Van Gisbergen leads Red Bull one-two in NZVan Gisbergen leads Red Bull one-two in NZ
Holden’s Shane Van Gisbergen has claimed a fifth career Supercars win at his hometown track in Pukekohe, leading home teammate Jamie Whincup in Saturday’s race.
Day: September 14, 2019
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV timesA Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times
The first event of the 2019-20 season continues today with Round 3 of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. Here’s everything you need to follow the action. Round 3 leaderboard Round 3 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television:Â Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. ET. Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) FEATURED GROUPS Kevin Chappell, Sam Ryder 1:55 p.m. ET Robby Shelton, Adam Long 2:05 p.m. ET Scottie Scheffler, Joaquin Niemann 2:15 p.m. ET MUST READS Chappell cards 59 in ‘surreal’ return from back surgery Chappell’s historic second round at The Old White TPC Griffin’s special connection with The Greenbrier Young stars top leaderboard at 13 under Perks aside, new members came to play at The Greenbrier Top 10 rookies to watch Meet the 50 players who earned TOUR cards What to expect during the fall schedule Experts roundtable: Five burning questions Sign-up and play Fantasy Golf CALL OF THE DAY
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Capps breaks Maple Grove Funny Car recordsCapps breaks Maple Grove Funny Car records
Ron Capps broke the Funny Car time and speed records at Maple Grove Raceway on Friday with a 3.837-second pass at 339.28 mph in a Dodge Charger.
Chappell says an equipment superstition may have held him back from going lower than 59Chappell says an equipment superstition may have held him back from going lower than 59
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — Kevin Chappell, needing two birdies in his final two holes to shoot 57 on Friday at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, was not only battling The Old White TPC golf course, but he was also battling a shortage of “newâ€� golf balls. After every birdie Chappell makes during competition, he switches to a brand new golf ball, because he says that there’s only one birdie in each ball. The problem on Friday was that Chappell made 11 birdies in 16 holes, and he only had 11 new Titleist Pro V1 golf balls in the bag to start the round. That meant, with two holes left and sitting at 11-under par for the day on the par-70 golf course, he had to reuse a golf ball that he had already made birdie with. Chappell said, in a press conference following his Friday round of 59, having to reuse birdied-out golf balls could be the reason why he failed to birdie his final two holes. “We ran into a problem there, and that could have been the reason… why I didn’t make those putts on the last few holes,â€� Chappell said. In troubleshooting mode down the stretch, Chappell tried out two different used golf balls on his final two holes (he started on the back nine). “When I made birdie on 7, and I reached in [my bag] on 8 tee, there were no more new balls in the new ball pile,â€� Chappell explained. “So I had to reuse a ball… I reused a ball on 8, and I didn’t like the way that one went. So I put that one back and grabbed another one, and reused a ball on 9.â€� Using the already-been-birdied golf balls, Chappell two-putted from 54 feet 3 inches on his 17th hole for par, and he missed a birdie putt from 10 feet 9 inches on 18. Throughout the course of the round, Chappell did make his fair share of putts, however. He made 141 feet 2 inches worth of putts in total, picking up 5.008 strokes over the field. While he may attribute those made putts to his golf ball superstition, he also has a new prototype putter in the bag that helps with his setup. Chappell has a custom, half-mallet TaylorMade Mullen putter in his bag with a hosel that adds offset to the putter. Since Chappell sets up with his hands behind the putter face on occasion, the offset helps Chappell achieve his desired putter loft. “It’s got a lot of offset on it,â€� Chappell explained about his putter. “I tend to get my hands back when I putt, so this the grip sits in front of the face already. So if my hands tend to get back, they’re already in front of the face, so the putter has the proper amount of loft on it. The putter is actually the second version of a prototype putter made by Chris Trott, Director of Global Tours at TaylorMade. Due to Chappell’s love of the onesie clothing style, Trott stamped the first prototype putter “onesie,â€� and the second one “twosie.â€� So, Chappell’s custom TaylorMade Mullen putter that he used to shoot 59 on Friday has “twosieâ€� stamped on the sole. “It’s the second iteration of a putter that TaylorMade makes, and I have quite the onesie collection at my house,â€� Chappell said. “Chris Trott with TaylorMade, he named the first [prototype putter] ‘onesie.’ This one has a little bit more offset, so this one is called ‘twosie.’â€� Chappell currently sits in 5th place at 10-under par through two rounds, three strokes behind the leaders.
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Kevin Chappell’s ‘surreal’ comeback from back surgery at A Military Tribute at The GreenbrierKevin Chappell’s ‘surreal’ comeback from back surgery at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. – A 59 is among the rarest feats in golf. In fact, only 10 men have ever broken 60, one of whom inexplicably did it twice. But to understand the significance of the 59 that Kevin Chappell shot on Friday during the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, you have to go back to Nov. 28 of last year when he was lying on an operating table having surgery on his lower back. RELATED: Chappell’s historic second round | Griffin’s special connection to The Greenbrier | New members came to play He’d tried to mask the discomfort for nearly five years, taking anti-inflammatories and pain-killers and undergoing physical therapy just to get him through another day or another tournament. On the way home from the 2018 Mayakoba Golf Classic, though, Chappell was physically spent. He couldn’t even make it to baggage claim after he landed in Phoenix. “The adrenaline had come out of my body and I couldn’t do it anymore,â€� he said. Just before Thanksgiving, things got worse. Chappell lost the feeling in his right leg. He couldn’t walk. So, after consulting several doctors, he made the decision to have a microdiscectomy and laminectomy at the L5-S1, which is where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The Greenbrier is the first tournament he’s played since the surgery. And in his second round Chappell shot a 59, the Holy Grail of the game. He tied the PGA TOUR record with nine straight birdies, too, and will start the third round at The Old White TPC just three strokes off the lead. “I just couldn’t feel more lucky to be here right now,â€� Chappell said. “Ten months ago, I was laying on my couch and couldn’t get up. So many people sacrificed to get me here, especially my family. A lot of people believed in me, put in a lot of hard work. “To go out and have my first start back on the PGA TOUR to shoot 59, get myself in contention going into the weekend, I just couldn’t be more proud of myself right now.â€� Chappell’s round of 11 birdies came nearly four months to the day after he was given the go-ahead to tee it up again – but for just nine holes. In the months following the surgery, rehab essentially became his job and he followed the orders of the doctors and therapists to the letter. In March, though, Chappell finally got the go-ahead to start chipping and putting. Wedges came shortly afterwards – he hit 12 the first week, 15 the second, 20 the third and so on. As much as he might have wanted to, he didn’t do more. “(I) was really, really diligent,â€� Chappell said. “Listened to my team and listened to my body.â€� Chappell finally played those first nine holes on May 11 – and as much as he would have liked to go on, that was all he could do. “I remember playing the ninth hole, par 3, hitting the shot into the green and thinking, I can’t hit any more shots, I’m tired,â€� Chappell said. “To be here today, four months later, playing – starting my first PGA TOUR event, it’s pretty surreal.â€� Chappell, the former NCAA champion, the winner of the 2017 Valero Open, didn’t doubt that he would play golf for a living again. He played a couple of Korn Ferry Tour events in August to get his feet wet. He has job security in the form of a major medical extension with 23 events to earn 268 FedExCup points to retain his TOUR card. “But to be able to compete at the level I knew I could do it at, I questioned that,â€� Chappell said. “But I think this certainly validates that my game is there. I still possess that ability. Through a lot of the hard work and passion and focus it’s — you know, it’s there.â€� The 59 – the second at The Old White TPC since the tournament began in 2010 — was Chappell’s lowest score on TOUR by three strokes, and it gives him a very real shot at his second TOUR win after a 10-month layoff. “What a story that would be,â€� he said. Of course, Chappell knows a lot can happen over the next two rounds. He knows better than to get ahead of himself, too. Besides, Friday was a day to savor. He wanted to share it with his wife, Elizabeth, who walked his first nine holes before going to pick up their two young children, Wyatt and Collins, at day care, as well as the rest of their family and friends. “Those three that made the biggest sacrifices are here,â€� Chappell said with a smile. “My kids will have no idea what dad did today, and they didn’t know what dad shot yesterday either. I wouldn’t have it any other way. “I’ll go home and get a big hug and probably shed a tear or two with my wife.â€� And get back to work on Saturday.
Win probabilities: A Military Tribute at The GreenbrierWin probabilities: A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
2019 A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier, End of Round 2. Top 10 win probabilities: Joaquin Niemann (T1, -13, 27.6%) Scottie Scheffler (T1, -13, 20.7%) Robby Shelton (T1, -13, 9.4%) Adam Long (4, -12, 7.3%) Kevin Chappell (5, -10, 4.6%) Brian Harman (T6, -9, 3.2%) Cameron Smith (T6, -9, 3.1%) Harold Varner III (T6, -9, 2.7%) Sam Ryder (T6, -9, 2.1%) Sungjae Im (T15, -7, 1.5%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Denny McCarthy +5.4 Around the Green: Rob Oppenheim +2.57 Approach the Green: Matt Every +3.61 Off-the-tee: Adam Long +4.10 Total: Kevin Chappell +9.92 NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut�, “Top 20�, “Top 5�, and “Win� probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.