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Reuters
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Retief Goosen, Angel Cabrera part of logjam atop Senior PGA event
May 25 - Retief Goosen and Angel Cabrera are among four players tied for the lead after three rounds of the Senior PGA Championship in Bethesda, Md. Jason Caron and England's Phillip Archer also part of the tie at 5-under 211 after Saturday's windy third round at Congressional Country Club. Seven others are within two shots of the lead. Goosen of South Africa shot 4-under 68 for the best round among the co-leaders. He had six birdies and two bogeys. Argentina's Cabrera shot 70 while Caron and Archer each carded a 71. "You've just got to go out there and play shot for shot and see what happens," Goosen said. "If you make a lot of birdies, great. If you don't, well, somebody else here is going to, especially if conditions improve." Cabrera made four birdies and two bogeys, while Caron and Archer each had four birdies and three bogeys. Stewart Cink (71 on Saturday) and England's Lee Westwood (68) are one shot back at 212. The pack at 3-under includes Ireland's Padraig Harrington (73) and Fiji's Vijay Singh (75). Also part of the group is Sweden's Robert Karlsson (73), Denmark's Thomas Bjorn (73) and South Korea's Y.E. Yang (75). Cink had three birdies and two bogeys. He saw some of the names near the top of the leaderboard and it reminded him of former times on the PGA Tour. "As you can see, the players up there have won a lot on hard golf courses," Cink said. "This course is really demanding, with the wind especially. It's just seemed like every hole, there is a place you just cannot go and you have to know where that is and game-plan for it and you have to execute. That's just major championship golf. "It feels like a major out there. It's really challenging. Those names up there have all had some success." Archer took notice while making his way around the course. "You've grown up watching these guys win tournaments and majors, and yeah, you're in their company," Archer said. "And you've got to tell yourself you belong there. "I'm there by credit, and I'm playing nice stuff." Westwood carded seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey. "Every tournament it's nice to get in contention," Westwood said. "It's nice to see your name on the leaderboard and make a move on a Saturday. It's moving day, and I knew even par was there or thereabouts, and I know I've got one or two low rounds in me the way I'm playing. "I'm hitting the ball well, hitting it a long way, and I've got a lot of scoring opportunities and birdie opportunities out there." Justin Leonard (73), England's Richard Bland (73) and Denmark's Seren Kjeldsen (74) are tied for 12th at 2 under. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Goosen, Cabrera, Cink and Harrington headline a star-studded Senior PGA leaderboard through 3 rounds
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Stewart Cink looked over at the leaderboard late in the third round of the Senior PGA Championship on Saturday and flashed back to younger days for him and many of the other big-name players in the mix. 'It feels like a major out there,' Cink said. 'Those names up there have all had some success.' Retief Goosen and Angel Cabrera were among those tied for first going into the final round, with Cink and Lee Westwood one stroke back and a group including Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh and Y.E. Yang two back. The 11 golfers on or close to the lead have combined to win 13 major championships. 'The people up there are the people that have a lot of experience,' Cabrera said after getting to 5 under for the tournament. 'Most of them have been in many majors, and you can see that.' Goosen has two U.S. Open championships on his resume and Cabrera one of those to go along with the 2009 Masters. Harrington won the British Open in '07 and '08 and Cink in '09, while Singh has two PGA Championship victories and another in the Masters. That kind of sustained winning over the past few decades certainly helped prepare those guys for windy conditions at Congressional Country Club, which has hosted three U.S. Opens and one PGA Championship. 'A tough golf course — all the guys that have really done it on hard golf courses really rise to the top and seem to grind it out more maybe a little bit more than certain players,' said Goosen, who shot a 4-under 68 to surge up the leaderboard. 'I certainly grinded it out.' So did Harrington, whose opening tee shot went right of the cart path in an inauspicious start to an eventful afternoon. The 53-year-old from Ireland birdied 18 to bounce back from some back-nine struggles and put himself in contention. 'I'm happy to be two shots back,' Harrington said. 'I haven't really thought too much about my round, to be honest. Just tried to play. With the wind, sometimes it's good that you just play each hole as it comes.' Cink, now 52 joked, 'This kind of wind is for young people.' But he and his contemporaries mostly handled it without the third round going off the rails. Ernie Els, who was 3 under Thursday and two back of the lead, had a second consecutive rough round, shooting a 4-over 76. 'This course is really demanding, with the wind especially,' Cink said. 'Every hole, there's a place you just cannot go, and you have to know where that is and game plan for it and you have to execute. That's just major championship golf.' Some of the best play at the PGA Champions major also came from some of the less heralded golfers, including Phillip Archer and Jason Caron, who matched Goosen and Cabrera at 5 under. Caron was paired with Harrington, and it was yet another chance for the club pro at Mill River Club on Long Island, to feel like he is not out of place surrounded by a star-studded cast. 'A year ago, I definitely would have said, 'Whoa, this can't happen,'' Caron said. 'Now that I've played maybe 20 events, I feel much more comfortable.' Archer, who played a long time on the European Tour, said this is why he has spent so much time in his life on the driving range hitting ball after ball — to be in it against the likes of Goosen, Cabrera, Cink and Harrington. 'You've grown up watching these guys win tournaments and majors, and yeah, you're in their company, and you've got to tell yourself you belong there,' Archer said. 'I'm there by credit, and I'm playing nice stuff.' Archer would like to see the wind continue Sunday to make it tough on anyone chasing the lead. The forecast calls for much less of it and weaker gusts, which could bring even more golfers into the already crowded fray. 'If it's not windy, there's so many people up there, somebody is going to shoot 66, 65,' Harrington said. 'You've got to expect if it's a nice day (Sunday), somebody is going to shoot a good score.' ___ AP golf:
Washington Post
22-05-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
As the Senior PGA begins at Congressional, it feels a little like Scotland
When Stewart Cink began his opening round at the Senior PGA Championship, the accommodations Mother Nature presented at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda were far from welcoming. Cloud cover, precipitation and the occasional stiff breeze recalled British Open elements rather than spring on this side of the pond. No wonder Cink managed just fine over his front side during Thursday's morning wave, drawing from his memorable week in 2009 at Turnberry in Scotland, where the American defeated Tom Watson in a playoff to capture his first and only major championship.
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
With the 'circus' behind him, Stewart Cink goes low at PGA Tour Champions major
With the 'circus' behind him, Stewart Cink goes low at PGA Tour Champions major With the Regions Championship — the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season — being contested during the same week as the PGA Championship, the spotlight won't likely shine as brightly on the seniors as they compete at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. But that's just fine with Stewart Cink, who got his fill of media attention and galleries on Wednesday during the event's pro-am when he was paired with none other than former NBA star Charles Barkley and legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban. "It was a blast, "Cink said on Thursday. "We had a circus atmosphere out there for a Wednesday pro-am. The crowd out here, I mean, I'm pretty sure football is the biggest sport in Alabama, I'll just say that I think with confidence. I've been around those guys a little bit before, but to get a chance to play with both of those guys in the pro-am and the other two guys from the bank, we had a good time. "It was a really cool experience and I hope they had a good time playing with me. I sure did enjoy it." More: Stewart Cink commits to playing PGA Tour Champions in 2025 With the pressure off on Thursday, Cink used a scorching back nine to post a 7-under-par 65 that put him just two shots behind leader Richard Green. Cink made the turn in a pedestrian 35, but went five under on the first four holes of the back, following up three birdies with an eagle on the par-5 13th hole. "I didn't realize I shot 30 own the back, so thanks for letting me know," he joked with reporters. "I actually got some momentum with one of those downhill hard breakers for birdie to kind of open my birdie day up on 7, so starting there, I had a little bit of momentum. I made some nice short to medium putts on 10, 11, 12 and 13. The greens are amazing and if you get it online, your ball's going in the hole. "It's going to come down to a putting contest out here because I believe we're probably going to be lift, clean and place I would think in the fairways, and they're receptive. You've got to keep the ball rolling on the greens. The field just won't slow down, they'll keep on making birdies." Cink certainly has a positive mindset, coming off a victory at the Insperity Invitational in Houston two weeks ago, but he knows the field is strong, as seven World Golf Hall of Famers are in the field. But he also knows it's easy to get complacent and he's determined to avoid that. "Every tournament's like a new beginning, we start again. No, it feels great and there's some memories fresh from getting a win there, but it's not like you can go out there and just sleepwalk your way to winning. You've still got to do the right things," he said. "There's a reason we got a win in Houston and the reasons are what we have to keep doing here and forward and we'll hopefully pick up some more wins. "But there's no guarantee, we don't see it like that."
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
With the 'circus' behind him, Stewart Cink goes low at PGA Tour Champions major
With the Regions Championship — the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season — being contested during the same week as the PGA Championship, the spotlight won't likely shine as brightly on the seniors as they compete at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. But that's just fine with Stewart Cink, who got his fill of media attention and galleries on Wednesday during the event's pro-am when he was paired with none other than former NBA star Charles Barkley and legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Advertisement "It was a blast, "Cink said on Thursday. "We had a circus atmosphere out there for a Wednesday pro-am. The crowd out here, I mean, I'm pretty sure football is the biggest sport in Alabama, I'll just say that I think with confidence. I've been around those guys a little bit before, but to get a chance to play with both of those guys in the pro-am and the other two guys from the bank, we had a good time. "It was a really cool experience and I hope they had a good time playing with me. I sure did enjoy it." More: Stewart Cink commits to playing PGA Tour Champions in 2025 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - MAY 15: Stewart Cink of the United States plays his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 15, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by) With the pressure off on Thursday, Cink used a scorching back nine to post a 7-under-par 65 that put him just two shots behind leader Richard Green. Cink made the turn in a pedestrian 35, but went five under on the first four holes of the back, following up three birdies with an eagle on the par-5 13th hole. Advertisement "I didn't realize I shot 30 own the back, so thanks for letting me know," he joked with reporters. "I actually got some momentum with one of those downhill hard breakers for birdie to kind of open my birdie day up on 7, so starting there, I had a little bit of momentum. I made some nice short to medium putts on 10, 11, 12 and 13. The greens are amazing and if you get it online, your ball's going in the hole. "It's going to come down to a putting contest out here because I believe we're probably going to be lift, clean and place I would think in the fairways, and they're receptive. You've got to keep the ball rolling on the greens. The field just won't slow down, they'll keep on making birdies." Cink certainly has a positive mindset, coming off a victory at the Insperity Invitational in Houston two weeks ago, but he knows the field is strong, as seven World Golf Hall of Famers are in the field. But he also knows it's easy to get complacent and he's determined to avoid that. Advertisement "Every tournament's like a new beginning, we start again. No, it feels great and there's some memories fresh from getting a win there, but it's not like you can go out there and just sleepwalk your way to winning. You've still got to do the right things," he said. "There's a reason we got a win in Houston and the reasons are what we have to keep doing here and forward and we'll hopefully pick up some more wins. "But there's no guarantee, we don't see it like that." This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Stewart Cink goes low at PGA Tour Champions' Regions Tradition
