Schauffele wins at Travelers after Theegala's double bogey
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.
wftv.comRyder aces wild 16th, Theegala holds onto Phoenix Open lead
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.
wftv.comSam Burns pulls away in Mississippi for 2nd win of the year
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.
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.comTheegala finds an easy path to 64 and lead in Mississippi
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.
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