A mixture of sadness and pride for Patty T at Mission Hills
Thailand LPGA Golf Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand smiles and walks along the green on the 14th hole during the final round of the LPGA Honda Thailand golf tournament in Pattaya, southern Thailand, Sunday, March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Kittinun Rodsupan) (Kittinun Rodsupan)AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Patty Tavanakit felt a mixture of pride and sadness when she arrived at Mission Hills in California for the first LPGA Tour major of the year. I mean, makes me love this place even more regardless how I do this week.”And that leads to the sadness. This is the final year at Mission Hills, a course packed with more tradition than any other in women’s golf. Three years ago, she was eligible for the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the first LPGA major of the year.
wftv.comMatsuyama has 1-stroke, 3rd-round lead at Zozo Championship
Japan Golf Zozo Championship Hideki Matsuyama of Japan putts on the first green during the third round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Cameron Tringale, who also shot 68, trailed by three strokes going to the final hole Saturday but his birdie and Matsuyama's bogey reduced the lead to just one. Sebastian Munoz (68), Brendan Steele (70) and Matt Wallace (70), were tied for third, four strokes behind Matsuyama. “I did something in my career that I haven’t done yet, was shank a shot," Morikawa said. Tokyo Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele shot 68 and was at 2 over, 12 strokes behind, as was Rickie Fowler after a 71 Saturday.
wftv.comRookie Theegala goes after 1st PGA Tour win in Mississippi
— (AP) — In his first weekend contention on the PGA Tour, California rookie Sahith Theegala is handling the pressure and his golf just fine in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Cameron Tringale had a pair of eagles from long range with his putter and his wedge and matched his career best on the PGA Tour with a 62. He had to bide his time between the Korn Ferry Tour and limited PGA Tour starts until making it to the big leagues with ease at the Korn Ferry Tour finals. Tringale is still looking for his first win in his 311st start on the PGA Tour. Fifteen players were separated by four shots, and nine of those players have yet to win on the PGA Tour.
wftv.comTringale shoots 66 to top crowded 3M Open leaderboard
3M Open Golf Cameron Tringale acknowledges the crowd after finishing the third round in the lead at 12 under par in the 3M Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Saturday, July 24, 2021. Tringale, who tied for third last year at the TPC Twin Cities, eagled the par-5 12th and had three birdies in a bogey-free round. Winless on the PGA Tour, the 33-year-old topped the crowded leaderboard at 12-under 201. He posted a 37 for a 66 that left him four strokes behind Tringale. It's currently ranked as the hardest par 5 on the PGA Tour.
wftv.comThe Latest: Koepka, Matsuyama, DeChambeau moving up at PGA
PGA Championship Golf Brooks Koepka tips his ball to the crowd on the first 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):6 p.m.Major champions Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama and Bryson DeChambeau have all come alive at the PGA Championship. ___5:25 p.m.Louis Oosthuizen has moved in front at the PGA Championship on Friday. ___4:20 p.m.Cameron Tringale is the latest contender at the PGA Championship stung by the Ocean Course. The wait is on for top-ranked Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.
wftv.comThe Latest: Oosthuizen moves in front at PGA Championship
PGA Championship Golf Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, misses a birdie putt on the eighth 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):5:25 p.m.Louis Oosthuizen has moved in front at the PGA Championship on Friday. ___4:20 p.m.Cameron Tringale is the latest contender at the PGA Championship stung by the Ocean Course. The wait is on for top-ranked Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. ___10:15 p.m.Corey Conners' wild first nine is finally over at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.
wftv.comThe Latest: Tringale goes from in the mix to out of the PGA
PGA Championship Golf Cameron Tringale hits his tee shot on the ninth tee during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip)KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times local):___4:20 p.m.Cameron Tringale is the latest contender at the PGA Championship stung by the Ocean Course. Tringale was at 3-under par and just two shots off the lead early in his second round. The wait is on for top-ranked Dustin Johnson at the PGA Championship. ___10:15 p.m.Corey Conners' wild first nine is finally over at the PGA Championship. ___8:20 a.m.Corey Conners started the second round of the PGA Championship with a bogey and a birdie to maintain his two-shot lead.
wftv.comThe Latest: Tringale takes early lead at PGA Championship
Tringale had three birdies on his opening nine holes at the PGA Championship and was a stroke ahead of four players, including Rickie Fowler and Louis Oosthuizen. Tringale is playing his seventh PGA Championship. ___7:30 a.m.Francesco Molinari has withdrawn from the PGA Championship. ___7 a.m.South Carolina native Patrick Rada found the middle of the fairway with the opening tee shot in the PGA Championship. McIlroy won at 13-under 275 in 2012 the other time the PGA Championship was at Kiawah.
wftv.comJones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in Masters
Jones won the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday, a final round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at 12-under 268 at PGA National. J.B. Holmes was in the final group with Jones, three shots back to start the day, and his chances were gone very quickly. He ended up with a costly final-round 79 for Holmes; second place, where he started the day, paid Hagy $763,000 while the tied-for-46th finish paid Holmes $19,070. AdHe went on to make double bogey there, and when Jones birdied the par-5 third Holmes’ deficit had gone from three to eight shots in about 45 minutes. “You can't get a tougher golf course to win on than this one, in these conditions," Jones said.
Jones survives a challenging day, takes 3-shot lead at Honda
“I'm happy to go low with the ball flight and I'm probably a little more conservative when the wind is up," Jones said. That’s when his woes started, and what became a nine-shot turnaround between he and Jones began. Jones grabbed a share of the lead with a birdie at the par-4 14th. And when Wise made bogey at the par-3 15th, Jones was the outright leader again. “Just keep doing what I'm doing," Jones said.
Missed tap-in costs Fowler the weekend at PGA Championship
Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in San Francisco. Fowler's silly mistake a miss from 6 inches on the sixth green cost him a weekend starting time at the PGA Championship. Tringale's error signing an incorrect scorecard saved him a couple hours of waiting around before he headed home, as well. They were among the 75 players to miss the cut at Harding Park, meaning an early departure from San Francisco. It marks the first time he's missed a cut at the PGA since 2012 at Kiawah.