BILLY HORSCHEL

NASSAU, Bahamas — (AP) — Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson are representing the LPGA Tour this week in the QBE Shootout. The QBE Shootout will become a mixed-team event starting in 2023, returning such a format to the schedule for the first time since the JC Penney Classic in 1999. The QBE Shootout dates to 1989 when it was more commonly known as the Shark Shootout. And if you were in contention, it was a grind.”The QBE Shootout has featured a few LPGA players in recent years. The key is how many top PGA Tour players are interested, though not many of them play now in the QBE Shootout.

Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson can expect plenty of more LPGA faces next year in the QBE Shootout.

This is why making the Presidents Cup was the top of his wish list this year, and his latest afternoon heroics at Quail Hollow exceeded expectations. Over two days and 10 matches, International teams have had a lead for only 10 of the 170 holes that have been played. The International team was cobbled together at the last minute with more defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf run by Greg Norman, a former Presidents Cup captain. Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas improved to 6-2 as a team in Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup matches, leading from the fourth hole in a 2-and-1 victory over the Australian pair of Adam Scott and Cameron Davis. The passion came from the Presidents Cup rookies.

The matches were close at the end.

Max Homa never felt more energized over a big putt on a Friday, perhaps because he never had so many people who shared in the celebration. This is why making the Presidents Cup was the top of his wish list this year, and his latest afternoon heroics at Quail Hollow exceeded expectations. Taylor Pendrith was clutch with a 15-foot birdie putt as the Internationals tried to scratch out a third tie.

Rory McIlroy is in there. The European tour's flagship event has been shortened to 54 holes after a day's play was canceled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Viktor Hovland and Soren Kjeldsen were tied for the lead on 12 under par Saturday at the end of the second round. Then came five players on 10 under — including Adrian Otaegui (65) and Talor Gooch (64), who both now play in the contentious LIV Golf series. “I felt my putting was really good,” McIlroy said after a 5-foot birdie putt at No.

A truncated tournament should ensure a thrilling finish to the BMW PGA Championship with the top 10 players separated by two shots heading into Sunday’s final round.

Billy Horschel finally made a U.S. team as one of six players added Wednesday to a stacked American team that will try to win the Presidents Cup for the ninth straight time. Immelman lost four players who otherwise would have been on the team, including British Open champion Cameron Smith and Louis Oosthuizen. But he never made it through qualifying or was picked for a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, usually a case of bad timing. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, PGA champion Justin Thomas, Sam Burns and Tony Finau. Kisner went 2-0-2 in the 2017 Presidents Cup at Liberty National.

Don't expect Rory McIlroy to spend much time reminiscing with his former Ryder Cup teammates at Wentworth this week.

Billy Horschel finally gets to play golf for the Stars and Stripes as a pro.

Rory McIlroy jokingly referred to himself as a “Super Bowl champ” by winning the FedEx Cup.

Tiger Woods considers the British Open at St. Andrews to be a historic occasion.

Memorial Golf Billy Horschel drops his club on a drive during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Dublin, Ohio. Horschel was staked to a five-shot lead at the start of a sun-soaked final round and no one ever got closer than two shots. Before the long eagle, Horschel saved himself with par putts of 12 feet on the 13th hole and 8 feet on 14. “Making that was huge.”Wise did what he could in a final round so difficult that no one shot better than 69. Wise made a meaningless bogey on the final hole for a 71 to finish alone in second.

Billy Horschel figured he didn't have to anything special with a five-shot lead at the Memorial.

Memorial Golf Billy Horschel drives from the 15th tee during the third round of the Memorial golf tournament Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (Darron Cummings)DUBLIN, Ohio — (AP) — The Memorial has another player who appears to be running away with the tournament. Horschel cared more about how he was playing — very well — than the size of his lead. Defending champion Patrick Cantlay began his round by pulling his tee shot into a stream and making double bogey. That would appear to be too far back — the largest comeback at the Memorial is five shots, most recently 15 years ago by K.J.

The Memorial delivered another big lead after 54 holes.

Harris English has been a forgotten figure in golf the last few months.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele held off Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes Sunday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to complete a record-setting, wire-to-wire victory.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele played the back nine in 8-under 28 and shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play Saturday to shatter the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretch their lead to five strokes.

As tradition dictates, there is now very bad news to report about Canadian golfers Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes.

Masters Golf Fred Couples, left, Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods walk down the sixth fairway during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Matt Slocum)AUGUSTA, Ga. — (AP) — The gates to Augusta National opened a little after 7 a.m. Monday. Woods consumes attention at every Masters he plays. Koepka had surgery on his right knee three weeks before the Masters last year and still was determined to play. He is more concerned with his own game that what Woods has going on, though Koepka can appreciate the walk Woods is facing better than most players. “Look, I'm happy he’s becoming healthier and able to play golf,” Koepka said.

This Masters is all about Tiger Woods to start the week.

Kevin Kisner is back in the semifinals of the Dell Technologies Match Play.

Sixteen players have made it to the weekend in the Dell Technologies Match Play.

Match Play Golf Richard Bland putts on the fifth green during the third round of the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez)AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — The Latest on Match Play (all times local):___4:30 p.m.For the second year in a row, Scottie Scheffler had to go extra holes to win his group in the Dell Technologies Match Play. On they went until the par-5 sixth, where Fitzpatrick chipped to 15 feet and missed the birdie putt, and Scheffler won with a 6-foot birdie. ___3 p.m.Richard Bland won the Battle of Blighty and is headed to the knockout stage of the Dell Technologies Match Play. The winning streak of Billy Horschel at the Dell Technologies Match Play is over.

Match Play Golf Richard Bland putts on the fifth green during the third round of the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez)AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — The Latest on Match Play (all times local):___3 p.m.Richard Bland won the Battle of Blighty and is headed to the knockout stage of the Dell Technologies Match Play. The 49-year-old Bland faced 48-year-old Lee Westwood in an All-England match that featured the two oldest players in the field. Bland won on the 17th hole and won his group. The winning streak of Billy Horschel at the Dell Technologies Match Play is over.

Match Play Golf Billy Horschel watches his tee shot on the sixth hole in the second round of the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament, Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez)AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — The Latest on Match Play (all times local):___2:30 p.m. The winning streak of Billy Horschel at the Dell Technologies Match Play is over. Geoff Ogilvy once had 11 straight wins until losing in the championship match in 2007 the year after he won. ___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Takumi Kanaya of Japan is headed to the weekend of the Dell Technologies Match Play in a surprising turn of events.

Scottie Scheffler didn't win the U.S. Open on Sunday.

Scheffler now has two PGA Tour titles in the last month, having picked up his first victory at the Phoenix Open. Needing a birdie on the last hole to catch Scheffler, with whom he was paired, the Norwegian missed from 18 feet. Scheffler two-putted from 45 feet, the ball coming within inches of going in, for par on the 17th. And from deep rough left of the 18th fairway, he got it onto the green to just inside 70 feet. The real heartbreak went to Gary Woodland, trying to win for the first time since the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

Scottie Scheffler didn't win the U.S. Open on Sunday.

Horschel was buried in deep rough behind the 18th green and facing a fast chip down the hill. From the collar, he was able to use putter and his 30-foot putt trickled into the cup. “To make that putt on 18, to shoot 1 under on a really tough day is really satisfying,” he said. Jones, meanwhile, hit a brilliant approach on the 11th hole to 8 feet only to have the putt slide off line. A year ago on Saturday at Bay Hill, Homa was playing with Jazz Janewattananond when the Thai made a hole-in-one on the 14th hole.

Billy Horschel and Talor Gooch lead the group of survivors at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Daniel Berger wasn’t flawless.

Megan Watanabe is the first woman to be president at Riviera Country Club.

Scottie 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.

Sahith Theegala crashed golf’s biggest party.

Schenk made eight straight birdies to shoot a career-low, 10-under 62, also on the North Course, and joined Rahm (65) and Thomas (63) at 13-under 131. All three leaders opened Wednesday on the South Course, where Rahm won the U.S. Open last year for his first major. The final two rounds will be played on the South Course. Rahm closed his opening round Wednesday with an eagle for the best score of the day on the South Course. “I played well, I drove it well, something you’ve got to do out here on the North Course,” Thomas said.

Top-ranked Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas made the birdies they needed to keep pace on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines and shared the lead with hard-charging Adam Schenk after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Farmers Insurance Open Golf Jon Rahm of Spain hits his tee shot on the second hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) (Denis Poroy)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Top-ranked Jon Rahm closed with an eagle on the tougher South Course at Torrey Pines for a 6-under 66 on Wednesday, trailing leader Billy Horschel by three strokes after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Horschel shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on the North Course and led Michael Thompson by one stroke. Rahm's was the best score on the South by one over Luke List, Peter Malnati and Cameron Tringale. 1 got his first PGA Tour victory at Torrey Pines in 2017, and he won last year's U.S. Open on the South Course for his first major.

Top-ranked Jon Rahm closed with an eagle on the tougher South Course at Torrey Pines for a 6-under 66, trailing leader Billy Horschel by three strokes after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Formula One racing got a huge boost in interest in North America through the Netflix series “Drive to Survive.”.

Kuchar played the Scottish Open and Dutch Open during his first full year on tour 20 years ago. The PGA Tour guideline states players “ordinarily” get three releases for every 15 times they play on the PGA Tour. “What's unique about this situation is the total number (of requests),” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said last week. Then again, neither attracted a long list of American-born PGA Tour players. So I just need to play a little better.”DAWG HEAVENIt's been quite a week for PGA Tour players who went to Georgia.

Matt Kuchar finds the PGA Tour's guideline on requiring releases to play conflicting events to be awkward.

Matt Kuchar is not up to speed on the PGA Tour's guideline for granting releases to play in a conflicting events, mainly because it has never been an issue for him. Kuchar played the Scottish Open and Dutch Open during his first full year on tour 20 years ago. Only four years ago, he played three regular European tour events.

Kevin Na has matched his career-low with a 61 to lead the Sony Open.

The chances of an American golfer being crowned as European No. 1 for the first time were already strong heading into the Race to Dubai finale this week.

VIRGINIA WATER, England — (AP) — Billy Horschel became the second American, after Arnold Palmer, to win the BMW PGA Championship following a dramatic final round that saw Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton secure the final automatic qualifying places in Europe’s Ryder Cup team on Sunday. Horschel had to get over the disappointment of missing out on a captain’s pick for the U.S. Ryder Cup team this week, and did so by winning his first regular event on the European Tour. The race for spots on the European team for the Ryder Cup went to the final round of the last qualifying event, and was predictably frantic considering so many points were on offer at the tournament. Wiesberger, who shot 72, will make his Ryder Cup debut at Whistling Straits this month after qualifying via the European points list, along with Hatton. That bumped Rory McIlroy into the five qualifying spots on the world points list.

Billy Horschel became the second American after Arnold Palmer to win the BMW PGA Championship following a dramatic final round.

The leaderboard was mostly static in the third round of the PGA Championship, even though the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island played easier.

Though he's probably too far back to threaten the lead, Spieth needs only the PGA to complete the career grand slam. ___2:50 p.m.Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen have started their rounds at the PGA Championship. The PGA Championship is bracing for a switch in the wind for the third round. ___1 p.m.Jordan Spieth is making a move early at the PGA Championship on Saturday. The start of the third round at the PGA Championship has brought a slight reprieve in the relentless wind at Kiawah Island.

Though he's probably too far back to threaten the lead, Spieth needs only the PGA to complete the career grand slam. ___2:50 p.m.Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen have started their rounds at the PGA Championship. The PGA Championship is bracing for a switch in the wind for the third round. ___1 p.m.Jordan Spieth is making a move early at the PGA Championship on Saturday. The start of the third round at the PGA Championship has brought a slight reprieve in the relentless wind at Kiawah Island.

The PGA Championship is bracing for a switch in the wind for the third round. 1 p.m.Jordan Spieth is making a move early at the PGA Championship on Saturday. That's still five shots in back of co-leaders Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen, who start their rounds later. The start of the third round at the PGA Championship has brought a slight reprieve in the relentless wind at Kiawah Island. Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen, the co-leaders at 5-under 139, were still four hours from teeing off.

PGA Championship Golf Jordan Spieth reacts to his tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Friday, May 21, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (Chris Carlson)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):1 p.m.Jordan Spieth is making a move early at the PGA Championship on Saturday. Jordan had nine bogeys over his first 36 holes and just squeezed in ahead of the cut line. Webb Simpson is at 4 under for his third round after making the 5-over cut on the number. The start of the third round at the PGA Championship has brought a slight reprieve in the relentless wind at Kiawah Island. ___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PGA Championship Golf Billy Horschel reacts as he misses a putt on the second hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Friday, May 21, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt York) (Matt York)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):10:15 a.m. The start of the third round at the PGA Championship has brought a slight reprieve in the relentless wind at Kiawah Island. Horschel started birdie-eagle on Saturday and was 4 under for his round through six holes. He made the cut on the number and still was only 1 over for the tournament. ___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Phil Mickelson held on to his lead at the PGA Championship despite struggling on the back nine.

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel to win the Zurich Classic in a playoff that capped a tight and tense final round Sunday.

Two-time champion Stewart Cink has set the 36-hole tournament scoring record at the RBC Heritage.

Cameron Smith birdied the difficult 17th and 18th holes at Harbour Town to shoot a 9-under 62 and take a one-stroke lead over Stewart Cink at the RBC Heritage.

Jon Rahm had a great week before even getting to the Masters.

Hideki Matsuyama hopes to be a pioneer for Japanese golf.

Hideki Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday and was three shots clear of the field at 11 under when he finished the third round of the Masters.

Jordan Spieth suddenly feels a lot younger than 27 going into the Masters.

More than hosting the first major of the year, Augusta National has become a 10-day celebration at the home of the Masters.

Reed, who won in 2018, says he doesn't keep a lot of golf photos in his office or around the house in Houston. Kuchar rolled his putt up to 3 feet, Scheffler hit wedge to 40 feet for his fourth shot and Kuchar won the hole. Kuchar won his consolation match. Long won the British Amateur last summer and will play in the Masters next week. The Austrian Golf Open returns to the European Tour schedule and will be played the week after the Masters.

AUSTIN, Texas – Billy Horschel had just enough left in the tank to win the Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday with plenty of help from Scottie Scheffler in a sloppy end to the longest week in golf. “It was one of those days where I didn't play very good,” Horschel said, still able to smile because of the outcome. “I was just grinding it out.”It ended a great run for Scheffler, a Texas graduate who had to beat three former Match Play champions and two players from the top 10 in the world to reach the championship match. This time, Horschel got up-and-down to save par and halve the hole, and he won the match when Scheffler missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th. The championship match didn't feature a birdie since Horschel's chip-in on the fifth hole.

Scottie Scheffler misses his birdie putt attempt on the 18th green during a semifinal round match against Matt Kuchar at the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Scheffler and Kuchar tied the hole, giving Scheffler the win in the match. The result was a third straight all-American final in the Dell Technologies Match Play on Sunday. Horschel had never made it to the weekend in his four previous appearances in Match Play. Two holes later — after Kuchar missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 10th that would have squared the match — Scheffler made an 18-foot birdie putt to go 2 up.

Jon Rahm, of Spain, right, congratulates Scottie Scheffler on the 17th green after Scheffler won their round of eight match at the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf tournament Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Austin, Texas. I just have memories of me and my dad sitting on the couch and watching this guy make putt after putt. AdHe won the Match Play in 2013 and lost in the championship match last time to Kevin Kisner. He scrambled for par, and Spieth missed a 6-foot birdie putt. Spieth went 30 feet long, Kuchar was 6 feet short, and Kuchar won with a birdie.

Already the most fickle event in golf, the Dell Technologies Match Play on Friday was an endless frenzy. “You just never know what can happen out there," Billy Horschel said after beating Max Homa on the third playoff hole. 64 seed in Match Play history to make it to the weekend. 60 seed, while Erik van Rooyen (62) advanced by beating Daniel Berger with a par on the second playoff hole. The eight playoffs to decide group winners broke the previous mark of five in 2017 since group play began six yeas ago.

That was the longest such streak since Woods began his career making 25 in a row. Morikawa became a youthful footnote in history at Torrey Pines last year when he was in the same group with Woods. Most notable about his three-shot victory at The Concession against another stacked field was the 24-year-old Morikawa joined Woods as the only players to win a major and a World Golf Championship before turning 25. Rory McIlroy was 25 years and three months when he had two majors and a World Golf Championship, and then he won a third major the following week. He won the PGA Championship at Harding Park by changing his plan as the situation warranted, hitting driver on the reachable par-4 16th to 7 feet for eagle.

And there was a tribute to Tiger Woods, his golf idol growing up. “We don't say ‘Thank you’ enough,” Morikawa said, referring to how much Woods has raised the profile and prize money in golf. He finished at 18-under 270 and became the 24th player to win a major and a World Golf Championship title since this series began in 1999. Outside of a chunked chip on the second hole that made him scramble for bogey, Morikawa didn't miss a fairway the rest of the way and was rarely out of position. “If there was no Tiger Woods, I just the think the tour and the game of golf in general would be in a worse place.

Morikawa walked off the 12th hole with his seventh birdie in eight holes, stretching his lead to five shots with two par 5s still to play. He made bogey on both, shot a 5-under 67 and suddenly had four-time major champion Brooks Koepka and Billy Horschel on his tail. “I didn’t play great the last six, but a lot to learn from heading into tomorrow,” Morikawa said. Horschel also had a late rally with an eagle on the par-5 17th hole and shot 69. “I just kept rolling in birdie after birdie.

No one has ever gone more than a year without winning and ended the drought at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Winning is the only way to get to Maui at the start of the year, so Schauffele and 15 other players ordinarily wouldn't be here. “I got an asterisk for winning the Tour Championship that counted in certain things and not in others,” Schauffele said. Horschel said the tour has crunched numbers and in a normal year, it would add eight to 10 players to Kapalua. The tour has contemplated an expanded field over the years, such as giving a two-year exemption to Kapalua for winning a tournament.