By The Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Wyndham Clark noticed the cameras starting to show up on the 12th hole, the sure sign he was making a charge. He felt the buzz of being in contention and the affection from the gallery when he walked off the 18th green at the AT&T Pebble…
Congratulations to Matthieu Pavon for capturing his first PGA Tour win in his 11th start at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. In an untypical Saturday finish on the Tour, Pavon birdied 18 to finish at 13 under, outlasting a group of contenders many of whom were, like him, looking for their first PGA…
By The Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunlap, the 20-year-old University of Alabama sophomore and reigning…
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy won the Dubai Desert Classic for a record fourth time after reeling in Cameron Young early in the final round then holding off Adrian Meronk down the back nine to seal a one-stroke victory on Sunday. McIlroy closed with a 2-under 70 to…
By The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Grayson Murray stuffed a wedge to 3 feet for birdie on the 18th hole for a 3-under 67 to join a three-way playoff and then won the Sony Open with a 40-foot birdie putt to set himself up for a potentially lucrative year. Murray felt like a renewed…
By The Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Nearly a year after Chris Kirk made it all the way back by winning, he took another big step Sunday with a clutch 5-iron to 2 feet for birdie on the 17th hole that led to an 8-under 65 and a one-shot victory in The Sentry. It was the…
By The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was an 18-year-old senior in high school when he made his first cut in a professional event at a European Tour event in Thailand. That also was the first time he played with Bernhard Langer. Thirty years later, the ageless Langer is still going strong.…
By PGATour.com NAPLES, Fla. – The choreography veered between Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers and a middle school dance, what with half the teams meeting each other for the first time. Still, at the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational, the first comingling of the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour since 1999, game recognized game. The top women marveled…
By The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has made great gains in his putting. Add that to the rest of top-ranked game, and he made it look easy Sunday. He closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge. Scheffler, a runner-up in the Bahamas the last…
By The Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg added to his astonishing second half of the year when he closed with a second straight 9-under 61 on Sunday to win the RSM Classic, his first PGA Tour title to go along with a European tour victory and a winning debut in…
