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☆ Jason Day says he was asked to remove eye-catching top at the Masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australian golfer Jason Day has caught the eye more for his attire at Augusta National this week than his play, and the world No. 21 revealed on Saturday that he was asked by tournament officials to stop wearing a particularly flashy top. But by the time he started his second round on the same day, he was no longer wearing that item of clothing. He told reporters after his third round that he had been asked to remove the flamboyant top. Explaining who had made the request, Day said: “It came from Augusta National.

Persons: Jason Day, “, ”, ’ Organizations: CNN, Augusta National

☆ The Masters: Bruising winds blow a flurry of big names out of ‘borderline unplayable’ Augusta National
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. A storm-delayed first round meant some players had to finish their first 18 holes Friday morning, exacerbating a grueling day. “Even the golf course was saying, ‘Get the hell out of here,’” Homa, chasing his first major, said. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel clinched a two-shot victory at Augusta National in 2011, but crashed out after shooting 74 and 81. I have a chance to win the golf tournament,” Woods replied when asked by reporters what the milestone means to him.

Persons: Mike Tyson, whisking, toiled, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson –, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, ” Rahm, “, Sand, Ashley Landis, Max Homa, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Homa, ‘, ”, DeChambeau, LIV, –, I’ve, Scheffler, Jason, Scheffler’s, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark –, Justin Thomas, Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Charl Schwartzel, ” Schwartzel, ” Spieth, Warren Little, Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, “ It’s, ” Ireland’s Lowry, Akshay, ” Bhatia, It’s, Garcia, Tyson, African Erik van Rooyen, Woods, Gary Player, Fred Couples, ” Woods Organizations: CNN, National, Sky Sports, Augusta National Locations: American, Augusta, “, British, African

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele first competed at cards on the long flight to Australia for the Presidents Cup. Cantlay was solid as ever Saturday in the Genesis Invitational until a soft bogey toward the end of the round that effectively cut his lead in half. The final group is Cantlay and Schauffele, a pair of Californians who are now neighbors in Florida. Cantlay is trying to join Max Homa (2021) and John Merrick (2013) as players from the greater Los Angeles area trying to win what amounts to a hometown event. “Being from southern California, it's one of the tournaments on the list that I'd like to win the most,” Cantlay said.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Cantlay, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Zalatoris, ”, ” Cantlay, Woods, “, ” Schauffele, we’re, Didn’t, Luke List, Harris, Jason Day, Max Homa, John Merrick, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Riviera, Tiger, “, BMW, Wilmington Country Club, Travelers, PGA, Ryder, Cup, UCLA, Virginia Country Club, Sherwood Locations: Australia, Florida, Zurich, New Orleans, Riviera, Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay began with an eagle and never let anyone close to him the rest of the round Friday. He shot a 6-under 65 to build a five-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational going into a weekend that won't include Tiger Woods. Woods made another early exit, this one because of flu symptoms instead of his injured body. Cantlay was making it tougher on the field with every birdie. The cut was at 1-over 143, eliminating Pebble Beach winner Wyndham Clark and Justin Thomas.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Woods, Cantlay, Jason Day, Luke List, Mackenzie Hughes, Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Joel Stock, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, UCLA, Pebble Locations: Riviera, Long Beach

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of fans watching Tiger Woods in his 2024 debut missed out on the best golf Thursday at the Genesis Invitational. In the group ahead of Woods was Patrick Cantlay, looking as though he wants to be the next Southern California native to win at Riviera. Cantlay opened with three birdies in four holes and never really slowed until a sycamore tree halted his great run. “Jordan and I were a bunch under on the front nine and a day where I putted really, really well. That shank was a shocker, and perhaps more concerning was Woods saying his back was acting up int the final hour, leading to the shank.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Luke List, Cam Davis, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Rory McIlroy, Cantlay —, Spieth, —, ” Cantlay, “ Jordan, “ I've, Max Homa, John Merrick, shocker, ” Woods, “, ” McIlroy, McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, steadied, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Riviera, ricochet, Virginia Country Club, UCLA Locations: Southern California, Cantlay, Australia, LA, Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko, who finished at 14-under 274, won for the 20th time on the LPGA Tour. The 26-year-old from New Zealand became the seventh woman to win 20 LPGA titles before turning 27. Each regular LPGA win is worth one point. Sunday’s final margin was two shots, but Ko remained in control throughout the final round, played amid unseasonably cool temperatures that dipped into the 40s.

Persons: Lydia Ko, Ko, “, ” Ko, Ko tugged, Grant Thornton, Jason Day, ”, Jody Ewart, Shadoff, birdies, Pano, Canada’s Brooke Henderson, Cheyenne Knight, Ally Ewing, Ayaka Furue, Laura Davies, Cristie Kerr, Juli Inkster, Jeff McNeal, Annika Sorenstam, McNeal, ___ Organizations: Alexa, LPGA, Hall of Fame, Grant Thornton Invitational, Nona, Business, Cheyenne, Lake Nona, New York Mets, Hall of Famer, Hilton Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Lake Nona, New Zealand, Bradenton, Northern Ireland, Lake

☆ Tiger Woods and Nike’s ‘seismic’ partnership is over. Where do they go from here?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

After 27 years, 15 major championships, 82 PGA Tour wins and hundreds of millions of dollars in endorsement contracts, Tiger Woods and Nike announced the end of their collaboration on Monday. With Woods marking the sportswear company’s “significant entry” into golf, the partnership – and its impact – was “seismic,” explained Ben Peppi, sports commercial expert at JMW Solicitors. “For a long time post-Michael Jordan’s retirement, pre-Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods was Nike,” Peppi told CNN Sport. He transcends his sport – he wasn’t just a golf ambassador, he was a Nike icon.”As Woods became synonymous with golf, Nike became synonymous with Woods. Woods and Knight at the Tiger Woods Foundation's 20th Anniversary Celebration, held at the New York Public Library in 2016.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Woods, –, J.D, ”, Ben Peppi, Michael Jordan’s, Cristiano Ronaldo, ” Peppi, “, Tiger, Tiger …, David Cannon, Arnold Palmer, Bob Dorfman, ” Nike, Phil Knight, Knight, Gustavo Caballero, Peppi, “ There’s, Jason Day, Roger Federer, Federer, Yoshikazu, Michael Jordan, David Beckham, Usain Bolt, Puma, “ They’re, that’s, ’, it’s Organizations: CNN, Nike, Stanford University, Pumpkin, JMW Solicitors, “, CNN Sport, Augusta National, Gatorade, Accenture, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Baker, New York Public Library, Adidas, PGA, & $ Locations: golf’s, Cornelius , Oregon, Woods, ’, Japan

☆ Woods joins PGA Tour's policy board as player director
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Tiger's voice and leadership throughout his career have contributed immeasurably to the success of the PGA Tour, and to apply both to our governance and go-forward plan at this crucial time is even more welcomed and impactful," said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. "I am honoured to represent the players of the PGA Tour," Woods, who is recovering from ankle surgery in April, said in a news release. The announcement comes nearly two months after the golf world was left stunned by the announcement of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which controls LIV Golf. According to the PGA Tour, the players and Monahan will work together to amend the Policy Board's governing documents to make it clear that no major decision can be made without the involvement and approval of the player directors. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Woods, Mike Blake, Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Jay Monahan, LIV, Monahan, Colin Neville, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Frank Pingue, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Golf, Reuters, PGA, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour, PIF, Thomson Locations: Augusta , Georgia, U.S, Toronto

☆ Brian Harman powers to 2023 Open Championship victory, clinching first career major
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship on Sunday, sealing the first major of his career in dominant fashion. When Faldo birdied at the subsequent hole, Hoch's hopes of a first major win similarly went up in the air. David Cannon/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Lorena Ochoa, US Women's Open (2005) Ochoa secured a top-four finish at the 2005 US Women's Open. Not when you led at the final hole. A par at the final hole would have been enough to put the American into the playoff, but an agonizing missed putt [pictured] epitomized her painful afternoon in San Francisco.

Persons: Brian Harman, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Harman, “ I’m, ” Harman, Osullivan, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Rahm, Kim, Rory’s, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, ” McIlroy, “, ”, Luke Walker, Greg Norman, France’s Jean van de Velde, –, McIlroy, Andrew Redington, Sam Snead, Snead, Lew Worsham, Louis, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Billy Casper, Casper, Ed Sneed, Sneed, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Watson, Watson, Scott Hoch, Hoch, Nick Faldo, skyward, Faldo birdied, Hoch's, Mark Calcavecchia, Calcavecchia, Colin Montgomerie, Germany's Bernhard Langer, Norman, Faldo, David Cannon, Jean Van De Velde, Van De, Van De Velde, Frenchman, Barry Burn, Paul Lawrie, Lorena Ochoa, Ochoa, Birdie Kim, Harry, Phil Mickelson, Mickelson, Lefty, Geoff Ogilvy, Ezra Shaw, Stewart Cink, Warren Little, Dustin Johnson, Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Donald Miralle, Jason Dufner, Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Scott, Jordan, Buddy, Jordan Spieth, Danny Willett, Spieth, Jim Watson, Lexi Thompson, Yuka Saso, Thompson, Sean M, Mito Pereira, Pereira, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Christian Petersen, Van de Velde, Stuart Franklin, Ghostbuster Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Read, Brian Harman shrugs, unflappable Organizations: CNN, 151st, PGA, Reuters, Northern, Royal Liverpool, PGA Championship, North, Louis Post, Bettmann, Augusta, Augusta National, Getty, Ryder, American, Scottish, Team Europe, . Augusta National, Barry Burn . Pictures, South Korean, Chevron, Royal Lytham, Nasa, Mito, Southern Hills Country Club, eventual Locations: Royal Liverpool, South, Georgia, Carnoustie, Augusta, North America, San Francisco, Kiawah, Europe, Jean Van De Velde , British, Scotland, Mexican, British, Turnberry, Atlanta, American, New York, St, Annes, squander, Tulsa, Liverpool, Harman’s

☆ Romp in the rain as American Harman wins Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It's just always bugged me but I was really proud of the way that I struck the ball today. Few of the thousands huddled under a sea of umbrellas would have tipped world number 26 Harman to win before the tournament. Likewise, Young, Rahm, Day and England's Tommy Fleetwood were all unable to hole the putts that would have at least asked some questions of Harman's nerve. But not even a Merseyside monsoon could rain on Harman's parade as he enjoyed a victory march down the last. Shubhankar Sharma tied for eighth place to post the best finish by an Indian at the British Open -- one of only 22 players to finish an attritional Open under par.

Persons: Brian Harman, Phil Noble, Harman, Rahm, Straka, Kim, Brian Harman romped, Spain's Jon Rahm, Austria's Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Emiliano Grillo, Cameron Young, Brooks Koepka, McIlroy, Young, Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, Scott Tway, Shubhankar Sharma, Martyn Herman, Ken Ferris Organizations: 151st, Royal, 151st Open, REUTERS, Royal Liverpool American, Sunday, Tour, Northern, Local, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, England, Liverpool, Georgia, South, American, Austrian, Merseyside

☆ Harman unstoppable in drama-free British Open win at Hoylake
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

United States' Brian Harman celebrates on the 18th green after winning the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Brian Harman turned back every challenge in the British Open, from big names to bad weather, and took his place among major champions Sunday with a victory that was never seriously in doubt at Royal Liverpool. He closed with a 1-under 70, making an 8-foot par putt on the last hole for a six-shot victory. Harman took the lead on Friday morning with the second of four straight birdies early in the second round. Harman drained a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 sixth, a 25-foot birdie putt on the next hole and he was on his way.

Persons: Brian Harman, Harman, Sergio Garcia, outdoorsman, Jon Rahm birdied, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka, Jason Day, Rahm, Corey Conners Organizations: Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Royal Liverpool, Wells, PGA Locations: United States, Hoylake, England, British, Listowel, Ont

☆ The Open: Brian Harman shrugs off ‘unrepeatable’ heckles and a grisly start to take commanding lead into final round
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“You’d be foolish not to envision [winning], I’ve thought about winning majors for my whole entire life,” Harman told reporters. Merseyside-born and similarly chasing a long-awaited first major, Fleetwood has received vociferous crowd support all week – but home backing occasionally spilled over into rival attacking, according to his playing partner. He will pair with Harman when they tee off in as the final group Sunday at 2:15 p.m. BST (9:15 a.m. His eight-under 63 was the lowest round of the tournament so far and marked his career-low score at a major. Rory McIlroy will need a miraculous final day turnaround if he is to end his nine-year wait for a fifth major.

Persons: Brian Harman, Harman –, Harman, Greg Norman, Jean Van de Velde, “ You’d, ” Harman, “, England’s Tommy Fleetwood, Fleetwood, “ I’d, Gregory Shamus, Cameron Young –, Jon Rahm, Young, Brooks Koepka, Rahm, David Davies, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, France’s Antoine Rozner, Australia’s Jason Day, Austria’s Sepp Straka, Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick, India’s Shubhankar Sharma, Rory McIlroy Organizations: CNN, Royal Liverpool, PGA, Merseyside, Fleetwood, Getty Locations: American, Georgia, Royal

☆ Harman stays five clear as Rahm makes his move
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Ed Osmond | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Harman, seeking his first major title, dropped two shots in the first four holes before birdies at the fifth, ninth, 12th and 13th took him to 12 under par, five ahead of American Cameron Young and six clear of Rahm. The 36-year-old Harman, world number 26, showed great courage and composure after his shaky start, particularly as it happened just after Rahm had completed his round to ramp up the pressure. "The start was tough, I hit a couple of loose shots," Harman told a news conference. World number three Rahm conjured up eight birdies in a majestic display of ball-striking to give himself a chance to win his third major crown and second of the year. "That's the best round I've played on a links golf course ever," Rahm told reporters.

Persons: Brian Harman, Paul Childs, Harman, Rahm, Fleetwood, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, American Cameron Young, I've, I'm, St Andrews, Viktor Hovland, Frenchman Antoine Rozner, Sepp Straka, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Shubhankar Sharma, England's Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt, Cameron Smith, Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Ed Osmond, Hugh Lawson Organizations: 151st, Royal, REUTERS, SIX, Young, St, Thomson Locations: Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain, U.S, England, British, American, Australia

☆ Open Championship: Controversial new par-three 17th hole at Royal Liverpool splits opinion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

It may be the shortest hole on the course, but Royal Liverpool’s par-three 17th hole is already proving a tall order for some players at the 151st edition of the tournament. When Rory McIlroy lifted the Claret Jug in 2014, the 17th hole was a 458-yard par four. General view across the 17th tee as crowds look on during a practice round prior to The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Though an opening one-over 72 marked a disappointing start to his latest pursuit of a second major, he did birdie the 17th hole. Herbert’s strong start crumbled after his 17th tee drive skewed left to settle at the bottom of the green’s slope.

Persons: –, Lucas Herbert, ” Herbert, Martin Ebert, ‘, ’, Rory McIlroy, it’s, Stuart Franklin, …, ”, Martin Slumbers, “, Cameron Smith, Andrews, Slumbers ’, “ That’s, ” Smith, There’s, ” England's Oliver Wilson, Glyn Kirk, Billy Foster, caddie, Matt Fitzpatrick, ” Foster, ” Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Stuart Kerr, Pete Cowen, Brooks Koepka, They’ll, ” Cowen, Cowen, Foster, Cowen’s, Koepka, Pete, Kevin C, Cox, Herbert’s, It’s, ” Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm –, Spieth, ” England’s Jason Day, “ There’s, Matthew Jordan, ” Jordan Organizations: CNN —, Royal Liverpool, 151st, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, TPC, Royal, St, Getty, coy, May’s, CNN, Oak Hill Country, Merseyside Locations: Augusta, It’s, AFP, , New York

☆ Spieth, Thomas headline notable players to miss U.S. Open cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jun 16, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Jordan Spieth on the 7th green during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY SportsLOS ANGELES, June 16 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Max Homa will miss out on a chance at major glory this weekend as they all failed to take advantage of unusually low U.S. Open scoring conditions and missed the halfway cut on Friday. The other top-20 golfers to miss the cut were Kurt Kitayama and South Korea's Im Sung-jae. Among the other notables to miss the cut are Masters joint runner-up Phil Mickelson (74), Jason Day (76), Adam Scott (72) and former U.S. Open champions Martin Kaymer (73) and Justin Rose (68). Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jordan Spieth, Kiyoshi Mio, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Thomas, Homa, Kurt Kitayama, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Nick Taylor, England's Tommy Fleetwood, Taylor, Frank Pingue, William Mallard Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, LOS ANGELES, U.S ., Canadian, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Thursday's, Toronto

☆ U.S. Open second round underway after Fowler, Schauffele make hot starts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Jun 15, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Rickie Fowler hits a tee shot on the 8th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY SportsLOS ANGELES, June 16 (Reuters) - Americans Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele will look to build on their record-breaking starts to the U.S. Open as the second round began on Friday at the Los Angeles Country Club. They produced matching eight-under-par 62s on Thursday, the lowest round in U.S. Open history, after 2014 runner-up Fowler poured in a tournament-record 10 birdies and world number six Schauffele avoided a bogey all day to take a share of the lead. Both Rose and Day will have their work cut out, after carding a six-over par 76 and three-over par 73, respectively. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Kiyoshi Mio, Xander Schauffele, Fowler, Justin Rose of England, Jason Day, Byron Nelson, Rose, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm of, LIV Golf's Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Rory McIlroy, LIV, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Los Angeles Country Club, LOS ANGELES, PGA Tour, . Justice, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, USA, Jon Rahm of Spain, New York

☆ How to watch the PGA Championship: Start time, channels, and other things to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Tiger Woods walks the 18th green during the second round on Saturday, April 8. David J. Phillip/AP Fred Couples waves to patrons after finishing his second round on Saturday. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Cantlay plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole on Saturday. Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Adam Scott plays a bunker shot on the second hole Thursday. Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Hideki Matsuyama, who won the tournament two years ago, looks over a putt on the second hole.

☆ Emotional Day snaps five-year winless streak on Mother's Day at Byron Nelson
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] May 14, 2023; McKinney, Texas, USA; Jason Day poses with the winner's trophy during the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament. It was the Australian's first win on the PGA Tour since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship and his 13th in all since he won his maiden title, also at the Byron Nelson, in 2010. Since his last title win, Day has endured illness and injury as well as the pain of watching his mother's five-year battle with cancer, which ended when she died last year. The timing of the win could not be better with the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in New York coming up later this week. Day won his only major title at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2015.

☆ Jason Day pays tribute to late mother after first PGA Tour victory in five years at AT&T Byron Nelson
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Australian golfer Jason Day claimed his first PGA Tour victory for more than five years at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas, paying tribute to his late mother after the win. 1, Day has endured a challenging period in his career since he was last in the winner’s circle. It was his 13th victory on the PGA Tour, earning him $1.71 million. “For some reason, I just thought that I was going to win the tournament,” said Day, who claimed his first Tour win in the same event 13 years ago. “There’s still a lot of work that needs to be done with the swing, to the point where I want to take it,” Day said.

☆ PGA Tour and LIV take feud to PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ROCHESTER, New York, May 15 (Reuters) - The PGA Tour and LIV Golf take their feud to Oak Hill Country Club for the PGA Championship this week with the Saudi-bankrolled rebel circuit again seeking major validation. That was until world number one Spaniard Jon Rahm came to the PGA Tour's rescue, finishing top of the leaderboard to leave Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson runners-up. Like the Masters there will be 18 LIV members in the field led by twice PGA Championship winners Koepka and 52-year-old Mickelson and Australian Cameron Smith, who signed on with LIV after winning last year's British Open. Rahm and world number two Scottie Scheffler both are in top form coming into Rochester. Spieth, who withdrew from the Byron Nelson citing a left wrist injury, needs only a PGA Championship to join the elite club that includes, Woods, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.

☆ Day set for return to action after vertigo derailed Masters plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 3 (Reuters) - A well-rested Jason Day will return to competition this week for the first time since enduring a horror finish to last month's Masters that the Australian revealed on Wednesday was due to another bout of vertigo. "So last round of the Masters I had vertigo, so that was obviously not fun to play in that final round," world number 34 Day told reporters ahead of this week's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. "We had to finish our third round Sunday morning and then I was sitting in the caddie hut and that's when I got vertigo." Day said he has not had "too many bouts" of vertigo since 2015 and that when it would return it would typically last for about three holes and then gradually get better. The Australian was even considered a contender going into the Masters given a return to form that had produced five top-10 finishes in seven events going into the year's first major.

☆ Day nursing 'kick in the gut' at Masters after late mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Yeah, I'm actually very disappointed with how I finished," said Day. "It feels good, but today kind of ruins it for me," Day said with a laugh. The highlight of Day's second round came at the par-four 11th where he missed the green with his approach shot but managed to chip in for birdie from 22 yards. Day said seeing his ball drop did not make him recall Larry Mize's miraculous chip-in on the same hole to defeat Australian Greg Norman in a playoff in the 1987 Masters. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Augusta, Georgia, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Koepka storms into Masters lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Koepka, who shared the overnight lead with Norway's Viktor Hovland and Spain's Jon Rahm, returned a spotless five-under 67 to set a 12-under target for the afternoon wave that headed out under menacing skies. Resurgent Jason Day had looked poised to challenge Koepka until he stumbled to a double-bogey, bogey, par, bogey finish for a disappointing 72 that put the Australian in the clubhouse seven behind. While Rahm, winner of three events already this season, was always expected to contend at the year's first major, Koepka was not. "I just take it one shot at a time, one hole at a time, whatever I got in front of me," said Koepka. As Koepka was putting the finishing touches on his round, five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods was teeing off.

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