By: Luke Kerr-Dineen March 9, 2022 In today’s Play Smart, we’re talking to PGA Tour rookie Hayden Buckley, and his unlikely rise to the PGA Tour. Getty Images PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — There were 15 players on the University of Missouri golf team, and Hayden Buckley was No. 15. He was only on the…
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7:23 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to its marquee event this week with The Players at TPC Sawgrass. Unofficially labeled “golf’s fifth major,” The Players doesn’t just boast prestige — but a huge payday. This year, the purse is up $20 million. The winner will be cashing in a $3.6 million check, the largest…
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7:22 AM ET It has become a go-to thought each year when the Players Championship arrives. Anybody can win at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course because the track does not favor a certain player’s game. Well, it’s true. Look at the champions list — everyone from Tiger Woods to Tim Clark, Rory McIlroy to Fred Funk,…
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Mar 6, 2022 World number one Ko Jin-young hit five birdies in the last six holes to beat Lee Jeong-eun and overnight leader Chun In-gee at the final hole and win the HSBC Women’s World Championship title at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore on Sunday. A birdie at the 18th gave Ko the title for…
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12:38 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said he hasn’t spoken to Phil Mickelson since his explosive comments about the tour were published last month, but Monahan said it’s a conversation that will have to take place before the six-time major champion returns to play. Mickelson isn’t playing in…
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