Top 10 As of Monday, July 21 Position Name Points 1 Scottie Scheffler 4,806 2 Rory McIlroy 3,444 3 Sepp Straka 2,595 4 Russell Henley 2,391 5 Justin Thomas 2,280 6 Harris English 2,232 7 Ben Griffin 2,212 8 JJ Spaun 2,144 9 Tommy Fleetwood 1,738 10 Keegan Bradley 1,749 FedExCup standings: Just inside the bubble As of Monday, July 21 Rickie Fowler and Ben An are probably the biggest names in this group, and they're both in the field this week at the 3M Open. A solid finish here would undoubtedly take any stress out of next week, and allow them to shift their focus to the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Keith Mitchell, however, is just barely safe. He's got a two-point lead over Emiliano Grillo, so a big week is critical. Position Name Points 61 Kevin Yu 645 62 Erik van Rooyen 634 63 Rickie Fowler 632 64 Nico Echavarria 628 65 Cam Davis 616 66 Patrick Rodgers 616 67 Ben An 595 68 Matti Schmid 590 69 Nicolai Højgaard 590 70 Keith Mitchell 589 FedExCup standings: Outside looking in As of Monday, July 21 Emiliano Grillo is easily in the best position among this group, as he's just two points shy of catching Keith Mitchell. That's something he could easily do this week. Rasmus Højgaard is last on this list, and he has more than 100 points to climb. He, however, is not playing in Minneapolis. Position Name Points 71 Emiliano Grillo 587 72 Davis Thompson 552 73 Eric Cole 546 74 Alex Smalley 544 75 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 534 76 Kevin Roy 532 77 Chris Kirk 530 78 Gary Woodland 521 79 Ryo Hisatsune 504 80 Rasmus Højgaard 480
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Golf star doubles his career earnings in less than two weeks after shock result at The Open
A pair of fantastic results has drastically increased the career earnings of an up-and-coming PGA Tour star in back-to-back weeks. Chris Gotterup, a 26-year-old golfer born in Maryland and raised in New Jersey, had only one PGA Tour win under his belt two weeks ago: a victory at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May of 2024. But now, he's got a victory and a very strong showing at a major tournament to tuck under his cap with plenty of wind in his sails going forward. Gotterup showed up to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, and hoped of a victory in the Genesis Scottish Open. By the end of the final round, he was able to hold off Rory McIlroy and Marco Penge to take the second PGA Tour win of his career - beating the pair out by two strokes to win $1.575million. The following week, he jumped across the water to the Emerald Isle to take part in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush. With the win the previous week bolstering his confidence, Gotterup finished solo third for the tournament - his best ever showing at a major in only four career attempts. He finished one stroke behind second-place Harris English and five strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler. After having not finished in the top-10 all season long, Gotterup now has a win and a top-3 and has been paid very well. On top of the $1.575m from Scotland, his exploits at Portrush earned him a $1.128m payout at The Open - meaning he earned more than $2.7m in just two weeks. That's nearly double his previous career earnings playing pro golf - a total of about $1.7m in a career that began in 2022. Prior to his trip to Europe, Gotterup added roughly $1million to his career earnings through 20 events in 2025 - with his best finish coming at Myrtle Beach as he finished T-13. He also missed nine cuts in that time. But now, Gotterup will look to keep his hot streak going as the tour returns to America for the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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PGA Tour money update: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy retain grips on top two spots
Despite a $9 million purse and most of the game's top stars in the field, the Genesis Scottish Open did little to change the PGA Tour money list. That will likely come this week at the British Open, which begins July 17 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The top 19 positions on the money list remained the same after the Scottish Open and with No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy posting top-10 finishes, their hold on the top two spots on the money list solidified. Scheffler tied for eighth to earn $233,400 and increase his bounty this season to more than $16 million. McIlroy closed the game somewhat with his tie for second behind Chris Gotterup, earning $788,175 McIlroy is now less than $400,000 behind Scheffler. While J.J. Spaun stayed in third place, he missed the cut and is more than $5.7 million behind McIlroy. It will take some doing from behind and some poor play from Scheffler and McIlroy to make this anything but a two-man race heading into the FedEx Cup playoffs. Chris Gotterup made a big move By winning his second PGA Tour title and a $1,575,000 check, Scottish Open winner Chris Gotterup jumped from 96th on the money list with barely more than $1 million to 51st with $2,586,336. Gotterup joined 65 players who have won $2 million or more, and 102 players have won $1 million or more in on-course earnings, led by ISCO Championship William Muow, whose $720,000 check for winning vaulted him from 160th to 97th. What is the British Open purse? The British Open purse won't be released until later in the week, as is the custom for organizations that run the four major championships. But Xander Schauffele earned $3.1 million last year, from a total purse of $17 million. PGA Tour money leaders Through the Genesis Scottish Open 1. Scottie Scheffler $16,102,883 2. Rory McIlroy $15,704,585 3. J.J. Spaun $10,004,182 4. Sepp Straka $9,970,544 5. Justin Thomas $9,416,145 6. Russell Henley $9,323,406 7. Ben Griffin $8,134,502 8. Keegan Bradley $7,079,794 9. Collin Morikawa $6,996,393 10. Ludvig Åberg $6,570,432 11. Andrew Novak $6,463,219 12. Tommy Fleetwood $6,240,981 13. Shane Lowry $6,186,853 14. Maverick McNealy $6,174,534 15. Harris English $5,975,151 16. Hideki Matsuyama $5,452,136 17. Robert MacIntyre $5,264,406 18. Corey Conners $5,093,286 19. Nick Taylor $4,794,542 20. Justin Rose $4,504,218 21. Sam Burns $4,445,733 22. Patrick Cantlay $4,405,606 23. Viktor Hovland $4,367,792 24. Brian Harman $4,214,092 25. Sungjae Im $4,148,217 26. Lucas Glover $4,097,202 27. Tom Hoge $3,957,533 28. Daniel Berger $3,952,998 29. Ryan Fox $3,844,647 30. Michael Kim $3,466,573 This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour money update: Scottie Scheffler still on top after Scottish Open
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4 days ago
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Will Tiger Woods play in the British Open? Current status of the legendary PGA golfer
The PGA Tour continues this week with the fourth and final major championship of the year, the British Open on July 17-20. One of the most famous golfers of all time, Tiger Woods, is still competing at the age of 49 but will not be competing this weekend. Woods announced he underwent surgery to repair his left Achilles after rupturing it while training at home. A recovery time for an Achilles rupture tends to be between 6-12 months. Woods will be out for the foreseeable future and his return is undetermined. The 2-time Fed Ex Cup Champion last participated in the British Open in 2024. He was cut after round 2 finishing 14 over par. He has not come back to the PGA Tour scene since. PGA TOIUR MONEY LIST: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy retain grips on top two spots Tiger Woods major history Woods' career matches or even surpasses most golfers in history. He has 82 PGA Tour wins in his 29-year career. He began in 1996 and won his first major, the Masters, in 1997 at the age of 21. He became the youngest ever to win a major and three years later became the youngest to complete a grand slam, winning all four major tournaments. His last win was in 2019 in the ZOZO Championship and the Masters. Tiger Woods British Open wins Woods has won many majors in his career and the British Open is one major he has won multiple times. His first British Open was the major that helped him complete the golf grand slam. 2000: Set a record 19-under-par score and winning by eight strokes. 2005: Woods claimed victory by five strokes. 2006: He defeated runner-up Chris DiMarco by two strokes. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Tiger Woods: British Open availability, current status after injury
