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Newsweek
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
The Memorial: Jordan Spieth Catches Fire, 'Took Advantage' of Luck
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Jordan Spieth put together a strong round at Muirfield Village for The Memorial Tournament, and he is one of only 11 players under par. Spieth shot up nine spots after he signed for a 3-under 69 to sit at 3-under overall. He made a bogey on the par-3 4th and a birdie on the par-5 7th to make the turn at even par. Spieth's round stayed level with a birdie on 13th, followed by a bogey on 14. He was struggling to get anything going. And then he closed with precision, getting himself in the mix. Spieth picked up a birdie on 15 before he closed with back-to-back par-breakers on 17 and 18. "I played well. I didn't make anything to start, and then I got a birdie to drop on 7, and then I made a nice par save on 8, and it felt like the lid came off, and I putted well from there," Spieth said after his round on Friday. DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 29: Jordan Spieth of the United States looks on from the 15th tee during the first round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on... DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 29: Jordan Spieth of the United States looks on from the 15th tee during the first round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 29, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. More Photo byStatistically, Spieth sits atop the field in strokes gained approach to the green at +3.223. He hit 13 of 18 greens and was 3-of-5 in scrambling. In strokes gained total, he is +3.958, which is tied for fifth. To pick up almost four strokes when this golf course is playing this hard is impressive. "It was a really good ball-striking round," he explained. "When the rain stopped, I was able to take advantage coming in. It was nice going off later today because when that stopped on — what was that, 8 or so, 7? It was a big difference." The former Texas Longhorn battled the elements to finish well on Friday, and that grit looked like the old Spieth. "It's nice because this course, you can't fake it. It tells you where you are. I've been feeling like I've been pretty close, and I want to stay the course, and it's nice to get rewarded the last couple of holes there with some nice shots, looking at the weekend with some heavy wind tomorrow, and know that I have a chance." Spieth sits four shots behind the 36-hole leaders in Ben Griffin and Nick Taylor at 7-under. Griffin won the Charles Schwab Challenge this past weekend, and his good play continued. He is red hot and could claim his first Signature Event victory. However, Scottie Scheffler lurks at 4-under and sits in solo fourth despite his putting woes. Akshay Bhatia is in solo third at 5-under overall. Spieth will play alongside Tom Hoge for Round 3 of The Memorial at 2:37 p.m. ET. More Golf: Ian Poulter's Son Attempts to do What Tiger Woods' Son, Charlie Couldn't
Newsweek
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
The Memorial Claims First Victim as 2025 PGA Tour Winner Withdraws
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The 50th anniversary of The Memorial Tournament has reached the halfway stage. Thus far, Muirfield Village Golf Club has given PGA Tour players all they can handle. Through 36 holes, only 11 players are in red figures. Red hot Ben Griffin and Nick Taylor lead at 7-under par. Some of the world's best are a few back, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, whose putter let him down Friday. On the other end of the spectrum were some stars who missed the cut at Jack Nicklaus' hosted Signature Event. But not everyone got 36 holes in. Brian Campbell was forced to withdraw during Friday's second round of the Memorial. He pulled out due to a shoulder injury, according to the PGA Tour Communications department. DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 30: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club... DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 30: Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 30, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by) MoreCampbell signed for a 7-over 79 during Thursday's opening round at Muirfield Village. So, he already needed a strong second 18 to reach the weekend anyway. Instead, he continued to struggle. Prior to withdrawing, the PGA Tour winner was 7-over for his round through 14 holes, including three double bogeys. Alas, he got an early jump making travel plans. Campbell has had a very interesting 2025 season on the PGA Tour. He won the first event of his professional career at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in a playoff. But since that time, Campbell has reverted back to the form most golf fans have become accustomed to seeing. As he entered the Memorial, he had only made seven of 14 cuts this year. Outside of his win in Mexico, his best finish was tied for 32nd. He accomplished that in back-to-back weeks at the Masters and RBC Heritage. Campbell finished tied for 55th at the season's second major, the PGA Championship. It is unknown at this point how serious the shoulder injury is, or whether he will play in next week's RBC Canadian Open. That field is yet to be announced. More Golf: Keegan Bradley Likens Memorial to US Open; 'Hardest Course in the World'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
RBC Heritage: Justin Thomas beats Andrew Novak in a playoff at Harbour Town to end nearly 3-year PGA Tour drought
Finally, Justin Thomas' winless streak is over. Thomas, after going nearly three full years without a win, beat Andrew Novak in a playoff at the RBC Heritage on Sunday afternoon. The win at Harbour Town in Hilton Head, South Carolina, was Thomas' first anywhere since his victory at the PGA Championship in 2022. Naturally, after Thomas sank a 21-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to seal his victory, a massive celebration ensued on the green. WHAT A WAY TO WIN IT! 🤯Justin Thomas with the putt to claim victory at the @RBC_Heritage 🔥🏆 — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) April 20, 2025 "Winning's hard. It's really, really hard," an emotional Thomas said on CBS. "I've worked my butt off and stayed patient, stayed positive. I've got a great wife, great team, have a great daughter ... Just take it for granted sometimes when you get on those runs. I didn't realize how much I missed winning. Battling out there today was just so much fun." Thomas and Novak had to head back out to replay the 18th on Sunday night after Novak missed what was a great opportunity to pick up his inaugural PGA Tour win. Novak, with Thomas already in the clubhouse ahead of him after a bogey-free 68, had an 8-footer for a potential winning birdie. But he sent the putt well left of the cup and didn't give it a chance. We are going to a playoff! 😯Andrew Novak & Justin Thomas go back up to No.18 to decide the @RBC_Heritage 🏆 — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) April 20, 2025 Then in the playoff, Novak nearly missed the green entirely with his approach shot. That left him with a very long birdie look, which he ended up two-putting for par. Thomas, though, hit his birdie putt to close it out right away. Thomas was just about perfect all week. He opened the Signature Event with a 61 on Thursday, which matched the Harbour Town course record. It was his 14th round of 62 or better on Tour since 2015, too, which is the most of anyone in the league. He then posted back-to-back 69s to enter Sunday just a shot back, which wouldn't have happened if he wasn't hit with a one-shot penalty from a waste area he landed in and then accidentally moved the ball. He also tried to hit the ball out of shallow muddy water on the back nine on Saturday, which didn't work out well for him. 'Didn't really seem worth it after all that.' 😂 Muddy situation for @JustinThomas34. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 19, 2025 Thomas then carded his 68 on Sunday to keep himself in it with Novak playing behind him in the final group. Thomas finally took the solo lead after he sank a 24-foot birdie putt at the par-5 15th, which was his third birdie of the day. What a putt from Justin Thomas! 🔥JT sinks a 24ft birdie putt to take the lead! @RBC_Heritage 🤩 — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) April 20, 2025 While Novak birdied the 16th with a deep putt of his own to match Thomas at 17-under, he missed his would-be winning putt at the final hole after Thomas parred out ahead of him. That sent them to the playoff, where Thomas closed out his win and earned a $3.6 million check. Novak entered this week at No. 62 in the Official World Golf Rankings. He had just two top-10 finishes all season, including in his last start with a T3 run at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month, though he's missed six cuts in 12 starts. The 30-year-old nearly picked up his inaugural win at the Bermuda Championship last fall, but he finished in second after shooting even par in his final round. This was his first-ever playoff. Thomas is now in elite company on the PGA Tour with his win. He's one of just seven players, including both Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who have won at least 16 times on Tour with multiple major championships to his name since 1960, via The Athletic's Justin Ray. Thomas' winless streak didn't seem like something he'd have to deal with considering the start to his professional golf career. He won five times during the 2016-17 season, including his first major title at the PGA Championship, and then he won at least once over the next five seasons — including at The Players Championship and another PGA Championship. He won his second major in a playoff over Will Zalatoris 1,064 days ago. Thomas has come painfully close to winning in recent years, too. He had six top-10 finishes on Tour last season, including a runner-up finish at the Zozo Championship, and he entered this week with a pair of runner-up finishes this season. Thomas finished in second at The American Express in January and then again at the Valspar Championship in March. He's not missed a single cut in 10 starts this season, and he's coming off a T36 finish at Augusta National last week. 'I'd say the majority of it has just been pressing and trying too hard,' Thomas said after Friday's round of his winless drought. 'I think it's just that's something I feel like I did so, so well there for a couple of years is I just let tournaments come to me and I just trusted in my ability. 'That's just been my key this week is I'm just trying to really trust my game and commit to what I'm doing. I have a lot of faith and confidence in what I can do. So I just need to let it happen.' Though it took a playoff to pull it off, Thomas did just that.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PGA Tour money leaders: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas maintain safe leads at top of the list
Rory McIlroy was going to remain No. 1 on the PGA Tour money list regardless of his finish in the PGA Tour's no-cut, Signature Event, the Truist Championship. Justin Thomas also was likely to remain in second. Advertisement But both turned in solid performances to solidify their standing on the money list entering this week's PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Sepp Straka hoists his trophy for winning the Truist Championship on May 11, at the Philadelphia Cricket Club Wissahickon Course. McIlroy tied for seventh at the Philadelphia Cricket Club Wissahickon Course and is on the brink of reaching $14 million in earnings for the season. He earned $602,500 and now has $13,929,150. Thomas got into the mix before Sepp Straka closed out his second victory of the season, and earned $1,760,000 for tying Shane Lowry for second. Thomas passed $8 million in earnings and has $8,680,663. Straka reaped the $3.6 million winner's check to move from 11th on the money list to third at $8,228,709. The other big mover was Lowry, who went from 14th to ninth and has $5,743,758. Advertisement McIlroy can't be passed at the PGA, even if he misses the cut and Thomas wins. McIlroy has a lead of more than $5.2 million over Thomas and while the PGA hasn't announced the purse yet, it won't be that much. One player moved into the top 30 on the money list, Jacob Bridgeman. He tied for fourth and took in $826,666 to climb from 35th to 26th and is less than $65,000 from being the 25th player this season to pass $3 million in earnings. PGA Tour money leaders through Truist Championship 1. Rory McIlroy $13,929,150 2. Justin Thomas $8,680,663 3. Sepp Straka $8,228,709 4. Scottie Scheffler $6,711,197 5. Russell Henley $6,277,375 6. Collin Morikawa $6,209,964 7. Andrew Novak $5,858,105 8. Ludvig Åberg $5,746,723 9. Shane Lowry $5,743,758 10. J.J. Spaun $4,969,035 11. Hideki Matsuyama $4,945,413 12. Maverick McNealy $4,850,551 13. Corey Conners $4,641,631 14. Justin Rose $4,119,619 15. Sungjae Im $3,741,443 16. Daniel Berger $3,708,816 17. Tommy Fleetwood $3,620,854 18. Patrick Cantlay $3,492,046 19. Brian Harman $3,466,800 20. Tom Hoge $3,300,047 21. Nick Taylor $3,119,056 22. Lucas Glover $3,114,863 23. Harris English $3,113,954 24. Thomas Detry $3,011,365 25. Michael Kim $2,988,673 26. Jacob Bridgeman $2,935,496 27. Min Woo Lee $2,801,836 28. Ben Griffin $2,751,690 29. Akshay Bhatia $2,609,737 30. Sam Stevens $2,606,282 This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour money leaders: Sepp Straka moves up but Rory McIlroy still on top
Newsweek
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
PGA Tour Pro Uses Final Truist Championship Exemption to Nearly Break 60
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Keith Mitchell was the last player to receive a sponsor's exemption into the Truist Championship this week at Philadelphia Cricket Club. By the end of the first day of play, though, he leads the field by one after posting a 9-under 61. The former Georgia Bulldog took full advantage of his opportunity to play in the sixth Signature Event. He opened his round with five straight pars. From there, the flat stick got hot. Mitchell made three birdies in the next four holes to turn in 31 shots. However, coming home, it seemed like he could not miss. He made his fourth birdie on his 10th hole, the par-4 1st, and added another at the 3rd. Coming down the stretch, Mitchell made four birdies in a row before settling for a par on the par-4 9th to sign for a 61 on a day perfect for golf. If his score does not indicate his appreciation of the Wissahickon Course, Mitchell confirmed it after his first round. "It's a great golf course. Love playing it. Definitely old school. We don't play a ton of these," Mitchell said. "This golf course is as classic as it gets, traditional. The weather was perfect today. Taking advantage of it today with the weather was exactly what we were trying to do." The 2019 Honda Classic winner made over 91 feet in putts Thursday and was No. 6 in strokes gained putting, picking up +2.161 shots. His approach game, though, was the best in the field. Mitchell picked up +3.140 in strokes gained approach to the green. Thursdays seem to be Mitchell's favorite. He is 59-under-par in round one this season, six shots better than the next person, per golf stat guru Justin Ray. Keith Mitchell (-8 so far today) is 58-under-par in round one of PGA Tour events this season, 6 shots better than any other player. — Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) May 8, 2025 However, Mitchell has not won yet in 2025. He has come close to winning, but cannot seem to close. The 33-year-old has a runner-up finish at the Corales Puntacana Championship and six Top 25s in 11 starts. Despite playing this course for the first time, Mitchell had a little help. "I have a buddy that's a member that kind of gave me a little bit of info," he explained. "I knew it was a great golf course. Everybody I talked to said it was amazing, and they were right." "We're lucky to be here. I just plotted my way around Monday and Wednesday to figure out what to hit and where to try to put the ball on the green." FLOURTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 08: Keith Mitchell looks on while playing the ninth hole during the first round of the Truist Championship 2025 at The Wissahickon at Philadelphia Cricket Club on May 08, 2025 in... FLOURTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 08: Keith Mitchell looks on while playing the ninth hole during the first round of the Truist Championship 2025 at The Wissahickon at Philadelphia Cricket Club on May 08, 2025 in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. More Photo byIt seems like his due diligence paid off, at least for Thursday. Will this week be the one where Mitchell gets over the hump? With this track being on a more traditional scale, he has a perfect opportunity to take advantage of it and end his drought. Weather experts predict that the Philadelphia area will get 1-2 inches of rain between Thursday evening and Friday morning. The PGA Tour moved tee times to be on split tees and into threesomes. Mitchell will play alongside Michael Kim and Michael Thorbjornsen at 11:09 a.m. ET off the first tee. More Golf: Sir Nick Faldo's Masters Story Reveals Why Jim Nantz is the GOAT
