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4 days ago
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Scottie Scheffler Makes Major Career Decision Before U.S. Open
Scottie Scheffler Makes Major Career Decision Before U.S. Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Scottie Scheffler is taking a week off before the U.S. Open, which begins June 12. The star lifted his third trophy in 30 days, including the Wanamaker at the PGA Championship and will want to maintain this winning momentum to add another major cup to his cabinet. Advertisement Scheffler opted to skip the RBC Canadian Open this week with the U.S. Open fast approaching. This is not stopping the golfer from making plans for future tournaments. The World No. 1 has also decided to join the field of golfers for next month's Genesis Scottish Open. The tournament's official account posted on X on Friday: "The best player in the world returns to the Renaissance Club! Scottie Scheffler joins an already star-studded field at this year's #GenesisScottishOpen!⛳️" Scheffler will be joining a list that includes additional big names like Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas. Scottie Scheffler is riding a hot streak heading into the U.S. Open.© Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It has been a good few weeks to be Scheffler. In addition to his recent hot streak on the course, Scheffler was officially selected to Team USA for the Ryder Cup on Wednesday. Advertisement At the U.S. Open, Scheffler will face Bryson DeChambeau, who came very close to winning the PGA Championship before trailing off during the final round. DeChambeau is the defending champion and has expressed his eagerness to win it back‑to‑back trophies. "I'm always chasing history," DeChambeau told reporters on Wednesday. "Everybody is. We're all trying to accomplish feats that haven't been done in a long time. "And going back to back would be great. Three in a row would be an even better accomplishment. So it is in the back of my head." On Friday, DeChambeau will tee off at the LIV Golf Virginia, hoping to secure one last win before the major. Advertisement Related: PGA Tour Golfers Suddenly Withdraw During the RBC Canadian Open This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
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Monday Leaderboard: Ben Griffin wins golf's finest prize, a trophy you can drive
Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend's top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair and get ready to get jealous … With all due respect to the green jacket, the claret jug, the Wanamaker and golf's other magnificent trophies, there's nothing quite like the award bestowed on the winner of the Charles Schwab Classic: a restored antique car. And unlike the green jacket, you get to take it off the property forever. The winner of @CSChallengeFW gets a new car!One of the coolest traditions in golf.2022: 1979 Firebird2023: 1973 Bronco2024: 1975 Stingray2025: 1992 Defender — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 25, 2025 Ben Griffin won the Schwab on Sunday, the latest step in a remarkable career resurgence, and claimed as his own a 1992 Defender. (Yes, 1992 counts as an antique.) Griffin, who had walked away from the game a few years ago, is coming off his first-ever made cut at a major — where all he did was finish T8 at Quail Hollow — and now has claimed his second title of the season. Griffin won by a stroke over Matti Schmid, finishing at -12 and holding on to win despite playing his final 16 holes in an ugly +4. He came to the 18th with a two-stroke lead, but when Schmid chipped in for birdie Griffin needed to hole a nervy short putt to win outright. We've seen pros miss from closer: First solo TOUR win! 🏆 North Carolina native @BenGriffinGolf claims his first stroke-play victory @CSChallengeFW. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 25, 2025 In addition to needing to get up and down on 18 to win, names like Scottie Scheffler were in the field. But Griffin held on for the win and the latest career boost, and now he's got a sweet new ride besides. A couple two-time major winners had big weekends on their respective senior tours. Angel Cabrera (2007 U.S. Open, 2009 Masters) won the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional just six days after winning the rain-delayed Regions Tradition in Alabama. That's two majors in a single week, quite the achievement as Cabrera continues his return to the game following a long stint in prison. Meanwhile, Cristie Kerr (2007 U.S. Women's Open, 2010 Women's PGA Championship) claimed the LPGA Legends event in Utah for her first victory in eight years. Kerr had missed the cut in both LPGA events she played this year, and hopes to be in better form heading into next month's Women's PGA Championship. This is a good start. Will Zalatoris, a fan-favorite player and a guy who came thiiiis close to multiple major wins a few years back, will be out until the fall after electing to undergo surgery to address herniated discs. Zalatoris indicated in a statement that he had felt discomfort after the PGA Championship, and decided on surgery as the best option. He'll now work on rehab in preparation for a fall return to golf. Will Zalatoris announces he underwent back surgery this past week to repair two herniated discs. Get well soon Will! 💪 — (@GOLF_com) May 26, 2025 In his first tournament after winning the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler finished a routine T4, four strokes behind Griffin. He also had this par save, which involved a shot that flew past a baby stroller and into a ravine. Seriously. Check it out: Scottie made par from where?! 😳 The No. 1 player in the world and an escape artist.(Presented by @CDWCorp) — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 24, 2025 Yep. Nothing to see here. LPGA: U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills; PGA: The Memorial at Muirfield Village; PGA Tour Champions: Principal Charity Classic (Des Moines, IA); LIV Golf: Off.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Tom McKibbin prize money after he finishes tied 50th at the PGA Championship
It wasn't the best of weeks for Rory McIlroy or Tom McKibbin at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. McIlroy failed to hit the heights of his historic Masters victory with questions over his equipment not helping his pursuit of another major win. McKibbin also toiled around the North Carolina course finishing on +4 in a five-way split for 50th overall. READ MORE: Rory McIlroy receives five apologies from PGA Tour rival's caddie after golf incident READ MORE: Rory McIlroy's three words he muttered under his breath at PGA Championship McIlroy finished one shot better off than his fellow Northern Irish golfer in a tie for 47th. Both men did take home a share of the $19m purse that was up for grabs. For McIlroy it was low paying week compared to some of the cheques he has already earned this year as he walked away with $49,190 along with Cameron young and Robert MacIntyre. McKibbin was slightly behind McIlroy in the overall prize money as he picked up a cheque for $40,674. Kevin Yu, Collin Morikawa, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Wyndham Clark picked up the same as the world 124th after finishing on four over as well. Scottie Scheffler maintained his recent good formed as he surged to a five-shot win on Sunday to claim his third major. In addition to the Wanamaker, Scheffler will take home the top prize of $3.42 million. He also earns a lifetime exemption to compete in the PGA Championship. Sign up to our free sports newsletter to get the latest headlines to your inbox
New York Post
19-05-2025
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- New York Post
Scottie Scheffler has awkward trophy mishap during PGA Championship celebration: ‘We'll fix it'
Scottie Scheffler's excitement over capturing the PGA Championship title quite literally blew the top off the Wanamaker Trophy. Scheffler was celebrating his third major title when he lifted the vaunted trophy and the lid went flying off, sending several of the PGA of America execs standing behind him running to try and catch the top before it hit the ground. It was placed on a stand that the trophy had been sitting on and Scheffler put it back together while having a laugh about it. 4 Scottie Scheffler of the United States hoists the Wanamaker trophy as the lid falls off after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Getty Images 4 Scottie Scheffler laughs about dropping the top of the Wanamaker trophy after winning the PGA Tournament. Getty Images 'Jim, I guess he can't be great at everything,' CBS Sports' Amanda Balionis said on the broadcast as she was wrapping up her interview with Scheffler. 'That happens,' Jim Nantz said in response with a chuckle. 4 Scottie Scheffler of the United States putts the lid back on of Wanamaker trophy after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Getty Images CBS Sports later posted another video showing Scheffler noticing that the top of the trophy appeared to be a little lopside and started trying to fix it, which included him trying to bang the top on the ground in order to try and fix it. 'We'll fix it,' one of the PGA of America execs tells him in the video. 4 Scottie Scheffler on the ground trying to hit the top of the trophy to fix what he said is a lopsided top. X @GolfonCBS The victory on Sunday in Charlotte was well earned by the World No. 1 after he held off a charging Jon Rahm, who had tied for the lead with birdies on holes 8, 10 and 11 to get to 9-under, while Scheffler dropped down to 9-under. Scheffler finished with a score of 71 for the final round and 11-under for the tournament. 'I knew it was going to be a challenging day. Finishing off a major championship is always difficult,' Schffler told CBS. 'I did a good job of staying patient on the front nine and I didn't have my best stuff, but I kept myself in it, and I stepped up on the back nine. I had a really good nine holes and that's about it.'
Irish Examiner
18-05-2025
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- Irish Examiner
Quail Hollow Diary: Rahm flies two flags, bad weather good for business
Rahm flies two flags but LIV's lights mostly fail to shine Jon Rahm headed into Sunday six shots back of Scottie Scheffler but determined to fly the flag. Which flag though? Both Spanish and Saudi Arabian hopes rested on the big man's shoulders. How the breakaway tour's lack of competitiveness affects its stars is a common Major week debate. Here in Charlotte it arose again. 'It is hard to express how hungry I may be for a major,' Rahm said after his Saturday 67 moved him somewhere he hasn't been for some time. 'Me going to LIV and playing worse in majors had nothing to do with where I was playing golf.' Of the 16 LIV men in the field just eight made the cut, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson, particularly, bombing out in mortifying fashion. The final day began with just two of the remaining eight — Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau inside the top 35. Among early Sunday moves, LIV men like Tom McKibbin, Tyrrell Hatton and Sergio Garcia were going backwards. This year's race for the Wanamaker marks 12 Majors since LIV launched. Just two of the previous 11 were won by those who took the Saudi soup. A report last week put the Kingdom's investment to date at $5bn. The returns continue to feel diminishing. Weather delays speed up things at the tills Saturday's steamy rain delay robbed Rory McIlroy of the chance to get out early and make up ground before weekend winds picked up. In all, the PGA pushed back the third round by almost four hours with the intervening time filled with more willing robberies. The 50,000-square foot tournament megastore which hugs the first fairway was a chaotic hive of capitalism during the weather delay as punters filled time by filling PGA coffers. $110 T-shirts were flying off racks. Standing in the middle of it all it was hard not to marvel at its clinical wallet-emptying efficiency. Getting the six-packs in shape for 2026 Speaking of swift business, this year's edition was not nearly over before attentions turned to the 2026 PGA Championship. A delegation from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home of Aronimink Golf Club which hosts next year invaded the Media Centre here Saturday to shower the world's press with gifts, branded golf balls, keychains and pretzels aplenty. The tourism chiefs knew how to seal the deal, wheeling in crates of Delco Lager, their local tipple. Some thirsty media men were spotted scarpering out the door with multiple six-packs under their arm. Arsenal talk has us ready for home For the sake of sanity, and maybe security, we've done our best to avoid political talk here. The orange fella in An Teach Bán won North Carolina handily. Country clubs are unlikely to be bastions of resistance either. At Examiner HQ the other night we got chatting to another PGA Championship blow-in over a patio beverage. A former US Navy officer who now works for the Department of Justice, it seemed inevitable that we'd turn to matters Trumpian but his tone was that of someone who doesn't own a MAGA hat. A civilized, cerebral sort, we thought. About 20 minutes in, a throwaway comment about police weaponry was the spark for him to reveal he's an arsenal fan, of sorts: 'oh man, I love guns. I have over 300 firearms at home.' Fire up that Aer Lingus bird pronto. Time to get out.
