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Veterans Harrington, Kuchar share early lead at Texas Open
Read full article: Veterans Harrington, Kuchar share early lead at Texas OpenVeterans Padraig Harrington and Matt Kuchar each shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to share the early lead with MJ Daffue and Roberto Diaz in the weather-delayed first round of the Valero Texas Open.
Scheffler tops Cantlay in Phoenix Open playoff for first win
Read full article: Scheffler tops Cantlay in Phoenix Open playoff for first winScottie Scheffler outlasted Ryder Cup teammate Patrick Cantlay on the third hole of a playoff in the WM Phoenix Open for his first PGA Tour victory, making a 25-foot birdie putt that had just enough momentum to tumble in.
Hereās why an albatross is the rarest achievement in golf
Read full article: Hereās why an albatross is the rarest achievement in golfWhile a birdie is 1-under par on a hole and an eagle is 2-under par, a step better than that is an albatross, which is 3-under par on a hole. In the four major tournaments, it has only happened 18 times since 1870, according to GolfLink. An albatross has happened the most times at golfās oldest major, the British Open, which has seen an albatross occur eight times in its history. The U.S. Open and PGA Championship were the last to see three, by Nick Watney in 2012 and Joey Sindelar in 2006, respectively. Maggert has two of the 18 albatrosses at major tournaments, collecting one at the 1994 Masters and one during the 2001 British Open.
Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookie
Read full article: Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookieDustin Johnson holds up the FedEx Cup trophy after winning the Tour Championship golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookie
Read full article: Johnson, Scheffler favorites for tour's top player, rookieFor the PGA Tour player of the year, the candidates were Johnson, Thomas, PGA champion Collin Morikawa (two wins), Webb Simpson (two wins) and Jon Rahm (two wins). Johnson won the Travelers Championship and The Northern Trust to go along with his FedEx Cup title he won at the Tour Championship. He also was runner-up to Morikawa at the PGA Championship. More interesting will be the vote for PGA Tour rookie of the year. ... Country singer Colt Ford, who once played professionally, is making his PGA Tour Champions debut on a sponsor exemption.
Dustin Johnson wins by 11 shots and is back to No. 1
Read full article: Dustin Johnson wins by 11 shots and is back to No. 1Dustin Johnson holds the trophy after winning the Northern Trust golf tournament at TPC Boston, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Norton, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.