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The Star
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Golf-Bradley juggling PGA Championship hopes with Ryder Cup duties
Keegan Bradley of the U.S. shoots a bunker shot at the 15th hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan October 16, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) -Keegan Bradley will be doing double duty at this week's PGA Championship where he will not only be seeking a second major title but also scouting potential members of the U.S. team he will captain at this year's Ryder Cup. Bradley, who hosted a dinner with prospective Ryder Cup members last week ahead of the September event at Bethpage Black, said the PGA Championship will help him determine the six captain's picks he uses to round out his 12-player team. "You see a guy hang in there on Sunday, that's an impressive thing, especially around a course like this. Like I said, I'm still out there playing and trying to do my thing," Bradley told reporters on Tuesday at Quail Hollow Club. "These majors, there's a lot of (Ryder Cup) points at stake here, and the movement on the points list, it can be a lot in these events. "You see a guy, maybe a younger guy, that stands up to the pressure and can feel this, this is as close as we're going to get to Bethpage in that the pressure on Sundays is a lot in a major, and you can see a lot there." Bradley, a first-time Ryder Cup captain, said LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were among those at last week's dinner and that he would have no issue including members of the Saudi-backed circuit on his squad. "We're trying to put the best team together," said 2011 PGA Championship winner Bradley. "It could mean there's one LIV guy, two LIV guys, it doesn't matter. We'll see how this year shakes out. It was really great to have them together with all the guys. It's been a while since we've been able to do that." While it is not typical for captains to play in the Ryder Cup, it has been done in previous editions of the event and Bradley has not ruled out that possibility but said he currently goes about each day as the captain. "I don't even think about me as a player at this point," said Bradley. "If I get to the end of the year and I'm in that conversation, I'll change that. "For now I have to operate every day as if I'm the captain and make decisions as the captain. I'm not thinking of myself as a player on the team at the moment." This year's Ryder Cup is scheduled for September 26-28 at Bethpage Black in New York where the Americans will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe. (Reporting by Frank PingueEditing by Toby Davis)
Straits Times
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Bradley juggling PGA Championship hopes with Ryder Cup duties
Keegan Bradley of the U.S. shoots a bunker shot at the 15th hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan October 16, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Keegan Bradley will be doing double duty at this week's PGA Championship where he will not only be seeking a second major title but also scouting potential members of the U.S. team he will captain at this year's Ryder Cup. Bradley, who hosted a dinner with prospective Ryder Cup members last week ahead of the September event at Bethpage Black, said the PGA Championship will help him determine the six captain's picks he uses to round out his 12-player team. "You see a guy hang in there on Sunday, that's an impressive thing, especially around a course like this. Like I said, I'm still out there playing and trying to do my thing," Bradley told reporters on Tuesday at Quail Hollow Club. "These majors, there's a lot of (Ryder Cup) points at stake here, and the movement on the points list, it can be a lot in these events. "You see a guy, maybe a younger guy, that stands up to the pressure and can feel this, this is as close as we're going to get to Bethpage in that the pressure on Sundays is a lot in a major, and you can see a lot there." Bradley, a first-time Ryder Cup captain, said LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were among those at last week's dinner and that he would have no issue including members of the Saudi-backed circuit on his squad. "We're trying to put the best team together," said 2011 PGA Championship winner Bradley. "It could mean there's one LIV guy, two LIV guys, it doesn't matter. We'll see how this year shakes out. It was really great to have them together with all the guys. It's been a while since we've been able to do that." While it is not typical for captains to play in the Ryder Cup, it has been done in previous editions of the event and Bradley has not ruled out that possibility but said he currently goes about each day as the captain. "I don't even think about me as a player at this point," said Bradley. "If I get to the end of the year and I'm in that conversation, I'll change that. "For now I have to operate every day as if I'm the captain and make decisions as the captain. I'm not thinking of myself as a player on the team at the moment." This year's Ryder Cup is scheduled for September 26-28 at Bethpage Black in New York where the Americans will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Check out the RIA golf sunglasses that up and coming pro Nico Echavarria is wearing
Check out the RIA golf sunglasses that up and coming pro Nico Echavarria is wearing RIA Eyewear has become a stout go-to for golfers when it comes to peak sight on the golf course. Alongside RIA's golf collection, the company also specializes in tennis, pickleball, squash and Racquetball. In order to have pristine success with every pair of sunglasses, RIA collaborate's with its athletes to better understand what they need to achieve top performance in their sport. While watching the Masters last weekend, you probably saw one of RIA's athletes wearing their latest product. Nico Echavarria, who currently competes on the PGA Tour, is a two-time winner with his latest coming at the Zozo Championship in Japan last year. Also rocking the RIA Eyewear is Rocco Mediate. The six-time PGA Tour winner plays on the Senior PGA Tour. As worn by the pros, RIA Eyewear features six different Golf HD+ options, with every one of the featuring 100 percent UV400 protective lenses. If you weren't already sold on the precision of the sunglasses, here's some of RIA's bestsellers. Shop the full RIA Eyewear golf collection RIA Eyewear Forte (Golf HD+) Sunglasses The Forte (Golf HD+) sunglasses are great for golfers seeking a performance and classic aesthetic balance. All Golf HD+ sunglasses feature a lens tint that was developed to suppress the overabundance of green on the course while boosting reds and yellows. In turn, that helps enhance contrast on the course and allows for better green reading. RIA Eyewear Nova (Golf HD+) Sunglasses The Nova (Golf HD+) edition is the bestseller in women's sunglasses, and for good reason. Eye comfort is the name of the game for the HD+ sunglasses as it includes a Spectra Blue mirror within the lenses, which is designed to block out harsh light between 400-420nm. This keeps the eyes feeling relaxed during long rounds on the golf course. RIA Eyewear Vantage (Golf HD+) Sunglasses As the other top seller in men's eyewear, the Vantage (Golf HD+) has a sporty look to it for golfers seeking an edge in both a competitive and stylish way. Among the many unique features of every Golf HD+ lense, the sunglasses come with enhanced contrast against the sky to help track ball better from tee box to green. The lenses are also non-polarized in order to maintain proper depth perception. That becomes key in seeing slopes and breaks.
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Check out the RIA golf sunglasses that up and coming pro Nico Echavarria is wearing
Check out the RIA golf sunglasses that up and coming pro Nico Echavarria is wearing RIA Eyewear has become a stout go-to for golfers when it comes to peak sight on the golf course. Alongside RIA's golf collection, the company also specializes in tennis, pickleball, squash and Racquetball. In order to have pristine success with every pair of sunglasses, RIA collaborate's with its athletes to better understand what they need to achieve top performance in their sport. While watching the Masters last weekend, you probably saw one of RIA's athletes wearing their latest product. Nico Echavarria, who currently competes on the PGA Tour, is a two-time winner with his latest coming at the Zozo Championship in Japan last year. Also rocking the RIA Eyewear is Rocco Mediate. The six-time PGA Tour winner plays on the Senior PGA Tour. As worn by the pros, RIA Eyewear features six different Golf HD+ options, with every one of the featuring 100 percent UV400 protective lenses. If you weren't already sold on the precision of the sunglasses, here's some of RIA's bestsellers. Shop the full RIA Eyewear golf collection RIA Eyewear Forte (Golf HD+) Sunglasses The Forte (Golf HD+) sunglasses are great for golfers seeking a performance and classic aesthetic balance. All Golf HD+ sunglasses feature a lens tint that was developed to suppress the overabundance of green on the course while boosting reds and yellows. In turn, that helps enhance contrast on the course and allows for better green reading. RIA Eyewear Nova (Golf HD+) Sunglasses The Nova (Golf HD+) edition is the bestseller in women's sunglasses, and for good reason. Eye comfort is the name of the game for the HD+ sunglasses as it includes a Spectra Blue mirror within the lenses, which is designed to block out harsh light between 400-420nm. This keeps the eyes feeling relaxed during long rounds on the golf course. RIA Eyewear Vantage (Golf HD+) Sunglasses As the other top seller in men's eyewear, the Vantage (Golf HD+) has a sporty look to it for golfers seeking an edge in both a competitive and stylish way. Among the many unique features of every Golf HD+ lense, the sunglasses come with enhanced contrast against the sky to help track ball better from tee box to green. The lenses are also non-polarized in order to maintain proper depth perception. That becomes key in seeing slopes and breaks.
New York Times
09-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Arnold Palmer Invitational leader Collin Morikawa is close to his first PGA Tour win since 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Saturday had finished and Bay Hill had been declared the winner on points, one man was left smiling as he walked off the 18th green. Collin Morikawa made a 12-footer for birdie, putting himself at 10 under par after the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and in the lead at the fourth signature event of the PGA Tour season. He is not without challengers — Russell Henley is one stroke behind, followed by Corey Conners and Jason Day — but Morikawa can surely feel it, the chance to win. Advertisement It's been a long time. Too long, in the eyes of many. But explainable by Morikawa, who for all his week-to-week consistency also admitted after Saturday's 67 that he hasn't played well here in the past because he has often shown up with his game in a bad place. And just overall, there have been too many weeks since his last win — the 2023 Zozo Championship — when he was just trying to find a feel and to ride it. That's no way to win. Now? Morikawa, long considered one of the game's best iron players, is no longer living on reputation. 'We're looking all the way back to 2021,' Morikawa said when asked how far back he'd have to go to match the feeling he has right now. Morikawa won the 2021 Open Championship, his second major win in two years. He was a 24-year-old wunderkind back then, all of it right there in front of him. He's now 28, still firmly in his prime, yet the possibilities feel muted. He's a Ryder Cup stalwart but is seen as more of a compiler on tour. There's no denying the talent of someone with three runner-ups, eight top 10s and zero missed cuts in the past year. The lack of trophies still makes it feel incomplete. Which is why Sunday is so important for Morikawa. It's why it's so important for the PGA Tour — he's the No. 5 player in the world, and that guy needs to win. The four men ahead of him in the world rankings are out of contention, and though the three behind him on the leaderboard would be great stories in their own right, none would fill out the red cardigan that goes to the winner in the same way. Collin Morikawa, SOLO LEADER through 54 holes. 😤 📺 NBC & Peacock | @APInv — Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 8, 2025 Morikawa has made it this far by playing the game the course has required of him — he's sixth in the field in strokes gained off the tee, which makes it that much easier to be second approaching the greens. 'Hit a lot of greens, hit a lot of fairways, 2-putt a lot. Yeah, it's very simple, honestly. It's just very hard to do,' Morikawa said. Advertisement The setup at Bay Hill this week has been nothing short of astounding, a model for how the PGA Tour's signature events should operate. If we're going to limit the field to nearly half that of a normal player list and hand out gobs of money to those in attendance (four years ago, the Arnold Palmer Invitational's purse was $9.3 million; this week it's $20 million), the least that can be done is provide a significant challenge. That has happened, with cool weather and stiff winds making par a great score Thursday. Even as the temperature warmed and the winds let up coming into the weekend, the course is such that at least one player called the greens 'bordering on unplayable.' Take that as an endorsement for the setup. The rough is so thick and so penal that you must hit fairways, then nail your approach shot. Unlike most other weeks on tour, you cannot just hack it out of the rough, find the right part of the green and have a birdie putt. And those greens. Oh my, those greens. 'Glassy,' Day said. Said Henley: 'You got to play a lot of break and not hit it very hard on a lot of putts, and that makes it hard to make the putt.' That's what we saw again and again Saturday, mishits and misreads ejecting one player after another — 13 players were within three shots of the lead as the final group played No. 3, and four were as the sun set over Orlando. Justin Thomas flirted with the lead, only to find water on No. 6, bogey it and never be heard from again. Day was in a four-way tie for the lead after back-to-back birdies, then bogeyed the last three holes on the back nine, needing a back-nine 32 to give himself a chance Sunday. Wyndham Clark was the last man on the range Saturday afternoon, using all the clubs in his bag as he appeared to be in search of something; he never found it, shooting a front-nine 40 to go from solo second to 13th place. Shane Lowry had the lead, lost it, got it back and then lost it again. Advertisement It was the kind of day where if you were faking it, you probably got found out. But right now, that's not Morikawa. 'I would say the guys that are winning on a constant basis, they're playing free, and that's how I'm going to go out tomorrow,' Morikawa said.
