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19-05-2025
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PGA Tour money list: Scottie Scheffler earns $3.4 million at PGA but still trails Rory McIlroy
Scottie Scheffler remained No. 1 on the World Golf Rankings. He ascended to first on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list. And he won the season's second major championship and his third overall at the PGA Championship on May 18 at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. But he didn't accomplish everything, not that money is the most important thing to Scheffler. He's gone on record many times saying it isn't. Advertisement However, Scheffler left Quail Hollow second in one regard: the PGA Tour money list. Scottie Scheffler's son Bennett eyes the Wanamaker Trophy, which his father won on Maty 18 by capturing the PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Despite earning $3.42 million, Scheffler went from fourth to second in earnings and still trails leader Rory McIlroy by more than that much, $3,847,143 behind. Scheffler can chip away a bit more this week at the Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, where McIlroy is not entered. But even if Scheffler wins the first-place check of $1,710,000, it still doesn't get him all the way to McIlroy's total of $13,978,340. That might come the following week when both are in The Memorial, a PGA Tour Signature event with a top prize of $4 million. Davis Riley, Harris English make big moves Davis Riley was the next biggest mover of the week, more than doubling his entire season total with a check for $1,418,666 for his tie for second. Riley went from 89th to 43rd on the money list and passed $2 million in earnings. Advertisement Harris English, who was with Riley in tying for second, went from 23rd to 14th and now has more than $4.5 million. PGA Tour money leaders Through PGA Championship 1. Rory McIlroy $ 13,978,340 2. Scottie Scheffler $ 10,131,197 3. Justin Thomas $ 8,680,663 4. Sepp Straka $ 8,228,708 5. Russell Henley $ 6,277,375 6. Collin Morikawa $ 6,250,638 7. Andrew Novak $ 5,858,105 8. Ludvig Åberg $ 5,746,722 9. Shane Lowry $ 5,743,758 10. J.J. Spaun $ 5,044,457 11. Hideki Matsuyama $ 4,945,413 12. Maverick McNealy $ 4,939,743 13. Corey Conners $ 4,835,073 14. Harris English $ 4,532,620 15. Justin Rose $ 4,119,618 16. Daniel Berger $ 3,798,008 17. Sungjae Im $ 3,741,443 18. Tommy Fleetwood $ 3,681,531 19. Brian Harman $ 3,493,814 20. Patrick Cantlay $ 3,492,046 21. Tom Hoge $ 3,300,047 22. Ben Griffin $ 3,206,471 23. Lucas Glover $ 3,190,285 24. Nick Taylor $ 3,119,055 25. Michael Kim $ 3,020,811 26. Thomas Detry $ 3,011,364 27. Jacob Bridgeman $ 2,935,495 28. Min Woo Lee $ 2,801,835 29. Keegan Bradley $ 2,726,839 30. Si Woo Kim $ 2,681,752 This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour money: Rory McIlroy remains first but Scottie Scheffler closes gap
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
2025 Masters pool picks: Five players to help you win
2025 Masters pool picks: Five players to help you win Show Caption Hide Caption Jon Rahm laughs off rumor about cutting it over the cabins on 10 Jon Rahm on Augusta's missing trees: 'Somebody did tell me you can hit a high cut over the cabins on 10. I don't believe it.' The Masters The Masters is all about celebrating the world's best golfers. It's about the best in the sport coming together at one of America's best courses and vying for a coveted green jacket. It also presents a great opportunity for gambling. Yes, while the Masters is a beautiful mixture of golf's best aspects, it's also a gambler's haven, with fans creating pools and placing bets on a rather unpredictable event. However, just because golf is tough to predict doesn't mean you can't win those pools with a little research. Following trends and understanding who's been hot lately are key factors in determining whether or not you make like Scottie Scheffler and walk away victorious. Here are five golfers at the Masters flying under the radar that could help you win your pools. What is a Masters pool? A Masters pool is usually a tiered system that distinguishes how well golfers do at Augusta compared to their World Golf Ranking. Usually, this process has each person in the pool picking eight players, with each person's top six earning them points while the bottom two are tossed out. Essentially, in order to do well, you want to choose a mix of golfers that are expected to do well and a few that are flying under the radar that could earn you massive points. While choosing the eight favorites to win the green jacket certainly gives you a high floor, the ceiling isn't high enough for it to be a very viable strategy. Furthermore, selecting players that other members of the pool are likely to pick isn't a great strategy because if they do well, you might get points, but so does everyone else. It does very little to separate you from the rest of the pack. So, who are some of the lesser-known golfers that could help you win big? Five players to help you win your Masters pool *All odds provided by BetMGM Jason Day (+6600) Day has four top-10 finishes at Augusta throughout his career. While the most recent one came in 2019, he's playing phenomenally well in 2025 with his putter being one of the best in golf right now. The short game wins big events and if he can find a little consistency with his woods and irons, he could drastically outperform his odds. Sepp Straka (+6600) Straka is second in FedEx Cup points currently and has quietly risen to 13th in the World Golf Rankings. Despite his stellar play and methodical rise, his odds place him around 25th. He could easily outperform that. Patrick Reed (+6600) Here's someone who has not only won the Masters before, but has finished top-12 or better in four of his last five tournaments at Augusta. Reed may not be the golfer he once was, but he still consistently flashes streaks of greatness. He's also playing his best golf of the year right now, finishing top-10 in two of his last three tournaments with LIV. Shane Lowry (+3300) Lowry is someone who has been playing very well recently. In seven events played in 2025, he's finished top-25 in five of them, leaning heavily on his consistency with his woods and irons. While he has struggled somewhat with his putter, he's able to find greens quicker than most, which tends to be the biggest issue most golfers face when playing Augusta. Lowry has finished tied for third at this event before and has three other top-25 finishes, as well. Maverick McNealy (+9000) Coming off a third-place finish at the Valero Texas Open, McNealy has been playing surprisingly well with four top-10 finishes to his name in 2025. In fact, he's playing so well that his Official World Golf Ranking saw him climb into the top-10 in the most recent update. Despite that, though, McNealy has odds that would place him outside the top-30.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
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Making it to the Masters: After the Houston Open cut, which players can get to Augusta?
Making it to the Masters: After the Houston Open cut, which players can get to Augusta? Sixteen players entered the PGA Tour's Texas Children's Houston Open with the chance to earn an invitation to the Masters Tournament April 10-13 at Augusta National, by making the top-50 on the World Golf Rankings. The hopes are alive for half of them after the second round at Memorial Park was completed on Saturday morning. The round was suspended at 4:10 p.m. on Friday because of thunderstorms in the area, resumed later, then suspended again because of darkness, with 52 players returning on Saturday to finish their rounds. Eric Cole needs to finish tied for fourth or higher at the Texas Children's Houston Open this week to move into the top 50 on the World Golf Rankings and qualify for a Masters invitational. World No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler, who shot 62 in the second round, leads at 11-under-par 129. Taylor Pendrith (65), Min Woo Lee (64) and Ryan Gerard (65) are tied at 10-under. Advertisement MAJOR INSIDER: Get Golfweek's best stories, latest updates from Augusta National straight to your inbox According to the X site "Nosferatu," which crunches the World Golf Rankings numbers, players as low as Beau Hossler at No. 87 entering the week could mathematically make the Masters field through the world top-50. However, Hossler had to win at Houston to make it and he missed the cut, ending his chances. Two players not eligible for the Masters but inside the top-50 should stay there: J.J. Spaun (27th) and Stephan Jaeger (44th). Spaun missed the cut at Houston, and Jaeger is tied for 16th. Two more who did not enter at Houston should also hold their spots inside the top-50: Daniel Berger (41st) and Laurie Canter (47th). Advertisement Once the World Golf Rankings are updated late Sunday night, those four will officially be eligible for a Masters invitation. Masters: Who's out, who be could in Here are the players who are not yet eligible for the Masters and what Nosferatu projected as their minimum finish in Houston to make the top 50 and earn an invitation. (Position in Houston through the second round): 52. Michael Kim, top 50 (T19) 53. Ben Griffin, top 28 (T47) 61. Eric Cole, top four (T9) 66. Si Woo Kim, top three (missed cut) 67. Jacob Bridgeman, top three (missed cut) 68. Mackenzie Hughes, top three (T19) 72. Patrick Rodgers, top two (T47) 73. Max McGreevy, top two (missed cut) 79. Andrew Novak, top two (missed cut) 80. Sam Stevens, solo second (T33) 81. Adam Hadwin, solo second (T19) 82. Taylor Moore, solo second (withdrew, injury) 84. Matt Wallace, solo second (missed cut) 85. Jake Knapp, solo second (T19) 86. Thorbjorn Olesen, solo second (missed cut) 87. Beau Hossler, win (missed cut) That means Si Woo Kim, Bridgeman, McGreevy, Novak, Moore, Wallace, Oleson and Hossler are out. With any kind of a decent weekend, Michael Kim and Ben Griffin can make it. Cole will have to be in serious contention but he's playing well at the moment. Hughes, Rodgers, Stevens, Hadwin and Knapp have some work to do. Who else can get to the Masters from Houston? Winning is always the option, but there can only be one of those. Advertisement In addition to the eight players who can make it through the World Golf Rankings, 42 made the cut at Houston who are not yet eligible for the Masters. That means 50 players in the weekend field can punch a ticket to Augusta by winning. Those include Rickie Fowler (T47), Keith Mitchell, (T9), Gary Woodland (T9) and Charley Hoffman (T47). Those with a puncher's chance in San Antonio The Valero Texas Open is Last Chance Gulch for as many as 118 players in the field at TPC San Antonio, counting those above who didn't get into the top-50 after Houston. Among those who need to win to get in at Augusta are past PGA Tour winners Joel Dahman, Fowler, Brice Garnett, Emiliano Grillo, Hoffman, Kevin Kisner, Kurt Kitiyama, Jake Knapp, Matt Kuchar, Martin Laird, Peter Malnati, Francesco Molinari, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Camilo Villegas and Jimmy Walker. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Masters Tournament eligibility: Who can make Augusta after Houston cut?
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15-03-2025
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Harman, Campbell miss cut at the Players
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (WSAV) — Savannah native Brian Harman and Bluffton resident Brian Campbell missed the cut at the 2025 Players Championship. The cut line was one under par, which included the top 65 players and ties. Harman, who won the 2023 Open Championship, shot one over par on the first day and five over par on the second day. He missed the cut by seven shots. This is his second missed cut of the season. He also missed the cut at The American Express in mid-January. Campbell, who shot up the FedEx Cup standings and the World Golf Rankings after winning the Mexico Open, shot two over par in the first round and one under par for the second round. He missed the cut by two shots. This is his second missed cut of the year. He also did not stick around for the weekend in mid-January at the Farmers Insurance Open. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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05-03-2025
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PGA Tour: Who are the First Coast, South Georgia players in the fields this week?
The PGA Tour moves to Orlando this week for the fourth Signature Event of the season. It's also the first week for doubling up on the schedule. While 47 of the top-50 players on the World Golf Rankings will be at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando vying for a $20 million purse, there are opportunities for players who didn't qualify for the tournament to cash in, albeit for a bit less, at the Puerto Rico Open — where the total purse of $4 million matches what the winner at Bay Hill will earn. Both tournaments begin Thursday. The winner in Puerto Rico will also get a bonus. If he's not already eligible, he will get a spot in The Players Championship next week at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Every player in the field at Bay Hill is already eligible for The Players next week or is likely to qualify off the 2025 FedEx Cup points list, except amateur Jackson Koivun. First Coast: Ludvig Aberg, Nico Echavarria, Billy Horschel. Golden Isles: Harris English, Ben Griffin, Brian Harman, Andrew Novak, J.T. Poston, Davis Thompson. Purse: $20 million ($4 million and 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner). Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler. TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.). NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-6:30 p.m.). First Coast: Bud Cauley, Vince Covello, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Lanto Griffin, Philip Knowles, Russell Knox, Ben Kohles, Carl Yuan. Golden Isles: Jonathan Byrd, Paul Peterson, Greyson Sigg. Purse: $4 million ($720,000 and 300 FedEx Cup points to the winner). Defending champion: Brice Garnett. TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m.). LIV Golf Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong, Thursday/Friday-Saturday/Sunday, Honk Kong Golf Club. Purse: $25 million ($4 million to the winner). Defending champion: Abraham Ancer. Area player: Cameron Smith. TV: FS1 (Thursday/Friday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.); FS2 (Friday/Saturday, 11 p.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday, 11:30 p.m.-3 a.m.). LPGA Event: Blue Bay LPGA, Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday/Sunday, Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Hainan Island, China. Purse: $2.5 million ($330,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Bailey Tarde. Area players: Auston Kim, Jessica Porvasnik. TV: Golf Channel (Wednesday/Thursday-Saturday/Sunday, 11 p.m.-4 a.m.). PGA Tour Champions Event: Cologuard Classic, Friday-Sunday, La Paloma Country Club, Tucson, Ariz. Purse: $2.2 million ($330,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Joe Durant. Area players: David Duval, Fred Funk. TV: Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 5-7 p.m.; Sunday, 5-8 p.m.). Korn Ferry Tour Event: Astara Chile Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Prince of Wales Golf Club, Santiago, Chile. Purse: $1 million ($180,000 to the winner). Defending champion: Taylor Dickson. Area players: Tyson Alexander, Samuel Anderson, Chris Baker, Chandler Blanchet, Cody Blick, Sebastian Cappelen, Tano Goya, Luke Guthrie, Rick Lamb, Raul Pereda, Marcus Plunkett, Julian Suri, Thomas Walsh. TV: None. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour: First Coast, South Georgia players in this week's fields
