AUGUST 26, 2019 HOVLANDTony Finau SECURES DISTANCE TOUR CARD CHAMP iktor Hovland on Sunday achieved ameron Champ had what he set out to do earlier this himself a long year, summer after turning pro as the C V evidenced by his staggering world’s #1 amateur and joining PING: stats as the PGA Tour’s secure his PGA Tour card. With points driving-distance leader. earned following a T2 at the His final numbers for the Boise Open and a T11 the previous 2018-19 season: week in the first Finals event, the 21-year-old phenom from • #1 Avg. Driving Distance Norway will play the big stage. 317.9 yards “It feels pretty good,” said • #1 Clubhead Speed Hovland, who shared runner-up in Boise with PING Pro Brandon Hagy. 128.01 mph “I was fortunate enough to get some • #1 Ball Speed exemptions on the PGA Tour early out 190.70 mph of college, and that’s where you like to • #1 Driving 320+ yards be playing. We’ll see what I can do with Viktor Hovland a full season on the PGA Tour.” 46.05% (70 drives) ALTOMARE, SALAS IN TEAMS FINALIZED ING Pro , who was T13 PAltomare secured one at the CP Women's Open, of the last three available locked up the final roster spots on the 2019 U.S. berth from the Solheim Solheim Cup team after Cup points standings. the CP Women's Open in She will be a Solheim Cup on Sunday. rookie at Gleneagles in Lizette Salas had already Scotland, Sept. 13-15. qualified for the team prior to last weekend, and will compete for a fourth time. Continued on page 2 Brittany Altomare KORN FERRY TOUR SHOT KORN FERRY TOUR OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP Victoria National GC WEEK Newburgh, Ind. Aug. 30-Sept. 2

Stewart Cink, Brett Coletta Harris English, Scott Harrington Stephan Jaeger, Kyle Jones Hunter Mahan, Rob Oppenheim Seamus Power, Alex Prugh Brady Schnell, Greg Yates EUROPEAN OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS Crans-sur-Sierre GC Crans Montana, Switzerland Aug. 29-Sept. 1

Daniel Gavins, Liam Johnston Miguel Angel Jiménez Anton Karlsson, Wilco Nienaber Matthieu Pavon, Victor Perez After months of being sidelined by injury, Brandon Hagy regained his exempt status on the PGA Tour with a Mattias Schwab, Brandon Stone T2 at the and a T5 the week prior, both events. At the previous Andy Sullivan, Matt Wallace week’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, the 28-year-old displayed the power that makes him Lee Westwood one of the game’s longest hitters. With his G400 Max driver he led the field in average driving distance at 343.6 yards and had the longest drive of the week at 385 yards. LPGA CAMBIA Columbia Edgewater CC Azahara Muñoz Caroline Masson Portland, Ore. Aug. 29-Sept. 1

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SOLHEIM CUP TEAMS FINAL continued from page 1 "I'm really relieved (to shoulders. I'm so excited to outing she was second at the make the U.S. team)," said represent the U.S. and be on AIG Women’s British Open. vCHAMPIONS Altomare, 28, who has two Team USA." She and Altomare will SHAW CHARITY CLASSIC top-fives and nothing lower Salas has been playing square off against a Team Canyon Meadows G&CC than a T29 in her last eight some of her best . On Europe contingent that will Calgary, Alberta, Canada starts on the LPGA Tour, Sunday she matched the include Caroline Masson Aug. 30-Sept. 1 including a second-place low round of the day, making of and Azahara Chris DiMarco finish at the Meijer LPGA nine birdies in an 8-under Muñoz of Spain. Europe’s Ken Tanigawa Classic. "It's like a weight 64 at the CP Women’s Open captain is PING Pro Catriona Kirk Triplett has been lifted off my to earn a T3. In her previous Matthew of Scotland.