This week in golf, the PGA Tour finalized the Fedex Cup standings for the playoffs at the 2018 Wyndham Championship, while the European Tour held the Nordea Masters. The LPGA Tour played the Indy Women in Tech Championship, the PGA Tour Champions had the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open and the Web.com Tour got ready for the Finals at the WinCo Foods Portland Open.
PGA Tour | 2018 Wyndham Championship Report
In the first round of the 2018 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, Brandt Snedeker fired an 11-under par 59 to take a four shot lead after 18 holes. Snedeker maintained a two shot lead after 36 holes and led by three when third round play was suspended due to weather.
Snedeker’s First Round 59
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By the time everyone had finished their third round on Sunday morning, Snedeker’s lead was down to one. During the final round, Webb Simpson fired a 62 to post 18-under par, but Snedeker pushed it to 20-under. C.T. Pan also got to 20-under par and remained tied with Snedeker heading into the final hole.
Pan knocked his tee shot out of bounds and made a double bogey to finish tied with Simpson at 18-under, leaving Snedeker needing only a bogey to win. When Snedeker hit the green with his second shot he knew the win was his and when he rolled in the birdie to finish at 21-under par, it completed the magical week.
This was Snedeker’s first win on the PGA Tour this season and moved him to 30th on the Fedex Cup standings, putting him in great position for the playoffs. The victory was Snedeker’s ninth career win on the PGA Tour and his second at the Wyndham Championship.
Stay tuned for a separate story detailing player movement in the Fedex Cup standings during the 2018 Wyndham Championship.
2018 Wyndham Championship Highlights
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2018 Wyndham Championship Final Results
Finish Name Score Today R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Brandt Snedeker -21 -5 59 67 68 65 259 T2 Webb Simpson -18 -8 66 68 66 62 262 T2 C.T. Pan -18 -4 65 64 67 66 262 T4 Jim Furyk -17 -7 65 68 67 63 263 T4 D.A. Points -17 -3 64 64 68 67 263 T6 Ryan Moore -16 -3 63 70 64 67 264 T6 Brian Gay -16 -1 70 63 62 69 264 T8 Nick Taylor -15 -7 65 67 70 63 265 T8 Ryan Armour -15 -5 65 68 67 65 265 T8 David Hearn -15 E 64 67 64 70 265 T11 Chris Kirk -14 -6 69 65 68 64 266 T11 Rafa Cabrera Bello -14 -6 68 69 65 64 266 T11 Kevin Tway -14 -5 67 69 65 65 266 T11 Billy Horschel -14 -5 66 68 67 65 266 T11 Hideki Matsuyama -14 -5 69 68 64 65 266 T11 John Oda -14 -4 63 70 67 66 266 T11 Harris English -14 -2 66 65 67 68 266 T11 Michael Thompson -14 -3 66 70 63 67 266 T11 Brett Stegmaier -14 -2 64 67 67 68 266 T20 Brice Garnett -13 -5 65 68 69 65 267 T20 Doug Ghim -13 -4 68 64 69 66 267 T20 Tom Hoge -13 -4 69 66 66 66 267 T20 Henrik Stenson -13 -6 68 65 70 64 267
European Tour | 2018 Nordea Masters Report
A playoff was required to determine the winner of the 2018 Nordea Masters at Hills Golf Club in Gothenburg, Sweden. After beginning the final round tied for the lead at 12-under par, Thomas Aiken and Paul Waring each held the lead at different times on the day. Aiken began with a birdie at the 1st hole to jump ahead by one shot, then Waring birdied the 2nd and the two men were tied again at 13-under par.
Aiken birdied the 3rd hole to get to 14-under and lead by one again, but two straight bogeys at the 4th and the 5th dropped him to 12-under, giving Waring a one shot lead. Waring pushed his lead to two shots at 14-under par with a birdie at the 10th hole, but Aiken birdied the 12th to get back to within one.
Waring birdied the 13th hole to go two shots ahead at 15-under par but a bogey at the 15th cut his lead back to one again at 14-under. It stayed like that until the 18th hole where Aiken made a birdie to tie Waring at 14-under par and force the playoff, with both men shooting a 2-under par 68.
The playoff began back at the 18th tee and Waring won the draw to go first. Waring hit his tee shot into the fairway, while Aiken knocked his into a hazard, leading to a bogey, and Waring was able to cruise to a par for his first European Tour victory.
Maximilian Kieffer, who finished in 3rd place, had set the early target at 13-under par with a final round 65 that included a 5-under par 29 on the back nine where he made five birdies, two bogeys, one par and an eagle.
Thorbjørn Olesen moved himself into position for the Ryder Cup team with his 4th place finish at 12-under par after a solid final round 67, bumping Ian Poulter down the list and continuing his good play this year. Oleson was probably going to be a captain’s selection anyway, but now Poulter must hope to move back up over the next two weeks, or face the need for a captain’s selection himself.
Golf Talk Times will post a future story with full Ryder Cup standings and captain’s selections.
2018 Nordea Masters Highlights
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2018 Nordea Masters Final Results
Finish Name Score Today R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Paul Waring -14 -2 66 63 69 68 266 2 Thomas Aiken -14 -2 66 65 67 68 266 3 Maximilian Kieffer -13 -5 68 68 66 65 267 4 Thorbjorn Olesen -12 -3 68 66 67 67 268 5 Lucas Herbert -11 -4 66 68 69 66 269 T6 Jazz Janewattananond -9 -6 67 68 72 64 271 T6 Andrea Pavan -9 -6 69 66 72 64 271 T6 Haydn Porteous -9 -5 72 67 67 65 271 T6 Robert Rock -9 -3 70 69 65 67 271 T10 Andrew Johnston -8 -4 70 68 68 66 272 T10 Lee Slattery -8 -1 64 69 70 69 272 T10 Matthew Southgate -8 -3 67 73 65 67 272 T13 Adam Bland -7 E 67 67 69 70 273 T13 Johan Carlsson -7 -3 70 68 68 67 273 T13 Thomas Detry -7 -3 66 72 68 67 273 T13 Sebastien Gros -7 -1 71 64 69 69 273 T17 Nino Bertasio -6 E 70 68 66 70 274 T17 Robert Karlsson -6 -2 67 71 68 68 274 T17 Clement Sordet -6 -1 62 72 71 69 274 T17 Marc Warren -6 +3 70 65 66 73 274
LPGA Tour | 2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship Report
Lizette Salas shot a blistering first round 10-under par 62 in the 2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship to take a two shot lead over Angel Yin and Nasa Hataoka, who both had a 64. She held onto a share of the lead at 13-under par after a second round 69 with Jin Young Ko, who had followed up a first round 65 with a second round 66.
Salas entered the final round at 21-under par with a two shot lead over Sung Hyun Park and Amy Yang after a third round 64. During the final round, Salas maintained a one or two shot lead for most of the day, but a bogey at the 17th hole dropped her into a tie with Park and left her needing a birdie at the short par-4 18th to win.
She made a valiant effort after driving into the rough behind a high mound, slashing out to put her second shot about 6 feet from the hole. Salas was unable to capitalize and settled for par, finishing at 23-under par with a 2-under par 70. This put her in a playoff back at the 18th tee with Sung Hyun Park, who shot a final round 68.
Both players hit the green with their second shot with Salas a little over 20 feet away, coming up the hill and breaking left to right. Salas gave it a run just missing on the high side. Park had put her second about 12 feet away above the hole on a similar line as Salas had on the final hole of regulation play.
Park rolled her putt down the hill, the ball breaking about an inch to the left and into the center of the hole for her third LPGA Tour victory of the year, including the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Park now has five career victories with two majors in just her second season on the LPGA Tour.
2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship Highlights
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2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship Final Results
Finish Name Score Today R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T1 Sung Hyun Park -23 -4 68 63 66 68 265 T1 Lizette Salas -23 -2 62 69 64 70 265 3 Amy Yang -22 -3 68 64 65 69 266 4 Jin Young Ko -20 -5 65 66 70 67 268 T5 Danielle Kang -19 -6 65 68 70 66 269 T5 Angel Yin -19 -5 64 69 69 67 269 T7 Brooke M. Henderson -18 -9 70 69 68 63 270 T7 Ariya Jutanugarn -18 -6 70 65 69 66 270 T7 Mi Hyang Lee -18 -6 66 69 69 66 270 T7 Mina Harigae -18 -3 69 67 65 69 270 T7 Nasa Hataoka -18 -3 64 69 68 69 270 T12 Jenny Shin -17 -8 72 68 67 64 271 T12 Bronte Law -17 -6 69 69 67 66 271 T12 Lexi Thompson -17 -1 68 68 64 71 271 15 Brianna Do -16 -3 66 70 67 69 272 T16 Caroline Masson -15 -8 69 70 70 64 273 T16 Austin Ernst -15 -7 68 68 72 65 273 T16 Caroline Inglis -15 -6 69 70 68 66 273 T16 Chella Choi -15 -4 68 70 67 68 273 T16 Lydia Ko -15 -4 66 71 68 68 273
PGA Tour Champions | 2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Report
Bart Bryant entered the final round of the 2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open two shots behind overnight leader Michael Bradley, who was at 11-under par. A final round of 7-under par 65 was good enough to push Bryant to 16-under par and one shot past Bradley, who shot a final round 68.
The victory was Bryant’s first of the season and his second career PGA Tour Champions victory. Bryant also won the 2013 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Bryant also had three PGA Tour victories with his best season coming in 2005, when he won the Memorial Tournament and the Tour Championship.
2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Highlights
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2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Final Results
Finish Name Score Today R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Bart Bryant -16 -7 68 67 65 200 2 Michael Bradley -15 -4 65 68 68 201 T3 Tom Gillis -13 -5 67 69 67 203 T3 Marco Dawson -13 -4 65 70 68 203 T5 Paul Goydos -12 -7 69 70 65 204 T5 Kenny Perry -12 -5 68 69 67 204 T5 Mark Calcavecchia -12 -5 68 69 67 204 T8 Joe Durant -11 -7 70 70 65 205 T8 Woody Austin -11 -4 66 71 68 205 T10 Billy Andrade -10 -6 68 72 66 206 T10 Jeff Sluman -10 -5 69 70 67 206 T10 Rod Spittle -10 -5 70 69 67 206 T10 Bernhard Langer -10 -5 70 69 67 206 T14 Paul Broadhurst -9 -4 68 71 68 207 T14 Lee Janzen -9 -4 70 69 68 207 T14 Ken Tanigawa -9 -3 71 67 69 207 T14 Bob Estes -9 -3 67 71 69 207 T14 Clark Dennis -9 -1 66 70 71 207 T19 Duffy Waldorf -8 -6 73 69 66 208 T19 Jay Haas -8 -3 68 71 69 208 T19 Steve Flesch -8 -4 71 69 68 208 T19 Glen Day -8 -3 69 70 69 208 T19 Doug Garwood -8 -1 64 73 71 208 T19 Jerry Haas -8 -1 69 68 71 208 T19 Scott Parel -8 -1 69 68 71 208
Web.com Tour | 2018 WinCo Foods Portland Open Report
Sungjae Im won the 2018 WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz by four shots, finishing at 18-under par with a final round of 4-under par 67, maintaining his number one ranking on the Web.com Tour money list heading into the Tour Finals. John Chin finished in 2nd place at 14-under par and Erik Compton finished in 3rd at 13-under, both men shooting 66 in the final round.
2018 Portland Open Highlights
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2018 Portland Open Final Results
Finish Name Score Today R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Sungjae Im -18 -4 65 66 68 67 266 2 John Chin -14 -5 66 69 69 66 270 3 Erik Compton -13 -5 66 68 71 66 271 T4 Jim Knous -12 -4 70 67 68 67 272 T4 Derek Ernst -12 E 61 67 73 71 272 T6 Kevin Dougherty -11 -1 67 67 69 70 273 T6 Curtis Luck -11 -2 71 67 66 69 273 T8 Jimmy Gunn -10 -5 64 71 73 66 274 T8 Ryan McCormick -10 -3 67 71 68 68 274 T8 Taylor Moore -10 -1 63 68 73 70 274 T8 Jimmy Stanger -10 E 68 67 68 71 274 T12 Christian Brand -9 -6 71 66 73 65 275 T12 Julián Etulain -9 -2 66 71 69 69 275 T12 Chad Ramey -9 -2 66 72 68 69 275 T12 Roland Thatcher -9 +2 68 69 65 73 275
