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Theegala leads season opener at Kapalua with 64. Morikawa hits opening tee shot packed with emotion
Read full article: Theegala leads season opener at Kapalua with 64. Morikawa hits opening tee shot packed with emotionSahith Theegala is the leader at Kapalua after the first round of the year at The Sentry.
Jones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in Masters
Read full article: Jones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in MastersJones won the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday, a final round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at 12-under 268 at PGA National. J.B. Holmes was in the final group with Jones, three shots back to start the day, and his chances were gone very quickly. He ended up with a costly final-round 79 for Holmes; second place, where he started the day, paid Hagy $763,000 while the tied-for-46th finish paid Holmes $19,070. AdHe went on to make double bogey there, and when Jones birdied the par-5 third Holmesโ deficit had gone from three to eight shots in about 45 minutes. โYou can't get a tougher golf course to win on than this one, in these conditions," Jones said.
Hatton, Kang share lead on a tough day at Bay Hill
Read full article: Hatton, Kang share lead on a tough day at Bay HillHe battled through a tough test at Bay Hill on Friday and was only surprised by what he saw when he finished. 8 and felt he made Bay Hill harder than it was โ and it was plenty difficult โ for a 73 that still left him within two shots of the lead. He was he first player since Camilo Villegas in the 2013 Honda Classic to go from the first-round lead to a missed cut. The average score was 74.08, the highest at Bay Hill since the opening round of 2011. Hatton and Kang were at 7-under 137, the highest score to lead at Bay Hill in 10 years.