SEBASTIAN MUNOZ

Talor Gooch has picked up his first PGA Tour title, and he played like he had done this before.

Talor Gooch is one round away from his first PGA Tour victory.

Gooch matched the low score of the round — Taylor Moore had a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at Seaside for a 65 — and was at 13-under 129. Moore and Mackenzie Hughes of Canada (68 at Seaside) were two shots behind. Still seeking his first win, Gooch hasn't missed a cut in six starts this fall and has finished 11th or better four times. “Obviously I’m playing well, but I think my game has made a turn for some good stuff in some ways. Munoz, who matched the tournament record with a 60 in the first round at Seaside, birdied his last hole to share second with Huh.

Talor Gooch of Oklahoma had no problem with 25 mph wind that swept over Sea Island.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama held on to a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship after a 2-under 68 which included a bogey on his last hole to make things interesting for Sunday's final round.

Lucas Glover is a winner again after 10 long years.

Rain overnight and more during the third round left the TPC John Deere soft and prone to low scoring, and just about everyone took advantage. He led by one shot over Brandon Hagy, who is still looking for his first PGA Tour victory in his 93rd career start. Ten players were within three shots of the lead, all of them knowing what it would take in the final round — birdies. Even so, he still has a chance at his first PGA Tour title. Of the 20 players within five shots of the lead, seven have never won on tour.

List ran off seven birdies in an eight-hole stretch in the middle of his round, his only par on a 12-foot birdie chance on the 15th hole, and posted an 8-under 63. That gave him a one-shot lead over Sebastian Munoz going into the weekend at the TPC Deere Run. List is still searching for his first PGA Tour victory, though that wasn't front and center over the last month. “I was able to keep hitting the fairway, which out here is premium, and I was able to attack from the fairway,” List said. Among those making it to the weekend was Steve Stricker, the 54-year-old Ryder Cup captain and three-time John Deere Classic winner.

John Deere Classic Golf Zach Johnson tees off on the 16th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Silvis, Ill. (Jessica Gallahger/The Dispatch – The Rock Island Argus via AP) (Jessica Gallagher)SILVIS, Ill. — (AP) — Sebastian Munoz never knows when the switch will come on and the putts start to fall, but he recognized it happening Thursday in the John Deere Classic. Munoz was motoring along when he closed with five straight birdies at the TPC Deere Run for an 8-under 63, turning a solid day into a share of the lead with Chesson Hadley. “It's funny because when I make a lot of birdies, I usually play a little more safe and pick my spots. That will leave the three-time John Deere champion some work to do Friday afternoon to make the cut. “I'm not used to getting up at 5 in the morning anymore to play,” Stricker said.

Jason Kokrak has another win on the PGA Tour.

Jordan Spieth is still leading after 54 holes at Colonial.

PGA Championship Golf Corey Conners, of Canada, hits his tee shot on the 16th hole 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/Chris Carlson) (Chris Carlson)Opening Day at the PGA Championship essentially wound up a draw. “This is the most difficult golf course that I’ve played on Tour, and that is a straight-up fact for me.”Conners chose a simpler practice regimen and it paid off handsomely. At the par-3 14th, Jordan Spieth, who wound up shooting 73, could be heard pleading with his tee shot to stay on the putting surface: “Sit! Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit … PLEASE!”“It’s there,” someone on the tee box reassured him. That belonged to Sebastian Munoz, who was hardly the only golfer to pull his tee shot well left and off the 18th fairway.

Good shots were rewarded, bad ones punished and the Ocean Course finished Round 1 of the PGA Championship looking like anything but a pushover.

Five players, including two-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka, are tied for the lead at 3-under par. ___4:17 p.m.Sam Burns has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with a back injury. ___2:45 p.m.Brooks Koepka is off to a strong start in his chase for a third PGA Championship title. ___1:20 p.m.Martin Laird is looking to surprise at the PGA Championship the way he has this season on the PGA Tour. ___10:45 a.m.Bryson DeChambeau is heading in the wrong direction early on at the PGA Championship.

Five players, including two-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka, are tied for the lead at 3-under par. ___4:17 p.m.Sam Burns has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with a back injury. ___2:45 p.m.Brooks Koepka is off to a strong start in his chase for a third PGA Championship title. ___1:20 p.m.Martin Laird is looking to surprise at the PGA Championship the way he has this season on the PGA Tour. ___10:45 a.m.Bryson DeChambeau is heading in the wrong direction early on at the PGA Championship.

___4 p.m.Sebastian Munoz found the trash at the PGA Championship. ___2:45 p.m.Brooks Koepka is off to a strong start in his chase for a third PGA Championship title. ___1:20 p.m.Martin Laird is looking to surprise at the PGA Championship the way he has this season on the PGA Tour. ___10:45 a.m.Bryson DeChambeau is heading in the wrong direction early on at the PGA Championship. If no one else withdraws, the PGA Championship will have 99 of the top 100, matching the record for most players from the top 100.

___2:45 p.m.Brooks Koepka is off to a strong start in his chase for a third PGA Championship title. ___1:20 p.m.Martin Laird is looking to surprise at the PGA Championship the way he has this season on the PGA Tour. Right behind is a group that includes two-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka. ___10:45 a.m.Bryson DeChambeau is heading in the wrong direction early on at the PGA Championship. If no one else withdraws, the PGA Championship will have 99 of the top 100, matching the record for most players from the top 100.

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

The Masters features only six players, three of them amateurs, who have never played in the Masters.

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AUGUSTA, Ga. – The record score at Augusta National wasn't all that set Dustin Johnson apart from other Masters champions. No other Masters champion was allowed to keep his green jacket for only five months before it was time to try to win it again. Augusta National is blazing with pink and red and purple azaleas, accented by the white blooms of dogwood. Ad“I think it will be back to feeling like a normal Masters,” Johnson said. Augusta National had no choice but to keep the spectators away in November because of the pandemic, just like the other majors last year.

In the Dell Technologies Match Play, every day can feel like Sunday. “I turned out to hit that shot really well, went super high over the trees. It was his biggest loss in Match Play since Ben Crane beat him, 8 and 7, in the second round of 2011. Kevin Kisner, the defending champion from 2019 — the Match Play was the third event to be canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — won his seventh straight match by beating Louis Oosthuizen. When you're up against an opponent who plays really, really well and you play just a little better, it's really satisfying."

Garcia thought he had plenty of time to get from the range to the 10th tee to start his round. Then he fired off a 7-under 65, capped off by a birdie-birdie-eagle finish for a two-shot lead over Brian Harman. AdWhen darkness brought the first round to a halt — 21 players didn't finish — there already were 13 scores of 80 or higher. “For some reason, it just kind of fits my eye,” said Garcia, who won The Players in 2008 and has twice been runner-up. British Open champion Shane Lowry took bogey on his final hole for a 68 and was tied with Corey Conners and Matt Fitzpatrick.

HOUSTON – Carlos Ortiz held off Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama by closing with a 5-under 65 to win the Houston Open on Sunday, becoming the first Mexican to win on the PGA Tour in 42 years. He had to settle for a two-putt birdie, and it held up when Johnson and Matsuyama narrowly missed birdie chances coming in. Needing two putts to win, the 29-year-old holed a 20-foot birdie putt for a two-shot victory. Ortiz held back tears as he waited for his playing partners to putt. The Houston Open was the first domestic PGA Tour event that allowed spectators, with 2,000 tickets sold daily.

Thomas got one good break, made two good birdie putts and wound up with a 5-under 67 that gave him a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm going into the final round. Lanto Griffin, who had the lead until bogeys on two of his last four holes, was another shot behind. Got a really, really good round going early on.”Thomas was at 19-under 197. Griffin opened with four straight birdies to take the lead, and he stayed there until the end of the round. Thomas was playing well enough, even if he had little to show for it after opening with two birdies.

Throw in a wild tee shot for double bogey, three bogeys and only five pars and it added to an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead. That led to a 4-over 76 — by two shots his worst score in 49 rounds at Sherwood Country — that left him 12 shots out of the lead and in no mood to talk. He is a five-time winner at Sherwood, along with five runner-up finishes, against small fields in a holiday exhibition. On the par-5 13th, he sent his tee shot again to the right, partially blocked by a tree. The sand shot didn't quite reach the green.

His only bogey came on the ninth hole when his drive landed in a divot and he missed the green to the left. Walker wasn't feeling his best and wasn't sure what to expect, especially after missing two short birdie putts to start his round. “I’ve always had stuff with my left shoulder, but I just picked up some tendonitis at the U.S. Open,” Walker said. After two short misses, Walker realized he needed to move the ball up slightly in his stance. Henrik Stenson, playing in Mississippi for the first time in 10 years had a 70.

Dustin Johnson holds up the FedEx Cup trophy after winning the Tour Championship golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

For the PGA Tour player of the year, the candidates were Johnson, Thomas, PGA champion Collin Morikawa (two wins), Webb Simpson (two wins) and Jon Rahm (two wins). Johnson won the Travelers Championship and The Northern Trust to go along with his FedEx Cup title he won at the Tour Championship. He also was runner-up to Morikawa at the PGA Championship. More interesting will be the vote for PGA Tour rookie of the year. ... Country singer Colt Ford, who once played professionally, is making his PGA Tour Champions debut on a sponsor exemption.

Jordan Spieth putts on the 10th green during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)Ian Poulter and Mark Hubbard set the pace for good scoring through a brief spell of rain at Hilton Head. Spieth didn't figure to be part of the conversation until bouncing back from a triple bogey with eight birdies for a 66. It was the kind of break Spieth has seen far too often during three years without a victory. He was on such a roll that Spieth began to contemplate eight straight birdies to end his round. Michael did a great job of reminding me that today when it wasnt going well on my front nine, Spieth said.