Florida wins 2023 NCAA men's golf national championship, beating Georgia Tech at Grayhawk

Florida wins 2023 NCAA men's golf national championship, beating Georgia Tech at Grayhawk

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — There’s a gator on the loose in the desert.

The Florida men’s golf team survived a gauntlet and a grind during Wednesday’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship match play final against Georgia Tech.

At one point, all four matches were on the 17th hole or later and tied.

Yuxin Lin ended his match quickly against Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht. Lamprecht hit his approach to 30 feet on the par-4 15th but three putted, and Lin was able to get up-and-down from the right green side rough to win 4 and 3.

Then John DuBois won his match on the 18th hole, earning the Gators’ second point. He took advantage of Connor Howe’s approach shot coming up short on the closing hole, with Howe not being able to get in for par.

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Georgia Tech earned a point when Bartley Forrester outlasted Matthew Kress on the 20th hole.

Florida got its clinching point when Fred Biondi defeated Hiroshi Tai 1 up two days after Biondi won the individual title on Monday.

It was the first time the Gators reached the match play portion of the championship. It’s the fifth national title in school history, and first since 2001.

It’s also the first time a men’s team won the national title and had the individual winner since Oregon and Aaron Wise in 2016.

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Jack Nicklaus recalls Ohio State college days with mix of humor and nostalgia

Jack Nicklaus recalls Ohio State college days with mix of humor and nostalgia

DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus loved college life. And it loved him back, so much so that the Golden Bear was not about to reveal what shenanigans took place off the golf course.

Me: “Your favorite Ohio State memories, non-golf related? Fraternity stuff?”

Jack: “Non-golf? I would never tell you those.”

After the laughter subsided Tuesday at the Memorial Tournament, Nicklaus began reminiscing about Ohio State, where he spent 3½ years before turning pro (the Upper Arlington, Ohio, native left school before graduating but received an honorary degree in 1972).

“I had a blast,” said, a twinkle in his eye. “Parties we went to and things we did and places we went. And (meeting Barbara) was part of it.”

Nicklaus met Barbara Bash his freshman year. She pledged Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. He joined Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. They married as upperclassmen. They’ve enjoyed one heck of a run since exchanging “I dos” in 1960.

Look hard and you can still see the 18-year-old college kid inside the 83-year-old Nicklaus, who still likes to have fun with people and still possesses classic college-age sarcastic humor. Plus he remains a student of both the game and life. The Bear was born a learner, able to process information into practical application. Methodically thinking his way around the golf course was one of his elite attributes, but he also was smart enough to realize college was not expected to be all brain, no ebullience.

“I came to Ohio State because I wanted to be part of college life,” he said.

Numerous schools offered Nicklaus a golf scholarship, but his mind was set on becoming a Buckeye.

“I just told them, ‘Don’t bother,’ ” he said. “Ohio State doesn’t offer scholarships for golf, but it’s where I was going to go.”

Ohio State is fortunate to be able to claim Nicklaus, Archie Griffin and Jesse Owens – a triumvirate of celebrated sportsmen. Griffin (two Heismans) and Owens (Olympic golds and multiple world records) are known for their amateur achievements as students; Nicklaus’ fame comes mostly through his professional career. Golf’s greatest champion holds the record for major championship wins with 18, and his victory at the 1986 Masters, at age 46, remains a top-three sports moment for many whose hips and knees beg for replacement.

Jack’s college career is not as well known, but that does not mean it was unsubstantial. He won the U.S. Amateur twice as an Ohio State student (1959 and ’61) and also captured the 1961 NCAA individual championship with the Buckeyes.

More than 60 years later, he returned to those more carefree days, if only for a night.

“Last night (Monday) we had 10 of my fraternity brothers up here at the club who were all guys I went to school with,” he began. “Can you believe a bunch of 82, 83 and 84-year-olds having dinner? ‘What did you say? Huh? Huh? Who is that over there? I can’t see ’em.’ It was hysterical. We had a great time.”

Nicklaus arrived at Ohio State planning to follow in the vocational footsteps of his pharmacist father, Charlie.

“So I went through three years of pre-pharmacy, but my dad talked me out of pharmacy school,” Nicklaus said. “He said, ‘You can’t use your golf behind a counter. Why don’t you switch over to the business college and use it for that, which I did.”

As for college golf, well, let’s just say Jack took it seriously, but not too seriously. And apparently Ohio State coach Bob Kepler followed suit.

Kepler urged Nicklaus to take the spring quarter off during his sophomore year to focus on playing the Masters, British Amateur and Walker Cup.

“He says, ‘You can play next year, the year after. Don’t worry about that. I want you to go have a great spring,” Nicklaus said. “No golf coach would do that today.”

Few coaches would skip practice to go fly fishing with one of his players, either. But Kepler did.

Nicklaus explains: “Kep started me fly fishing. What he would do is come out and look at the sky and say, ‘Man, this is a beautiful day. It’s too nice a day to go play golf. Why don’t we get those (teammates) started off the first tee and you and I will slip out the back door and go fishing?’

“He knew I was always going to have my golf game in shape. He wasn’t worried about that. So we’d go trout fishing over to Zanesfield and we’d come back and have a couple beers together. We’d catch a few fish, cook them and had a great time.

“That was my college life, and it had nothing to do with playing golf. I went to Ohio State and just happened to play golf when I went there.”

Ah, the simple life. Nicklaus doesn’t golf much anymore, but he still enjoys fishing. Still processes information quickly. Still loves to hang with the old gang. The college student from Upper Arlington remains deep inside, still going strong.

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Golf instruction: Is the one-hour lesson model becoming obsolete?

Golf instruction: Is the one-hour lesson model becoming obsolete?

At almost every golf course and driving range, there are PGA professionals offering one-hour golf lessons.

Indoor golf simulators are the latest wave of high-tech training, but could technology put an end to the traditional one-on-one hour lesson with a pro?

The simulators provide a controlled environment that eliminates external factors such as weather conditions, distractions and other limitations. This allows for focused and uninterrupted practice sessions, enabling golfers to work on specific skills and techniques without any hindrances and with more data.

247 Indoor Golf in Stuart, Florida, is a prime example of how they are combining PGA instruction with advanced technology. There are five simulators, a 1,200-square-foot putting green with Puttview Technology and the opportunity for lessons. An affordable monthly membership, which could equal the amount of two one-hour lessons, has golfers coming and going as they please with 24-hour access.

247’s lesson model is one in which a PGA professional roams around and helps students as needed. Critiques are given and then the student has the freedom to practice them at their own pace with the PGA professional nearby.

247 Indoor Golf in Stuart, FL

247 Indoor Golf in Stuart, Florida. (247)

“I’d rather see a student for 10 minutes a few days a week than once for an hour,” says owner and PGA professional, Billy Ore. “Improving at golf requires a player to get uncomfortable. I make sure that happens every time someone comes in and asks for help to achieve results in their game.”

It’s not practice that makes perfect, it’s perfect practice that makes perfect. If you spend an hour repeating the same mistakes you will only find yourself frustrated. Changes take time for the golfer to fully embody.

“Feedback is essential to improvement and we can control that better indoors,” said Ore. While working in a controlled environment may improve your game it begs the question what happens when you take it outside playing against the elements? Can working with a PGA professional at your local golf course and driving range prepare you just as well?

If you are starting out or just the average golfer you know education can be expensive with a lot of lessons to achieve desired results.

The harsh truth of this model is that golfers don’t need to be watched during every swing when working on minimal changes. The student should take time to allow the information to digest and practice swinging with the changes.

Odds are after a few corrections the golfer knows what needs to be adjusted and it will take time for them to physically and mentally accept the change. Professionals can only repeat the same adjustments so many times within an hour.

The good news is there are options whether you are a traditionalist or someone who is willing to blend the two together for the greater good of being a better golfer.

 

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NBA star Steph Curry, NFL Hall of Famer, singer Luke Bryan join Memorial pro-am field

NBA star Steph Curry, NFL Hall of Famer, singer Luke Bryan join Memorial pro-am field

NBA star Stephen Curry almost certainly will miss more shots than two of his teammates when he participates in the Memorial Tournament Workday Golden Bear Invitational pro-am Wednesday at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Curry is an avid golfer with a low handicap, but is in the same group with three-time major championship winner Jordan Spieth and PGA Tour winner Keith Mitchell. That said, Curry probably scores better than his father, retired NBA star Dell Curry, and brother Seth, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. The latter two are in a group with actor Chris O’Donnell, two-time major championship winner Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton.

After announcing Monday that Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and retired NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald would headline the pro-am, the Memorial released more celebrity names early Wednesday, including the Currys, Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala, country singer Luke Bryan and actor Josh Duhamel. Other celebs include Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young, former NFL quarterback Alex Smith, former NFL offensive tackle Harris Barton and former Formula 1 driver turned McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

Pro-am tee times

1st tee

Time Players
7 a.m. Scottie Scheffler, Brian Niccol, Scott Stallings, George Still, Steve Young
7:10 a.m. Matt Fitzpatrick, Juli Inkster, Lucas Glover, Kessel Stelling, Lee Styslinger III
7:19 a.m. Rickie Fowler, Egon Durban, Joel Dahmen, Kelley James, Ryan Smith
7:29 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Stephen Curry, Keith Mitchell, Damion Lee, Jake Owen
7:38 a.m. Sam Burns, Nikesh Arora, Christian Bezuidenhout, Zak Brown, Anthony Noto
7:48 a.m. Jason Day, Dick Barrett, Luke Donald, Mark Lerdal, Casey Reamer

10th tee

Time Players
7:05 a.m. Justin Thomas, Luke Bryan, J.J. Spaun, Andre Iguodala, Geoff Yang
7:15 a.m. Billy Horschel, Harris Barton, Taylor Pendrith, John Kenning, Alex Smith
7:34 a.m. Collin Morikawa, Dell Curry, Tyrrell Hatton, Seth Curry, Chris O’Donnell
7:43 a.m. Adam Scott, Josh Duhamel, Luke List, Charles Kelley, Doug Mackenzie
7:53 a.m. Brandt Snedeker, Larry Fitzgerald, Kevin Streelman, Heidi Ueberroth, Seth Waugh
8:21 a.m. Viktor Hovland, Peyton Manning, Lucas Herbert, Steve Squeri, Andrew Wilson
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Check the yardage book: Muirfield Village for the 2023 Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour

Check the yardage book: Muirfield Village for the 2023 Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour

Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio – site of the 2023 Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour – was founded and designed by Jack Nicklaus, opening in 1974. The course has been the site of the Memorial since 1976.

Muirfield Village ranks No. 1 in Ohio on Golfweek’s Best list of private courses in each state. It also ranks No. 12 among all modern courses in the United States.

The course, which completed a large renovation in 2020, will play to 7,533 yards with a par of 72 for this week’s Memorial Tournament.

Thanks to yardage books provided by StrackaLine – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the pros face this week at Muirfield Village.

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Florida mounts improbable comeback, will face Georgia Tech in NCAA Men's Golf Championship match play final

Florida mounts improbable comeback, will face Georgia Tech in NCAA Men's Golf Championship match play final

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — J.C. Deacon is likely still speechless.

He walked off the 10th green at Grayhawk Golf Club’s Raptor Course searching to find words. He couldn’t describe what had unfolded in the past hour during his Florida Gators semifinal match against rival Florida State. He thought his team was going home. Instead, it’s playing for a national title.

The Gators pulled off an improbable comeback, rallying from 2-0 to beat the Seminoles 3-2 and advance to Wednesday’s match play final, where the second-seeded Gators will battle No. 5 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets beat top-seed North Carolina 3-2 to advance.

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Florida’s Ricky Castillo earned the clinching point by beating Florida State’s Brett Roberts on the 21st hole, and that happened after Castillo was 2 down with three to play.

“Ricky is in the bunker on 16, and all I’m thinking is how are we going to win this,” Deacon said. “All due respect to Brett Roberts. He’s an incredible player. But when the match got to all square and it’s Ricky Castillo, he’s winning that. This is what he does.”

Castillo got up-and-down from the bunker on 16 for par, and Roberts made bogey. Then Castillo drove the green on the par-4 17th and made birdie, getting the match to all square.

After halving the 18th, they went to No. 10. Then to 18 again and back to No. 10, where Roberts missed a birdie putt. Castillo then made his and clinched the Gators’ spot in the match play final.

“I’m still in shock,” Castillo said. “I’m just really excited that I was able to get us in the final tomorrow.”

Fred Biondi, who won medalist honors Monday, beat Cole Anderson 1 up, and John DuBois added a 1-up victory to clinch it for Florida. Frederik Kjettrup and Jack Bigham clinched the two points for the Seminoles.

Meanwhile, in the second semifinal, North Carolina’s Dylan Menante made quick work of Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, winning 6 and 5. However, at the time Menante closed the match, Georgia Tech led in the other four.

Bartley Forrester then beat Ryan Burnett, 4 and 2, with Georgia Tech coach Bruce Heppler saying Forrester couldn’t have played better Tuesday. Connor Howe beat Austin Greaser by the same score, giving the Yellow Jackets a 2-1 lead.

However, North Carolina’s David Ford won his match on the 18th green, making it 2-2 and leaving it up to Georgia Tech’s Ross Steelman and the Tar Heels’ Peter Fountain.

Steelman led after the first three rounds of stroke play but bogeyed his final three holes Monday to lose by one stroke. Down the stretch Tuesday, Steelman was electric.

“He’s a beast,” Heppler said. “You couldn’t put a better guy back there if you had to.”

Steelman hit long putts on 16 and 17 to remain 1 up in his match. Off the 18th tee, he blasted a drive way down the fairway while Fountain found a bunker and had to lay up. Steelman hit the green with his second and comfortably two-putted to send Georgia Tech to the championship match. It was his second victory of the day, and match play is something Steelman enjoys.

“I like that you know what you need to do and when you need to do it,” Steelman said. “Just kept in mind all the good golf I’ve played and not the final three holes yesterday. Just have fun with it.”

Top-seed trend continues

Another trend that continued is the top-seeded team didn’t make the final, losing in the semis for the fourth straight year. Only Oklahoma State (2018) has won stroke play portion and gone on to win the national title.

“I’m just really happy in the fight our guys showed,” UNC coach Andrew DiBitetto said. “They battled all day.”

Florida will seek its fifth national title and first since 2001. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech has never won a title but has finished runner-up four times, all in the stroke-play era. It’s the first time the Yellow Jackets and Gators have made a match play final.

Championship match

No. 2 Florida vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech

Yuxin Lin vs. Christo Lamprecht (4:35 p.m. ET)

Matthew Kress vs. Bartley Forrester (4:45 p.m. ET)

John DuBois vs. Connor Howe (4:55 p.m. ET)

Fred Biondi vs. Hiroshi Tai (5:05 p.m. ET)

Ricky Castillo vs. Ross Steelman (5:15 p.m. ET)

Editor’s note: Scottsdale is PT, three hours behind ET.

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LPGA announces new stop in Utah beginning in 2025

LPGA announces new stop in Utah beginning in 2025

The LPGA will head to Utah in 2025, the tour announced on Tuesday. The new event will be hosted at Black Desert Resort Golf Course in Ivins, Utah, near St. George.

The Tom Weiskopf design features generous fairways, a pair of drivable par 4s and the presence of ancient basalt rock formations.

Upon completion, the Black Desert Resort will feature 150 hotel rooms, 1,050 residences, on-property trails for exploration and adventure, a wellness spa for relaxation, and 80,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space for shopping and dining.

“We are thrilled to welcome Black Desert Resort into the LPGA family as a tournament partner and title sponsor,” said Ricki Lasky, LPGA Chief Tour Business and Operations Officer.

Courtesy Black Desert Resort Golf Course

“This spectacular venue will undoubtedly provide an incredible test to our LPGA Tour athletes. We also greatly appreciate the dedication of the Black Desert Resort team to elevating the stature of the women’s game by making this partnership a key element of their corporate platform as they welcome golf fans to their venue for the first time this week.”

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The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday TV coverage: How to stream or watch Adam Scott | June 1- 4

The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday TV coverage: How to stream or watch Adam Scott | June 1- 4

Adam Scott will play in the 2023 The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, a par-72, 7,571-yard tournament at Muirfield Village GC in Dublin, Ohio. The tournament is set for June 1- 4 and carries a $20,000,000.00 prize.

In the past year, Scott has competed in 18 tournaments. His best finish was fifth, his average finish was 32nd, and he made the cut 18 times (100.0%).

Keep reading for all the information you need to know about Scott before he hits the course at the 2023 The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, including how to catch the action live on TV or via live stream.

The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday TV Channel and Live Stream Info

  • Date: June 1- 4, 2023
  • Thursday Coverage: Golf Channel
  • Friday Coverage: Golf Channel
  • Saturday Coverage: CBS, Golf Channel
  • Sunday Coverage: CBS, Golf Channel
  • Location: Dublin, Ohio
  • Course: Muirfield Village GC
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The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday Coverage on Fubo and ESPN+

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Adam Scott Stats and Recent Trends

  • Scott has posted one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes over his last five events.
  • Scott has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five appearances, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
  • He has an average score of -5 across his last five events.
  • Scott will seek to qualify for the weekend for the 19th straight event.

Adam Scott at the 2023 The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday

  • Over the past year, the Tour has played on courses with an average length of 7,300 yards, which is 271 yards shorter than the 7,571-yard par 72 for this week’s event.
  • The average course on the PGA Tour over the past year has played to 69.75 strokes per round and a score of -5 compared to par. At Muirfield Village GC, the scoring average is higher at -1 per tournament.
  • The average course Scott has played over the past year has been 229 yards shorter than the 7,571 yards Muirfield Village GC will measure for this event.
  • Events he’s played over the past year have seen players average a score of -5 relative to par. That’s lower than this course, which has a scoring average of -1.
  • Over Scott’s last eight trips to this tournament, he’s finished among the top five two times. His average finish at the event is 27th.
  • Scott made the cut in each of his last eight attempts at this event.
  • Scott finished 67th here in his last appearance at the tournament (2022).
  • His last time here, he finished one round within five shots of the leader.

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2023 Memorial Tournament odds, course history and picks to win

2023 Memorial Tournament odds, course history and picks to win

The best players in the world have made their way to Jack’s place in Dublin, Ohio, for the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

Muirfield Village will host an absolutely stacked field, including the top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking — Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. Rahm won this event in 2020 while Cantlay was claimed the title twice in 2021 and 2019.

Billy Horschel, who tied for 40th at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week, enters as the defending champion. The Florida Gator bested Aaron Wise by four shots last season for his seventh PGA Tour title.

Scheffler, unsurprisingly, is the betting favorite at +600 followed by Rahm at +750.

Golf course

Muirfield Village Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,533 yards

2022 Memorial Tournament

Billy Horschel and Aaron Wise walk up the 18th fairway during the final round of the 2022 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch)

Course history

Betting preview

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Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg finishes first in 2023 PGA Tour University standings, earning a PGA Tour card through the 2024 season

Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg finishes first in 2023 PGA Tour University standings, earning a PGA Tour card through the 2024 season

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ludvig Aberg made PGA Tour history on Monday evening.

He became the first player in the Tour’s history to earn his PGA Tour membership via PGA Tour University. And it became official as soon as stroke play ended Monday at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.

The third PGA Tour University rankings were finalized Monday, and the top 20 golfers secured status on varying professional tours. But it was Aberg taking home the top prize, a new perk to PGA Tour U this year.

Players who finished Nos. 2-5 in the final PGA Tour U rankings earned fully exempt Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2023, as well as an exemption to final stage of 2023 PGA Tour Q-School.

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Players who finished Nos. 6-10 earned conditional Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2023, fully exempt membership on PGA Tour Canada for 2023, as well as an exemption to second stage of 2023 PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry.

Then, Nos. 11-20 earned fully exempt membership on PGA Tour Canada for 2023, as well as an exemption to second stage of 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, and conditional status through the Latin America Swing of the 2024 PGA Tour Americas season.

The program is designed to streamline the process for college players to advance to the professional level while also rewarding those who honor their college commitments. Players must play on the NCAA Division I level and complete a minimum of four years in college to be eligible for PGA Tour U.

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Father's Day Gift Guide: Best personalized golf gifts for dad

Father's Day Gift Guide: Best personalized golf gifts for dad

Father’s Day is right around the corner which means it’s time to get your orders in if you want to gift dad a custom gift.

Believe it or not, the world of customizable golf gifts is much larger than just golf balls. We’ve found golf bags, accessories, apparel and more to help you knock your gift(s) out of the park this year.

If you’re looking for more, we’ve got you covered with a full Father’s Day list as well as our favorite golf shoes, polos, hats, sunglasses, and more. Looking to make a big ticket purchase? Check out our reviews of the Callaway Paradym, TaylorMade Stealth 2, the Titleist TSR line, and others to make sure you get dad a club he’ll love.

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Virginia rides into first appearance in match play at 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

Virginia rides into first appearance in match play at 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Virginia will be one of two teams moving onto match play for the first time. Florida will join the Cavaliers in bracket play here at Grayhawk Golf Club, host of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.

The top eight teams after 72 holes of stroke play will now go head-to-head to decide the NCAA champion. Virginia is the No. 7 seed and will play No. 2 seed Florida in the opening round.

While Bowen Sargent’s squad is the lowest-ranked team of the eight teams at No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, the Cavaliers are hardly a Cinderella story. Underdog, certainly, but any talk about them ‘just happy to be here’ or ‘a surprise team’ at this point can be thrown out the window.
Virginia can win it all.

Sargent took Virginia to Rich Harvest Farms and played with Oklahoma. He watched the Sooners win it all as the 14th ranked team in college golf.

“I told our team we played with Oklahoma at Rich Harvest they were ranked where we are and they won and then the next year it was Oregon,” Sargent said. “I told them you can win this thing.”

There have been five teams with a double-digit ranking that have won this championship in the 13 years of the match play format:

  • 2009: Texas A&M (14th)
  • 2015: LSU (11th)
  • 2016: Oregon (22nd)
  • 2017: Oklahoma (14th)
  • 2019: Stanford (12th)

Watching his team this week play well enough to get a Tuesday morning tee time is not a surprise.

“I am very humble,” Sargent said. “I told our assistant we would make match play. I have a lot of pride and am happy for the program. We haven’t been that good the last four or five years and Ben (James) and Bryan (Lee) kind of changed that.”

A big reason for Virginia’s rise this year is freshman Ben James. Right out of the gate he won two of his first three college events and is the top freshman in college golf and a Haskins Award finalist.

“Ben brought a lot to this program,” Sargent said. “The way he approaches it day to day, the way he works that spread throughout our team.”

“As much as a coach wants to talk about it and enforce it, when you have guy like him that does it day to day the other guys see it and notice it and really changed the culture of our team. He is the reason it has changed.
James keeps everything in perspective.

“Means a lot to hear that from coach,” James said. “Golf is just a game at the end of the day I try to be the best person I can be and bring a positive mindset and hard working mentality and be a good teammate.”

Having a player like James can take pressure off the others.

“It’s what so many end of practice competitions have been for and awesome to see in the end how we can make some clutch putts and finishing the job.”
James led Virginia this week with a 4-under total and a sixth-place finish individually.

Behind James’ victories, Virginia also won twice in the fall and then posted a third-place finish at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional to earn a spot this week in Scottsdale. According to Sargent, playing in Las Vegas may have played a big role in the Cavaliers success this week.

“Playing in Vegas helped us a lot. It is a similar look to this,” Sargent said. “Most of our team stayed out West and give our admin credit. They gave us the ability to stay out here and that helped a lot. We were able to get here five or six days before we got started here.

“We would hear you are not going believe how far you hit, not going to believe the pull towards phoenix, things like that and I think we learned that in the days leading up to here.”

Sargent also credits how much time they spend on course management and preparation.

“I think we did a lot of work on the front end. I talked to (North Florida coach) Scott Schroeder and (Liberty coach) Jeff Thomas. I had a lot of people help me with this place,” Sargent said.

“We work really, really hard on course management. Probably one of the few programs in the country that really, really. … we beat into our guys’ heads. How to use yardage books, think around the course like a professional.”

Whatever Sargent’s team has done leading up to the finals and whatever they are doing this week is working.

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Comeback kid: Florida's Fred Biondi erases 5-shot deficit to capture 2023 NCAA individual title

Comeback kid: Florida's Fred Biondi erases 5-shot deficit to capture 2023 NCAA individual title

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Fred Biondi hoped he would have a decision to make Monday afternoon. One that would have major implications for his future.

Would he turn professional, which had been his plan all along, or would he remain an amateur for nearly another year.

The caveat? A Masters invitation on the line that would require him to stay an amateur until the 2024 event.

Well, Biondi now has that decision to make.

The senior at Florida came from five shots behind in the final round of stroke play Monday at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship to win the individual title. Biondi shot 3-under 67 at Grayhawk Golf Club, surpassing Georgia Tech senior Ross Steelman late after the latter bogeyed his final three holes in a closing 3-over 73.

Biondi is the third Florida Gator to win the NCAA individual title, the last being Nick Gilliam in 2001.

Biondi had six birdies, a bogey and a double bogey. And now, he has an exemption into the Masters.

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Steelman, who led after the first three rounds, reached the 16th hole at even par, but a three-putt dropped a shot. Then, his approach at the par-4 17th rolled off the front of the green, and he was unable to get up-and-down for par.

On 18, he blasted a drive down the middle but was unable to find the green with his approach, and he again couldn’t get in for par from the right rough.

The bogey on 17 tied Biondi at the top, then he took the lead when Steelman bogeyed 18.

Jackson Buchanan of Illinois had a chance to get to 7 under and force a playoff but his birdie putt on 18 missed to the right.

The 2022 champ, Gordon Sargent of Vanderbilt, finished tied for 40th.

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Steve Stricker's second major win of 2023 is a family affair at 83rd KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

Steve Stricker's second major win of 2023 is a family affair at 83rd KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

FRISCO, Texas – Steve Sticker is yet again a major winner on the PGA Tour Champions.

The 2021 Ryder Cup captain took down Padraig Harrington on the first playoff hole of the 83rd KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship to take home his sixth major on the senior circuit.

The win is also his second major title of the season after claiming the 2023 Regions Tradition earlier this year. With Joe LaCava Jr. on his bag that week, Stricker opted to keep it in the family this week at Fields Ranch East.

Stricker’s youngest daughter, Izzi, looped for her pops like a pro in her debut. Never caddying for her dad before, both Strickers admitted they had some nerves coming down the stretch, but they never let it get in the way of the special moment.

“She did well,” Stricker told reporters. “Both of us, we got a little, we clammed up a little bit coming in. I think we were both – I had my head down grinding and trying to figure out how to get it in the hole at times…But all in all, after it’s all said and done, it was a lot of fun.”

The rising high school senior shared a similar sentiment.

“Yeah, I was pacing,” Izzi told Golfweek. “Like he (Stricker) said, we were kind of clammy, we didn’t really talk much but I knew if I kept my focus, we would give off similar vibes and I needed to keep my head down as much as he did.”

So what was the coolest part of the week for Izzi?

“I have always watched him outside the ropes and this is a whole different experience,” she said. “I learned so much about his mental game, too. I see his physical game all the time but I never really get to see him that close in a major championship so I learned a lot on the mental side.”

For Stricker, the win also holds a special place in his heart.

This means a lot,” he said. “I said it in there when I was toasting the people inside there that I spent a lot of time with the PGA of America during the Ryder Cup. I got to know a lot of people. We spent basically three years, two and a half years because of the COVID issue and I developed a lot of friendships. John Lindert from Wisconsin as well and just special people to me and our family. I mean, they gave me an unbelievable opportunity to captain a Ryder Cup team in my home state.”

For Padraig Harrington, his chance at a wire-to-wire victory came and went a handful of times Sunday.

After losing the lead to after a Stricker birdie on No. 11, the 51-year-old had a day of what-ifs.

I look back to the two shots I look back on that with a bit of regret is how I played my second shot safe on 14,” he told reporters after losing in the one hole playoff.

Playing it safe proved not to be the move as he hit his approach into the hole through the green and into the rough.

“That’s the one that I’ll look back on and go, you know, I shouldn’t have bailed out. Maybe I shouldn’t have bailed out there. That’s – but I thought I was fine. I thought I would have had a reasonable eagle chance from there.”

Trailing Stricker by a stroke on the par-3 17th, he squandered another opportunity to force the issue. Luckily for him, both he and Stricker made bogey and made their way to the par-5 18th.

Needing a birdie to tie, Harrington used his PGA Tour Champions-leading length to get on the green in two for a 30-foot eagle putt to win. He’d walk away with a birdie, forcing a playoff with Stricker and another chance to seal a wire-to-wire victory.

First to play, Harrington pulled driver, looking to apply pressure on Stricker but left the drive well out to the right. In the penalty area, Harrington tried to advance the ball but caught it on the hosel, keeping him in the hazard and forcing a drop.

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Steve Stricker embraces his caddie/daughter, Izzi Strickerr, after winning the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

What followed was one of the best shots of the week. From 272 yards out, his 5-wood never left the flag and nestled behind the hole to about 10 feet.

“If I hole the putt we could say it was one of the best shots I ever hit. The fact that I didn’t hole the putt we’ll forget about it.”

He laughed. “Golf is cruel.”

Low PGA pro

PGA Professional Mark Brown had one goal in mind coming into Sunday’s final round: earn his wife a new kitchen.

As part of the winnings for low PGA Professionals at the Senior PGA Championship is a kitchen suite courtesy of title sponsor, KitchenAid. Having been co-low pro at the 2019 Senior PGA at Oak Hill, Brown reaped the reward but has since moved, now residing in Florida.

The 56-year-old PGA Teaching Professional at the Yacht & Country Club in Stewart, Florida, had the outright lead by three as he stood on the 17th tee. A quick bogey still gave him a two-shot cushion over Tim Weinhart who finished at 6 over and had already left the property.

Disaster very nearly struck Brown as he crawled away with a double-bogey on the par 5 18th. 

Mission failed successfully. 

The double kept him from having the solo honor but nonetheless, he’ll keep his wife happy with a new kitchen suite making its way to Hobe Sound, Florida.

As for Weinhart, the 53-year-old PGA Director of Instruction at Heritage Golf Links in Tucker, Georgia, was still shocked that he had played himself back into it. He left the course and was halfway through a double-double at In-N-Out when he heard he tied Brown.

Not in the field to start the week, Weinhart was an alternate and a late addition to the field.

Monday we played a practice round and we’re like, well I hope we get in,” he told reporters. “I got a known call late Monday night or not late, 6:45. 7 o’clock. I was grateful.”

While the pair did not finish high enough for an exemption into the 84th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, the duo put a nice bow on a historic two week stretch for PGA Teaching Professionals that began with Michael Block in Oak Hill.

The 84th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship heads to Michigan in 2024 where Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, will play host.

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Emiliano Grillo defeats Adam Schenk, wins 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

Emiliano Grillo defeats Adam Schenk, wins 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

Seven years, seven months and 10 days.

That’s how long Emiliano Grillo waited to secure his second PGA Tour victory.

“They say the second is harder than the first and it definitely was,” Grillo said.

The 30-year-old Argentine overcame a double bogey at the 72nd hole to shoot 2-under 68 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday and defeat Adam Schenk in a two-hole playoff at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Grillo’s 9-iron at the second playoff hole headed right but landed just to the left of a greenside bunker and kicked on the green, stopping 8 feet from the hole and he took advantage of his generous bounce by sinking the winning putt.

Grillo erased a four-stroke deficit entering the final round, carding six birdies in regulation and pumping his fist as his last of the bunch, a 20-foot birdie putt at 16, dropped in to take the lead. But there would still be plenty of drama to come.

Grillo, who left Argentina at age 16 to study and hone his golf skills at the IMG Academy for golf in Bradenton, Forida, notched his first win in near record time. After triumphing at the 2015 Korn Ferry Tour Championship in October, Grillo was victorious in his next start, two weeks later, at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Frys.com Open, to become the sixth player from Argentina to win on the PGA Tour and the first player to win in his first start as an official Tour member since Russell Henley at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. But that turned out to be the last trophy for Grillo until he slipped into the tartan-plaid jacket.

Grillo made four birdies on the front nine – all from inside 10 feet – and then his putter, which has been the biggest weakness in his game, warmed up. Grillo entered the week ranked No. 134 in Strokes Gained: Putting, but he ranked second this week in that category. He canned a 17-foot birdie putt at 12 and the 20-footer at 16.

But winning is never easy and Grillo squandered a two-stroke lead coming home. He pushed his tee shot into trouble at 18 and had to take a penalty stroke when his ball landed in an aqueduct. The strength of the stream sent it some 50 yards back towards the tee, but he was allowed to drop where it originally entered the water and chose to place it on the cart path. The damage was done as he slipped back into a tie, signing for a 72-hole total of 8-under 272.

Harry Hall, a 25-year-old rookie, had led since opening with a tournament-best 8-under 62, and built an early three-stroke lead with birdies at his first two holes. But he didn’t make another birdie and a bogey at the last after he drove in the water knocked him out of the playoff. He closed with a final-round 73 and T-3 finish, which marked his best result to date. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler aced the eighth hole, shot 67 but finished tied with Hall, a stroke shy of the playoff.

Schenk, who grew up in Vincennes, Indiana, on a 1,500-acre sod and grain farm, didn’t make a birdie until the 16th hole and signed for 2-over 72. Schenk had birdie putts to win at 18 in regulation and the playoff but couldn’t get either of them to drop. His tee shot at the par-3 16th flew the green and he made a brilliant chip to 3 feet, but Grillo grabbed hold of victory by sinking the winning putt.

“It made everything worth it. The playing, all the hours practicing, the effort from my family. It makes you think when you started playing all the emotions come through your head,” Grillo said. “It’s been tough, but it’s worth every second.”

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How a pebble helped spark Luke Gifford, Pepperdine to Grayhawk record-setting third round in 2023 NCAA Men's Golf Championship

How a pebble helped spark Luke Gifford, Pepperdine to Grayhawk record-setting third round in 2023 NCAA Men's Golf Championship

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Luke Gifford thought his ball was going to sail past the hole.

A grad student at Pepperdine, Gifford had come to the par-4 15th hole off two straight birdies, including an uphill 30-footer on the 14th. His approach shot sailed right on the 15th, the pin left and tucked behind a menacing bunker, but he was just trying to lag a putt up close to the hole from 60 feet away and get out with a par.

He hit it, and Gifford instantly knew he put too much on it.

“I haven’t made a putt all week, have really struggled,” he said. “And that one was going to go a few feet by.”

That was, until his ball met a pebble.

There’s millions of pebbles scattered throughout Grayhawk Golf Club, site of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. It’s a desert course, so it’s no surprise when players or spectators have to empty their shoes after a round. But on the green?

Gifford’s ball hit the pebble about 10 feet away from the hole. It jumped up, killed the speed and went a bit to the right. It also went in the hole for his third straight birdie.

“This pebble is coming with me the rest of the tournament,” Gifford said with a smile. “It’s such a joke how it went in.”

The pebble that Luke Gifford’s ball hit on the 15th green. (Photo: Cameron Jourdan/Golfweek)

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Gifford’s third straight birdie was the highlight of his round and a huge one for the Waves, which shot 11-under 269 on Sunday in the third round, setting a new record at Grayhawk for lowest round in an NCAA Championship. Pepperdine set the old record in 2021 with a 9-under 271 in the final round.

Gifford signed for a 3-under 67, his best round of the week. Derek Hitchner carded a 5-under 65. Sam Choi also shot 3 under, and William Mouw was at even-par.

Pepperdine, which won the championship in 2021 at Grayhawk and made the match play semifinals in 2022, moved up to second at 3 under and three strokes behind Illinois. More importantly, the Waves are well inside the 15-team cut and are in great position to make match play yet again.

“Guys played solid all the way around,” Pepperdine coach Michael Beard said. “We’ve got a great group of guys. Our youngest player is 22 that’s in our starting five right now. And with that comes experience.”

Only Hitchner and Mouw remain in the starting lineup from Pepperdine’s semifinalist team last year, but as Beard mentioned, there’s plenty of experience in the lineup.

He couldn’t quite put his finger on why his teams have been successful at Grayhawk. But the Waves have yet again put themselves in position to make match play, and a small pebble played a big part.

“It’s a combination of knowing this place and doing the prep work to make sure we can be successful,” Beard said.

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Linn Grant makes deep run at Bank of Hope Match Play in first LPGA start in U.S. after vaccine restrictions were lifted

Linn Grant makes deep run at Bank of Hope Match Play in first LPGA start in U.S. after vaccine restrictions were lifted

Linn Grant made the most of her first start in the U.S. as an LPGA member. The former Arizona State player has competed around the world – quite successfully – since turning professional nearly two years ago, but could not compete in the U.S. due to COVID-19 restrictions that require international visitors to be fully vaccinated against the virus.

With the national public health emergency expiring earlier this month, Grant was permitted to compete in the Ladies European Tour event in West Palm Beach, Florida, last week. This weekend, she advanced to the semifinals of the Bank of Hope Match-Play at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Grant ultimately fell to Pajaree Anannarukarn on Sunday morning. The Thai player will face Japan’s Ayaka Furue in the final Sunday afternoon.

Grant, who is currently No. 22 in the world, missed the first major of the year in Texas as well as the chance to represent Sweden at the Hanwha International Crown.

In her LPGA rookie year last season, Grant spent much of 2022 competing around the world on the LET. She won four times on the LET last year, including the history-making Scandinavian Mixed, in which she beat the men on the DP World Tour. She also topped the season-long Race to Costa del Sol.

In six LPGA starts last season held outside the U.S., Grant carded four top-eight finishes and a T-19 at the AIG Women’s British Open.

Earlier this month, she won the Jabra Ladies Open in Evian, France. Grant will soon return home to Sweden to defend her title at the Scandinavian Mixed.

When Grant qualified for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship last November, which boasted a record-setting $2 million first-place prize and $7 million purse, but still wasn’t in the field, she provided a statement to Golfweek that read in part:

“I understand some people want to know why I am not playing in the U.S. I respect that. The simple reason is that I am not vaccinated. Regarding why, I ask the same respect back. It is something I want to keep internally with my family and team.”

Earlier this week in Las Vegas, Grant was asked during a pre-tournament new conference what it felt like to miss so many events as a rookie due to vaccine restrictions.

“I think actually looking back at it now, I really appreciate not coming here earlier,” she said. “I think I wouldn’t have had the experience I’ve had with the LET and all the confidence that I’ve gained through the that year.

“I think that was a great year for me to kind of get into professional golf and learn about my game and traveling and getting used to all the stuff you have to get used to.

“So I feel like I’m more prepared now coming here than I would’ve been a year ago. I think everything happens for a reason. I think there was a reason for that.”

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Watch: Scottie Scheffler makes ace at 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

Watch: Scottie Scheffler makes ace at 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge

Scottie Scheffler didn’t need any help from his struggling putter at the par-3 eighth hole at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday.

The world No. 2 made the second hole-in-one of his PGA Tour career in the final round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Championship.

The native Texan’s 7-iron at the 189-yard par-3 bounced twice on the green and made a bee line for the hole. Scheffler lifted his arms to the heavens and celebrated by hugging caddie Ted Scott.

It was the second ace of the week at the hole – Harris English did the same on Friday – and the second ace for Scheffler on the PGA Tour, who made his previous hole-in-one down the road in Dallas during the third round of the 2014 AT&T Byron Nelson.

The ace lifted Scheffler to 7 under for the tournament and in fourth place despite ranking last among the field of 72 to make the cut in Strokes Gain: putting this week. The ace was a continuation of Scheffler’s ball-striking prowess. He ranks first in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green.

Scheffler lost in a playoff at this event a year earlier to Sam Burns.

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Padraig Harrington admits to 'the longest pee ever' at 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

Padraig Harrington admits to 'the longest pee ever' at 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

Padraig Harrington is 18 holes away from his second senior major golf championship. He’s doing his best to not let a prolonged pit stop knock him off track.

A member of the over-50 circuit since last year, Harrington leads the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in Frisco, Texas, 16 under by a shot over Steve Stricker. Rounds of 64-68-68 at the brand new East Course has Harrington in a solid position and he’s happy with how his week is going so far.

“First day I shot 64 easy. Second day I got everything out of it to shoot 68. Today I left a lot out on the golf course and shoot 68,” he said Saturday after his third round. “Golf’s a crazy game.”

Golf can be crazy indeed.

Turns out during the third round Mother Nature came calling for Harrington and let’s just say he’s wasn’t shy about discussing a very personal incident.

“Probably have had the silliest, maybe the most silliest. … I come up with the silliest excuse ever for making. … I’m glad I broke my par streak. It’s not good not to have made a bogey. That’s not a good thing. I know that sounds strange, so that’s the first thing I’ll say,” Harrington began to explain, slowly working his way up to the, uh, well, the interesting part of the story.

“Sixteen came out of nowhere, which is, I have a. … so, essentially, I went in the toilet. The door was locked. Took me a minute to realize there wasn’t somebody in there, another few, another while to get the door open.

“As we are on the Champions Tour, I had the longest pee ever.”

You gotta go, the door is locked, you’re not sure someone’s in there, your group is waiting on you. We’ve all been there.

“And then I kind of rushed down the fairway and hit my shot. The second shot was kind of innocuous because the pin was so tight I was just playing 15 feet left of it and to be honest, yeah, I just, I wasn’t. … I do that sometimes, I just wasn’t focused, I wasn’t into it and I hit a bad shot in the hazard.”

Harrington ended up with a double bogey on the par-4 16th hole. He carded five birdies on the day before that, and then closed with a birdie on the par-5 18th, keeping his lead intact after 54 holes.

“But, yeah, so when you get over 50 it sometimes takes a long time to have a pee. And that was, yeah, that’s my excuse. That’s got to be original, I would assume.”

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2023 Charles Schwab Challenge Start Time Sunday, Tee Times, Pairings & ESPN+ Live Streaming Coverage

2023 Charles Schwab Challenge Start Time Sunday, Tee Times, Pairings & ESPN+ Live Streaming Coverage

At Colonial Country Club, Harry Hall is the current leader at -10 under through three rounds in the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas).

After a two-over 72 on Saturday in the third round, Hall is tied with Adam Schenk for the lead going into the final round.

Including tee times for the fourth round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, plus TV and streaming info, we’ve got everything you need to know.

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Tee times and pairings

Hole 1

Time Players
7:50 AM ET
Matthias Schwab, Erik Compton
7:59 AM ET
Beau Hossler, Russell Knox
8:08 AM ET
Maverick McNealy, Ze-Cheng Dou
8:17 AM ET
Cameron Champ, Cody Gribble
8:26 AM ET
Matthew NeSmith, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
8:35 AM ET
Kurt Kitayama, Kurt Kitayama, Nick Hardy
8:45 AM ET
Aaron Baddeley, Vincent Norrman
8:55 AM ET
Chez Reavie, Ben Griffin
9:05 AM ET
Alexander Noren, Patton Kizzire
9:15 AM ET
Luke List, Justin Lower
9:25 AM ET
Jimmy Walker, Brendon Todd
9:35 AM ET
Stephan Jaeger, Joel Dahmen, Stephan Jaeger
9:50 AM ET
Billy Horschel, Carson Young
10:00 AM ET
Lee Hodges, Kramer Hickok
10:10 AM ET
Collin Morikawa, Austin Smotherman
10:20 AM ET
Sepp Straka, Sepp Straka, Robby Shelton
10:30 AM ET
Sam Stevens, Scott Piercy
10:40 AM ET
J.J. Spaun, Thomas Detry
10:50 AM ET
Patrick Rodgers, Luke Donald
11:00 AM ET
Tom Hoge, Alex Smalley
11:15 AM ET
Peter Malnati, Andrew Novak
11:25 AM ET
Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee
11:35 AM ET
Michael Kim, Russell Henley
11:45 AM ET
Rickie Fowler, Will Gordon
11:55 AM ET
Justin Rose, Austin Eckroat, Justin Rose
12:05 PM ET
Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa
12:15 PM ET
Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
12:25 PM ET
Ryan Fox, Ryan Fox, Mark Hubbard
12:40 PM ET
Paul Haley, Scottie Scheffler, Scottie Scheffler
12:50 PM ET
Andrew Putnam, Chad Ramey
1:00 PM ET
Aaron Rai, Ben Martin
1:10 PM ET
Brian Harman, Byeong-Hun An
1:20 PM ET
Kevin Streelman, David Lipsky
1:30 PM ET
Viktor Hovland, Viktor Hovland, Emiliano Grillo
1:40 PM ET
Justin Suh, Justin Suh, Harris English
1:50 PM ET
Adam Schenk, Harry Hall

Round 4 TV & Streaming Information

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Harry Hall, Adam Schenk lead, Viktor Hovland and Justin Suh make a move and more from Saturday at the Charles Schwab Challenge

Harry Hall, Adam Schenk lead, Viktor Hovland and Justin Suh make a move and more from Saturday at the Charles Schwab Challenge

Harry Hall posted a third-round 2-over 72, but he still holds a share of the 54-hole lead at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge.

The Englishman made back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 6 and 7 and it looked like he was going to nosedive down the leaderboard. However, he bounced back nicely once he made the turn, making birdies on Nos. 12 and 17 to sign for a 72.

Atop the board with Hall is Adam Schenk, who got around Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, with a 3-under 67 on Saturday. Schenk birdied his first two holes of the day before giving one back on No. 4, his lone bogey of the day. After making the turn with a 1-under 34, Schenk made birdie at the par-5 11th and closed out his day with another circle at the last.

Hall, who has two top-10 finishes this season, is looking for his first win on the PGA Tour. Schenk, who missed three straight cuts before this week, is also searching for his first victory.

If you missed any of Saturday’s action, no worries, we have you covered. Here’s everything you need to know from the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.

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Photos: 2023 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club

Photos: 2023 NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The final week of the 2022-23 college golf season has teed off.

The 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship started Friday at Grayhawk Golf Club, site of the men’s and women’s NCAA Championships for the third and final season of a three-year deal. Teams will compete in four rounds of stroke play, with the top eight advancing to match play, which begins Tuesday, May 30. An individual champion will be crowned Monday, May 29, as well. There will also be a cut to 15 teams after Sunday’s third round.

Then Wednesday, May 31, will be the match play final, where the national champion will be crowned.

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Here’s a look at some of the best photos from Scottsdale.

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Photos: Looking back at the 2023 National Golf Invitational at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

Photos: Looking back at the 2023 National Golf Invitational at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

College golf’s new postseason event is in the books.

Earlier this month, the inaugural National Golf Invitational began. It’s the new NIT of college golf. Every team’s goal is to make it to the NCAA Championship, but if they don’t find a ticket to regional play there is now something to play in.

Golfweek teamed up with Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona, just south of Phoenix, to host the inaugural National Golf Invitational. Penn State won the women’s title while Texas State took home the men’s.

It was a special week for numerous reasons, but it also was a big step in the future of college golf’s postseason.

Here’s a look at some of the best photos from the 2023 National Golf Invitational.

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