PGA TOUR
PGA TOUR
J.T. Poston made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole when he returned to finish his third round Sunday and he never relinquished the lead on his way to winning the Shriners Children’s Open by one shot. It is his third career PGA title but first in two years. Poston made three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine and led by four shots with three to play. But he still needed a four-foot par putt on the final hole to secure the win after Doug Ghim made a late charge, closing with a six-foot birdie putt to bring him to within a shot of Poston. For Ghim it’s his best career result and second top-10 finish of the season, moving him up to No. 70 in the FedExCup Fall standings. He needs to get inside the top 60 to qualify for two Signature Events next year. …Taylor Pendrith picked up his seventh top-10 finish of the year. His opening round 61 equalled a career-low which he set three years ago and was one stroke shy of the best opening-round score in tournament history. …Despite his sixth finish outside the top 50, Nick Taylor remains 58th in the FedExCup Fall standings.
POS SCORESTOTAL8Taylor Pendrith61-71-67-68-17T54Nick Taylor68-69-71-72-4T59Ben Silverman64-71-75-71 -3MCRoger Sloan72-69MCAdam Hadwin75-71
NEXT EVENT: ZOZO Championship (Oct 24)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Ben Silverman, Adam Svensson, Nick Taylor
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Tim O’Neal birdied six of his first 10 holes which helped him erase a three-stroke deficit and go on to win the Dominion Energy Charity Classic by two shots. It is his first career Champions Tour title and more importantly, it qualified him for the second of three
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events. O’Neal started the week as the No. 55-ranked player in the post-season and he needed to get inside the top 54 to advance to the next event. The win moves him up to 13th in the standings. Ricardo Gonzalez finished runner-up, his fifth top-10 result of the season and second in as many starts. David Bransdon was another golfer who started the week outside the top 54 but birdies on his last three holes left him third and lifted him to No. 35. Chris DiMarco, Kirk Triplett and Angel Cabrera all dropped outside the top 54 and have been eliminated from the playoffs. … Only the fifth time in 15 starts Mike Weir has finished outside the top 40. He advances to the next round of the playoffs at No. 30… Stephen Ames recorded his lowest finish since March. He remains No. 3 in the Schwab Cup standings.
POS SCORESTOTALT43Stephen Ames76-75-66+1T43Mike Weir79-69-69+1
NEXT EVENT: Simmons Bank Championship (Oct 25)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Stephen Ames, Mike Weir
EUROPEAN TOUR
Julien Guerrier made an eight-foot par putt on the record-tying ninth playoff hole to defeat Jorge Campillo and win the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters. It is his first European title in his 230th career start. It was the first nine-hole playoff since the 2013 Spanish Open which was won by Guerrier’s coach Raphael Jacquelin. Jose Maria Olazabal also needed nine extra holes to win the 1989 Dutch Open. Guerrier made a 16-foot par putt on the final regulation hole to force the playoff after Campillo, who struggled down the stretch with three bogeys on his final seven holes including on 18. Jon Rahm, who now plays on the LIV Golf Tour, finished sixth in his third European Tour event in the last four weeks. …Aaron Cockerill has played par or better in 13 of his last 14 rounds. With one tournament remaining, he currently sits 46th on Race to Dubai rankings which sees the top 70 qualify for the two-tournament DP World Tour Playoffs
POSSCORESTOTALT43Aaron Cockerill71-69-71-70-2
NEXT EVENT: Genesis Championship (Oct 24)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Aaron Cockerill
LPGA TOUR
Hannah Green went wire-to-wire to defeat a stacked field at the BMW Ladies Championship, claiming the title by one stroke. It is her sixth career LPGA win and third this season, joining Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko as the only three-time winners this season. Green is the first Australian to win three times in a single season since 2006. Celine Boutier of France birdied five of her last seven holes and was the clubhouse leader at 18-under, tied with Green who birdied the penultimate hole to win. It is her second runner-up finish of the season and the second time this year she has lost to Green. Thailand’s Chanettee Wannasaen finished third, two shots back. The tournament featured eight of the top 10 LPGA players and 17 of 18 winners this season. …Brooke Henderson was making her first start in eight weeks since missing the cut at the Women’s British Open.
POS SCORESTOTALT46Brooke Henderson71-70-72-72-3
NEXT EVENT: Maybank Championship (October 24)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Brooke Henderson, Savannah Grewal (reserve), Alena Sharp (reserve), Maude-Aimee Leblanc (reserve), Maddie Szeryk (reserve)
ASIAN TOUR
Michael Maguire made par on the second playoff hole to win the Black Mountain Championship over John Catlin. It is the first career win for Maguire who is in his second season on the Asian Tour. Maguire birdied four of his final eight holes including on the last hole where he nearly holed his bunker shot for eagle. Catlin, who was looking for his third win of the year, missed a 12-footer for birdie, forcing a playoff. On the first playoff hole, Catlin appeared to have won with a short birdie putt before Maguire extended the playoff by sinking a 20-footer from the fringe. Maguire won the second extra hole after Catlin missed a 15-footer for par.
…Richard T. Lee notched his fourth top-10 finish of the season and second in as many starts.
POSSCORESTOTALT9Richard T Lee66-66-72-66-18T53Jared du Toit68-70-68-73-9
NEXT EVENT: International Series Thailand (Oct 24)
CANADIANS ENTERED: Mac Boucher, Richard T. Lee, Jared du Toit, Daniel Core (reserve), Richard Dou
