SAHITH THEEGALA

Adam Svensson of Canada has his first PGA Tour victory.

Harry Higgs is part of a three-way tie for the lead in the RSM Classic at Sea Island.

Rory McIlroy has another shot at reaching No. 1 in the world if he can win the CJ Cup in South Carolina.

Rickie Fowler shot a 5-under 67 and was one shot off the lead among the early starters at the fog-delayed Fortinet Championship in Napa, California.

It sure doesn't sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea.

ATLANTA — (AP) — Justin Lower lost his PGA Tour card in brutal fashion in the final tournament of the regular season. 137 in the official standings, but he is 10 spots higher because of the LIV players ahead of him who are suspended. Starting in January, the field will include all PGA Tour winners from the previous calendar year along with the 30 players who qualify for the Tour Championship. “By bringing the PGA Tour Champions and APGA Tour in closer alignment, we hope that other PGA TOUR properties will do likewise as we help make the game more diverse and inclusive.”O’Neal, who twice missed earning a PGA Tour card in Q-school by one shot, has played eight times on the PGA Tour and has 156 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour. Along with Accenture and Coca-Cola, the PGA Tour plans to be at East Lake for the foreseeable future.

Justin Lower lost his PGA Tour card in brutal fashion when he three-putted from 60 feet on the final hole of the regular season.

Justin Lower lost his PGA Tour card in brutal fashion in the final tournament of the regular season. Needing a par on the final hole to finish among the top 125, Lower ran his 60-footer some 6 feet by and missed for a three-putt bogey. Thanks to Saudi-funded LIV Golf, Lower is among players who might get a reprieve.

Taylor Pendrith of Canada shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Tony Finau into the weekend in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the home stretch: None has won yet.

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

A stroke ahead entering the day, Schauffele finished with a 2-under 68 at TPC River Highlands to beat Theegala and J.T. “My mind was telling me to hit a good drive and then use your sand wedge or lob wedge in there and make birdie,” Schauffele said. I really had to try and focus on the task at hand.”Theegala shot a 67, and Poston had a 64. Schauffele, meanwhile was consistent, with two birdies and a bogey on the front before mirroring that score on the back. “I putted well, drove it well, hit my irons good,” he saidPatrick Cantlay began the day just a stroke behind his good friend Schauffele.

Xander Schauffele won the Travelers Championship with a three-stroke swing on the final hole Sunday, hitting to 3 feet for birdie after rookie Sahith Theegala took two shots to get out of a bunker and made a double bogey in the group ahead.

Xander Schauffele shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over good friend and playing partner Patrick Cantlay into the final round of the Travelers Championship.

Jon Rahm is the big favorite at the Mexico Open and he's playing the part.

Ryder's wedge shot on the 124-yard hole landed just right and short, bounced a couple of times, spun left and tumbled in. “I don’t know how I could pick a hole over this one,” said Ryder, eight strokes behind Theegala after an even-par 71. 16 since the tournament moved to the course in 1997 and first since Francesco Molinari in the third round in 2015. I mean, it was wild.”Making his event debut on a sponsor exemption, Theegala had a 14-under 199 total for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brooks Koepka. The four-time major champion is the last player to win the event in his first appearance, doing it in 2015.

Sam Ryder brought down the house with a hole-in-one on the stadium 16th hole Saturday in the WM Phoenix Open, where newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a leaderboard as crowded as the course.

The curtain has dropped again at The Greatest Show on Grass after a one-year hiatus.

Sahith Theegala crashed golf’s biggest party.

Sanderson Farms Golf Sam Burns watches his drive from the second tee during the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. — (AP) — Sam Burns ran off four birdies in a six-hole stretch to start the back nine and pulled away for a 5-under 67 to win the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory this year. Against a list of contenders looking for their first win, Burns showed what it takes at the Country Club of Jackson by playing flawlessly on the back nine until it didn't matter. “I knew Sam was ahead of me and I had to make a couple and just didn’t, but I will another time.”Sahith Theegala, the California rookie who began the final round with a one-shot lead, had control of the final round until he reached the back nine. Six players in contention at the start of the final round had recently earned PGA Tour cards through the Korn Ferry Tour.

Sam Burns now has two PGA Tour titles this year.

— (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.

Sahith Theegala is one round away from his first PGA Tour title in just his second start of his rookie season.

Will Zalatoris is usually spot-on with his iron.

Theegala missed three fairways but was out of position just once at the Country Club of Jackson. It also was a big start for Watney, coming off one of his worst seasons. Watney holed a couple of long putts, including a 45-footer for eagle on the par-5 second hole, for his lowest start to a PGA Tour event in 15 months. He made it to the PGA Tour on his first try through the Korn Ferry Tour finals. He earned a PGA Tour card for the first time by finishing 23rd in the Korn Ferry Tour finals.

Sahith Theegala has the lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship with a 64.

The opening round of the U.S. Open has been suspended due to darkness with 36 players left on the course.