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Ryder extends Farmers lead to 3, Rahm gets hot on windy day
Read full article: Ryder extends Farmers lead to 3, Rahm gets hot on windy daySam Ryder extended his lead to three shots in the Farmers Insurance Open with a 4-under 68 in challenging wind in the second round on Torrey Pinesโ South Course.
Masters champion Matsuyama wins by 5 shots in Japan
Read full article: Masters champion Matsuyama wins by 5 shots in JapanMasters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a five-stroke victory at the PGA Tourโs Zozo Championship.
Matsuyama has 1-stroke, 3rd-round lead at Zozo Championship
Read full article: Matsuyama has 1-stroke, 3rd-round lead at Zozo ChampionshipMasters champion Hideki Matsuyama held on to a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tourโs Zozo Championship after a 2-under 68 which included a bogey on his last hole to make things interesting for Sunday's final round.
Aussies Leishman and Smith win Zurich Classic in a playoff
Read full article: Aussies Leishman and Smith win Zurich Classic in a playoffCameron Smith and Marc Leishman outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel to win the Zurich Classic in a playoff that capped a tight and tense final round Sunday.
Jones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in Masters
Read full article: Jones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in MastersJones won the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday, a final round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at 12-under 268 at PGA National. J.B. Holmes was in the final group with Jones, three shots back to start the day, and his chances were gone very quickly. He ended up with a costly final-round 79 for Holmes; second place, where he started the day, paid Hagy $763,000 while the tied-for-46th finish paid Holmes $19,070. AdHe went on to make double bogey there, and when Jones birdied the par-5 third Holmesโ deficit had gone from three to eight shots in about 45 minutes. โYou can't get a tougher golf course to win on than this one, in these conditions," Jones said.
Kevin Na has a big finish and wins the Sony Open
Read full article: Kevin Na has a big finish and wins the Sony OpenChris Kirk putts on the 13th green during the third round at the Sony Open golf tournament Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Honolulu. Na finished one shot ahead of Joaquin Niemann and Chris Kirk, and only one of them got a consolation prize. Niemann chipped in for birdie from 55 feet on the par-3 17th and got up-and-down with a long bunker shot on the 18th hole for a 66. Needing nearly 150 FedEx Cup points at the Sony Open, his tie for second was worth 245 points. He looked comfortable even when the Sony Open appeared to be slipping away.
Steele takes lead with 61 to get another chance in Sony Open
Read full article: Steele takes lead with 61 to get another chance in Sony OpenBrendan Steele lines up his putt on the ninth green during the third round at the Sony Open golf tournament Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)HONOLULU โ Brendan Steele knows he can play well at the Sony Open whether it's windy or calm, in sunshine or rain. One year after Steele lost a late lead at Waialae and lost in a playoff, he delivered the lowest score of his career Saturday in ideal conditions with a 9-under 61 that gave him a two-shot lead going into the final round. โYou hope that you come back and you play well and erase whatever negative memories there are,โ Steele said. It was wide open on Saturday, and it's not likely to be any different in the final round.
Steele takes early lead on different Muirfield Village track
Read full article: Steele takes early lead on different Muirfield Village trackThe PGA Tour is at Muirfield Village for the second straight week, and it only looks like the same course. Bryson DeChambeau pounded his tee shots one of them went 423 yards and still couldn't get his wedges terribly close. Steele overcame an early bogey with solid golf the rest of the way for a one-shot lead over Charles Howell III. That goes for the fairways, the greens, Steele said. And then the wind stopped when he hit the shot, and his ball sailed some 15 yards over the green.
Positive COVID test leads to more withdrawals from Travelers
Read full article: Positive COVID test leads to more withdrawals from TravelersMcCarthy became the third PGA Tour player to test positive for the virus since its restart and the second this week, joining Cameron Champ who withdrew on Tuesday. Gordon, a 23-year-old Vanderbilt graduate playing his fourth PGA Tour event on a sponsor's exemption, is 12-under 128 after 36 holes. The Travelers field continued to shrink after Denny McCarthy tested positive for the coronavirus. McCarthy, who shot an opening-round 67, said he began began feeling sick Thursday night and tested positive for the virus on Friday morning. McDowell and Brooks Koepkas caddies both tested positive.