Scottie Scheffler ran off five straight birdies in the middle of his round, built a six-shot lead and left all the drama to everyone else on his way to a 3-under 69 to win The Players Championship by five shots.
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Jorge Campillo earns his first DP World Tour win since 2020 with a 2-shot victory at the Kenya Open.
Scottie Scheffler navigated 26 holes at The Players Championship on Saturday for a 7-under 65 to build a two-shot lead over Min Woo Lee of Australia.
Here are the tee times for the final round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a two-shot lead at the Players Championship.
After missing the cut at the Players Championship, Rory McIlroy admitted his off-course duties have taken a toll on his game.
The field is competitive heading into round three at the Players Championship. Here's a look at the tee times ahead of the action.
First-round leader Chad Ramey, whose quintuple-bogey on the 17th hole cost him a three-shot lead, was among many who struggled at TPC Sawgrass in the second round, which was suspended due to weather with half the field unable to finish.
Jordan Spieth is expected to make the cut at the Players after a 'lucky break' in which his errant tee shot on No. 9 hit a fan in the knee and remained in play, allowing him to chip in for eagle.
Tiger Woods' attorneys say he never had a tenancy agreement with ex-girlfriend Erica Herman, who has sued a trust that she claims Woods controls.
Jon Rahm, who shot a 1-under 71 in the first round at the Players Championship, withdrew from the event Saturday because of a stomach illness.
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Is it worth considering moving away from a hybrid and going to a 7-wood? – JimR
Yes. Absolutely everyone should play a 7-wood. No exceptions.
Seriously, do it.
For real, though, I’ve been a shameless fan of the 7-wood since I put one in the bag a couple of years ago but, admittedly, there’s no guarantee your experience will mirror mine.
I should also point out that my driver head speed hovers around 110 right now. That doesn’t make me the fastest guy on the planet (or even on the MyGolfSpy staff) but the point is that higher-lofted woods definitely aren’t exclusively for slow to moderate swing speed players.
I dumped a 4-hybrid for the 7-wood and it’s consistently straighter, dispersion is tighter and it’s harder to hook. Generally speaking, the big miss isn’t something I worry about.
If there’s a downside to the 7-wood it’s that, with the exceptionally high trajectory, it’s not ideal in a strong wind. For windy conditions, I’m going to keep a hybrid or possibly even a utility iron around.
Is shaft flex really more important or is it a feel that some prefer? I have a swing speed that averages 113 mph and I have more consistency with a stiff flex shaft than I do a X-stiff shaft. – BrendanW
If there were any standards defining shaft flex, this would be an easy answer. The problem is that a “stiff ” in one model can be stiffer than an “X-stiff” in another or softer than a “regular” in yet another.
For better or worse (probably worse), “flex” is really just a catch-all that loosely (or barely) describe the overall stiffness of the shaft. As a single measurement/metric, it’s not particularly helpful as far as describing where a shaft is stiff and where it might be a tad softer.
Some shafts have stiff butt sections and soft tips, some are soft in the handle and mid sections and stiffer in the tip. Shafts come in all combinations and, again, a simple flex designation doesn’t begin to cover it.
All of that said, if the stiff in whatever shaft you’re playing is working better than the X, that’s probably where you need to be. Swing speed is just one factor in shaft fitting. Tempo and transition are important as well … and that’s before we dig into the weeds on swing path and miss tendencies.
I’m aware of at least one study that found that the shaft that feels best in a golfer’s hands is often the one that performs best as well. If it feels right, it’s probably because it’s bending right. So, while we’re always going to side with the data, there may be something to the feel thing when it comes to choosing a shaft.
On Thursday at the Players Championship, the PGA Tour's middle class sent a message to the elite. We'll see how the weekend goes at TPC Sawgrass.
Chad Ramey, playing in his first Players Championship, had a one-shot lead over two-time major champ Collin Morikawa after the opening round Thursday.
Rory McIlroy took a 6 on the first and the final holes of his opening round at the Players Championship and finished with a 76 -- his worst score in just over a year.
PING adds three new putters to their PLD Milled putter line in 2023.All models feature a new matte-black finish.The line includes a new version of the Anser 2 as well as new Anser D and Oslo 4 models.
2023 Brings Three New PING PLD Putters
Just when you thought the 2023 new releases season was finished, PING unveils three new PLD Milled putters. Rather than announcing these back in January at the PGA Show, PING waited. Why? Well, think about how many putters and other golf products were unveiled in January. So many companies tossed new putter pebbles in our ponds of perception that newness ripples quickly became directionless waves.
All right, so maybe that imagery is a bit of an exaggeration but I’d be hard-pressed to recall every golf product, or even every putter, that released in January.
Since this is more of a line extension than a new line, it makes sense for PING to wait until the pond in calm again before tossing their new putter pebble. When the water is glassy, even the smallest of stones can make a perceivable impact.
What Was PLD Again?
That question is a great place to start. Maybe you have forgotten what PING’s PLD program is about or this is your first time hearing about the PLD putter program.
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