https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/rbc-canadian-open-nick-taylor-pga-becomes-first-canuck-in-69-years-win-title-233708206.html
In case you missed it, Nick Taylor made a 72-foot on the fourth playoff hole to become the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open in 69 years.
It was amazing to watch. I can’t do the story justice, but here are some tweets.
https://twitter.com/DriveChipPutt/status/1510398206814916614
The Sunday prior to the Masters Tournament is national finals of the Drive, Chip & Put competition, and in its short history it has become a must-watch tradition for golf fans. The 80 competitors range in age from 7 to 15, and all qualified by winning sub-regional and regional competitions.
Each competitor hits two drives (with the best one counting towards their ranking), two chips (with the cumulative distance from the hole counting towards their ranking), and two putts (on the 18th green of Augusta National Golf Club with the cumulative distance from the hole counting towards their ranking). Each competitor is awarded points based on their rank in each discipline, 10 points for first, down to 1 point for 10th, and the one with the most points over the 3 events is the winner.
| Division | Winner | Points (D-C-P) |
|---|---|---|
| Boys 7-9 | Hudson Knapp | 22 (7-6-9) |
| Girls 7-9 | Autumn Solesbee | 26 (7-10-9) |
| Boys 10-11 | Bentley Coon | 24.5 (10-9-5.5) |
| Girls 10-11 | Kylie Chung | 18 (5-3-10) |
| Boys 12-13 | Michael Jorski | 21 (3-8-10)* |
| Girls 12-13 | Jenna Kim | 26 (9-9-8) |
| Boys 14-15 | Jaden Dumdumaya | 29 (10-9-10) |
| Girls 14-15 | Mia Hammond | 28 (9-9-10) |
Here is Jaden Dumdumaya clinching the win for the 14-15 year old boys:
The fist pump. The winning embrace.
THIS is what it's all about. #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/GqlogXKGNi
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 3, 2022
There are lots of great stories among the competitors, girls 7-9 year old winner Autumn Solesbee being one of the best
I’m not crying, you’re crying! LOVE the father-daughter moment between Autumn Solesbee & her dad after she won the Girls 7-9 @DriveChipPutt at Augusta National. She was adopted 2 years ago, her dad introduced her to golf & it was a way she bonded w/ her family. #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/DK5XWY0zqW
— Amanda Blumenherst (@blumenherstFry) April 3, 2022
Huntersville representing in the #DriveChipandPutt https://t.co/euWwIRGvND
— Jordan (@filosophizer_) April 3, 2022
An extra special win for the Solesbee family, topped off with a hug from Autumn's favorite golfer @bubbawatson 😊 #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/JOri0zdH1Z
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 3, 2022
Michael Jorski came from way back, with some great putts, to win the boys 12-13 in a playoff.
Secured the victory!
Michael Jorski of Clarendon Hills, Illinois won a playoff to secure the national championship at @DriveChipPutt. #DriveChipandPutt
📺 GOLF
💻 https://t.co/vOA75ktM2a pic.twitter.com/CuXeJcbA3I— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 3, 2022
And girls 10-11 winner Kylie Chung, when asked how it feels to win “I feel like I’m (long pause) amazing!”
"I'm gonna tell those boys that I'm good at golf." 👏@DriveChipPutt national champion Kylie Chung when asked what she's going to tell her friends back home about her experience at Augusta National. #DriveChipandPutt @OnHerTurf pic.twitter.com/ygjDjJ5tHb
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 3, 2022
"I feel like I'm … AMAZING 😀" #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/bPAsGnZUwT
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 3, 2022
Ohio’s Emerson Roychoudhury had a great segment on her which featured her connection to a golfing legend.
For 2022 @DriveChipPutt National Finalist, Emerson Roychoudhury, learning the game began with the words of @JackNicklaus. #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/A1YvI3gnz2
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 3, 2022
Thumbs up if you're a National Champion! 👍
Hudson Knapp captures the title for the Boys ages 7-9 division. 😃@DriveChipPutt | #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/TrGcxk2r1v
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 3, 2022
Ella Walsh and Mia Hammond both made both of their putts in the girls 14-15 division. Hammond won a putt-off.
SHE MADE BOTH PUTTS!
13-year-old Ella Walsh's first two putts EVER on Augusta National's 18th green go in at @DriveChipPutt! #DriveChipandPutt
📺: GOLF
💻 : https://t.co/jZo0R46mJA pic.twitter.com/FWuaRMfnTD— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) April 3, 2022
She made 'em BOTH 💥💥
An epic finish for Mia Hammond to win the Girls 14-15 Age Division #DriveChipandPutt pic.twitter.com/h97NpVjFKC
— Drive, Chip & Putt (@DriveChipPutt) April 3, 2022
And here are the champions
Leona Maguire became the first LPGA winner from Ireland with her victory at the LPGA Drive On Championship in Fort Meyers FL. Maguire was 18-under for the week (it was a 54-hole event), and held off Lexi Thompson to win by three.
Thompson hit what could be the shot of tournament, holing her approach on 10th for an eagle.
"Here comes @Lexi!" 💥
An eagle from the fairway to get within two of the lead 👀 #DriveOn pic.twitter.com/mslATQ1hA4
— LPGA (@LPGA) February 5, 2022
For the LPGA Golf Pool, the top point earner for the week is Chris O’Rourke, who accumulated 31 points.
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leona Maguire | 15 |
| 2 | Lexi Thompson | 10 |
| 3 | Sarah Schmelzel | 9 |
| 4 | Xiyu Lin | 8 |
| 4 | Patty Tavatanakit | 8 |
| 4 | Brittany Altomare | 8 |
| 4 | Stacy Lewis | 8 |
| 4 | Marina Alex | 8 |
| 9 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | 3 |
| 9 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 3 |
Leona Maguire makes history at the #DriveOn Championship by becoming the first Irish winner on the @LPGA Tour 🏆🇮🇪pic.twitter.com/8ODdQ16upE
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) February 5, 2022
What a great result! | @leona_maguire wins the LPGA Drive On Championship | @Lexi finished 2nd, 3 shots behind https://t.co/UeWrgl97ni #golf #LPGA #DriveOn #DriveOnChampionship #LPGADriveOn #LeonaMaguire pic.twitter.com/5hOdkPE5Yi
— mygolfnews (@MyGolfNews) February 5, 2022
Here are the highlights (since it wasn’t on TV)
How did @leona_maguire get her first Tour win?
Check out her highlights from the LPGA #DriveOn Championship final round! 👇 pic.twitter.com/Di9OxVV3og
— LPGA (@LPGA) February 6, 2022
Billy Murray being walk-interviewed by Amanda Balionis during the 3rd round of the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
One of the more interesting things about the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am played at the Monterey Penninsula is the celebrities who put their golf games on display. Seeing them out of their element and instead playing golf and interacting with the golf fans is something that makes this tournament on of the better ones to watch.
If you’re wondering who is there this year, here is a list of the “celebrities”, from ATTPBGolf.com:
Bills’ QB Josh Allen being walk-interviewed by Amanda Balionis during the 3rd round of the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Ladies and gentlemen, Bill Murray. 🙈 pic.twitter.com/o5CVvxJRJp
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 5, 2022
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220130-lydia-ko-holds-off-kang-for-lpga-win-at-boca-rio
Lydia Ko shot a final round 3-under to win the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio by a shot over Danielle Kang. Kang had a one-shot lead partway through the final nine, but Ko regained the lead with a birdie on 15 and held on the rest of the way. She clinched the victory with a great up and down from the bunker on 18.
This was Ko’s 17th win, and she is only 24.
The top point earner for the LPGA Golf Pool this week was Andrew Corner, with 51 points.
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 15 |
| 2 | Danielle Kang | 10 |
| 3 | Yuka Saso | 9 |
| 4 | Charley Hull | 8 |
| 4 | Celine Boutier | 8 |
| 6 | Lexi Thompson | 6 |
| 6 | Brooke M. Henderson | 6 |
| 8 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 4 |
| 8 | Stacy Lewis | 4 |
| 8 | Hye-Jin Choi | 4 |
As cool as you like 😎
Watch the sand save that secured Lydia Ko’s 17th Tour victory! 👇 pic.twitter.com/tfow37h9pG
— LPGA (@LPGA) January 30, 2022
Here are the final round highlights from LPGA’s Youtube Page
https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/01/23/danielle-kang-wins-lpga-tournament-of-champions/
Danielle Kang shot a final round 4-under 68 to win the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions by three shots over Brooke Henderson. Kang had the low round of the day in what appeared to be miserable playing conditions at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, outside of Orlando Florida.
For the LPGA Golf Pool, the top point earner was Victoria Coward with 44 pts.
Golfers scoring points:
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Kang | 15 |
| 2 | Brooke M. Henderson | 10 |
| 3 | Gaby Lopez | 9 |
| 4 | Celine Boutier | 8 |
| 4 | Nelly Korda | 8 |
| 6 | Yuka Saso | 6 |
| 7 | Jessica Korda | 5 |
| 8 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 4 |
| 8 | Inbee Park | 4 |
| 10 | Matilda Castren | 2 |
| 10 | Lydia Ko | 2 |
.@daniellekang earns her sixth career @LPGA Tour victory at the @HiltonGrandVac Tournament of Champions 🏆 #HGVLPGA pic.twitter.com/8Zx1FO3oSa
— LPGA Media (@LPGAMedia) January 23, 2022
https://www.golfchannel.com/news/grayson-murray-fires-shot-kevin-na-na-claps-back
Notoriously slow player, Kevin Na, and Grayson Murray, typically a field-filler on the PGA Tour, are trading insults on Twitter like a couple of juveniles.
https://twitter.com/GraysonMurray/status/1482164993378467844
These two are supposed to be professionals, I am embarrassed for both of them.
You can read more about it on GolfChannel.com
https://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2021/niemann-running.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.644.suffix/1630867431083.jpeg
Joaquin Niemann literally raced around the course for the final round at the Tour Championship. Playing as a single, Niemann and his caddie, as well as the standard bearers, ran from shot to shot, green to tee, and everywhere in between to play the final round in under two hours. In case you are wondering, he shot a 72.
Why is 4.5 hours considered a quick round?
Get the full story at GolfDigest.com
The final round is off and running.@JoacoNiemann 😂 pic.twitter.com/P8betY2YTR
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 5, 2021
Catch your breath, @JoacoNiemann. 😅
He sets the record for the fastest round played at East Lake. pic.twitter.com/T5fmmf2KB9
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 5, 2021
🥵 The look on Gary’s face says it all in this picture. 😂 Good thing I had my @avocados today 🥑🥑 Fun to finish in record time and appreciate the walking scorer and standard bearers keeping up! Thanks for all the cheers out there! pic.twitter.com/GbYKiTbtm1
— joaconiemann (@joaconiemann) September 5, 2021