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Thomas Ponder (Dothan, Alabama) carded five back-nine birdies to shoot a final-round 65 and pull away for a three-stroke victory at the Explore NB Open, his first victory on PGA TOUR Americas.
Zach Johnson won his first PGA Tour Champions major in the final event at Firestone Country Club, closing with a 2-under 68 for a six-shot victory Sunday in the Kaulig Companies Championship.
Tom Kim played bogey-free during a tight race to the finish Sunday and closed with a 6-under 64 for a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open, his first PGA Tour title since the fall of 2023.
Peter Uihlein was back at Royal Birkdale for the first time in nine years, and there were times late Sunday afternoon when he felt as though he was seeing the links course for the first time.
Haeran Ryu birdied the first hole of a playoff with Canada’s Brooke Henderson to win the Evian Championship on Sunday for a second straight major title in the space of three weeks.
Lucas Glover topped the ISCO Championship for the third straight day, shooting a 2-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Aaron Wise into the final round.
The notorious Scottish haar off the North Sea brought two fog delays Saturday, leaving Matt Fitzpatrick and Michael Thorbjornsen atop the leaderboard with a long final day ahead to finish the Scottish Open and move south to England for the final major of the year.
Haeran Ryu set the scoring record for LPGA majors on Saturday with an 11-under 60, giving the South Korean a three-shot lead in the Evian Championship as she goes for a second straight major.
Making his second pro start, Brady Siravo (Sacramento, California) carded a bogey-free 64 Friday and is tied with Thomas Ponder (Dothan, Alabama) and Mason Williams (Bridgeport, West Virginia) after the second round of the Explore NB Open.
Lucas Glover shot a 6-under 64 in wet conditions Friday to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend in the ISCO Championship.
Defending champion Joe Pavelski took a two-point lead Friday in the first round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.
Cameron Percy shot a 4-under 66 on Friday at rainy Firestone Country Club to take a one-stroke lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, the fourth of the five major tournaments on the PGA Tour Champions.
s Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of the lead in a Scottish Open that no longer has Scottie Scheffler.
Top-ranked Nelly Korda’s bid for a third straight major and fifth overall ended early when she missed the cut after the second round of the Evian Championship on Friday.
For the first time in nearly four years, Scottie Scheffler won’t be around for the weekend.
Lucas Glover birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the ISCO Championship.
Thomas Ponder (Dothan, Alabama) made an albatross and an eagle Thursday at Mactaquac Golf Course en route to an 8-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead at the Explore NB Open in Fredericton, N.B.
The 154th edition of The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale on July 16-19 along the Lancashire Coast in northwest England.
Aki Iwai shot an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke lead on Thursday in the first round of the Evian Championship, the fourth women’s golf major of the season, as top-ranked Nelly Korda struggled.
Rory McIlroy began getting into the mood for the final major of the year by taking advantage of the par 5s at The Renaissance Club for a 5-under 65, giving him a five-way share of the lead Thursday in the Genesis Scottish Open.
Canadian’s 67 is her lowest opening round of the year and put her in a tie for fourth spot at the Amundi Evian Championship, Bob Weeks writes.
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