PGA Tour Brunch, Author at Digital Sports Desk https://digitalsportsdesk.com/author/pga-tour-brunch/ Online Destination for the Best in Boston Sports Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:45:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0364-2-150x150.jpg PGA Tour Brunch, Author at Digital Sports Desk https://digitalsportsdesk.com/author/pga-tour-brunch/ 32 32 PGA Tour: It’s On to Shinnecock Hills https://digitalsportsdesk.com/pga-tour-its-on-to-shinnecock-hills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pga-tour-its-on-to-shinnecock-hills Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:00:12 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9640 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will also host the 2036 U.S. Open and 2036 U.S. Women’s Open

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SOUTHAMPTON, NY – This week will feature the third major of the 2026 season (Rory McIlroy/Masters Tournament; Aaron Rai/PGA Championship) and the 126th playing of the U.S. Open, dating to 1895.

The 2026 U.S. Open will be the 76th USGA championship and 21st U.S. Open conducted in New York. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is the lone course to have hosted the U.S. Open in three different centuries. The golf course was founded in 1891, is the oldest incorporated golf club in the United States. Shinnecock is one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA, which was established in 1894 and conducted its first championships in 1895.

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In 1896, Shinnecock Hills hosted the second U.S. Open (35 total players) and second U.S. Amateur (58 total players).

The 2026 U.S. Open is the 10th USGA championship to be conducted by the club and the sixth U.S. Open (1896/James Foulis, 1986/Raymond Floyd, 1995/Corey Pavin, 2004/Retief Goosen, 2018/Brooks Koepka).

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will also host the 2036 U.S. Open and 2036 U.S. Women’s Open.

The USGA accepted 10,201 entries for the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, one entry shy of the record 10,202 entries accepted for the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. This year marks the fifth time in championship history that the number of entries exceeded 10,000.

The field will be cut after 36 holes to the low 60 and ties.

In the event of a playoff, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place following the completion of Sunday’s final round


U.S. Open | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Shinnecock Hills Country Club, Southampton, Long Island

YARDS/PAR: 7,440 yards/Par 70

ARCHITECT/DESIGN: Willie Davis in 1891 and later expanded by Willie Dunn in 1894. William Flynn is credited with the major redesign in 1931.

PRIZE Money – Purse/Winner’s Share: TBD

DEFENDING CHAMPION: J.J. Spaun

PAST RESULTS: (link)

OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup #USOpengolf


U.S. Open | The Basics

The Tee Times at Shinnecock start at 6:35am (ET) and go to 2:42pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast on the East End of Long Island is uncertain. Morning sun still sees a 41% chance of rain. Temperatures 77-83 degrees but winds blowing at 20 mph.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch – U.S. Open edition – will post at 6:00am (ET) on Thursday.


U.S. Open – Field and Tee Times

The Field: (link)

Tee Times: (link)


U.S. Open | Tournament Odds

Odds Courtesy Betting Hero – Select Players

Scottie Scheffler +550

Rory McIlroy +1200

Jon Rahm +1500

Xander Schauffele +1600

Tommy Fleetwood +1800

Matt Fitzpatrick +1800

Cameron Young +2000

Ludvig Åberg +2200

Russell Henley +3300

Si Woo Kim +3500

Collin Morikawa +4000

Chris Gotterup +4000

Patrick Reed +4000

Sam Burns +4000

Tyrrell Hatton +4000

Bryson DeChambeau +4000

Brooks Koepka +4500

Patrick Cantlay +5000

Viktor Hovland +5000

Justin Rose +5000

Justin Thomas +5000

Wyndham Clark +5000

Maverick McNealy +6000

Min Woo Lee +6000

Kurt Kitayama +6000

J.J. Spaun +6000

Aaron Rai +6500

Jordan Spieth +7000

Harris English +7000

Hideki Matsuyama +7000

Joaquin Niemann +7000

Shane Lowry +7000

Robert MacIntyre +8000

Ryan Gerard +8000

Adam Scott +8000

Kristoffer Reitan +8000

Ben Griffin +8000

Jake Knapp +10000

Jacob Bridgeman +10000

David Puig +10000

Alex Fitzpatrick +10000

Gary Woodland +10000

Cameron Smith +10000

Nicolai Højgaard +10000

Sepp Straka +10000

Alex Noren +10000

Bud Cauley +10000

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PGA Tour: Henley Birdies ‘Em All https://digitalsportsdesk.com/pga-tour-henley-birdies-em-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pga-tour-henley-birdies-em-all Sun, 31 May 2026 23:00:31 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9567 He recalled “feeling a little jittery” on the front side.

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FT. WORTH – (Wire Service Report) – Russell Henley did some of his most difficult work during Sunday’s final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to get into a playoff. Yet he still had to put aside his nerves to finish the task. Henley birdied the first playoff hole with a putt from inside 5 feet to defeat Eric Cole and complete a comeback victory in Texas.

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“This is why I practice hard … to come back to the playoff and do that, I’m still just kind of shaking,” Henley said. “That was as nervous as I’ve been over a putt in my whole life.”

Henley shot 3-under-par 67 with birdies on the final three holes before beating Cole in the playoff. They were tied at 12-under 268.

Cole, who shot 70 in the fourth round, failed to convert a 13-foot putt for birdie before Henley sank the winning putt when the duo replayed the par-4 No. 18 at Colonial Country Club.

“The putt was good, I hit it pretty much where I was aiming, I just kind of misread it,” Cole said. “I thought it might start breaking left a little earlier.”

Henley, now a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, won for the first time since the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

“I think the longer you play this game, the more you want, you want more success and I feel like I’ve just worked harder and harder and I feel like I’ve been a little off just mentally this year, really,” Henley said. “Just feel like I just fought really hard through the end, so it just felt really good to see an awesome result.”

Henley’s round began with an eagle on the par-5 first hole and a birdie on the next hole followed by three consecutive bogeys. He played Nos. 3-9 in 4 over before recovering. His tying birdie putt on No. 18 was from about 16 1/2 feet.

He recalled “feeling a little jittery” on the front side. Then that changed.

“I just kind of calmed down a little bit and started to hit some good shots, and felt like I was hitting good putts most of the day and they just went in at the end,” he said.

Cole, the third-round leader, was bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour. He had birdies on the first two holes but didn’t maintain the momentum and was hurt by a double bogey at No. 9.

“I was proud with the way I played,” Cole said. “I think I played solid for the most part. I drove the ball pretty well. I just needed to shave a shot somewhere.”

Defending champion Ben Griffin (65), Mac Meissner (69) and Alex Smalley (68) shared third place at 11 under.

Meissner, playing in the last pairing with Cole, needed a birdie on No. 18 to join the playoff. Instead, his second shot ended up in a bunker and he scrambled for par.

Griffin moved into second place by the midway mark of the round, catapulted by playing the front nine in 5 under. He was even par the rest of the way. Griffin’s 65 matched Steven Fisk for the best round of the day.

“I felt like I was going to make a nice run when I woke up this morning,” Griffin said. “My game was trending in the right direction. It’s a course I have experience on and I kind of know what you have to do on Sunday here.”

He nearly rolled in a 50-foot birdie putt on the last hole.

J.J. Spaun (70), Gary Woodland (67), Michael Brennan (68) and Colombia’s Nico Echavarria (68) all tied for sixth place at 10 under.

Brennan pulled into a share of the lead by mid-afternoon, but across his final seven holes, he had three bogeys and two birdies.

Woodland was happy to move into contention.

“I’m excited about where the game is at,” Woodland said. “I definitely didn’t get the most out of it this week, I played a lot better than what I scored, but happy with where it’s at.”

England’s Jordan Smith, who led at the tournament’s midway mark, finished at 8 under and tied for 13th place after a final-round 68.

–Field Level Media

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Clark Takes the CJ Cup https://digitalsportsdesk.com/clarl-takes-the-cj-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarl-takes-the-cj-cup Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:51 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9546 Clark shot 60 in the final round

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McKINNEY, TEXASWyndham Clark (1st/-30) won his fourth PGA TOUR title in his 201st start at 32 years, 5 months, 15 days. Clark’s final-round 60 (-11) sets new tournament record for the low final-round score with the previous best, a (61) by Xander Schauffele/2022).

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Clark also shot 60 in what was the final round to win the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am (weather reduced to 54 holes).

Clark is one of four players to post 60 or better in the final round en route to victory on record: David Duval/1999 American Express (59), Stuart Appleby/2010 Greenbrier Classic (59), Tommy Gainey/2012 RSM Classic (60), Wyndham Clark/2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (60)* and 2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (60): Note *54 holes due to weather.

Clark joined Si Woo Kim (R2/2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson), Blades Brown (R2/Nicklaus Tournament Course) and Andrew Putnam (R2/La Quinta CC) – both at The American Express – with the lowest round on TOUR this season.

CJ Cup | Final Leaderboard
1 Wyndham Clark 66 63 65 60 254 (-30)

2 Si Woo Kim 64 60 68 65 257 (-27)

3 Scottie Scheffler 66 63 65 65 259 (-25)

4 Jackson Suber 68 61 69 63 261 (-23)

5 Keith Mitchell 64 66 68 64 262 (-22)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

 

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Next Up: The CJ Cup https://digitalsportsdesk.com/next-up-the-cj-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-up-the-cj-cup Wed, 20 May 2026 15:59:34 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9544 Byron Nelson had 52 career PGA TOUR wins including a record 18 titles (11 straight) in 1945.

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McKINNEY, TEXAS – TPC Craig Ranch will host THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the sixth time, honoring the legacy of the tournament namesake, the great Byron Nelson, the first PGA TOUR event to be named in honor of a professional golfer.

Nelson had 52 career PGA TOUR wins including a record 18 titles (11 straight) in 1945.

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Following Scotties Scheffler’s win in 2025, TPC Craig Ranch underwent a $25 million overhaul, its first major redesign since opening in 2004. Led by renowned course designer and World Golf Hall of Famer Lanny Wadkins, the project features completely redesigned bunkers, resurfaced greens for more pin options, new grass turf, lengthened holes and strategic bunker repositioning to curb low scoring

CJ Group ambassadors in the field include: Pierceson Coody, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, K.H. Lee

Five of the last six champions at THE CJ CUP Bryon Nelson have been international players (Sung Kang/South Korea/2019, K.H. Lee/South Korea/2021-22, Jason Day/Australia/2023, Taylor Pendrith/Canada/2024).

Forty players that competed at last week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, including top-10 finisher Matti Schmid (T4).

THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

YARDS/PAR: 7,385 yards/Par 71

ARCHITECT: Tom Weiskopf

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $10,300,000/$1,184,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler

PAST RESULTS: (link)

OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup

BYRON NELSON ORGANIZATION: (link)

 

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PGA Championship: Weekend Warriors https://digitalsportsdesk.com/pga-championship-weekend-warriors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pga-championship-weekend-warriors Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:32 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9480 That second round of the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club concluded with Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy holding the co-lead at 4 under par after 36 holes.

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2026 PGA Championship | Third Round

NEWTOWN SQUARE – The first two rounds of the 108th PGA Championship challenged the field with overnight rain and wet conditions for the morning cycle of Thursday’s tournament opener and cold, blustery conditions for the Friday morning crew. In both cases, PGA of America pin placements made the course even tougher.

That second round of the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club concluded with Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy holding the co-lead at 4 under par after 36 holes.

The punitive rough, brutal morning winds, and what World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler described as “kind of absurd” pin locations kept the leaderboard exceptionally tight. Despite a tough three-bogey start, Smalley rebounded with a 69, while McNealy battled to shoot (67). A massive pack of heavy hitters remains firmly in the hunt, including Hideki Matsuyama and Chris Gotterup just one shot back at 3 under. Meanwhile, Scheffler ground out a 71 to join two-time PGA champion Justin Thomas and Cameron Young at 2 under, and Rory McIlroy fired a clean 67 to safely make the weekend at 1 over par.

A historic 58 players sit within six shots of the lead, creating the most crowded 36-hole leaderboard in tournament history. The difficult scoring conditions ultimately caused the cut line to settle at 4 over par, sending 73 players packing. There were moments of high drama late in the afternoon on the cut line loop. Former champion Justin Rose spectacularly kept his weekend hopes alive by chipping in for an eagle on his final hole to finish at 3 over, while Michael Kim holed a lengthy eagle putt on his final shot to safely clear the line at the exact same mark.

The stringent (+4) cut line claimed an incredibly distinguished group of elite players, headlined by Bryson DeChambeau, who missed his second consecutive major cut after finishing at 7 over despite a late flurry of three straight birdies. Joining him on the wrong side of the line was World No. 6 Tommy Fleetwood (+5), whose tournament unraveled after making only two birdies all week. Other top-tier stars who failed to advance included former major champions Viktor Hovland (+6), Wyndham Clark (+5), Keegan Bradley (+6), and Adam Scott (+8). Highly ranked contenders like Russell Henley (+5), Tyrrell Hatton (+6), and Max Homa (+12) also fell victim to Aronimink’s relentless defense, making for a star-studded list of early exits.


2026 PGA Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

T1 Alex Smalley -4 (69)

T1 Maverick McNealy (-4) (67)

T3 Hideki Matsuyama (-3) (67)

T3 Aldrich Potgieter (-3) (72)

T3 Chris Gotterup (-3) (65)

T3 Stephan Jaeger (-3) (70)

T3 Min Woo Lee (-3) (69)

T3 Max Greyserman (-3) (69)

Full Leaderboard (link)

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Log Jam at The PGA Championship https://digitalsportsdesk.com/log-jam-at-the-pga-championship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=log-jam-at-the-pga-championship Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:11 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9474 The cut is projected at (+2)

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2026 PGA Championship | Second Round

NEWTOWN SQUARE – Welcome to the second round of the 2026 PGA Championship, held a few miles north of the City of Brotherly Love – Philadelphia. There are 33 players within two strokes of the lead, setting up for a Friday and weekend to remember. A former host of the BMW Championship, the Aronimink Golf Club delivered in its return to professional golf, providing a tough test of thick rough, morning dew, and gusty conditions.

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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines a log-jam of leaders at 3-under. Of the “Big 4” favorites entering the tournament – Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick – only Scheffler is under par.

When the PGA Championship post-round press conference moderator asked McIlroy to describe his opening round Thursday, and the six-time major winner needed just one word, not fit for print. “S—,” McIlroy said after his rough finish with bogeys on his final four holes for a 4-over-par 74.

LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau had an even “S—ttier” day. DeChambeau did not speak to reporters after his round, and he’s in danger of missing his third cut at the past four majors. DeChambeau missed seven greens in regulation and needed 33 putts to get through his round, which did not see a birdie until his final hole, the ninth. He shot a (+6) – (76) and is T-135 with a 1:45pm tee time today.

The cut is projected at (+2).

2026 PGA Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes

T1 – Martin Kaymer -3 67

T1 – Scottie Scheffler -3 67

T1 – Alex Smalley -3 67

T1 – Aldrich Potgieter -3 67

T1 – Stephan Jaeger. -3 67

T1 – Min Woo Lee -3 67

T1 – Ryo Hisatsune -3 67

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PGA Championship | Major https://digitalsportsdesk.com/pga-championship-major/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pga-championship-major Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:37 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9477 Founded in 1896, Aronimink Golf Club will host the PGA Championship for the second time in its history and first since 1962 (won by Gary Player). Aronimink also hosted the 2003 Senior PGA Championship

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NEWTOWN SQUARE – Founded in 1896, Aronimink Golf Club will host the PGA Championship for the second time in its history and first since 1962 (won by Gary Player). Aronimink also hosted the 2003 Senior PGA Championship and 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Originally designed by the legendary golf course architects Donald Ross and Gil Hanse who completed a restoration of the course in 2018.

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The 2026 PGA Championship will feature a 156-player field and will have a 36-hole cut, with the low 70 players (and ties) advancing to the weekend.

Truist Championship winner Kristoffer Reitan will make his PGA Championship debut. The PGA TOUR rookie became the second player from Norway to win on the PGA TOUR and the second player to win a Signature Event for his first career PGA TOUR title (Jacob Bridgeman/The Genesis Invitational); finished No. 3 in the 2025 DP World Tour Top 10 to earn his TOUR card for the 2026 season.

Reitan hopes to follow the winning ways of fellow Norweigan Viktor Hovland.

In search of his first major championship title, Rickie Fowler enters the week with three consecutive top-10 finishes on TOUR (T8/RBC Heritage, T9/Cadillac Championship, T2/Truist Championship); best finish at the PGA Championship is T3 (2014).

The 2026 Field features:

A total of 93 PGA TOUR winners who have combined for 445 titles, led by Rory McIlroy (30)

Exactly 31 players in the field have won at least one major championship, led by Rory McIlroy (6), Brooks Koepka (5) and Scottie Scheffler (4).

Thirty players in the field competed in the 2018 BMW Championship when it was hosted at Aronimink Golf Club, highlighted by all of the top five finishers: Keegan Bradley (Won), Justin Rose (2nd), Billy Horschel (T3), Xander Schauffele (T3), Rory McIlroy (5th). They know the course.

A total of 26 different countries and territories are represented in the field, with 100 of those players coming from either the United States (85) or England (15); next most is Australia (six).

No international player has won the PGA Championship since 2015 (Jason Day, Australia).

Fourteen past PGA Championship winners are: Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Jason Dufner, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Shaun Michael, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jimmy Walker and Y.E. Yang.

There are 10 PGA TOUR rookies: Chandler Blanchet, Dan Brown, Alex Fitzpatrick, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, John Parry, Marco Penge, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier, Jordan Smith, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.

 

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Cameron Young Mastering Blue Monster https://digitalsportsdesk.com/cameron-young-mastering-blue-monster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cameron-young-mastering-blue-monster Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:59 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9413 Following the first round, the field is a collective 53-over on Nos. 17 and 18 at Doral’s Blue Monster

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MIAMI – Cameron Young (1st/-8) opened with a bogey-free 8-under (64), his first opening bogey-free round since the 2024 Wyndham Championship. The (64) is one-stroke shy of his lowest opening-round score on TOUR (63), most recently at the 2025 Wyndham Championship.

Young holds his fourth 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR with the most recent effort at the 2022 Open Championship where he finished in second place. Overall, he’s 0-for-3 in converting a first round lead to victory.

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He needed only 20 putts in round one, the fewest in a round in his TOUR career with the previous being (21) at the 2025 TOUR Championship/R2, 2025 RBC Heritage/R2).

Following a 10-year hiatus, the TOUR returned to Miami and the City of Doral for the inaugural Cadillac Championship (the event does not carry the history of previous PGA TOUR events contested at Doral and is starting fresh). That said, the Cadillac Championship will mark the 56th playing of a TOUR event at the famed Blue Monster having previously hosted the TOUR consecutively from 1962 to 2016.

Following the first round, the field is a collective 53-over on Nos. 17 and 18 at Doral’s Blue Monster while being 79-under on the other 16 holes.

A bright spot: 13-time PGA TOUR winner Jordan Spieth (T2/-7) opens with a 65, his best round on TOUR since the 2025 Wyndham Championship (65/2025 Wyndham Championship/R1); one of 18 have players in the field that previously played a TOUR event held at Doral (2014-2016).


Cadillac Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes

1 Cameron Young 64 (-8)

T2 Jordan Spieth 65 (-7)

T2 Alex Smalley 65 (-7)

4 Nick Taylor 66 (-6)

5 Nico Echavarria 67 (-5)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

Cadillac Championship | Facts

THIS WEEK: Cadillac Championship, Miami, April 30-May 3

COURSE: National Doral, Blue Monster

YARDAGE: Par 72, 7,739 Yards

ARCHITECTS: Dick Wilson & Robert von Hagge

PURSE: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)

FEDEX CUP POINTS: (To Winner): 700

PAST RESULTS: (Inaugural Tournament)

DEFENDING CHAMPION: (Inaugural Event)

FEDEX CUP LEADER: Matt Fitzpatrick

Social Media: X @Cadillac_Champ

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Rory Goes Back-to-Back https://digitalsportsdesk.com/rory-goes-back-to-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rory-goes-back-to-back Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:48 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9386 McIlroy joined Jack Nicklaus (1956, 1965), Nick Faldo (1989, 1990) and Tiger Woods (2001, 2002) as players to successfully defend their title at the Masters Tournament.

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By TERRY LYONS, EDITOR of Digital Sports Desk

AUGUSTA – Rory McIlroy (Winner/-12) won his second Masters Tournament, sixth major championship and 30th PGA TOUR title in his 279th PGA TOUR start at 36 years, 11 months, 8 days.

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McIlroy joined Jack Nicklaus (1956, 1965), Nick Faldo (1989, 1990) and Tiger Woods (2001, 2002) as players to successfully defend their title at the Masters Tournament. He became the fourth player (seven instances) in the last 25 years to win the same major championship in back-to-back fashion (Tiger Woods (2001-02 Masters, 2005-06 Open Championship, 2006-07 PGA Championship), Padraig Harrington (2007-08 Open Championship), Brooks Koepka (2017-18 U.S. Open, 2018-19 PGA Championship)

He joined Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo and Phil Mickelson as players with six major championships (T12 all time), noting only 11 players have more than six major championships

McIlroy’s 30th PGA TOUR victory ties Horton Smith (T16 all time).

The Masters | Final Leaderboard

1 Rory McIlroy 67 65 73 71 276 (-12)

2 Scottie Scheffler 70 74 65 68 277 (-11)

T3 Tyrrell Hatton 74 66 72 66 278 (-10)

T3 Russell Henley 73 71 66 68 278 (-10)

T3 Justin Rose 70 69 69 70 278 (-10)

T3 Cameron Young 73 67 65 73 278 (-10)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

On This Day in Golf History
April 13, 1986 – In one of the most amazing occurrences in golf history, 46-year old Jack Nicklaus won his record 18th major title and his sixth Green Jacket with a one-stroke victory at the 50th staging of The Masters Tournament. Nicklaus shot a final round (65) with a back nine of six-under par (30) to edge Tom Kite and Greg Norman. – Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

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PGA Tour: Masters Preview ’26 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/pga-tour-masters-preview-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pga-tour-masters-preview-26 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:50:14 +0000 https://digitalsportsdesk.com/?p=9384 After finally capturing the Green Jacket in 2025, Rory McIlroy enters as the defending champion.

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By TERRY LYONS, EDITOR of Digital Sports Desk

AUGUSTA – The 90th edition of The Masters returns to Augusta National Golf Club this week (April 9–12, 2026). As the first major of the year, the tournament carries its usual prestige, but this year’s Masters will be dominated by a historic title defense, a bevy of top-notch challengers, including the World’s #1 player and a field of rising stars.

Top Storylines to Watch

McIlroy’s Encore: After finally capturing the Green Jacket in 2025, Rory McIlroy enters as the defending champion.
Rory McIlroy’s Major Victories

Scheffler’s Dominance: World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler remains the betting favorite. With two Green Jackets already in his closet (2022, 2024), a third win would further cement his era of dominance.

The LIV Contenders: Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau arrive at Augusta in peak form. DeChambeau, in particular, is a focus after back-to-back top-10 finishes at Augusta and recent wins on the LIV circuit.

The 2026 Masters has issued 91 invitees and, they are represented by players from 22 different countries and territories outside the United States. Six of the last 10 major championships have been won by players who were ranked No. 3 or better in the Official World Golf Ranking heading into the major championship.

Preview | The Masters

COURSE: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

ARCHITECT: Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones Jr.; Perry Maxwell in 1937

YARDS/PAR: 7,565 yards/Par 72

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: TBD

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy

OVERVIEW: (link)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750

SOCIAL MEDIA#PGATour #FedExCup The Intimacy Masters


Master’s Par Three Contest

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – (All Times Eastern (EDT)

12 Noon to 2:00pm – ESPN+ Streaming

2:00pm to 4:00pm – ESPN

Overall Schedule: Here’s the basic schedule for the entire week, as published by CBS Sports:

2026 Masters | The Basics:

Tournament site: The Masters

Tee Times: (PGATourCom)

Weather: Weather for today’s Par 3 forecast is set for partly cloudy skies, temperatures reaching 68-degrees but winds at 14 mph. Thursday’s forecast is for sunny skies with temperatures reaching 73-degrees but lesser wind (9mph).

The Masters Begins on Prime this Thursday.


The Field w Update, Tee Times and Leaderboard

The Field: (link)

Update:

Thursday, April 2

Phil Mickelson / WD

Tee Times: (link)

Masters Leaderboard: (link)



CHAMPIONS’ DINNER MENU

Here’s what Rory McIlroy as in mind for Wednesday Night at Augusta National:


The Masters ‘26 | Tournament Odds

Odds Courtesy | Betting Hero

Scottie Scheffler +500

Bryson DeChambeau +1000

Jon Rahm +1000

Rory McIlroy +1300

Xander Schauffele +1500

Matt Fitzpatrick +1800

Ludvig Åberg +1800

Cameron Young +2200

Tommy Fleetwood +2200

Hideki Matsuyama +2700

Justin Rose +2700

Robert MacIntyre +3000

Min Woo Lee +3300

Collin Morikawa +3500

Patrick Reed +4000

Brooks Koepka +4000

Chris Gotterup +4500

Russell Henley +4500

Si Woo Kim +4500

Jordan Spieth +4500

Viktor Hovland +5000

Shane Lowry +6000

Nicolai Højgaard +6000

Jake Knapp +6500

Justin Thomas +6500

Akshay Bhatia +6500

Maverick McNealy +6500

Adam Scott +7000

J.J. Spaun +7000

Patrick Cantlay +7000

Sepp Straka +8000

Tyrrell Hatton +8000

Jacob Bridgeman +8000

Jason Day +8000

Sungjae Im +10000

Sam Burns +10000

Harris English +10000

Corey Conners +10000

Cameron Smith +10000

Marco Penge +10000

Daniel Berger +12500

Kurt Kitayama +12500

Gary Woodland +12500

Rasmus Højgaard +15000

Ben Griffin +15000

Keegan Bradley +15000

Aaron Rai +15000

Alex Noren +15000

Ryan Gerard +15000

Sam Stevens +17500

Harry Hall +17500

Wyndham Clark +17500

Aldrich Potgieter +17500

Brian Harman +17500

Max Homa +17500

Ryan Fox +22500

Casey Jarvis +22500

Kristoffer Reitan +22500

Nick Taylor +25000

Dustin Johnson +25000

Nicolas Echavarria +25000

Carlos Ortiz +25000

Michael Kim +25000

Max Greyserman +35000

Sergio Garcia +35000

Haotong Li +35000

Matt McCarty +35000

Andrew Novak +35000

Tom McKibbin +35000

Sami Valimaki +50000

Michael Brennan +50000

Bubba Watson +50000

John Keefer +50000

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +50000

Charl Schwartzel +50000

Zach Johnson +50000

Davis Riley +75000

Angel Cabrera +100000

Mason Howell +100000

Fifa Laopakdee +100000

Ethan Fang +100000

Brian Campbell +100000

Vijay Singh +100000

Jose Maria Olazabal +100000

Brandon Holtz +100000

Naoyuki Kataoka +100000

Danny Willett +100000

Jackson Herrington +100000

Fred Couples +100000

Mateo Pulcini +100000

Mike Weir +100000

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