Chez Reavie wins Barracuda for 3rd PGA Tour title
Barracuda Championship Golf Chez Reavie watches his shot from the third tee during the second round of the Barracuda Championship golf tournament at Old Greenwood Golf Course in Truckee, Calif., Friday, July 15, 2022. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) (Jason Bean)TRUCKEE, Calif. — (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title. The 40-year-old Reavie became the first PGA Tour winner 40 or over since Lucas Glover a year ago in the 2021 John Deere Classic. With the event also sanctioned by the European tour, Reavie earned spots on both tours through the 2024 seasons. The Swede is a 10-time winner on the European tour who joined the PGA Tour in 2018.
wftv.comChez Reavie doubles lead to 6 points in Barracuda
Barracuda Championship Golf Chez Reavie watches his shot from the third tee during the second round of the Barracuda Championship golf tournament at Old Greenwood Golf Course in Truckee, Calif., Friday, July 15, 2022. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) (Jason Bean)TRUCKEE, Calif. — (AP) — Chez Reavie doubled his lead to six points Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour's lone modified Stableford scoring event. A day after a 19-point round, the 40-year-old Reavie scored nine points — making five birdies and a bogey — to reach 37 points on Tahoe Mountain Club's Old Greenwood layout. A point is deducted for bogey and three taken away for double bogey or worse. Reavie is trying to win for the third time on the PGA Tour, following the 2008 Canadian Open and 2019 Travelers Championship.
wftv.comChez Reavie has late eagle, leads Barracuda Championship
Barracuda Championship Golf Chez Reavie watches his shot from the third tee during the second round of the Barracuda Championship golf tournament at Old Greenwood Golf Course in Truckee, Calif., Friday, July 15, 2022. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) (Jason Bean)TRUCKEE, Calif. — (AP) — Chez Reavie holed a long chip shot for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole and took a three-point lead Friday in the Barracuda Championship. Reavie had a 19-point round in the modified Stableford scoring system event at Tahoe Mountain Club, getting five points for the eagle and 14 for seven birdies. “It’s actually 2 1/2 birdies, so if you can make an eagle, you can kind of leapfrog guys on the leaderboard,” Reavie said. “I think really having control of the golf ball out here really helps you,” Reavie said.
wftv.comMcNealy holes out for eagle on last, leads at Silverado
Winless in 66 career starts on the PGA Tour, McNealy had nine birdies — one from a greenside bunker to offset his stumbles and get to 12 under at Silverado Resort and Spa. 1 sailed into a greenside bunker. “Actually I think a golf cart ran over my ball so I had to take a drop,” said McNealy, ranked 110th. “I was actually a little nervous because it looked like it landed in a pitch mark and then shot forward and right,” McNealy said. “I just keep telling myself every putt you make now is one less you have to make later,” McNealy said.
wftv.comBrendon Todd takes 2-stroke lead with 65 at WGC in Memphis
Todd trailed defending champion Brooks Koepka after the first round by two strokes. Rickie Fowler closed with birdies on his final two holes for a 67 and 131 total just behind Todd. Koepka had the lead to himself at 10 under before falling apart on his back nine with a double bogey and two bogeys. Todd won back-to-back tournaments last November for his first win on tour since winning the Byron Nelson in 2014. That put Todd atop the leaderboard at 9 under, and his putter helped him birdie consecutive holes including the big putt on No.
Koepka matches career best round for lead at WGC in Memphis
The defending champ matched his career best with an 8-under 62 to take a two-stroke lead over Rickie Fowler and Brendon Todd after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Then Fowler two-putted for bogey after putting his tee shot in the left rough on his final hole to finish at 64. He hit his tee shot on the par-3 No. ... Tee times for the second round were moved to Friday morning to avoid predicted thunderstorms. ... With no fans allowed at an event that has benefited St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital since 1970, St. Jude had to get creative to raise both money and attention for a hospital that never bills its patients.