It wasn’t exactly Davy Crockett and James Bowie at the Alamo, but J.J. Spaun dodged some bullets on the way to winning the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. It marked the second time Spaun has won the event, emerging victorious in 2022 as well.
The legendary par-3 fourth at Riviera Country Club has been stretched to 273 yards for the Genesis Invitational, sparking debate among top pros about how the change impacts play on the iconic Redan green.
On the PGA Tour’s policy board, Scott was part of what he said was a unanimous vote for the Returning Member Program policy that also included Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith, all of whom decided to stay at LIV Golf. For Reed’s return, there was no vote needed.
At age 45, Rose became the oldest winner on the PGA Tour in five years when he defeated reigning US Open champion J.J. Spaun on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis.
You’ll have to forgive Marc Leishman, who has played in just one major championship since the end of 2022. During that three-year span, he clearly forgot that they can be absolute slogs when it comes to pace of play.
A long day at the Players Championship on Sunday was extended into Monday when J.J. Spaun’s 30-foot birdie bid for victory at the 72nd hole stopped two rolls short, setting up a three-hole aggregate playoff with world No.2 Rory McIlroy.
There was a time on the ninth hole during the final round when Spaun could have played his way out of the tournament, only to figure out a way to use the Rules of Golf to his advantage and keep him momentum going.
Ben Kohles recorded the first-ever hole-in-one in the inaugural Black Desert Championship overnight, Australian time. We’re still trying to figure out how J.J. Spaun didn’t match him.
With the advent of the FedExCup Fall, the end of the PGA Tour regular season has moved from August to November, and the drama of players fighting for PGA Tour cards in the grand finale has been transferred from the Wyndham Championship to this week’s RSM Classic.
A hot putter wasn’t enough to earn Matt Jones the final place in the field for The Masters as he finished tied for second at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.
It seems only fitting that J.J. Spaun has a connection to Tiger Woods considering the latter has had the collective golf world hanging on edge with his “will he or won’t he play the Masters” news.
Australian Golf Digest
