On the PGA Tour this week, the 2018 Northern Trust whittled down the field for the next round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs as new stars proved their mettle, and on the European Tour, a veteran champion attempted to return to the winner’s circle at the Czech Masters. The CP Women’s Open had fans dreaming of a native Canadian taking the title and the Champions Tour gave us a 29 in a front nine charge. A few more players locked up their PGA Tour cards for next year in the first round of the Web.com Tour Finals, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.
PGA Tour | FedEx Cup Playoffs | 2018 Northern Trust
Third Round Report
Duing the third round of the 2018 Northern Trust, Keegan Bradley fired a 9-under par 62 and found himself leading the tournament as the final groups, who were less than halfway through the front nine, could not get anything going. Second round co-leaders Jamie Lovemark with a 73 and current U.S. Open and PGA Champion Brooks Koepka with a 72 both shot over par on the day.
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Adam Scott was one of only two players among the final five twosomes to shoot under par, but a rough stretch in the middle of his round held him to a 1-under par 70. The other was Bryson DeChambeau, who took control of the tournament as he nearly matched Bradley’s round with an 8-under par 63 that put him in the lead at 16-under par and four shots ahead of Bradley heading into the final round.
Cameron Smith shot a 65 and Tony Finau had a 66 to move into a tie for 3rd place at 11-under par while Billy Horschel’s 65 tied him for 5th place with Scott at 10-under. Jordan Spieth shot a 64 to move up into a tie for 7th place at 9-under par with Beau Hossler, who had a 66.
Also tied for 7th place at 9-under par was Phil Mickelson, who had a third consecutive 68, Chez Reavie with a 67, and Patrick Cantlay, who shot a 68. Adam Hadwin also shot a 68 to get into the group at 9-under, along with former co-leader Keopka, who had now fell to seven shots behind. Justin Thomas and Jason Day were in a group of six tied for 14th place at 8-under par.
Louis Oosthuizen was also in the group at 8-under, along with Aaron Wise, Nick Watney, and the other 36-hole co-leader, Jamie Lovemark. FedEx Cup point leader Dustin Johnson slipped to a tie for 20th place with current Players Champion Webb Simpson, Charley Hoffman, Scott Stallings, Sam Ryder and Kevin Tway. Tiger Woods was thirteen shots back at 3-under par.
Third Round Highlights
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Third Round Leaderboard
1 Bryson DeChambeau -16 -8 68 66 63 197 2 Keegan Bradley -12 -9 70 69 62 201 T3 Cameron Smith -11 -6 69 68 65 202 T3 Tony Finau -11 -5 69 67 66 202 T5 Billy Horschel -10 -6 69 69 65 203 T5 Adam Scott -10 -1 69 64 70 203 T7 Jordan Spieth -9 -7 70 70 64 204 T7 Beau Hossler -9 -5 67 71 66 204 T7 Chez Reavie -9 -4 71 66 67 204 T7 Patrick Cantlay -9 -3 69 67 68 204 T7 Phil Mickelson -9 -3 68 68 68 204 T7 Adam Hadwin -9 -3 71 65 68 204 T7 Brooks Koepka -9 +1 67 65 72 204 T14 Aaron Wise -8 -4 70 68 67 205 T14 Nick Watney -8 -3 69 68 68 205 T14 Louis Oosthuizen -8 -3 71 66 68 205 T14 Jason Day -8 -3 71 66 68 205 T14 Justin Thomas -8 -2 69 67 69 205 T14 Jamie Lovemark -8 +2 66 66 73 205 T20 Charley Hoffman -7 -4 69 70 67 206 T20 Scott Stallings -7 -4 70 69 67 206 T20 Sam Ryder -7 -3 69 69 68 206 T20 Webb Simpson -7 -2 71 66 69 206 T20 Kevin Tway -7 E 66 69 71 206 T20 Dustin Johnson -7 +1 67 67 72 206
Final Round Report
Having begun the day with a four shot lead, Bryson DeChambeau birdied the first two holes to jump out to a six stroke advantage, but a bogey at the 3rd hole and then at the 9th gave the chasers a bit of hope as the lead was down to two over Aaron Wise at this point. Birdies at the 12th and the 13th hole pushed DeChambeau’s lead back to four.
Wise faded with bogeys at the 16th and the 17th hole, while Tony Finau had birdies at the 13th and the 14th to move into 2nd place. DeChambeau made par on the remaining holes to maintain the four shot lead all the way to the title.
DeChambeau finished at 18-under par with a 2-under par 69 and got his second victory of the season and took the lead in the Fedex Cup Standings. He also made a strong bid to be one of captain Jim Furyk’s picks for the Ryder Cup, having narrowly missed making the team on points.
Finau also gave evidence to his value as a captain’s pick as he finished with a 68 to take 2nd place at 14-under par. Billy Horschel also shot a 68 and finished in a tie for 3rd place at 13-under par with Cameron Smith, who had a 69. Ryan Palmer shot a 65 to finish at 12-under par in a tie for 5th place with Aaron Wise, who had a 67 and Adam Scott, who shot a 69.
Justin Thomas shot a 68 to finish tied for 8th place with Brooks Keopka and Patrick Cantlay, who both shot 69. Phil Mickelson fell into a tie for 15th place with an even par 71, while Tommy Fleetwood shot a 68 and moved up into a tie for 20th along with Jason Day, who fell back a bit with a 71.
Final Round Highlights
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Final Round Leaderboard
1 Bryson DeChambeau -18 -2 68 66 63 69 266 2 Tony Finau -14 -3 69 67 66 68 270 T3 Billy Horschel -13 -3 69 69 65 68 271 T3 Cameron Smith -13 -2 69 68 65 69 271 T5 Ryan Palmer -12 -6 68 67 72 65 272 T5 Aaron Wise -12 -4 70 68 67 67 272 T5 Adam Scott -12 -2 69 64 70 69 272 T8 Justin Thomas -11 -3 69 67 69 68 273 T8 Brooks Koepka -11 -2 67 65 72 69 273 T8 Patrick Cantlay -11 -2 69 67 68 69 273 T11 Bronson Burgoon -10 -5 68 73 67 66 274 T11 Dustin Johnson -10 -3 67 67 72 68 274 T11 Nick Watney -10 -2 69 68 68 69 274 T11 Adam Hadwin -10 -1 71 65 68 70 274 T15 Kevin Na -9 -4 67 75 66 67 275 T15 Jhonattan Vegas -9 -3 67 68 72 68 275 T15 Daniel Berger -9 -3 69 70 68 68 275 T15 Hideki Matsuyama -9 -3 67 73 67 68 275 T15 Phil Mickelson -9 E 68 68 68 71 275 T20 Tyrrell Hatton -8 -7 69 70 73 64 276 T20 Tommy Fleetwood -8 -3 67 68 73 68 276 T20 Charley Hoffman -8 -1 69 70 67 70 276 T20 Jason Day -8 E 71 66 68 71 276 T20 Chez Reavie -8 +1 71 66 67 72 276
Dechambeau follows his shot to the final green.
Players Moving Up
Now Prev Player 67 102 Nick Watney 73 111 Bronson Burgoon 87 123 Jhonattan Vegas 94 107 Scott Stallings 98 103 Danny Lee 99 118 Brian Stuard
Players Moving Out
Now Prev Player 102 95 Trey Mullinax 103 94 Brandon Harkins 104 93 Patrick Rodgers 105 96 Charl Schwartzel 108 99 Alex Cejka 109 97 Rory Sabbatini
European Tour | 2018 D+D Real Czech Masters
Third Round Report
In the third round of the 2018 D+D Real Czech Masters, three-time major champion Padraig Harrington and Italian player Andrea Pavan both shot a 65 to tie for the lead at 17-under par. Harrington, with 15 wins on the European Tour, was searching for his first win since 2016, while Pavan was looking for his first win on the tour.
Third Round Highlights
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Third Round Leaderboard
T1 Andrea Pavan -17 -7 65 69 65 199 T1 Padraig Harrington -17 -7 66 68 65 199 3 Gavin Green -14 -2 64 68 70 202 4 Scott Jamieson -13 -4 67 68 68 203 T5 Nino Bertasio -12 -5 66 71 67 204 T5 Phachara Khongwatmai -12 -4 69 67 68 204 T5 Tapio Pulkkanen -12 -2 65 69 70 204 T8 Lee Slattery -11 -4 65 72 68 205 T8 Eddie Pepperell -11 -4 66 71 68 205 T8 Alexander Knappe -11 -3 67 69 69 205 T8 Thomas Pieters -11 -1 64 70 71 205 T12 Scott Vincent -10 -4 67 71 68 206 T12 Callum Tarren -10 -2 64 72 70 206 T12 Soomin Lee -10 -1 66 69 71 206 T12 Tom Lewis -10 -1 69 66 71 206 T16 Lucas Bjerregaard -9 -5 68 72 67 207 T16 J.C. Ritchie -9 -5 70 70 67 207 T16 Maximilian Kieffer -9 -4 69 70 68 207 T16 Jordan Smith -9 -4 70 69 68 207 T16 Adam Bland -9 -4 71 68 68 207 T16 Nacho Elvira -9 -3 65 73 69 207 T16 Matthias Schwab -9 -3 69 69 69 207 T16 Jacques Kruyswijk -9 -3 70 68 69 207 T16 Aaron Rai -9 E 67 68 72 207
Final Round Report
Padraig Harrington birdied the first hole to take the lead by one and Andrea Pavan bogeyed the second and Harrington’s lead was two. Both players birdied the 6th hole and Harrington birdied the 9th to make the turn three stokes ahead at 20-under par.
Pavan birdied the 10th hole and moved to within two strokes and another birdie at the 12th got him to within one stroke of Harrington. But Harrington responded with a birdie at the 13th hole and moved back to two shots ahead. Pavan birdied the 14th to cut the lead down to one again and when Harrington bogeyed the 15th the two men were tied at 20-under par.
Pavan rolled in a long birdie putt at the 16th hole to take the lead for the first time all day as Harrington two-putted for par. Another birdie at the toughest hole on the day, the 17th, moved Pavan to 22-under par and two strokes ahead as Harrington again had to settle for par.
Both men parred the final hole and Pavan finished with a 5-under 67 for a total of 22-under par and his first victory on the European Tour. Harrington, with a 69, finished in 2nd place at 20-under par and two shots behind. Gavin Green shot a bogey free 69 to finish in 3rd place at 17-under par.
Final Round Highlights
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Final Round Leaderboard
1 Andrea Pavan -22 F 65 69 65 67 266 2 Padraig Harrington -20 F 66 68 65 69 268 3 Gavin Green -17 F 64 68 70 69 271 T4 Scott Jamieson -15 F 67 68 68 70 273 T4 Lee Slattery -15 F 65 72 68 68 273 6 Tom Lewis -14 F 69 66 71 68 274 T7 Gaganjeet Bhullar -13 F 68 71 70 66 275 T7 Jacques Kruyswijk -13 F 70 68 69 68 275 T9 Lucas Bjerregaard -12 F 68 72 67 69 276 T9 Julien Guerrier -12 F 71 67 71 67 276 T9 Phachara Khongwatmai -12 F 69 67 68 72 276 T9 Eddie Pepperell -12 F 66 71 68 71 276 T9 Thomas Pieters -12 F 64 70 71 71 276 T9 Matthias Schwab -12 F 69 69 69 69 276 T9 Hunter Stewart -12 F 69 70 69 68 276 T9 Pontus Widegren -12 F 71 69 69 67 276 T9 Jeff Winther -12 F 65 68 75 68 276 T18 Adam Bland -11 F 71 68 68 70 277 T18 Nacho Elvira -11 F 65 73 69 70 277 T18 Peter Karmis -11 F 69 71 69 68 277 T18 Jason Scrivener -11 F 71 68 71 67 277 T18 Scott Vincent -11 F 67 71 68 71 277 T18 Danny Willett -11 F 68 70 71 68 277
LPGA Tour | 2018 CP Women’s Open
Third Round Report
Brooke M. Henderson shot a 2-under par 70 in the third round of the 2018 CP Women’s Open to take a slim one shot lead at 14-under par over Nasa Hataoka who had a 69 and Angel Yin who had a 71. Henderson was seeking to become the first Canadian winner of this event since Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973.
Third Round Highlights
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Third Round Leaderboard
1 Brooke M. Henderson -14 -2 66 66 70 202 T2 Nasa Hataoka -13 -3 64 70 69 203 T2 Angel Yin -13 -1 65 67 71 203 4 Sung Hyun Park -12 -2 70 64 70 204 T5 Su Oh -11 -3 70 66 69 205 T5 Austin Ernst -11 -2 66 69 70 205 T7 Minjee Lee -10 -5 66 73 67 206 T7 Lydia Ko -10 -4 66 72 68 206 T7 Jennifer Song -10 -3 71 66 69 206 T7 Mariah Stackhouse -10 -1 66 69 71 206 T7 Amy Yang -10 +3 66 65 75 206 T12 Mirim Lee -9 -6 69 72 66 207 T12 Jin Young Ko -9 -3 69 69 69 207 T12 Bronte Law -9 -3 69 69 69 207 T12 Anna Nordqvist -9 -1 70 66 71 207 T12 Maria Torres -9 +1 68 66 73 207 T12 Ariya Jutanugarn -9 +1 64 70 73 207 T18 Thidapa Suwannapura -8 -2 69 69 70 208 T18 Jaye Marie Green -8 -1 69 68 71 208 T20 Shanshan Feng -7 -1 70 68 71 209 T20 Jenny Shin -7 E 69 68 72 209 T20 Lindy Duncan -7 E 68 69 72 209
Final Round Report
Brooke M. Henderson shot a final round 65 to finish at 21-under par and win the 2018 CP Women’s Open by four strokes over Angel Yin who had a 68. Henderson, who is just 20 years old, not only became the first Canadian winner of the tournament in decades, she moved to within one win of Sandra Post for most victories by a Canadian on the LPGA Tour.
Final Round Highlights
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Final Round Leaderboard
1 Brooke M. Henderson -21 -7 66 66 70 65 267 2 Angel Yin -17 -4 65 67 71 68 271 3 Jennifer Song -15 -5 71 66 69 67 273 T4 Minjee Lee -14 -4 66 73 67 68 274 T4 Amy Yang -14 -4 66 65 75 68 274 T4 Su Oh -14 -3 70 66 69 69 274 T4 Austin Ernst -14 -3 66 69 70 69 274 T8 Anna Nordqvist -13 -4 70 66 71 68 275 T8 Maria Torres -13 -4 68 66 73 68 275 T8 Lydia Ko -13 -3 66 72 68 69 275 T8 Sung Hyun Park -13 -1 70 64 70 71 275 T8 Nasa Hataoka -13 E 64 70 69 72 275 T13 Mo Martin -12 -10 70 72 72 62 276 T13 Shanshan Feng -12 -5 70 68 71 67 276 T13 Mariah Stackhouse -12 -2 66 69 71 70 276 T16 Mariajo Uribe -11 -5 64 73 73 67 277 T16 Bronte Law -11 -2 69 69 69 70 277 T16 Ariya Jutanugarn -11 -2 64 70 73 70 277 T19 Caroline Inglis -10 -4 68 71 71 68 278 T19 Jaye Marie Green -10 -2 69 68 71 70 278
Henderson rolls in her birdie putt at the final hole.
PGA Tour Champions | 2018 Boeing Classic
Second Round Report
During the second round of the 2018 Boeing Classic, Kevin Sutherland shot a 12-under par 60, leaving him tied for the lead at 14-under par with Ken Tanigawa, who shot a fine 64 himself. Sutherland’s 60 included a 7-under 29 on the back nine, and four staight birdies to finish.
Second Round Highlights
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Second Round Leaderboard
T1 Kevin Sutherland -14 -12 70 60 130 T1 Ken Tanigawa -14 -8 66 64 130 3 Scott McCarron -11 -5 66 67 133 4 Scott Dunlap -10 -6 68 66 134 T5 Scott Parel -9 -2 65 70 135 T5 Tom Pernice Jr. -9 -2 65 70 135 T5 Kent Jones -9 -2 65 70 135 T8 Bernhard Langer -8 -4 68 68 136 T8 Larry Mize -8 -4 68 68 136 T8 Miguel Angel Jiménez -8 -3 67 69 136 T11 Tommy Tolles -7 -5 70 67 137 T11 Joe Durant -7 -5 70 67 137 T11 Stephen Ames -7 -6 71 66 137 T11 Jesper Parnevik -7 -3 68 69 137 T11 Jerry Kelly -7 -3 68 69 137 T11 Mike Grob -7 -2 67 70 137 T11 Billy Andrade -7 -2 67 70 137 T18 Michael Bradley -6 -3 69 69 138 T18 Bob Estes -6 -1 67 71 138 T18 Steve Pate -6 E 66 72 138
Final Round Report
Scott Parel took control of the 2018 Boeing Classic with a 29 on the front nine and he went on to shoot a 9-under par 63, finishing at 18-under par and cruising to a four shot victory over third round co-leader Kevin Sutherland, who shot a final round 71. The victory was Parel’s first on the PGA Tour Champions, after having gotten his first Web.com Tour win at the age of 48 and making only five PGA Tour starts in his career.
Final Round Highlights
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Final Round Leaderboard
1 Scott Parel -18 -9 65 70 63 198 2 Kevin Sutherland -15 -1 70 60 71 201 T3 Miguel Angel Jiménez -13 -5 67 69 67 203 T3 Ken Tanigawa -13 +1 66 64 73 203 5 Tom Pernice Jr. -12 -3 65 70 69 204 T6 Scott Dunlap -11 -1 68 66 71 205 T6 Scott McCarron -11 E 66 67 72 205 T8 Bob Estes -10 -4 67 71 68 206 T8 Billy Andrade -10 -3 67 70 69 206 T8 Kent Jones -10 -1 65 70 71 206 T11 Stephen Ames -9 -2 71 66 70 207 T11 Jerry Kelly -9 -2 68 69 70 207 T11 Joe Durant -9 -2 70 67 70 207 T11 Bernhard Langer -9 -1 68 68 71 207 T15 Fred Couples -8 -7 71 72 65 208 T15 Colin Montgomerie -8 -6 73 69 66 208 T15 Duffy Waldorf -8 -4 71 69 68 208 T15 Jesper Parnevik -8 -1 68 69 71 208 T19 Woody Austin -7 -3 73 67 69 209 T19 Steve Pate -7 -1 66 72 71 209 T19 Dudley Hart -7 -2 70 69 70 209 T19 Tommy Tolles -7 E 70 67 72 209 T19 Larry Mize -7 +1 68 68 73 209
Web.com Tour | 2018 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
Third Round Highlights
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Third Round Leaderboard
T1 Jim Knous -12 -6 68 68 65 201 T1 Robert Streb -12 -3 65 68 68 201 T3 Joseph Bramlett -10 -6 70 68 65 203 T3 Denny McCarthy -10 -3 66 69 68 203 T5 Seth Reeves -9 -6 69 70 65 204 T5 Curtis Luck (a) -9 -3 67 69 68 204 T5 Matt Jones -9 -2 67 68 69 204 T8 Sangmoon Bae -7 -3 68 70 68 206 T8 Henrik Norlander -7 -3 64 74 68 206 T8 Lanto Griffin -7 -2 68 69 69 206 T8 Peter Malnati -7 -2 69 68 69 206 T8 Tyrone Van Aswegen -7 -1 69 67 70 206 T8 Wes Roach -7 E 69 66 71 206 T14 Dylan Frittelli -6 -6 70 72 65 207 T14 Cameron Davis -6 -4 69 71 67 207 T14 Shawn Stefani -6 -3 67 72 68 207 T14 Dylan Meyer -6 -2 67 71 69 207 T14 Nicholas Lindheim -6 -1 67 70 70 207 T19 Roberto Díaz -5 -2 70 69 69 208 T19 Sebastian Cappelen -5 -1 69 69 70 208 T19 Kramer Hickok -5 +3 66 68 74 208
Final Round Report
Robert Streb won the 2018 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship with a par on the first playoff hole over Peter Malnati, who made a bogey. The two men were tied after 72 holes at 12-under par as Malnati came from five strokes behind with a final round of 5-under par 66. A bogey at the final hole by Malnati though, opened the door for Streb, who birdied the 16th to move into the tie.
Final Round Highlights
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Final Round Leaderboard
1 Robert Streb -12 E 65 68 68 71 272 2 Peter Malnati -12 -5 69 68 69 66 272 3 Cameron Davis -11 -5 69 71 67 66 273 4 Shawn Stefani -10 -4 67 72 68 67 274 T5 Lanto Griffin -9 -2 68 69 69 69 275 T5 Denny McCarthy -9 +1 66 69 68 72 275 T5 Seth Reeves -9 E 69 70 65 71 275 T5 Curtis Luck (a) -9 E 67 69 68 71 275 T5 Joseph Bramlett -9 +1 70 68 65 72 275 T10 Wes Roach -8 -1 69 66 71 70 276 T10 Matt Jones -8 +1 67 68 69 72 276 T10 Henrik Norlander -8 -1 64 74 68 70 276 T10 Jim Knous -8 +4 68 68 65 75 276 T14 Erik Compton -7 -3 68 69 72 68 277 T14 Kramer Hickok -7 -2 66 68 74 69 277 T14 Nicholas Lindheim -7 -1 67 70 70 70 277 T17 Lucas Glover -6 -5 70 69 73 66 278 T17 Hunter Mahan -6 -2 69 68 72 69 278 T17 Dylan Frittelli -6 E 70 72 65 71 278 T17 Tyrone Van Aswegen -6 +1 69 67 70 72 278
Players Securing PGA Tour Cards
Robert Streb Peter Malnati Cameron Davis
