2021 Masters Tournament (28Th of 50 Events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season)

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

2021 Masters Tournament (28Th of 50 Events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season) 2021 Masters Tournament (28th of 50 events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season) Augusta, Georgia April 8-11, 2021 FedExCup Points: 600 (winner) Augusta National Golf Club Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,475 Purse: TBD Second-Round Notes – Friday, April 9, 2021 Weather: Mostly cloudy. High of 82. Wind SSW 8-14 mph. 36-hole cut: 54 professionals at 3-over 147 from a field of 85 professionals and three amateurs. Second-Round Leaderboard Justin Rose 65-72—137 (-7) Will Zalatoris 70-68—138 (-6) Brian Harman 69-69—138 (-6) Marc Leishman 72-67—139 (-5) Jordan Spieth 71-68—139 (-5) Things to Know • Justin Rose attempts to become the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters since Jordan Spieth (2015) • Rose holds his 16th second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR (4-for-15 to date) • Dustin Johnson becomes the first World No. 1 to miss the cut at the Masters since Justin Rose in 2019 and the first defending champion to miss the cut since Sergio Garcia (2018) • Will Zalatoris attempts to become first player to win in Masters debut since 1979 • Jordan Spieth sits inside the top-4 on the leaderboard at the midway point of the Masters for the fifth time • Spieth and Justin Thomas both enter the third round in the top 10 in a PGA TOUR event for the 10th time • Bryson DeChambeau records nine-stroke turnaround from round one to jump to T17 • An amateur failed to advance to the weekend for the first time at the Masters since 2015 • Notables to make the cut on the number include past champions Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott • Notables to miss the cut include Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day Second-Round Lead Notes 33 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win the Masters Tournament (most recent: Dustin Johnson/2020) 5 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win in 2020-21 (most recent: Harris English/Sentry Tournament of Champions) Justin Rose (entering the week) Category Justin Rose Age 40 (July 30, 1980) FedExCup 164 OWGR 41 Starts at the Masters 15 Wins at the Masters 0 Top-10s at the Masters 5 Career PGA TOUR starts 360 Career PGA TOUR wins 10 Career PGA TOUR top-10s 100 PGA TOUR starts in 2020-21 7 PGA TOUR wins in 2020-21 0 PGA TOUR top-10s in 2020-21 0 Justin Rose (1st/-7) • Playing in his 60th round at Augusta National Golf Club, followed an opening-round 65 with an even-par 72 • Has nine birdies on the back nine through two rounds, tied for the most at the Masters in the last 30 years • Holds his 16th second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR (4-for-15 to date; most recently winning the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open • Only prior 36-hole lead/co-lead in a major championship: 2004 Masters (T22) • Is the first player to lead outright after each of the first two rounds since Jordan Spieth (2016/T2) • Five wire-to-wire winners of the Masters (Jordan Spieth/2015, Raymond Floyd/1976, Jack Nicklaus/1972, Arnold Palmer/1960, Craig Wood/1941) • 2013 U.S. Open champion is making his 67th major championship appearance • Most recent of his 10 PGA TOUR victories came at the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open • Finished T2 in 2015 and 2nd in 2017 for his best finishes in 15 prior appearances at the Masters Will Zalatoris (T2/-6) • Birdied final three holes for a 4-under 68, moving within one of Justin Rose • Would become the first player to win in his debut Masters appearance since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 • Would become the first player to earn first PGA TOUR win in a major since Danny Willett at the 2016 Masters • Making his third major championship start (MC/2018 U.S. Open, T6/2020 U.S. Open) • Has 10 top-25 finishes in 14 starts this season Jordan Spieth (T4/-5) • 2015 Masters champion leads field with 30 greens hit in regulation, his most through two rounds at the Masters • Sits inside the top-4 on the leaderboard at the midway point of the Masters for the fifth time (2014/3rd/finished T2, 2015/1st/won, 2016/1st/T2, 2018/4th/3rd, 2021/T4/TBD) • Would become the first Masters champion to have a triple bogey (No. 9/R1) and still win • Would become the 18th multiple winner of the Masters • Winner of last week’s Valero Texas Open; the last player to win on TOUR the week before winning a major was Rory McIlroy (2014 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, 2014 PGA Championship) • Four top-three finishes in seven starts at the Masters (T2/2014, Won/2015, T2/2016, T11/2017, 3rd/2018, T21/2019, T46/2020) Additional Player Notes • Former University of Georgia standout Brian Harman (T2) opens with matching 69s; two of three top-10 finishes this season have come in last two starts (T3/THE PLAYERS Championship, T5/WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play) • One stroke shy of his personal-best score at the Masters, Marc Leishman (T4) posted a 5-under 67; scoring breakdown for the week: Nos. 1-4 (6-under), Nos. 5-18 (1-over); hoping to join Adam Scott as Aussie winners at the Masters • Justin Thomas (T6), winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in 2021, had his only bogey of the day on the par-4 18th to post a 5-under 67; has improved his finish at the Masters in each start since his tournament debut; marks the 10th time he and Jordan Spieth have both been inside the top 10 through two rounds of a PGA TOUR event (he accounted for the only victory in those events at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES in 2019) • Bernd Wiesberger (T6) recorded a 6-under 66 (tied with Tony Finau for round of the day) for his first sub-70 score in 22 rounds at the Masters; has never missed a cut in six appearances at Augusta National Golf Club • Hideki Matsuyama (T6) posts 1-under 71 for his ninth straight par-or-better score at the Masters; has finished inside the top 20 in five of his last starts at Augusta National, led by a fifth place showing in 2015 • Cameron Smith (T13) would become the ninth player (10th instance) to win the Masters Tournament following a runner-up finish the year prior (most recent: Dustin Johnson/2020) • Bryson DeChambeau (T17) follows 76 with a 5-under 67 for a nine-stroke turnaround – his largest in a major championship between rounds one and two; FedExCup leader is the only multiple winner on TOUR this season • With an even-par 72, Jon Rahm (T21) cards his 13th consecutive par-or-better round at the Masters • Playing in his 100th round at the Masters, two-time champion Jose Maria Olazabal (T40) posted a 1-under 71 to make his first cut at the event since 2014 • Three-time champion Phil Mickelson (T48) makes the cut on the number for his 26th weekend appearance in 29 starts; most cuts made at the Masters: Jack Nicklaus (37), Gary Player (30), Fred Couples (30), Raymond Floyd (27), Bernhard Langer (27), Mickelson (26) • Dustin Johnson (MC) becomes the fifth (six times) World No. 1 to miss the cut at the Masters: Greg Norman (1990, 1997), Nick Price (1995), Martin Kaymer (2011), Justin Rose (2019) • Six players making their Masters Tournament debut: Will Zalatoris (T2), Robert MacIntyre (T21), Charles Osborne (MC), Tyler Strafaci (MC), Joe Long (MC), Carlos Ortiz (MC) • For the first time since 2015, an amateur failed to make the cut: Osborne (+8), Long (+10), Strafaci (+17) • Matthew Wolff was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 11th (4.511) Par-5 2nd (4.705) R2: Par-4 5th (4.460) Par-5 13th (4.494) Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 37.159 37.364 74.523 --- R2: 36.333 35.920 72.253 73.394 Bogey-free rounds R1: None R2: None .
Recommended publications
  • Word Searches
    WORD SEARCHES 1 WORD SEARCH MULTIPLE WINNERS DIRECTIONS: FIND THE WORDS MARKED IN BOLD S V W W H R E M L A P M C V S F O E P A N B V I T O K T N W K I T T R M O A U R F S I A B R A X U N U U S G H S K U G F C A S P E R J A T C D M A O A C Z S G Y G N S J A X Z I H L U O S Y L N U N W Y W X I T Y I N O E J A K E T M I F E R H H A D P L M Y A O F S U M K O L C Z P E P G D E I D H L U N J B C G X R U R Q V V D V I U S C O T T Q Y O Y T S Y V L E B H N O S L E K C I M A L B A Z A V O E H Q O G B P S O T K F M U Y A A N X A V C Q O D R BILLY CASPER, HARRY COOPER, FRED COUPLES, PAUL HARNEY, BEN HOGAN, LLOYD MANGRUM, PHIL MICKELSON, GIL MORGAN, ARNOLD PALMER, COREY PAVIN, ADAM SCOTT, MACDONALD SMITH, SAM SNEAD, LANNY WADKINS, BUBBA WATSON, MIKE WEIR GenesisInvitational.com/KidsClub 1 WORD SEARCH CHARLIE SIFFORD MEMORIAL EXEMPTIONS DIRECTIONS: FIND THE WORDS MARKED IN BOLD W V Z Q X Z J T Z T G D Q Y I A O P T X O T S L N J M R C H L V C Q H E A N K L I S C X Y K T M N L I U J O J N A H F A E A S M H K Z R Q T J L S K D R O A I U A J E K X G L W P R N R X F R A L R G D V O D F I B J E T F T A L I P O P P A M H L W P B U G G M D A F U X S H I L A E N O Z I R N O A V W P L R F M J P N Y U I O C C H K B K Y Y L G V A V O D O H Z H R V A K N W P V A R N E R S C H A M P Q S K C A M S D T L H N T Q F X V F F B D T T Y N JOSEPH BRAMLETT, CAMERON CHAMP, KEVIN HALL, VINCENT JOHNSON, WILLIE MACK III, TIMOTHY O’NEAL, CARLOS SAINZ JR, J.J.
    [Show full text]
  • World Golf Championships–Fedex St. Jude Invitational 2020
    World Golf Championships–FedEx St. Jude Invitational 2020 VOLUNTEER APPLICATION TPC Southwind - Memphis, TN - July 27- August 2, 2020 One volunteer per application please. CONTACT INFORMATION: First Name M.I. Last Name Address City State Zip Code Home Phone Work Phone Cell Phone Email Address Secondary Mailing Address (optional) City State Zip Code Emergency Contact Phone Number Committee Preferences 1st) 2nd) 3rd) (See committee descriptions below. Some committees require additional services pre and post event.) Please circle desired A.M. and/or P.M. shifts below to indicate your availability. Some committees will not split shifts and will require a full day commitment. Note – This is a schedule guide to assist the coordinators and chairmen, it is NOT an actual schedule. 07/20 07/21 07/22 07/23 07/24 07/25 07/26 07/27 07/28 07/29 07/30 07/31 08/01 08/02 08/03 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. Volunteer Package Men (Please circle size) Women (Please circle size) 1 Men’s Shirt S M L XL XXL XXXL 1 Women’s Shirt S M L XL XXL 1 Baseball Cap OR Visor one size fits all 1 Baseball Cap OR Visor one size fits all 1 Volunteer Badge -- Good Entire Tournament Week 1 Volunteer Badge -- Good Entire Tournament Week 1 Parking Pass -- Good Entire Tournament Week 1 Parking Pass -- Good Entire Tournament Week Optional Items Available Size Men/Women Quantity Price Total Additional Shirt (must be same size) $30.00 Additional Cap OR Visor $15.00 Bucket Hat S/M L/XL $25.00 Tickets Wednesday grounds tickets (limit 2 per day) $20.00 Thursday grounds tickets (limit 2 per day) $40.00 Friday grounds tickets (limit 2 per day) $50.00 Saturday grounds tickets (limit 2 per day) $50.00 Sunday grounds tickets (limit 2 per day) $50.00 Week-long grounds ticket (unlimited) $170.00 TOTAL Method of Payment Money Order Credit Card CC# Exp.
    [Show full text]
  • Tournament Fact Sheet Golf Course Management Information Course
    Acres of fairway: 39 Source of water: Well Acres of rough: 100 Drainage conditions: Fair 1421 Research Park Drive • Lawrence, KS 66049-3859 • 800- Sand bunkers: 85 472 -7878 • www.gcsaa.org Water hazards: 7 Tournament Fact Sheet Champions Tour Course characteristics Tucson Conquistadores Classic Primary Height of March 16 - 22, 2015 Grasses Cut Bermudagrass; Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa Tees ryegrass; 0.375" Tucson, Ariz. overseeded Bermudagrass; Fairways ryegrass; 0.375" Golf Course Management overseeded Bermudagrass; Information Greens overseeded w/ Poa 0.105" trivialis GCSAA Class A Area Director of Agronomy: Bermudagrass Rough n/a Michael Petty (dormant) Availability to media: Contact Michael Petty by phone 520-2973161; email [email protected] Environmental Age: 53 management/features Native hometown: Bisbee, Ariz. Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa does Years as a GCSAA member: 27 not overseed the rough on either course to help GCSAA affiliated chapter: reduce water demand. Omni Tucson National Cactus & Pine Golf Course also converted a nine hole, 67 acre course to Superintendents Association an 18 hole, 57 acre course. Years at this course: 28 Number of employees: 45 Previous tournament preparation: 1991-2006 Tucson Open, Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Tucson, Unusual wildlife on the course Ariz. Previous tournaments hosted by facility: Ducks; Coots; Widgeons; Bobcats; Javelina 1991-2006 Tucson Open How Michael got involved in golf course Predominate species of trees on course: management: Michael started in the industry with a Allepo pines; Eucalyptus summer job. Course statistics Interesting notes about the course: Average tee size: 3,000 sq. ft. Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Tournament Stimpmeter: 11 ft.
    [Show full text]
  • Golf World Presents Revised Calendar of Events for 2020 Safety, Health and Well-Being of All Imperative to Moving Forward
    Golf World Presents Revised Calendar of Events for 2020 Safety, Health and Well-Being of All Imperative to Moving Forward April 6, 2020 – United by what may still be possible this year for the world of professional golf, and with a goal to serve all who love and play the game, Augusta National Golf Club, European Tour, LPGA, PGA of America, PGA TOUR, The R&A and USGA have issued the following joint statement: “This is a difficult and challenging time for everyone coping with the effects of this pandemic. We remain very mindful of the obstacles ahead, and each organization will continue to follow the guidance of the leading public health authorities, conducting competitions only if it is safe and responsible to do so. “In recent weeks, the global golf community has come together to collectively put forward a calendar of events that will, we hope, serve to entertain and inspire golf fans around the world. We are grateful to our respective partners, sponsors and players, who have allowed us to make decisions – some of them, very tough decisions – in order to move the game and the industry forward. “We want to reiterate that Augusta National Golf Club, European Tour, LPGA, PGA of America, PGA TOUR, The R&A and USGA collectively value the health and well-being of everyone, within the game of golf and beyond, above all else. We encourage everyone to follow all responsible precautions and make effort to remain healthy and safe.” Updates from each organization follow, and more information can be found by clicking on the links included: USGA: The U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Pgatourtpc.Com Course Statistics Twitter: @Nickbisanz Average Green Size: 4,300 Sq
    Tournament Fact Sheet WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational TPC Southwind • Memphis, Tenn. • July 30-Aug. 2, 2020 Director of Golf Course Maintenance Tournament Set-up Nick Bisanz Par: 70 Phone: 901-748-4004 Yardage: 7,277 Cell: 480-773-9472 Email: [email protected] Course Statistics Twitter: @NickBisanz Average Green Size: 4,300 sq. ft. Average Tee Size: 2,500 sq. ft. Years as GCSAA Member: 17 Acres of Fairway: 22 Years at Course: 5 Acres of Rough: 115 Years as a Superintendent: 9 Number of Sand Bunkers: 75 Previous Courses: Heritage Golf Club (superintendent), Number of Water Hazards: 11 TPC Scottsdale (assistant), TPC Southwind (assistant), Number of Holes Water is in Play: 11 Atlanta Country Club (assistant) Soil Conditions: Clay Hometown: Marietta, Ga. Water Sources: Well Number of Employees: 28 Turfgrass Number of Tournament Volunteers: 30 Greens: Champion bermudagrass .090” Tees: Meyer zoysia .275” Other Key Golf Personnel Fairways: Meyer zoysia .425” Eddie Chittom, Assistant Superintendent Rough: 419 bermudagrass 2.5” Beau Farmer, Assistant Superintendent Weston Enos, Assistant Superintendent Additional Notes David Lopez, Equipment Manager • Changes to the course since last year’s PGA Professional: Larry Antinozzi tournament include a full bunker renovation, Club Manager: Burn Baine reshaping some bunkers, re-edging some bunkers, removal and addition of a few bunkers. Course Architect Architect (year): Ron Prichard (1988) with consultants • Other changes include shifting No. 3 Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller fairway to the right 15 yards and Course Owner: PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties constructing a new tee that added 25 yards of length to the hole. • No.
    [Show full text]
  • Up Close in a Class by Himself Winged Foot Head Professional Is the Most Elite Job in Golf, and After 28 Years Tom Nieporte Has Raised the Bar
    Up Close In A Class By Himself Winged Foot head professional is the most elite job in golf, and after 28 years Tom Nieporte has raised the bar BY REED RICHARDSON rowing up and playing golf in the suburbs of Cincinnati during the early 1940s, Tom Nieporte might have ap- peared an unlikely candidate to one day end up as head Gprofessional of the storied Winged Foot Golf Club. But, long before most junior golfers have figured out there is a whole world beyond their local course, Nieporte says he was already idolizing the game’s biggest stars and had his Nieporte is as much a part of the Winged Foot fabric as its sights set on the game’s grandest stages, espe- famed clubhouse. cially Winged Foot. JEFF WEINER JEFF 22 THE MET GOLFER JUNE/JULY 2006 WWW.MGAGOLF.ORG disbelief at how he has achieved the dreams of that lanky, wide-eyed, Midwestern teenager. “To think that as a young boy, I watched great players like Wood and Harmon and then, 30 years later, I end up following in their footsteps,” he says, chuckling. “How strange life is.” Though he never won a major like his two predecessors (his best finish was fifth place at the 1964 PGA Championship), by the time Nieporte replaced Harmon at Winged Foot in 1978 – becoming only the fifth head pro in the club’s history – he had earned the utmost respect within golf’s professional ranks. And in this, his 29th and, most likely, final year as head professional at Winged Foot, that same sense of respect and endearment toward Nieporte is clearly evident amongst the club’s members, as well as his former assistants.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017 U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK and STORY IDEAS June 15-18, 2017 Erin Hills, Erin, Wis
    2017 U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK AND STORY IDEAS June 15-18, 2017 Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. WHO’S HERE: Among the 156 golfers in the 2017 U.S. Open, there are: U.S. Open champions (11): Angel Cabrera (2007), Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk (2003), Lucas Glover (2009), Dustin Johnson (2016), Martin Kaymer (2014), Graeme McDowell (2010), Rory McIlroy (2011), Justin Rose (2013), Webb Simpson (2012) and Jordan Spieth (2015). U.S. Open runners-up (8): Jason Day (2011, ‘13), Ernie Els (2000), Rickie Fowler (2014), Jim Furyk (2006, ’07, ‘16), Dustin Johnson (2015), Graeme McDowell (2012), Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’09, ‘13) and Louis Oosthuizen (2015). U.S. Amateur champions (8): Byeong Hun An (2009), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), Nick Flanagan (2003), Matt Kuchar (1997), Phil Mickelson (1990), Richie Ramsay (2006) and Peter Uihlein (2010). U.S. Amateur runners-up (2): Corey Conners (2014) and Brad Dalke (2016). U.S. Junior Amateur champions (3): Brian Harman (2003), Scottie Scheffler (2013) and Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11). U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (1): Justin Thomas (2010). U.S. Senior Open champions (1): Gene Sauers (2016). U.S. Senior Open runners-up (1): Gene Sauers (2014). U.S. Mid-Amateur champions (2): Stewart Hagestad (2016) and Scott Harvey (2014). U.S. Mid-Amateur runners-up (1): Scott Harvey (2016). U.S. Amateur Public Links champions (3): Jordan Niebrugge (2013), Chez Reavie (2001) and Brandt Snedeker (2003). U.S. Amateur Public Links runners-up (1): Jason Dufner (1998). USGA champions (26): Byeong Hun
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 RBC Heritage Shotlink & Broadcast
    2021 RBC Heritage Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Past Champions Analysis 25 Five winners of the RBC Heritage have averaged fewer than 25 putts per round at this event since 1980 +1.65 Defending champion Webb Simpson outperformed the field by +1.65 strokes per round on the greens en route to victory in 2020, marking the seventh player to gain over 1.5 strokes per round in SG: Putting en route to victory at the RBC Heritage since 2004 7th C.T. Pan ranked seventh in SG: Around-the-Green en route to victory, marking five of the last seven RBC Heritage champions to rank inside the top 10 in SG: Around-the-Green 51.79% C.T. Pan hit just 51.79% of the fairways at Harbour Town GL (29 of 56), marking the lowest Driving Accuracy Percentage by a winner of the RBC Heritage since 1980 3 Three winners since 1992 have recorded 40 or more total one-putts en route to victory at the RBC Heritage (2019 C.T. Pan, 2006 Aaron Baddeley & 1995 Bob Tway) 14 Webb Simpson made 14 putts over 10 feet en route to victory in 2020, marking the most putts made from over 10 feet by an RBC Heritage champion since 2004 4 Four of the last five RBC Heritage champions have been First-Time PGA TOUR winners 5 / 8 Since 2000, five players have won this event in their first RBC Heritage start and there have been eight First-Time PGA TOUR winners at this event in this time frame 25 The last eight RBC Heritage champions have averaged 25 missed greens in regulation at Harbour Town Golf Links and have salvaged par 79.2% of the time.
    [Show full text]
  • PLAYERS GUIDE — Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, N.Y
    . OP U.S EN SHINNECOCK HILLS TH 118TH U.S. OPEN PLAYERS GUIDE — Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | Southampton, N.Y. — June 14-17, 2018 conducted by the 2018 U.S. OPEN PLAYERS' GUIDE — 1 Exemption List SHOTA AKIYOSHI Here are the golfers who are currently exempt from qualifying for the 118th U.S. Open Championship, with their exemption categories Shota Akiyoshi is 183 in this week’s Official World Golf Ranking listed. Birth Date: July 22, 1990 Player Exemption Category Player Exemption Category Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan Kiradech Aphibarnrat 13 Marc Leishman 12, 13 Age: 27 Ht.: 5’7 Wt.: 190 Daniel Berger 12, 13 Alexander Levy 13 Home: Kumamoto, Japan Rafael Cabrera Bello 13 Hao Tong Li 13 Patrick Cantlay 12, 13 Luke List 13 Turned Professional: 2009 Paul Casey 12, 13 Hideki Matsuyama 11, 12, 13 Japan Tour Victories: 1 -2018 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Kevin Chappell 12, 13 Graeme McDowell 1 Open. Jason Day 7, 8, 12, 13 Rory McIlroy 1, 6, 7, 13 Bryson DeChambeau 13 Phil Mickelson 6, 13 Player Notes: ELIGIBILITY: He shot 134 at Japan Memorial Golf Jason Dufner 7, 12, 13 Francesco Molinari 9, 13 Harry Ellis (a) 3 Trey Mullinax 11 Club in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, to earn one of three spots. Ernie Els 15 Alex Noren 13 Shota Akiyoshi started playing golf at the age of 10 years old. Tony Finau 12, 13 Louis Oosthuizen 13 Turned professional in January, 2009. Ross Fisher 13 Matt Parziale (a) 2 Matthew Fitzpatrick 13 Pat Perez 12, 13 Just secured his first Japan Golf Tour win with a one-shot victory Tommy Fleetwood 11, 13 Kenny Perry 10 at the 2018 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open.
    [Show full text]
  • 119Th U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK and STORY IDEAS June 13-16, 2019 Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
    119th U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK AND STORY IDEAS June 13-16, 2019 Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links mediacenter.usga.org | usopen.com | @usga_pr (media Twitter) | @usopengolf (Twitter and Instagram) | USOPEN (Facebook) | #USOpen iOS and Android mobile app: U.S. Open Golf Championship WHO’S HERE: Among the 156 golfers in the 2019 U.S. Open, there are: U.S. Open champions (12): Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk (2003), Lucas Glover (2009), Dustin Johnson (2016), Martin Kaymer (2014), Brooks Koepka (2017, ’18), Graeme McDowell (2010), Rory McIlroy (2011), Justin Rose (2013), Webb Simpson (2012), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Tiger Woods (2000, ’02, ’08). U.S. Open runners-up (13): Jason Day (2011, ’13), Ernie Els (2000), Tommy Fleetwood (2018), Rickie Fowler (2014), Jim Furyk (2006, ’07, ’16), Dustin Johnson (2015), Shane Lowry (2016), Hideki Matsuyama (2017), Graeme McDowell (2012), Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’09, ’13), Louis Oosthuizen (2015), Scott Piercy (2016) and Tiger Woods (2005, ’07). U.S. Amateur champions (7): Byeong Hun An (2009), Bryson DeChambeau (2015), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), Viktor Hovland (2018), Matt Kuchar (1997), Phil Mickelson (1990) and Tiger Woods (1994, ’95, ’96). U.S. Amateur runners-up (3): Devon Bling (2018), Luke List (2004) and Patrick Cantlay (2011). U.S. Junior Amateur champions (4): Jordan Spieth (2009, ’11), Scottie Scheffler (2013), Michael Thorbjornsen (2018) and Tiger Woods (1991, ’92, ’93). U.S. Junior Amateur runners-up (3): Aaron Baddeley (1998), Charles Howell III (1996) and Justin Thomas (2010). U.S. Senior Open champions (1): David Toms (2018). U.S. Senior Open runners-up (0): none.
    [Show full text]
  • Greenkeepers Lauded for Hospital Greens Work
    Greenkeepers Lauded for Hospital Greens Work PPRECIATION of the putting greens Charles G. Beck, manager of Hines Hos- A pital and Col. Delmar Goode of the installed at the Downey hospital, Downey establishment. Great Lakes, 111., and at the Edward Hines hospital has been expressed offi- "While the Mid-West Greenkeepers cially to the Chicago District GA for Assn. did not formally appear as a spon- financing these recreational facilities for sor of the Victory Golf Championships," hospitalized servicemen by the Victory L. D. Rutherford stated, "their coopera- National championships. The expressions tion and assistance in providing golf of gratitude have been relayed to the Mid- greens at both Hines and Downey has West Greenkeepers Assn. by Lowell D. been most noteworthy." Rutherford, pres., CDGA for the green- Among those participating in cere- keepers' vigorous and unselfish sacrifice monies conducted at Downey for the of time in constructing the putting areas. official opening of the greens were L. D. Ray Gerber, pres., together with Bill Rutherford; Col. Delmar Goode, com- Stupple, Frank J. Dinelli, John Mac- manding officer of the hospital; Ray Ger- Gregor, Gus Brandon and Fred Ingwerson ber; W. P. Kleuskens, Cook County of the Mid-West association have been Commander, American Legion; Mrs. sent copies of letters received from Frank Yarline, Bundles for America; Miss this galaxy of golfing talent was part of the ensemble which opened the new golf green at Hines hospital, west of Chicago, one of the installations financed by the Chicago District GA and Illinois PGA, and constructed by Midwest Greenkeepers' Assn. members.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 PGA Championship (34Th of 50 Events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season)
    2021 PGA Championship (34th of 50 events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season) Kiawah Island, South Carolina May 20-23, 2021 FedExCup Points: 600 (winner) Ocean Course at Kiawah Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,876 Purse: TBD Third-Round Notes – Saturday, May 22, 2021 Weather: Partly clouDy. High of 79. WinD E 8-13 mph. Third-Round Leaderboard Phil Mickelson 70-69-70—209 (-7) Brooks Koepka 69-71-70—210 (-6) Louis Oosthuizen 71-68-72—211 (-5) Kevin Streelman 70-72-70—212 (-4) Christian Bezuidenhout 71-70-72—213 (-3) Branden Grace 70-71-72—213 (-3) Things to Know • Five-time major champion and 2005 PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson holds a one-stroke lead and is looking to become the first player to win a men’s major championship after turning 50 years old • Mickelson is the fourth player to hold the 54-hole lead/co-lead in a major at age 50 or older during the modern era (1934-present) • Mickelson is 3-for-5 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead in major championships (21-for-36 in 72-hole PGA TOUR events) • 2018 and 2019 PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka is one stroke back of Mickelson; last player to win the same major at least three times in a four-year stretch: Tom Watson, The Open Championship (1980, 1982, 1983) • Sunday’s final pairing includes two players that have combined for nine major championship titles (Mickelson/5, Koepka/4) Third-Round Lead Notes 13 Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win the PGA Championship since 2000 Tiger Woods/2000, David Toms/2001, Shaun Micheel/2003, Vijay Singh/2004, Phil Mickelson/2005, Tiger Woods/2006, Woods/2007,
    [Show full text]