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Furyk & Friends returns to Timuquana: What to know about the golf event
Read full article: Furyk & Friends returns to Timuquana: What to know about the golf eventThe Constellation Furyk & Friends presented by Circle K golf tournament returns to Jacksonville this week. The PGA Tour Champions stop is in its fourth year here. Here’s what you need to know about the tournament.
Max Homa hopes to prove his Presidents Cup worth at Procore Championship
Read full article: Max Homa hopes to prove his Presidents Cup worth at Procore ChampionshipWith so much controversy in the media and among fans following his being named to the American team for the Presidents Cup, Max Homa is looking forward to getting a bit of respite at this week’s Procore Championship at Silverado Country Club.
Keegan Bradley wins BMW as last man in; Lydia Ko takes Women's British Open
Read full article: Keegan Bradley wins BMW as last man in; Lydia Ko takes Women's British OpenKeegan Bradley went from the last man in the BMW Championship to a winner Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 for a one-shot victory that opened up all sorts of possibilities he never imagined possible a week ago.
Furyk & Friends: PGA Tour Champions event at Timuquana CC continues to grow
Read full article: Furyk & Friends: PGA Tour Champions event at Timuquana CC continues to growThe third Constellation Furyk & Friends PGA Tour Champions event tees off Friday morning at Timuquana Country Club. Jacksonville resident Jim Furyk’s event has brought big time golf to the area with another marquee event filled with stars.
Timuquana Country Club repairs 4 greens damaged by vandals ahead of Furyk & Friends golf event
Read full article: Timuquana Country Club repairs 4 greens damaged by vandals ahead of Furyk & Friends golf eventFour greens at Timuquana Country Club were vandalized overnight Thursday, one day before the PGA Tour Champions Constellation Furyk & Friends event was scheduled to tee off.
Picking Koepka from LIV Golf was easy for US Ryder Cup captain Johnson. Because everyone wanted him
Read full article: Picking Koepka from LIV Golf was easy for US Ryder Cup captain Johnson. Because everyone wanted himThe U.S. Ryder Cup team is holding a two-day training camp on the Marco Simone course outside Rome that will host the Sept. 29-Oct. 1 event.
Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Championship
Read full article: Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers ChampionshipDenny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship.
Naval Station Mayport hosts ‘RESET’ event alongside Wounded Warrior Project
Read full article: Naval Station Mayport hosts ‘RESET’ event alongside Wounded Warrior ProjectMembers of the Navy ESPORTS Team, Goats & Glory, paired with wounded warriors to participate in the first-ever Navy ESPORTS Wounded Warrior Tournament.
Jacksonville resident Jim Furyk named as captain of US team for Presidents Cup
Read full article: Jacksonville resident Jim Furyk named as captain of US team for Presidents CupLongtime area resident Jim Furyk, a 17-time PGA Tour winner, was named as the captain for the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup that will be played in Montreal next year
In second year, Furyk and Friends tournament gaining in reputation
Read full article: In second year, Furyk and Friends tournament gaining in reputationThe Constellation Furyk and Friends golf tournament tees off Friday at Timuquana Country Club. It’s the second year of the PGA Tour Champions event, hosted by Jim and Tabitha Furyk. This year, the field will include David Duval. The Episcopal graduate played in the pro-am in 2021, but this year, he’s in the field.
Furyk & Friends looking to build on $1.17 million in charitable impact in 2nd tournament
Read full article: Furyk & Friends looking to build on $1.17 million in charitable impact in 2nd tournamentBy almost any metric, the inaugural Constellation Furyk & Friends golf tournament was a smashing success. In 2022, they’re looking to do it even bigger.
Ryder aces wild 16th, Theegala holds onto Phoenix Open lead
Read full article: Ryder aces wild 16th, Theegala holds onto Phoenix Open leadSam Ryder brought down the house with a hole-in-one on the stadium 16th hole Saturday in the WM Phoenix Open, where newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a leaderboard as crowded as the course.
One month out: Players Championship ready for return to normalcy
Read full article: One month out: Players Championship ready for return to normalcyAfter a start and stop and then limited crowds, The Players Championship is back to doing what it does best. The event at TPC Sawgrass is 30 days away and will feel normal for the first time since Rory McIlroy edged Jim Furyk by a stroke in 2019. That feels like an eternity ago.
Mickelson wins finale; Langer takes 6th Schwab Cup title
Read full article: Mickelson wins finale; Langer takes 6th Schwab Cup titlePhil Mickelson birdied three of the final holes Sunday to win the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Bernhard Langer held on to win his sixth PGA Tour Champions season points title.
Mickelson holds off Jimenez to win Fuyrk & Friends event at Timuquana
Read full article: Mickelson holds off Jimenez to win Fuyrk & Friends event at TimuquanaPhil Mickelson won for the third time in four career starts on the PGA Tour Champions, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a two-shot victory in the Constellation Furyk & Friends.
Furyk and Friends tees off Friday with one of strongest fields ever on Champions Tour
Read full article: Furyk and Friends tees off Friday with one of strongest fields ever on Champions TourIf you woke up 10 years ago and saw pairings at The Players that included Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington, followed by Fred Couples, Davis Love II and Steve Stricker, you wouldn't be surprised. Fast forward a decade, and those same stars are among the featured groups for Friday's first round of the inaugural Constellation Furyk and Friends tournament on the PGA Tour Champions.
Jacksonville will be in the spotlight at Jim Furyk’s golf tournament at Timuquana
Read full article: Jacksonville will be in the spotlight at Jim Furyk’s golf tournament at TimuquanaThe Constellation Furyk & Friends event at Timuquana Country Club is less than five months away and more and more details on the event are coming into focus.
Love appointed captain again, this time for Presidents Cup
Read full article: Love appointed captain again, this time for Presidents CupThe PGA Tour has selected Love to be U.S. captain for the Presidents Cup in 2022 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was captain when Europe rallied from a 10-6 deficit to beat the Americans in the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah, and he was Ryder Cup captain for a rare U.S. victory four years later at Hazeltine. He also was an assistant captain in the Ryder Cup under Corey Pavin in 2010 and Jim Furyk in 2018 and is on the staff of Steve Stricker this year. The Presidents Cup was supposed to be played this year until the COVID-19 pandemic led to the Ryder Cup being postponed one year to this September. ... Tony Finau has 35 finishes in the top 10 since the start of the 2016-17 season on the PGA Tour without winning.
Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two rounds
Read full article: Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two roundsTom Hoge watches his drive on the ninth hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two rounds
Read full article: Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two roundsHoge, tied for the first-round lead with Harold Varner III and Roger Sloan, kept in front with a steady 2-under 68 to get to 10-under par. Hoge, whose best-ever tour finish was a second at The Greenbrier this season, was asked what it would take for his first PGA Tour win. Like Kim, Gooch shot 65 to get into the foursome on top. He had six birdies, including two of his final three holes, to move up. Kokrak was in a group of seven one shot further back along with past Wyndham champ Webb Simpson, who shot his second straight 66.
Zach Johnson, normal guy from Iowa, wins Payne Stewart Award
Read full article: Zach Johnson, normal guy from Iowa, wins Payne Stewart AwardHe won as a rookie and reached the Tour Championship in Atlanta, where one of the perks was attending a ceremony to watch Jay Haas accept the Payne Stewart Award. It brought Johnson to tears 16 years later when he was selected Wednesday to receive the Payne Stewart Award. As it enters its second decade, the award now is regarded as the most prestigious on the PGA Tour. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan referred to Johnson as a fearless underdog and a statewide hero in Iowa for his charitable work in his home state. Zach would say hes just a normal guy from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but in truth, he has one of the most compelling stories on the PGA Tour in the last 25 years, Monahan said.
Jacksonville resident Jim Furyk wins in PGA Tour Champions debut
Read full article: Jacksonville resident Jim Furyk wins in PGA Tour Champions debutFuryk became the first player since Miguel Angel Jimenez in 2014 to win in his start on the 50-and-older circuit. Im the 19th person to come out and win their first event on the PGA Tour Champions, Furyk said. Warwick Hills was one of his favorite stops on the PGA Tour when it hosted the Buick Open until a decade ago. He played five times on the PGA Tour over the last two months, making three cuts. Just excited to be able to come out here first week and play so well and get a win, Furyk said Its an honor.
Finau, Palmer share early lead at Memorial as Tiger hangs on
Read full article: Finau, Palmer share early lead at Memorial as Tiger hangs onTony Finau hits from the second tee during the second round of the Memorial golf tournament, Friday, July 17, 2020, in Dublin, Ohio. That kind of score isn't happening at Muirfield Village, where the greens are getting faster by the hour. The way Muirfield Village is playing, both are impressive. Woods, a five-time winner at Muirfield Village, has never missed the cut in 17 previous times at the Memorial. But I battled back well.Palmer played the Workday Charity Open last week at Muirfield Village and missed the cut.
Mackenzie Hughes shoots 60 to take early lead at Travelers
Read full article: Mackenzie Hughes shoots 60 to take early lead at TravelersJim Furyk shot a 12-under 58 on the same par-70 TPC River Highlands course four years ago, the lowest score in a tour event. I kind of joked walking off there that 59 wasn't even the record because of Jim's 58, Hughes said. Phil Mickelson, paired with McIlroy in his first competitive round since turning 50, was one of five players to shoot 64. Patrick Cantlay also shot 60 at TPC River Highlands as an amateur in 2011. The Travelers is the third event on the tour calendar since golf resumed.
Paul Casey tuned in for more than golf in PGA Tour's return
Read full article: Paul Casey tuned in for more than golf in PGA Tour's returnCasey watched plenty on TV, and he was watching more than the golf. PAIRINGS WITH A PURPOSEThe PGA Tour has four groups of featured pairings for its PGA Tour Live," and then the rest of the field is supposed to be relatively random depending on a player's category. Oak Hill last hosted the PGA Championship in 2013 won by Jason Dufner, while Tiger Woods won his fourth PGA Championship at Southern Hills in 2007. DIVOTSHilton Head has some of the smallest greens on the PGA Tour, and Abraham Ancer hit 65 out of 72 of them in his runner-up finish. FINAL REBUTTALFascinating stuff. CBS analyst Nick Faldo, watching Koepka tee off on the 18th hole and telling viewers he would listen to what Koepka had to say.
Poulter sets pace and Spieth turns it around at Hilton Head
Read full article: Poulter sets pace and Spieth turns it around at Hilton HeadJordan Spieth putts on the 10th green during the first round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)Ian Poulter and Mark Hubbard set the pace for good scoring through a brief spell of rain at Hilton Head. Spieth didn't figure to be part of the conversation until bouncing back from a triple bogey with eight birdies for a 66. It was the kind of break Spieth has seen far too often during three years without a victory. He was on such a roll that Spieth began to contemplate eight straight birdies to end his round. Michael did a great job of reminding me that today when it wasnt going well on my front nine, Spieth said.
Tiger, other golfers will benefit from hall of fame changes
Read full article: Tiger, other golfers will benefit from hall of fame changesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tiger Woods could be coming to the World Golf Hall of Fame very soon. Area resident Jim Furyk, 49, and 2009 Players Championship winner Henrik Stenson, 43, are among those with new eligibility. Past Players Championship winners Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott are now eligible for the 2025 class, provided the criteria doesn’t change again before then. I believe these changes benefit the Hall of Fame Members, fans across the world and the institution.”Other changes to the hall included doing away with the Veterans category and adding a Contributor category to replace the Lifetime Achievement. “We look forward to the future of the Hall of Fame as we ensure it remains a meaningful way to recognize the game’s greats.”
Big gift from The Players to Mal Washington Foundation
Read full article: Big gift from The Players to Mal Washington FoundationFormer tennis star MaliVai Washington, left, shakes hands with Jared Rice, the executive director of The Players, on Thursday. Rice presented Washington with a $500,000 grant for the Teen Center, part of the foundation's new project that willJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - MaliVai Washington set an aggressive fundraising goal for his growing youth foundation $5 million. The Players Championship announced a $500,000 gift to the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation on Thursday, putting the organization much closer to its $5 million target that will help launch its Teen Center next year. The Players gift and announcement, which was fronted by area resident and 2003 U.S. Open champion, Jim Furyk, is a grant that will match funds up to $500,000. The new teen center, done in partnership with the City of Jacksonville, will allow the Mal Washington Youth Foundation to nearly triple the amount of middle and high school students it can help serve.