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World No. 2 Xander Schauffele secured his maiden major victory and eighth PGA Tour title following a hard-fought victory in the PGA Championship on Sunday. He opened his week with a stunning 62 to become the first golfer to shoot the lowest 18-hole score twice in major championship history while his 21-under winning total was also the lowest in major history. This is his blog from Valhalla Golf Club.
Korea’s Sungjae Im emerged as the top Asian in the FedExCup Playoffs finale, the Tour Championship, after a closing 7-under 64 led to a solo seventh finish on Sunday as American Scottie Scheffler wrapped up a dominant season by lifting the prestigious FedExCup.
MIAMI, United States — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler saw his lead in the race for the season-ending Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title cut to four strokes after Collin Morikawa fired a superb 63 in the second round at East Lake Friday (Saturday, Manila time).
MANILA, Philippines — World number one Scottie Scheffler swiftly put himself in a commanding position at the Tour Championship, the finale to the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, with his 6-under 65 giving him a seven shot lead.
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Korean trio, Tom Kim, Sungjae Im and Byeong Hun An, were among the top-6 automatic qualifiers for the International Team that will face the US Team in the 2024 Presidents Cup following the conclusion of the BMW Championship on Sunday. The other two automatic qualifiers for the International Team are Australia’s Adam Scott and Jason Day.
Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama became the first Asian golfer to win a FedExCup Playoffs event following a hard-fought two-stroke victory over Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first of three playoff events, on Sunday (Monday Manila time).
A total of five Asian golf stars, headed by Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Korea’s Sungjae Im, have qualified for the lucrative FedExCup Playoffs, which begin with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis on Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines – In a leaderboard stacked with world-class talent, Scottie Scheffler proved his mettle, delivering a stellar, course-record-equaling nine-under 62 to clinch the gold medal at the Olympic men's golf competition.
Troon, United Kingdom — Unheralded Englishman Daniel Brown shot into a shock lead of the British Open at six under par as Rory McIlroy was among the big names to struggle on day one of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon.