Justin Thomas went from a fast finish a day ago to a fast start Friday in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood before closing with six straight pars for a 1-shot lead.
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Tiger 'a lot more crisp' with 66, but still 12 back
Tiger Woods matched his lowest score of 2020 with a 6-under 66, but he remained 12 shots behind leader Justin Thomas at the Zozo Champoinship.
McDonald leads LPGA event after 5-hole surge
Ally McDonald shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship-Lake Reynolds Oconee.
Canter leads by 2 at halfway stage of Italian Open
Laurie Canter is eyeing a maiden European Tour title after adding a second-round 68 to his spectacular opening 12-under 60 to keep the lead at the halfway stage of the Italian Open on Friday.
Wayne Gretzky Lists Sherwood Home For $22.9 Million
As the PGA Tour visits Sherwood Country Club below, Wayne Gretzky has listed his Richard Landry-designed and Lenny Dykstra-redecorated estate for $22.9 million, reports the LA Times’s Jack Fleming.
Overlooking the course hosting this week’s ZOZO Championship, the home has quite a history.
It’s actually Gretzky’s second time selling the home. The NHL Hall of Famer was the compound’s original owner after having it built in 2002, but five years later, he sold it to former baseball star Lenny Dykstra for $18.5 million.
The sale kicked off a dramatic saga that saw Dykstra lose the property to foreclosure after declaring bankruptcy, at which point it sold at auction on the steps of the Ventura County Courthouse for $760,712 (with the winning bidder taking on about $12 million in debt owed on the property).
Then, two years ago, Gretzky reunited with the home, shelling out $13.5 million for the promontory estate. That’s $5 million less than the price at which he had sold it to Dykstra roughly a decade earlier; if he gets his price this time around, he stands to make $9.4 million in profit.
Mask Advocate John Daly Rebuffs Presidential Debate Mask Mandate
Never one to be entirely consistent, former PGA and Open Champion John Daly took in the 2020 Presidential debate as a guest of Donald Trump. Along with buddy Kid Rock, the pair had to be asked to pull up masks, as mandated by the debate commission, Des Bieler reports.
Not long after the two settled into their seats at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center, they were reportedly asked to put on masks. Daly and Kid Rock complied, but to judge from a number of photos taken of them, they weren’t always assiduous in keeping them pulled up.
Daly, diabetic and battling bladder cancer, was a mask advocate in April and withdrew from the PGA Championship over California’s COVID-19 infection rate.
His post last night from the debate:
View this post on Instagram2020 NCGA Tournament of the Year–Phil Sexton
October 24, 2020
2020 NCGA Tournament Volunteer of the Year–Phil Sexton
After nearly six decades of playing golf, Rancho Murieta Country Club member Phil Sexton got a nudge from his good friend, Doug Ruley.
“He suggested I become a volunteer tournament official for the NCGA,” Sexton said.
2020 NCGA Course Rater of the Year–Kern Hunewill
October 24, 2020
2020 NCGA Course Rater of the Year–Kern Hunewill
Kern Hunewill is one of those people who, when he does something, he’s going to give his all. There is no halfway.
At the age of 12, he got a job at Yancey Lumber Yard in his hometown of Newman. Now 69, today he owns the business.
3 Testers Wanted – Nippon Zelos Iron Shafts
Since its inception in 1959, the Nippon Shaft mantra has been Steel For Life.
In 1999, Nippon added “light” to the steel equation with the 950GH. It was the industry’s first sub-100-gram constant-weight steel shaft. Since then, Nippon has released more light hits than Air Supply. That light quest culminated in 2013 with the Nippon Zelos line – the lightest steel shafts you can buy.
Now, we’d like to get some feedback from MyGolfSpy readers.
Head to the Nippon Zelos iron shaft testing thread in the forum to APPLY
We Tried It: Fiix Elbow Tennis Elbow Treatment
There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.
What We Tried
Fiix Elbow, a tennis elbow treatment device that leverages established therapeutic practices in the comfort of your own home.
Your Fiix Elbow User
Tony Covey – resident jack-of-all-trades (and master of absolutely nothing) who missed out on the better part of six months of golf with a bad elbow. I can’t be the only one.
How I Got Here
About a year and a half ago, I noticed stiffness in my right arm while lying in bed. The pain wasn’t intense; more of an I should stretch that kind of feeling.
LPGA Commissioner Whan Works As On-Course Reporter
You want something fresh and different in golf broadcasting? Of late it’s been slim pickings after CBS’s run this summer, but huge points go to LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan for working as an on-course reporter.
Whan covered round one of the LPGA Drive On Championship near Lake Oconee and pulled off a veritable miracle in modern golf: on-course, mid-round interviews.
From Beth Ann Nichols’ Golfweek report on the Whan experiment:
Whan even conducted mid-round interviews, asking players what they would do if they were commissioner for an hour.
“Hire Mike Whan back!” said Kang, who looked more nervous than usual with a mic in her face.
The video:
Your browser does not support iframes.Munoz takes Zozo lead after 2 eagles, 8 birdies
Sebastian Munoz twice holed out for eagle from a combined distance of 219 yards and added eight birdies for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood.
Tiger struggles to opening-round 76 at Zozo
Tiger Woods played three par-5 holes over par in the same round for the first time in his PGA Tour career Thursday on the way to a first-round 76 at the Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club.
Tiger Woods knew his game wasn't ready, then he proved it
He hinted that there was still plenty of work to be done before his Masters title defense in a few weeks. All an opening-round 76 at the Zozo Championship did was illustrate he was right all along.
Kang, Song tied atop Drive On Championship
Danielle Kang shot a bogey-free opening round of 65 for a share of the first-round lead with Jennifer Song in the LPGA Drive On Championship-Lake Reynolds Oconee.
ZOZO Round One: Tension! Birdies! Bent Clubs! We Have Tangible Evidence The (Fall) Masters Is Near
Nothing against the fall or even the ZOZO, rather miraculously rescheduled despite the sponsor having no place in the American market. But this is typically not a time of year you see players bend clubs, blow off the media, tell dad to lose the tips, or grind on the range until dark.
Day one at Sherwood saw a bit of everything and the stunning scoring you might expect with perfect conditioning, a healthy purse and players seeking momentum into the rescheduled Masters (November 12-15).
A stout 24 players posted 68 or better, with leader Sebastian Munoz 64 despite two bogies and a double. He leads by one over the sizzling Tyrell Hatton and Justin Thomas who finished his round eagle, birdie, birdie.
While spectators are not allowed, local boy Matthew Wolff did have family and friends moving around the property as he predicted Wednesday. Imagine the pride of walking off the fourth tee with Tiger Woods:
Wolff opened with a 69 that included a lost ball at the par-4 14th. He drove the first green, hit the oak next to the surface and made a 17'10” putt for eagle.
Canter leads Italian Open after first round
Laurie Canter shot a career-best 12-under 60 to open up a four-shot lead after the first round of the Italian Open on Thursday.
