AUGUST 3, 2020 DRIVERS #1 AT WGC ING was the most-played brand of driver at the WGC- PFedEx St. Jude Invitational, the first time the company has won the count at a prestigious WGC event. There were 21 drivers in bags, three more than the next brand — 15 from the G410 family, 6 from G400. Combined with the 31 PING drivers in play at the Barracuda Championship on the PGA Tour, PING had the highest driver total of any brand between the two tournaments. Of the 52 PING drivers at the events, the G410 family accounted for 38, the G400 had 14. MOTIVATED FOR A MAJOR iktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Oosthuizen was T6 at the WGC- Bubba Watson, Tyrrell FedEx St. Jude Invitational, V Hatton and more will be part while Schwab earned a T3 at the of a 19-player PING contingent Barracuda Championship on the vying for the Wanamaker Trophy PGA Tour. Schwab, who plays the when the PGA Championship European Tour, has two top-4’s begins Thursday at TPC Harding in only six events on the PGA Tour; Park in San Francisco. he played the Barracuda on a Louis Oosthuizen and Matthias sponsor’s invite. Schwab are both in the field and coming off high finishes. Continued on page 2 Viktor Hovland EUROPEAN ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP Hanbury Manor SHOT Marriott Hotel & CC Hertfordshire, England. Aug. 6-9 OF THE Oliver Farr WEEK Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez Miguel Ángel Jiménez Liam Johnston, Adrian Meronk Matthieu Pavon, Cormac Sharvin Brandon Stone Andy Sullivan Connor Syme Johannes Veerman Lee Westwood (below) It was a heartfelt moment, Miguel Ángel Jiménez acknowledging the applause of fellow European Tour players who gathered beside the 18th green on day one of the Hero Open in England, where Jiménez played in a record 707th European Tour event. “I feel emotional. It’s been a wonderful day.” The 56-year-old has 21 European Tour titles and is the oldest winner in European Tour history. The secret to his longevity? “I like what I’m doing in my life. That is the most important thing.” KORN FERRY WINCO FOODS PORTLAND OPEN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Pumpkin Ridge GC continued from page 1 North Plains, Ore. Aug. 6-9 Finau has five top 10’s Brett Coletta, Harrison Endycott Louis Oosthuizen Luke Guthrie, Stephan Jaeger this season, including two Chase Johnson, Kyle Jones in his past three events. Jim Knous, Stuart Macdonald He has performed well at Jason Millard, Taylor Moore Mito Pereira, Martin Piller majors in recent years, Alex Prugh, David Skinns posting a T5 and a 3rd at Marty Shane Smith, Zach Wright Jertson Greg Yates the Masters and The Open Championship last year. Watson has played in LPGA the most majors of the BACK AT PGA MARATHON CLASSIC group, 48, with two wins mong the PING roster Highland Meadows GC at The Masters and five at TPC Harding Park Sylvania, Ohio. Aug. 6-9 A top 5’s overall. will be PING Vice President Brittany Altomare, Dana Finkelstein Linnea Johansson, Jennifer Kupcho of Fitting & Performance Esther Lee, Jaclyn Lee Marty Jertson, who made PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Matthias Schwab Pernilla Lindberg, Caroline Masson the cut at the PGA last year Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz TPC Harding Park Bianca Pagdanganan, Lizette Salas San Francisco, Calif. at Bethpage Black. Angela Stanford, Marissa Steen Aug. 6-9 This will be Jertson’s fifth Elizabeth Szokol, Charlotte Thomas Cameron Champ, Corey Conners PGA; he will also play in Lindsey Weaver Harris English, Tony Finau Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland his first U.S. Open later Mackenzie Hughes, Marty Jertson this year. He earned Chan Kim Andrew Landry exemptions into the fields Nate Lashley on the strength of his Sebastián Muñoz Joaquín Niemann second-place standing Louis Oosthuizen on the PGA of America’s Victor Perez season-long points list. Matthias Schwab Ken Tanigawa Jertson has competed in Michael Thompson five PGA Tour events. Lizette Salas Bubba Watson.