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☆ Scottie Scheffler weathers storm to claim fourth win in five starts. Is he the most dominant golfer since Tiger Woods in his prime?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

1 mastered the elements once more at a stormy RBC Heritage to reel in his fourth win in his last five starts. “I didn’t show up here just to have some sort of ceremony and have people tell me congratulations,” Scheffler told reporters Monday. Only two players had ever previously won or finished runner-up in five consecutive PGA Tour starts; Vijay Singh in 2004, and Woods on three separate occasions between 1999 and 2008. 1 prepares to chase a historic sixth this week, Scheffler is throwing in the towel – but not before one last jab. The Tour moves on to Los Angeles on Thursday for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Woods, Bernhard Langer, ” Scheffler, “, Jared C, Tilton, ’, Meredith, Scott, Diane, I’m, ”, it’s, ’ I’ll, “ They’re, they’ll, Andrew Redington, Scheffler hasn’t, Germany’s Stephan Jaeger, Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, Aaron Doster, Nelly Korda, Nelly, she’s, Byron Nelson Organizations: CNN, RBC, Harbor, Augusta National, Getty, Texas Children’s Houston, USA, Sports, Chevron, PGA, Zurich, TPC Louisiana Locations: South Carolina, Harbor Town, Los Angeles, New Orleans

☆ The Masters: The eclipse is all anyone can talk about at Augusta National
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The total solar eclipse plunged Augusta National Golf Club into darkness shortly after 3 p.m. local time in Georgia, bringing the major’s first practice round to a standstill as players, caddies and patrons turned their gazes skyward. 1 Scottie Scheffler – though only after being provided with a pair of viewing glasses by one helpful young fan. Caddies also donned solar glasses. “This is timed up pretty good; get to watch the end of the world at Augusta National,” the American said, laughing. An eclipse hasn't coincided with Masters week since 1940.

Persons: “, Will Zalatoris, ”, Bubba Watson, Matt Slocum, Stewart Hagestad, Scottie Scheffler –, Hagestad, Scottie, Jimmy Demaret, Caddies, Warren Little, Peter Malnati, Brian Harman, Adam Cairns, Corey Conners, Conners Organizations: CNN, Golf, PGA, Augusta National, Reuters Locations: Georgia, USA

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler surged into contention to win a third straight Phoenix Open on Sunday, overcoming a huge mistake on the 18th hole to shoot a 5-under 66 in the weather-delayed third round. Scheffler was at 13 under, two shots behind Sahith Theegala and Nick Taylor as players struggle to avoid a Monday finish amid a second straight week of weather issues on the PGA Tour. Theegala matched Taylor's two-putt birdie on the short par-4 17th to tie for the lead and shot 69. Charley Hoffman had four straight birdies to close out a 64 and was tied with Andrew Novak at 14 under. A long weather delay pushed the first round into Friday, and the tournament has tried to play catchup ever since.

Persons: Scottie Scheffler, Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Nick Taylor, Steve Stricker, Taylor, Theegala, Charley Hoffman, Andrew Novak, catchup, Zach Johnson, Tom Hoge, ___ Organizations: PGA, John Deere, Scottsdale Locations: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz

Taylor tied the course record with an 11-under 60 in the first round and shot 70 in the second. That moved much of the second round into Saturday and there was another delay — this one for just 21 minutes — in the morning because of unplayable conditions. Scottie Scheffler — eyeing his third straight Phoenix Open win — shot 66 and is four shots back at 8 under. Theegala shot up the leaderboard on the back nine, with birdies on Nos. The 26-year-old — a three-time All-American at Pepperdine — earned his first PGA Tour win last year at the Fortinet Championship.

Persons: Theegala, Nick Taylor, Andrew Novak, Taylor, Novak, It’s, McNealy, Doug Ghin, Scottie Scheffler — eyeing, He's, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Pepperdine —, ” Theegala, ” Organizations: TPC Scottsdale, Phoenix, PGA, American, Pepperdine, “ Locations: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sahith Theegala returned from a lengthy weather delay to finish off a 6-under 65, taking the early lead in the unfinished first round of the Phoenix Open on Thursday. Five days after weather shortened the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to 54 holes, storms followed the PGA Tour to the desert. Theegala broke through with his first PGA Tour win last fall at the Fortinet Championship, earning a spot in The Sentry to open the 2024 season. He chipped in on the par-4 second to start a run of three straight birdies before a bogey on No. 4 and had three straight birdies before the round was called because of darkness.

Persons: Sahith Theegala, Theegala, Andrew Novak, Kim eagled, Shane Lowry, Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Steve Stricker, Chris Kirk, Kim bogeyed, Kim, Novak Organizations: Phoenix, Scottsdale, John Deere, PGA, Pepperdine Locations: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz, Maui, imbibe

☆ Tiger Woods and US sporting royalty set to tee off high-tech indoor golf league
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Staged in partnership with the PGA Tour, the televised indoor golf league – the TGL – is the brainchild of TMRW Sports, a company co-founded by Woods and Rory McIlroy, and will feature 15 of the world’s current top 20-ranked men’s players. Here’s everything you need to know about the competition before it tees off on January 9. Meanwhile TGL New York is led by New York Mets owner Steven A. Cohen and his family office, Cohen Private Ventures. How to watchThe first two-hour match will air on ESPN and ESPN+ from 9 p.m. ET (1 a.m. GMT) on Tuesday January 9, with the second match aired a week later at 7 p.m.

Persons: Woods, Steph Curry, Williams, Rory McIlroy, TGL, ” Woods, “, –, TGL Who’s, Justin Thomas, Arhthur, Blank, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, Brian Harman, Richard Heathcote, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Cam Young, Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Thomas, Sahith Theegala, Lucas Glover, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Billy Horschel, Kevin Kisner, Serena, Venus Williams, Alexis Ohanian, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alex Morgan, Michelle Wie, Marc Lasry’s, Curry, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Steven A, Cohen Organizations: CNN, PGA Tour, TMRW Sports, NBA, NFL, Premier League, Palm Beach State College, Atlanta, GC, The Home Depot, MLS, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, TGL, ESPN, Fenway Sports Group, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Penguins, NASCAR’s RFK Racing, English Premier League football club Liverpool . Los, Reddit, National Women’s Soccer League, Angel City FC, Women’s National, Sports Fund, Golden State Warriors, New York Mets, Private Ventures, ABC Locations: Florida, American, Palm, LAGC, TGL New York

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Sahith Theegala talked all week about the importance of having nearly three dozen family members and friends following him at the Fortinet Championship. It’s a team win,” Theegala said, his mom and dad by his side on the 18th green. Theegala, a son of Indian immigrants who played in college at Pepperdine, made the Tour Championship as a rookie last year. Before his breakthrough in Napa, Theegala had close calls at Phoenix, Hartford and Sea Island, endearing himself to fans. Theegala dropped a shot on the par-4 sixth hole after hitting his tee shot way right into a fairway bunker on No.

Persons: Theegala, ” Theegala, It’s, it’s, Kim, Cam Davis, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Thomas ’, I’ll, They’ve, I’ve, steadied, “ That’s, ”, “, ” Kim, Thomas, Zach Johnson's, ___ Organizations: Silverado, PGA, Ryder, Pepperdine, BMW Championship, Phoenix Locations: NAPA, Calif, California, It’s, Rome, East Lake, Napa, Hartford

NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas continued up the leaderboard Saturday at the Fortinet Championship with a 7-under 65 that matched the best score of the day and moved the former No. Kim had shared the lead with Theegala heading into the third round at Silverado Resort, but had to scramble after consecutive bogeys on the back nine. “I really stayed patient at the start of the round,” Theegala said. Kuchar drew the most attention following his best round of the tournament. Kuchar had his best day of the tournament off the tee, hitting eight of 14 fairways which led to him getting to the greens for easier putts.

Persons: — Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala, Cam Davis birdied, Thomas, S.H, Kim, Matt Kuchar, Eric Cole, “, ” Thomas, I’ve, Theegala, Kuchar, birdies, ” Theegala, Max Homa, ” Kuchar Organizations: Silverado, U.S, Ryder, FedEx Locations: NAPA, Calif

Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship. One of four U.S. Ryder Cup team members at Silverado Resort, Thomas feels much better about his game than he did a short time ago. Two-time defending champion Max Homa, also on the Ryder Cup team, had a 66 to match Thomas at 8 under. U.S. captain Zach Ryder (74) and co-captain Stewart Cink (72) were tied at 1-under 143 and missed the cut in the final tune-up to the Ryder Cup in two weeks. “If I drive it like I did today, I’ll use it for the rest of my career,” Thomas joked.

Persons: — Justin Thomas, Thomas, Kim, Sahith Theegala, Sangmoon Bae, Eric Cole, Max Homa, Zach Ryder, Stewart Cink, he’s, ” Thomas, we’re, “, ” Theegala, That’s, Theegala, ” Organizations: FedEx, Ryder, Silverado, Ryder Cup, U.S, birdies Locations: NAPA, Calif, Napa ., Napa, year’s

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