Oct 15th, 2023 Article
Eleven-time PGA Tour winner Andy Bean dies at 70
Andy Bean, an 11-time PGA Tour winner, died on the 14th of October due to complications from double-lung-replacement surgery in early September, aged 70.
Andy Bean, an 11-time PGA Tour winner, died on the 14th of October due to complications from double-lung-replacement surgery in early September, aged 70.
Rory McIlroy produced a storming weekend performance to claim his twentieth PGA Tour title at the CJ Cup. Having shot a superb ten-under-par 62 on Saturday, the man from Northern Ireland made five birdies and an eagle in his closing 66 to win by one shot from Open champion Collin Morikawa.
Ok as nobody else seems to be doing it, I am going to come out and defend the seemingly indefensible, or at the very worst add a bit of perspective. Hank Hainey made a pretty unwise statement and was clearly mistaken in taking what might be described as ‘locker room humour’ to the airways. But, was he being ‘racist, xenophobic, and sexist’ as stated by the PGA Tour’s lawyers?
'Beef' earned his PGA Tour card on Sunday, shooting a three under par 68 at the Web.com Tour Boise Open to finish in fourth place and take his prize.
England's Matt Wallace birdied four of his last six holes to win the Corales Puntacana Championship by a shot from Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark. The 32-year-old finished on nineteen-under-par, with Hojgaard claiming sole ownership of second place. The Dane had the chance to force a playoff with a twenty-foot birdie putt on the last but missed to give Wallace a one-stroke victory.
Viktor Hovland rolled in a ten-foot birdie putt at the last to claim his second PGA Tour title of the year at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. The man from Norway edged out American Aaron Wise who had set a testing clubhouse target after he shot an eight-under closing round of 63.
PGA Tour and Vijay Singh have announced an end to the lawsuit involving VJ’s anti-doping suspension, with a joint statement.
A Rai (Eng) M Greyserman (US) J Spaun (US), R Hisatsune (Jpn) L Clanton (US) BHorschel (US), A Eckroat (US) Englishman Aaron Rai, 29, gets his first win on the PGA Tour this week at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in North Carolina in a 36 hole thriller of a final day.
Andrew 'Beef' Johnston is still in the hunt for his PGA Tour card, despite dropping to fourth at the Albertsons Boise Open.
Sahith Theegala picks up his first career Pga Tour title in his 74th career start and at 267, equals the lowest score since the event moved to Silverado Resort’s North Course in 2014.
Lee Hodges earns his first PGA Tour title in his 65th career start as well as Collecting 500 points and moving from No. 74 to No. 33 in the FedExCup standings.
Former nightclub bouncer Jake Knapp won a first PGA Tour event, and earns 500 FedExCup points, moves to No. 8 in the FedExCup standings and is fully exempt through the 2026 PGA Tour season.