More than five months after Virginia won its first basketball national championship, the school hosted a celebration Friday night, raising a banner to the rafters of John Paul Jones Arena as thousands of boosters and fans showered the players and coaches that made it happen with cheers and adoration.
Yankees right-hander Luis Severino said fans can expect “the same guy that they’ve been watching all the past years” when he makes his first start of the 2019 season Tuesday against the Angels.
Here’s how the field qualified for the Sanderson Farms Championship as of 9/13/19. Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Jimmy Walker Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Si Woo Kim Winner – The Open Championship Zach Johnson Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard & the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide (Last 3 Years) Jason Dufner Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Ryan Armour Cameron Champ Corey Conners Austin Cook Dylan Frittelli Brice Garnett Jim Herman Michael Kim Patton Kizzire Andrew Landry Adam Long J.T. Poston Ted Potter, Jr. Chez Reavie Brandt Snedeker Martin Trainer Aaron Wise Sponsors Exemptions – Korn Ferry Tour Finals Chandler Phillips Justin Suh Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Tommy Gainey Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Akshay Bhatia Joseph Deraney Davis Riley Braden Thornberry PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Greg Sonnier Past Champion of Respective Event Peter Malnati Nick Taylor Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Sungjae Im Lucas Glover Vaughn Taylor Byeong Hun An Wyndham Clark Emiliano Grillo Joaquin Niemann Adam Schenk Kevin Streelman Charley Hoffman Chesson Hadley Brian Stuard Cameron Smith Matt Every Russell Henley Brian Harman Michael Thompson Matt Jones Luke List Sam Burns J.J. Spaun Kyle Stanley Patrick Rodgers Cameron Tringale Sam Ryder Kyoung-Hoon Lee Scott Stallings Denny McCarthy Scott Brown Carlos Ortiz Sepp Straka Sebastián Muñoz Brian Gay Martin Laird Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) Doc Redman Major Medical Extension. Kevin Stadler Ben Martin Morgan Hoffmann Jamie Lovemark Grayson Murray K.J. Choi Brandon Hagy Leading Points Winner from Korn Ferry Tour & KFT Finals Scottie Scheffler Top 50 & Ties Korn Ferry Tour Finals from Prior Year Xinjun Zhang Matthew NeSmith Robby Shelton Harry Higgs Lanto Griffin Kramer Hickok Mark Hubbard Fabián Gómez Ryan Brehm Kristoffer Ventura Brendon Todd Henrik Norlander Beau Hossler Zac Blair Ben Taylor Bo Hoag Anirban Lahiri Nelson Ledesma Rhein Gibson Tyler Duncan Chase Seiffert David Hearn Mark Anderson Bronson Burgoon Scott Harrington Chris Baker Michael Gligic Robert Streb Sebastian Cappelen Tom Hoge Vincent Whaley Cameron Percy Rafael Campos Hank Lebioda Vince Covello Rob Oppenheim Michael Gellerman Cameron Davis Maverick McNealy Joseph Bramlett Tyler McCumber Doug Ghim Tim Wilkinson Richy Werenski D.J. Trahan 300 PGA TOUR Career Cuts Made John Senden Minor Medical Extension Stewart Cink Whee Kim 126-150 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Shawn Stefani Peter Uihlein Wes Roach Ryan Blaum Dominic Bozzelli Bill Haas Johnson Wagner Roberto Castro Seamus Power Zack Sucher Josh Teater Harris English Non-Exempt, Major Medical Extension Ben Crane Beyond 150th on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Jonathan Byrd Billy Hurley III George McNeill Alex Cejka J.J. Henry Sangmoon Bae Freddie Jacobson Boo Weekley David Lingmerth Robert Garrigus Arjun Atwal Chad Campbell Derek Ernst Tim Herron John Merrick Daniel Chopra
Scottie Scheffler and Joaquin Niemann shot 62 in the second round at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier to move to the top of the leaderboard. Robby Shelton, the first-round leader, followed an opening 62 with a 65. They were at 13 under. Scheffler, a PGA TOUR rookie, won two Korn Ferry Tour events last season and finished as the season points leader. His bogey-free round Friday included 10 one-putt greens. Starting on the back nine, he birdied six of his first eight holes. RELATED: Tee times | Chappell’s historic round | New members came to play “I haven’t put myself in too many bad situations,” Scheffler said. “Just hoping to keep that going for the weekend. Pretty stress free so far.” The 20-year-old Niemann tied for fifth at the tournament in 2018. “It’s a really special place,” he said. “I have fun here.” Kevin Chappell was the story of the day at the Old White TPC. Last fall, Chappell was at home recuperating from back surgery. On Friday in his first PGA TOUR event since surgery, he had the 11th sub-60 round in TOUR history. Chappell shot an 11-under 59 in the second round at The Greenbrier. He missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth to fall a stroke short of Jim Furyk’s PGA TOUR record. “I was trying to keep the mindset, keep the foot on the gas and attack,” Chappell said. “All in all, couldn’t be happier with where I’m at.” A day after shooting a 71, Chappell opened with a par on No. 10, then birdied the next eight to make the turn in 28. He birdied No. 1 to tie the PGA TOUR record for consecutive birdies set by Mark Calcavecchia in the 2009 RBC Canadian Open, and got to 11 under with birdies on Nos. 5 and 7. Furyk set the record in 2016 with a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship. Chappell was 10 under for the tournament, three shots behind Scheffler, Niemann and Shelton. “Ten months ago I was on the couch and couldn’t walk,” Chappell said. “So many people had a lot to do with getting me back out here and getting me competitive. I haven’t accomplished a goal yet. While I can win the golf tournament, this is the step in the right direction.” It was the first sub-60 round on the PGA TOUR since Brandt Snedeker’s 59 at the 2018 Wyndham Championship. Stuart Appleby shot 59 at The Greenbrier in the final round to win by one stroke in its inaugural season in 2010. After his birdie at No. 7, Chappell saved par from 6 feet on the par-3 eighth and hit a 120-yard wedge into the ninth. He had 24 putts. After his surgery, Chappell didn’t play again competitively until last month on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 33-year-old former UCLA player had four-top 10 finishes during the 2018 PGA season. His lone tour win came at the 2017 Valero Texas Open. “I’d like to say I never stopped believing, but it’s always nice to see you can do it and have the evidence to move forward,” Chappell said. “We have a few shots to make up on the leaderboard this weekend and it’s going to take some good playing to win the golf tournament.” Adam Long was fourth at 12 under after a 62. Denny McCarthy followed an opening 72 with a 61 to get to 7 under. Under a rule change this season, the field was cut to the top 65 players plus ties instead of the top 70. Bryson DeChambeau, the No. 10 ranked player in the world, was at 2 under and missed the cut. Australian Marc Leishman withdrew with a back injury after shooting 76 in Thursday’s first round. According to the PGA TOUR, Leishman has four bulging disks that flare up occasionally. Leishman is on the International Team competing in the Presidents Cup in December.
It appears Toronto’s prized restricted free agent is on the cusp of a new contract with the Maple Leafs.
