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11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Truist Championship Announces Historic PGA Tour News on Sunday
The final round of the Truist Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club should feature some exciting PGA Tour action. After 54 holes, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka sit atop the leaderboard at 14-under par. Justin Thomas and Kieth Mitchell teed off three shots back at 11-under, trailed closely by Hideki Matsuyama at 10-under. Advertisement The Philadelphia Cricket Club made some unique PGA Tour history on Sunday, featuring the shortest hole in the ShotLink era. The par-3 14th is playing 95 yards in Round 4. "95 yards. The 14th will be the shortest a par 3 has played on the @PGATOUR in the ShotLink era, excluding the major championships," the Truist Championship wrote on X. "The 95 yards is to honor the opening of The Philadelphia Cricket Club's original nine-hole St. Martins Course, which was built in 1895 by famed architect Willie Tucker. Expanded to an 18-hole course in 1897, the course hosted the U.S. Open in 1907 and 1910." The Wissahickon Course at the Philadelphia Country Club (par-70) is playing 7,100 yards this week. In a professional golf world that increasingly prioritizes length, this shorter course is a welcome sight for some golfers. Advertisement 45-year-old PGA Tour veteran Lucas Glover appreciates the variety that this course provides. 'Look at this Cricket Club course,' Glover said, via 'You have a pitch-shot par-3 where the cover is a 100 yards, you have a 250-yard uphill par-3 where one side is death and you have two par-3s that are in between four different clubs." Lucas Glover looks over the first hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club. Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images 'Golf's a walking sport,' he continued. 'When Tillinghast designed this course, the greens and the tees were close together. Land was not an issue back then. But golf was meant for walking, so of course you had the greens and tees close together.' Related: Scottie Scheffler Makes Strong Jordan Spieth Admission Before PGA Championship Related: PGA Tour Announces Unfortunate Sahith Theegala News on Sunday
The Advertiser
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Lowry, Straka three clear in PGA Tour signature event
Ireland's Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since the 2019 British Open. Austrian Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Lowry shot a three under 67 and Straka had a 66 in blustery conditions on Saturday as they share a three-shot lead at 14 under heading into the final round of the rich signature Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. Lowry is confident that he has put himself in a position to win an individual title for the first time in almost six years. "Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes," said Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to win a team event in New Orleans last year. Straka, a winner at The American Express in January, would join three-time winner Rory McIlroy as a multiple 2025 winner with a victory on Sunday. "All you can do is try to focus on what you can control, and that is your target, try to hit your number, and try to make a good swing," said Straka. "You're going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that's just part of it. That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off." Justin Thomas (66) and overnight leader Keith Mitchell (71) are tied third,one shot ahead of a surging Hideki Matsuyama (63). Cam Davis (70) and Adam Scott were doing best of the Australian contingent, tied 38th but 12 shots off the pace, with Min Woo Lee (72) a shot further back. Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th. Lowry moved into a tie for the lead by matching Straka's birdie on the downwind 489-yard, par-4 17th and will be paired with the 32-year-old Austrian on Sunday in the final round of the sixth of signature event of the PGA Tour season. McIlroy, the defending champion, made an early move before spoiling a three-birdie run with consecutive bogeys. He had an uneventful back nine with one birdie and was eight under after a 69. Ireland's Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since the 2019 British Open. Austrian Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Lowry shot a three under 67 and Straka had a 66 in blustery conditions on Saturday as they share a three-shot lead at 14 under heading into the final round of the rich signature Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. Lowry is confident that he has put himself in a position to win an individual title for the first time in almost six years. "Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes," said Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to win a team event in New Orleans last year. Straka, a winner at The American Express in January, would join three-time winner Rory McIlroy as a multiple 2025 winner with a victory on Sunday. "All you can do is try to focus on what you can control, and that is your target, try to hit your number, and try to make a good swing," said Straka. "You're going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that's just part of it. That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off." Justin Thomas (66) and overnight leader Keith Mitchell (71) are tied third,one shot ahead of a surging Hideki Matsuyama (63). Cam Davis (70) and Adam Scott were doing best of the Australian contingent, tied 38th but 12 shots off the pace, with Min Woo Lee (72) a shot further back. Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th. Lowry moved into a tie for the lead by matching Straka's birdie on the downwind 489-yard, par-4 17th and will be paired with the 32-year-old Austrian on Sunday in the final round of the sixth of signature event of the PGA Tour season. McIlroy, the defending champion, made an early move before spoiling a three-birdie run with consecutive bogeys. He had an uneventful back nine with one birdie and was eight under after a 69. Ireland's Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since the 2019 British Open. Austrian Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Lowry shot a three under 67 and Straka had a 66 in blustery conditions on Saturday as they share a three-shot lead at 14 under heading into the final round of the rich signature Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. Lowry is confident that he has put himself in a position to win an individual title for the first time in almost six years. "Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes," said Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to win a team event in New Orleans last year. Straka, a winner at The American Express in January, would join three-time winner Rory McIlroy as a multiple 2025 winner with a victory on Sunday. "All you can do is try to focus on what you can control, and that is your target, try to hit your number, and try to make a good swing," said Straka. "You're going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that's just part of it. That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off." Justin Thomas (66) and overnight leader Keith Mitchell (71) are tied third,one shot ahead of a surging Hideki Matsuyama (63). Cam Davis (70) and Adam Scott were doing best of the Australian contingent, tied 38th but 12 shots off the pace, with Min Woo Lee (72) a shot further back. Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th. Lowry moved into a tie for the lead by matching Straka's birdie on the downwind 489-yard, par-4 17th and will be paired with the 32-year-old Austrian on Sunday in the final round of the sixth of signature event of the PGA Tour season. McIlroy, the defending champion, made an early move before spoiling a three-birdie run with consecutive bogeys. He had an uneventful back nine with one birdie and was eight under after a 69. Ireland's Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since the 2019 British Open. Austrian Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Lowry shot a three under 67 and Straka had a 66 in blustery conditions on Saturday as they share a three-shot lead at 14 under heading into the final round of the rich signature Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. Lowry is confident that he has put himself in a position to win an individual title for the first time in almost six years. "Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes," said Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to win a team event in New Orleans last year. Straka, a winner at The American Express in January, would join three-time winner Rory McIlroy as a multiple 2025 winner with a victory on Sunday. "All you can do is try to focus on what you can control, and that is your target, try to hit your number, and try to make a good swing," said Straka. "You're going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that's just part of it. That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off." Justin Thomas (66) and overnight leader Keith Mitchell (71) are tied third,one shot ahead of a surging Hideki Matsuyama (63). Cam Davis (70) and Adam Scott were doing best of the Australian contingent, tied 38th but 12 shots off the pace, with Min Woo Lee (72) a shot further back. Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th. Lowry moved into a tie for the lead by matching Straka's birdie on the downwind 489-yard, par-4 17th and will be paired with the 32-year-old Austrian on Sunday in the final round of the sixth of signature event of the PGA Tour season. McIlroy, the defending champion, made an early move before spoiling a three-birdie run with consecutive bogeys. He had an uneventful back nine with one birdie and was eight under after a 69.
NBC Sports
11-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka share Truist lead; Philly Cricket to make history in final round
FLOURTOWN, Pa. — Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since 2019. Straka shot a 4-under 66 and Lowry had a 67 in blustery conditions Saturday to share the lead heading into the final round at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. The pairing of the two in the final round of the Truist Championship couldn't stack up more differently. Straka is ready for the stress that comes with the last pairing in the final round, while Lowry is comfortable with the final-round pressure as he works to end a lengthy winless run. 'All you can do is try to focus on what you can control, and that is your target, try to hit your number, and try to make a good swing,' said Straka, a winner at The American Express in January who would join three-time winner Rory McIlroy with a victory Sunday. 'You're going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that's just part of it. That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off.' Meanwhile, Lowry is confident that he has put himself in a position to win an individual title for the first time since the 2019 Open. 'Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes,' said Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to win a team event in New Orleans last year. 'I'm going to go out and give my best. If it's good tomorrow, that will be great.' Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th. Lowry moved into a tie for the lead by matching Straka's birdie on the downwind 489-yard, par-4 17th and will be paired with the 32-year-old Austrian on Sunday in the final round of the sixth of signature event of the PGA Tour season. Keith Mitchell, the leader after 18 and 36 holes, labored through a round of 1 over. He was 11 under with Justin Thomas, who charged up the leaderboard despite bogeys on the two par 5s in a 67. Hideki Matsuyama was another stroke back after a 63, the best score of the day. McIlroy, the defending champion, made an early move before spoiling a three-birdie run with consecutive bogeys. He had an uneventful back nine with one birdie and was 8 under after a 69, tied with Nick Taylor (67), Sam Burns (67), Sungjae Im (67) and Tony Finau (67). The players dealt with the third variation of playing conditions. Two days after 64 players broke par, and a day after rain tempered scoring on the 7,100-yard layout, wind at 12 mph — with gusts to 27 mph — and quicker greens made low scoring difficult. 'It's great to see the way the conditions come into it today,' Lowry said. 'The golf course is standing up really well. ... It was very tough today in those winds, particularly tough to hole putts.' Straka agreed. 'It's been fun on the tee box trying to strategize on a new golf hole every day and trying to figure out the best way to play it,' he said. Straka proved to be the steadiest among the leaders. He started the round five strokes back and moved into a tie for the lead with a bogey-free front nine that included two birdies. He closed out his round with five birdies and a bogey. Lowry moved into a tie with playing partner Mitchell with a birdie at the first, and the duo traded the lead through the front nine, making the turn at 13 under, deadlocked with Straka, who was a hole ahead. The Irishman took the lead with a birdie putt of 17 feet at the 459-yard, par-4 10th, but was forced to settle for a tie after Straka's strong finish. Thomas, looking for a second win in as many starts after taking the RBC Heritage, birdied three of the final four holes on the front nine and added back-to-back birds on the back to move into contention. Mitchell did his best to maintain his lead, but bogeys at Nos. 3, 4, 8, 10 and 14 were his undoing. He steadied himself and closed with four pars. McIlroy struggled throughout, hitting just three of 14 fairways. He had an uneventful back nine of 1 under and will start the final round five strokes behind the leaders in a bid to win in his first individual event since completing the career Grand Slam at the Masters last month. Philly Cricket making history The Philadelphia Cricket Club will make PGA Tour history in the final round. The par-3 14th hole on the Wissahickon Course will play 95 yards Sunday. That makes the hole the shortest par 3 played on Tour — excluding majors — in the Shotlink era. The move is a nod to Philly Cricket's original St. Martins Course, built in 1895. Expanded to 18 homes in 1897, the course hosted the U.S. Open in 1907 and 1910. At the U.S. Open in 2023, the 15th hole at Los Angeles Country Club played 81 yards in the third round. Out of the running Justin Rose, who won the 2013 U.S. Open at nearby Merion Golf Club, withdrew from the Truist after two rounds due to illness. He was last in the 72-player field with a two-day total of 7 over. Also, Michael Kim, who would have been paired with Rose as the first twosome out Saturday, withdrew due to a back injury after 12 holes.
Perth Now
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Lowry, Straka three clear in PGA Tour signature event
Ireland's Shane Lowry is seeking his first individual title since the 2019 British Open. Austrian Sepp Straka is looking to become the second multiple-event winner of the PGA Tour season. Lowry shot a three under 67 and Straka had a 66 in blustery conditions on Saturday as they share a three-shot lead at 14 under heading into the final round of the rich signature Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. Lowry is confident that he has put himself in a position to win an individual title for the first time in almost six years. "Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes," said Lowry, who teamed with McIlroy to win a team event in New Orleans last year. Straka, a winner at The American Express in January, would join three-time winner Rory McIlroy as a multiple 2025 winner with a victory on Sunday. "All you can do is try to focus on what you can control, and that is your target, try to hit your number, and try to make a good swing," said Straka. "You're going to feel terrible while trying to do it, but that's just part of it. That kind of makes it fun when you are able to pull it off." Justin Thomas (66) and overnight leader Keith Mitchell (71) are tied third,one shot ahead of a surging Hideki Matsuyama (63). Cam Davis (70) and Adam Scott were doing best of the Australian contingent, tied 38th but 12 shots off the pace, with Min Woo Lee (72) a shot further back. Straka started the round two strokes behind and offset his only bogey with five birdies — two in the final four holes — and made a clutch par putt from 16 1/2 feet at the 18th. Lowry moved into a tie for the lead by matching Straka's birdie on the downwind 489-yard, par-4 17th and will be paired with the 32-year-old Austrian on Sunday in the final round of the sixth of signature event of the PGA Tour season. McIlroy, the defending champion, made an early move before spoiling a three-birdie run with consecutive bogeys. He had an uneventful back nine with one birdie and was eight under after a 69.
Newsweek
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Collin Morikawa Rides New Caddie into Truist Championship Contention
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 golf world has one eye on the PGA Championship, which is right around the corner. However, golf fans still have a signature event, the Truist Championship, with some of the sport's biggest stars to enjoy as an appetizer before the second major of the year. Even though World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not in the field, there are still plenty of big names near the top of the leaderboard after round one. Collin Morikawa is in contention after signing for a 7-under 63 on Thursday to sit tied for third place after 18 holes. Morikawa came into The Philadelphia Cricket Club this week with a bit of an uncertain outlook. He recently split with his longtime caddie, J.J. Jakovac, who was the only caddie that Morikawa had ever played with on the pro tour. Morikawa said that the split came because "things didn't feel right" on the golf course this season, despite notching three top 10 finishes and a pair of runner-up results in 2025. FLOURTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 08: Collin Morikawa hits a tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Truist Championship 2025 at The Wissahickon at Philadelphia Cricket Club on May 08, 2025... FLOURTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 08: Collin Morikawa hits a tee shot on the third 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 byJoe Greiner, who has been busy lately, is Morikawa's new caddie for the time being after helping Justin Thomas win the RBC Heritage in April. Despite the stunning decision, Morikawa's game seems to be in a good place at the Truist. Following his round on Thursday, the two-time major champion spoke about having Greiner on the bag. "It was awesome," Morikawa said. "Look, anything new is going to be interesting, and it's going to be a learning curve, but at the end of the day, right now I have to take full accountability of how I'm describing shots to him, how we're going through it. It's not as simple as 150 yards, hit it 155. Like I don't do numbers like that." Morikawa is currently two shots off the lead after Keith Mitchell shot a 61 to open the tournament with the 18-hole lead, but it certainly wouldn't be a surprise to see him in contention on Saturday and Sunday. With Greiner on the bag, the American is hoping that he can find some of the same luck that Thomas had at Harbour Town and get into the winner's circle for the first time in 2025. More Golf: PGA Tour Pro Uses Final Truist Championship Exemption to Nearly Break 60
