Category: Golf News
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Shaun Norris overcomes six-shot deficit to win Alfred Dunhill Championship
Shaun Norris of South Africa came from behind to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship by a stroke on Sunday. Norris was six shots off the lead entering the final round but shot a 5-under 67 at Leopard Creek Country Club that gave him a 13-under 275 total. The 42-year-old Norris overcame a double bogey on…
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Tiger Woods Will Play the PNC Championship With Son Charlie
Tiger Woods has entered the PNC Championship, the annual tournament that pairs a major champion with a family member in a scramble event. This will be the fifth straight year that Woods will participate in the 36-hole exhibition with his son, Charlie. The tournament is Dec. 21-22 at the Ritz-Carlton Resort in Orlando, Fla. Woods,…
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Tony Finau drops out of Tiger’s Hero World Challenge
Tony Finau has pulled out of the Hero World Challenge. Finau was removed from Tiger Woods’ exhibition event in the Bahamas on Sunday night. As of Monday morning no reason was given from Finau or the PGA Tour for his withdrawal. Finau had five top-10 finishes in 22 events in 2024, highlighted by a runner-up…
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Maverick McNealy birdies 72nd hole for breakthrough win
He did it. Maverick McNealy is a winner on the PGA TOUR. It has been a long time coming for the 29-year-old Northern California native and Las Vegas resident. McNealy first played in the U.S. Open in 2014. He was the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world in 2016. A Stanford graduate, he lost…
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Rafael Campos wins first TOUR title at Butterfield Bermuda
Rafael Campos completed the dream Sunday at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. It’s been a long time coming. It was one of those Sundays that perfectly encapsulates the ties that bind golf and family together. A tear- and champagne-soaked celebration on the 18th green at Port Royal Golf Course sparked a powerful sentiment – he just…
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Nelly Korda clinches LPGA player of the year award
Nelly Korda clinched her first award for LPGA player of the year on Sunday when it became mathematically impossible for anyone to catch her in the points-based competition. Korda had to skip two tournaments during the Asia swing because of a minor neck injury that limited her practice. Ayaka Furue of Japan would have had to win the…
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Nico Echavarria beats tiger woods’ course record
Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas. Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two of the final three holes, including the 18th, to add to the title he won last year at the…
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Collin Morikawa talks title defense at ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
There are only a few places around the world where you hope to win before the end of your career, and for me, Japan is one of those places. Winning the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP last October meant the world to me. With my heritage being half Japanese and my last name being Morikawa, it’s just so…
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Jerry kelly holds on for victory
Jerry Kelly closed with a 5-under 67 and won the SAS Championship on Sunday when Padraig Harrington narrowly missed an 8-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff, giving Kelly his first PGA TOUR Champions title in two years. Kelly was bogey-free and had a two-shot lead on the back nine at Prestonwood Country…
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Braden Thornberry wins Korn Ferry Tour Championship
In a dramatic finale that saw PGA TOUR cards hang in the balance until the final putt, Braden Thornberry captured his first PGA TOUR card with a 6-under 66 in the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance. Thornberry finished at 9-under to edge out Brian Campbell, Alistair…