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Scottie Scheffler warms up for Ryder Cup by winning for the 6th time this year

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What had been labeled a Ryder Cup training camp for the Americans turned into another typical week for Scottie Scheffler.

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Mackenzie Hughes leads in Napa as Ryder Cup teams gets mixed results

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Mackenzie Hughes is in Napa trying to get into a pair of $20 million tournaments.

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Lanto Griffin qualifies for U.S. Open

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The former Blacksburg native and VCU alum qualified in Columbus, Ohio.

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Harris English holds off Sam Stevens by a shot in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

Read full article: Harris English holds off Sam Stevens by a shot in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

Harris English held off hard-charging Sam Stevens to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one shot Saturday, securing his fifth career PGA Tour victory with a 1-over 73 in challenging weather at Torrey Pines.

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Harris English makes a late charge to the take 3rd-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open

Read full article: Harris English makes a late charge to the take 3rd-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open

Harris English finished his 6-under 66 with three straight birdies Friday, charging into a one-shot lead over Andrew Novak at 9-under 207 heading into the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

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Ludvig Aberg, Lanto Griffin share lead after fierce coastal wind interrupts Farmers Insurance Open

Read full article: Ludvig Aberg, Lanto Griffin share lead after fierce coastal wind interrupts Farmers Insurance Open

Ludvig Aberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round.

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Ludvig Aberg cards an opening-round 63 for a 2-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open

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Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under 63 for a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

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Buzz in the Beehive State as Black Desert Resort welcomes PGA Tour back to Utah: Analysis

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There's a buzz in the Beehive State as the PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in 61 years with the Black Desert Championship.

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๐Ÿ”’INSIDER: How well do you know 10 Sportsโ€™ Brooke Leonard and Eric Johnson?

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Hey, sports fanatics! You may recognize these two familiar faces, but how well do you know them?

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Foul Check Episode 3: PGA star Lanto Griffin talks all things golf

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Temps are rising and so is the appetite for pickleball. So, Brooke and EJ break down the sport and take your questions to local champ Trish Hammer.

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Swafford eagles 16th, wins AmEx for second time in 5 years

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Hudson Swafford won The American Express for the second time in five years Sunday, breaking a late tie with an eagle in an 8-under 64.

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Friends, playing partners Hodges, Barjon share AmEx lead

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Lee Hodges and Paul Barjon took advantage of a late tee time Saturday to share the third-round lead in The American Express.

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Cantlay fights through gusting wind, leads American Express

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Patrick Cantlay fought through gusting wind on his back nine to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at The American Express.

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Lanto Griffin starts Junior Tournament in Blacksburg

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Blacksburg Native and PGA tour player Lanto Griffin returned home to give back to the golf juniors in the area.

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Blast from past as Mickelson opens with 64 at Quail Hollow

Read full article: Blast from past as Mickelson opens with 64 at Quail Hollow

Phil Mickelson didn't have any trouble focusing at Quail Hollow.

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A different Augusta National await newcomers from November

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

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The Latest: Dustin Johnson, MacIntyre battle to a draw

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(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUSTIN, Texas โ€“ The Latest on the Dell Technologies Match Play (all times CDT):6 p.m.Bob MacIntyre of Scotland gave the world's No. 1 player all he could handle in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Johnson has not advanced out of group play since he won the Match Play in 2017. In the Dell Match Play two years ago, he went 1-2 and failed to advance out of his group. Ad___(This item has been corrected to show that DeChambeau won his first match last time at the Dell Match Play.)

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Conners builds 1-shot lead at Bay Hill as McIlroy lurks

Read full article: Conners builds 1-shot lead at Bay Hill as McIlroy lurks

Conners surged into the lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th hole โ€” his second eagle on that hole in two days โ€” for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot advantage over former Bay Hill winner Martin Laird (67). He was two shots behind, along with Viktor Hovland and Lanto Griffin, who each had a 68. The forecast featured plenty of rain Saturday, which figures to make Bay Hill play longer and tougher, while also keeping the greens from getting as crusty as they were last year when Tyrrell Hatton won with a closing 74. He won at Bay Hill in 2011 on a final round so tough a 75 was enough to get the job done. He played in the morning, had a pair of birdies and came to the 16th, the easiest at Bay Hill.

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Reed dodges controversy to share 54-hole lead at Farmers

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(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO โ€“ Patrick Reed was involved in another rules controversy Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Believing the ball didn't bounce, Reed picked it up to see if it was embedded before a rules official arrived. Reed told the official that no one in his group, as well as a nearby volunteer, saw it bounce. โ€œAt that point we go with what the rules official said and also with what the volunteers and what we see,โ€ Reed said. Reed shared the lead with Alex Noren after the first round and was one shot off the lead after 36 holes.

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Viktor Hovland vaults into Farmers lead at wet Torrey Pines

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Viktor Hovland, left, of Norway, waits to putt on the eighth hole of the South Course during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO โ€“ Viktor Hovland birdied his final for a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pinesโ€™ tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed shot an even-par 72 on the South Course a day after firing an 8-under 64 on the easier North Course. AdThe weather is supposed to clear up for the weekend rounds on the South Course. โ€œI just played really solid and made some putts.โ€He had just one bogey, on the par-4 15th.

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Snedeker takes Houston Open lead; Johnson and fans return

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Brandt Snedeker hits his third shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the Houston Open golf tournament Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Houston. Snedeker shot a 5-under 65 in the afternoon to take a two-stroke lead in the last event before the Masters. โ€œDrove it great,โ€ Snedeker said. โ€œAround this golf course you have to be in the fairway, otherwise itโ€™s going to be a long day for you. โ€œThe golf course kind of forces you into being patient just because you canโ€™t really miss too many greens,โ€ Scheffler said.

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Late birdies let Justin Thomas keep slim lead at Sherwood

Read full article: Late birdies let Justin Thomas keep slim lead at Sherwood

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.โ€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.

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Thomas has a fast start for a 65 and a 1-shot lead at Zozo

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Justin Thomas hits from the bunker to the eighth green during the second round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. โ€“ Justin Thomas went from a fast finish one day to a fast start the next, and it carried him to a 7-under 65 on Friday and a one-shot lead in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. Tiger Woods managed to beat that, making eight birdies in is round of 66, and he still didn't pick up any shots against the lead. The defending champion at the Zozo Championship โ€” he won last year in Japan โ€” was still 12 shots behind. Thomas finished late Thursday afternoon with a 29 on the back nine at Sherwood for a 65. He began the second round on the back nine and ran off four straight birdies, chipping in on the par-3 12th, and played it in 31.

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Thomas assured $2 million bonus as tour heads to postseason

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He has not made it to the Tour Championship since 2017, the year of his last victory. CLUTCH PARFormer Masters champion Charl Schwartzel had reason to celebrate on Friday without ever being in the hunt at the PGA Championship. That got the attention of the PGA of America, which gave him an exemption into the PGA Championship. The LOCALiQ Series for players on the Canadian, China and Latin America circuits for the PGA Tour now has a conclusion. STAT OF THE WEEKIn the last five years of the PGA Championship, players have posted all four rounds in the 60s without winning 16 times.

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Delta Dental State Open preps for final year at Ballyhack

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ROANOKE, Va. โ€“ The Delta Dental State Open of Virginia is one of the most highly regarded tournaments in the Commonwealth. โ€œThe contract ended with Ballyhack and Delta Dental. Weโ€™re hoping to announce a sight shortly after the 2020 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia,โ€ said Guhl. 2019 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia Champion (VSGA)Jay Woodson became a 4-time winner in 2016 and Lanto Griffin birdied his way to victory in 2015 and has since earned a PGA Tour victory. As golfers get ready to tee off next week, theyโ€™re hoping to save theyโ€™re best for the last run at Ballyhack, which has been a hole-in-one for the Delta Dental State Open.

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Koepka ready to get back to work after nearly 3 months off

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During his short offseason, Koepka had stem cell treatment on his left knee because the patella tendon was partially torn. As Li Haotong of China was making his debut at the Presidents Cup, Guan Tianlang was preparing to qualify for the PGA Tour Series-China. Ishikawa showed signs of getting back to form last year when he won three times on the Japan Golf Tour, his first titles since 2016 and his biggest year in Japan since 2010. Otherwise, the Japan Golf Tour season doesn't start until a week after the Masters. The last seven rounds on the PGA Tour in Hawaii were played under lift, clean and place rules.

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Blacksburg's Lanto Griffin saves par on last hole to win Houston Open

Read full article: Blacksburg's Lanto Griffin saves par on last hole to win Houston Open

Lanto Griffin poses with the trophy after winning the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on October 13, 2019 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)HUMBLE, Texas - Six feet away from his first PGA Tour victory, Lanto Griffin never felt calmer. It was only after his par putt fell into the middle of the cup Sunday in the Houston Open that the 31-year-old Griffin struggle to contain so many emotions. He was able to chop out across the fairway into more thick grass, hit his third into a fairway bunker and missed an 8-foot par putt. He thought about the Masters and Maui, where the year starts for PGA Tour winners, the FedEx Cup playoffs.

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Lanto Griffin saves par on last hole to win Houston Open

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HUMBLE, TEXAS - OCTOBER 13: Lanto Griffin poses with the trophy after winning the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on October 13, 2019 in Humble, Texas. Griffin was locked into a battle on the back nine at the Golf Club of Houston with Mark Hubbard and Scott Harrington. None of the three had won on the PGA Tour. He also is the only player to finish in the top 20 in every PGA Tour event since the new season began last month. He also gets a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.

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Griffin leads Houston Open after strong third round

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HUMBLE, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: Lanto Griffin of the United States plays a shot from a bunker on the 15th hole during the third round of the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on October 12, 2019 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by SamHUMBLE, Texas - HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Lanto Griffin recovered from a rain-delayed double-bogey finish to his second round earlier Saturday to post a 7-under-65 - the day's best score - and secure a single-stroke lead through 54 holes of the Houston Open. Malnati shot a 73, including bogeys on two of his first three holes and two of his last three. Both Griffin and Hubbard are seeking their first PGA Tour titles as are Beau Hossler and Brandon Wu. Griffin recalled a conversation he had with Greg Norman recently at a pro-am dinner "that really stuck in the back of my mind.

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