With Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth driving interest on the PGA Tour, the former members of the flat-belly set hope that the long-hitting Daly will bring similar exposure to their tour. “Obviously, my first 72-hole stroke play win here in America and managed to repeat the feat a year ago”. He will try to defend his U.S. Open title in three weeks at Oakmont. The only player with more that young was Horton Smith with 14 from 1928-30. He hasn’t won since the 2004 Buick Invitational, his fifth victory on the PGA Tour.
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“The goal was to win it, the first guy to ever win five different majors and this tournament has just eluded me and the clock is ticking”, said Langer, who will be 59 when the 2017 Senior PGA Championship tees off.
Rocco Mediate stretched his Senior PGA Championship lead to four strokes Friday at Harbor Shores, birdieing the final two holes for a 5-under 66.
In just his eighth career round on the PGA Tour Champions, John Daly had his first blowup hole.
The 52-year-old Scot won the major championship in 2014 at Harbor Shores and last year at French Lick Resort in Indiana.
Sunday’s victory is the American’s third on the senior tour, with his two previous victories coming in 2013.
His total of 265 was the lowest in the tournament’s history and Montgomerie was quick to pay tribute.
The 58-year-old German is going for an unprecedented sweep of all five PGA Tour Champions majors.
Jutanugarn finished at 15-under 273 at Travis Pointe after starting the day with a one-shot edge thanks to a closing eagle in the third-round.
Among the other notables, pre-tournament favorite Bernhard Langer, trying to become the first golfer to complete the Senior Grand Slam, shot a 69.
So Yeon Ryu (67), Marina Alex (67) and first-round leader Christina Kim (71) were tied for second. The 18-year-old Henderson has nine top-10 finishes this season. I bogeyed 17 and I think Colin bogeyed 16 and 17.
No. 16, a par 4, has a scoring average of 4.228; the par-3 17th has a scoring average of 3.197; and the par-4 18th has an average score of 4.182. At least three. And if I make bogey there, and it goes to one shot going to the last hole, who knows what happens? Spieth shot a 66 with four birdies in five holes after turning to the front nine.
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Three share lead in Wentworth • Y.E. Yang, Scott Hend and Joost Luiten shot 7-under 65s to share the lead after the first round of the European Tour BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
