Tag: Golf

Keegan Bradley Wins Zozo for First PGA Tour Win in 4 Years

INZAI CITY, Japan—It was worth the trip to Japan for Keegan Bradley, who won the Zozo Championship on Sunday, Oct. 16, with a 2–under 68, one shot ahead Rickie Fowler and Andrew Putnam for his first PGA Tour win in just over four years. Bradley raised both arms to the sky and had to choke…


Rickie Fowler, Andrew Putnam Share Lead at Zozo Championship

Andrew Putnam shot a 62 on Friday and shares the lead with Rickie Fowler through 36 holes of the Zozo Championship in Japan, but neither had the best round of the day. In his Zozo Championship debut, John Huh set a course record by two strokes after posting a 9–under-par 61. He is alone in…


Brendan Steele Snags One–Shot Lead in Japan

Brendan Steele was 6-under-par to claim the lead after the opening round of the Zozo Championship, where he finished as runner up to local favorite Hideki Matsuyama in 2021. “I love it here,” Steele said after dropping in a birdie on 18 followed a chip-in on 17. Steele climbed to the top of the leaderboard…


LIV Golf Players Should Get Ranking Points, Matsuyama Says

INZAI CITY, Japan—The players who left to compete in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series should be entitled to earn ranking points, former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama said Tuesday. Speaking at the Zozo Championship, which opens Thursday, Matsuyama called the ranking-points question ”difficult” and didn’t offer any details, solutions or clarifications. “I think they should be…


Jodi Ewart Shadoff Goes Wire to Wire to Win Mediheal Championship

Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England led wire to wire at the LPGA Mediheal Championship and held on by a single stroke to win her first career LPGA title on Sunday in Somis, Calif. Ewart Shadoff, a 34-year-old tour veteran, posted a 1–under 71 Sunday to finish at 15–under 273, a course record at The Saticoy…


Tom Kim Outlasts Patrick Cantlay, Wins Shriners for 2Nd Tour Title

Tom Kim held off Patrick Cantlay and won the Shriners Children’s Open when Cantlay triple-bogeyed the 72nd hole of the tournament on Sunday, Oct. 9, in Las Vegas. Kim, a rising star from South Korea, became the youngest player since Tiger Woods to win two PGA Tour events before turning 21. Kim and world No….


LIV’s Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra Gets First Pro Win in Thailand

Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra of Spain shot a final-round 69 to win his first professional tournament at the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bangkok event Sunday in Pathum Thani, Thailand. For his three-stroke win over Patrick Reed, Lopez-Chacarra won $4 million in his fifth pro tournament. “I’ve got no words; it means a lot,” said Lopez-Chacarra, 22, per…


Jodi Ewart Shadoff Extends Lead to Four at Mediheal Championship

Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England shot a 3–under–par 69 Friday to grow her lead to four strokes at the LPGA Mediheal Championship in Somis, Calif. Ewart Shadoff, who shot a 64 on Thursday to take the early lead at The Saticoy Club, is now at 11–under 133, four ahead of South Africa’s Paula Reto. The…


3 Tied for Lead After 1st Round of LIV Golf in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand—Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents on Friday to shoot 7–under 65s and share the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational–Bangkok. Marc Leishman and Ian Poulter were a stroke behind while Kim Sihwan, Brooks Koepka and Morgan Jediah were among those two behind in the…


Tom Hoge Rides a Pair of Eagles to 63, Las Vegas Lead

LAS VEGAS—Tom Hoge wanted to be sure to take advantage of pristine conditions on the morning of Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. He did more than he expected, making two eagles on his way to an 8–under 63 for a one-shot lead in the Shriners Children’s Open. One of the eagles came with a gap…