Andy Katz talked with Thad Matta – former, and now current, head coach of the Butler men’s basketball team. After taking a few years off for his health, Matta is back and ready to coach his alma mater once again.
David Toms ran off three straight birdies after a rain delay and closed with a short birdie when he judged the wind right, giving him a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Ken Duke after one round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.
German golfer Hurly Long was the halfway leader at the British Masters by a stroke on Friday. Tournament host Danny Willett was among seven players within 2 strokes of Long.
German golfer Hurly Long was the halfway leader at the British Masters by a stroke on Friday. Tournament host Danny Willett was among seven players within two strokes of Long.
POTOMAC, Maryland – It was a good day for a book and a bath, but not golf. And yet golf it was under a steady drizzle that sometimes gave way to a downpour in the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. “When you have conditions like this,” said Jason Day (67, 10 under total), who will take a three shot lead into the weekend, “it’s really hard to commit to a shot because you’re going in there and you’re doing it kind of a lot quicker than your normal pre-shot routine, so you have to force yourself to hit the shot and trust that.” No, a normal pre-shot routine does not include the intricate player-caddie umbrella dance that was the norm Friday. With more rain plus wind and unseasonably cold temperatures forecast for the weekend, the tournament is turning into a mind game, even for the leaders. Luke List shot 66 and called it “a testament to being able to keep my emotions in check.” The day’s biggest winner? That would be Keegan Bradley, who shot the best round (65) in the slop. It should be noted that he’s also the guy who shot a remarkable 71 – which would have been a 69 if not for an odd penalty – in howling wind at THE PLAYERS Championship in March. Bradley, who is five back heading into the weekend, may be the only guy cheering for awful weather. Max Homa (66, solo second, three back) persevered. When not counterpunching TPC Potomac, he and Day busied themselves with a debate about whether it was better to keep wearing a waterlogged cap or abandon it. Day went with the latter option, preventing drip distraction (it was a thing) as he stood over putts. They also got caught up in a fantasy that involved being dry. Warm. Somewhere else. “Jason and I have been talking about it for 2 1/2 hours that we can’t wait to be done,” Homa said. Out on the course, Nick Watney, last to hit at the 11th hole, frantically searched his bag for a dry glove. “Sorry guys,” he said, before piping his tee shot through the soup and into the fairway. Balls squirted off clubs and into hazards. Players went from being in contention to having a free weekend. Wesley Bryan went 66-78, and yet that was nowhere close to the day’s worst round. James Hahn said he tried to think of himself as a kid again – a kid willing to play in anything. “I grew up in this stuff,” said Hahn (68), who is tied with List and four off the lead. “This is kind of the reason why I left California is because of weather like this. It seemed like the year that I left, it was raining 100 days out of the year and so I would practice in this every day. I feel comfortable. “It kind of brings me back to the good old days,” continued Hahn, who has yet to make a bogey, “when I was young and carefree and just wanted to go out and play golf.” Chad Ramey tried to embrace the challenge, hopeful that it might help. It seemed to as Ramey, winner of the Corales Puntacana Championship in March, shot 66 to reach 5 under. The biggest silver lining was that the course remained playable. The ball was flying considerably shorter, and it was hard to hold onto grips, but at the start of the day Homa told his caddie, Joe Greiner, not to be shocked if they only got in about eight holes. In that respect, he was surprised. Pleasantly surprised? Well, no. Pleasant wasn’t really the right word on this day. In any event, they got in 18. They’ll get in 36 more this weekend. Someone will win, and he will feel a whole lot warmer inside as he raises the trophy for the cameras. A book and a bath can wait.
Watch Dallas’ sideline during the playoffs and you can’t miss Theo Pinson, hype man and ringleader of the rowdy Mavs’ bench — and savior of the franchise’s chemistry.
The Las Vegas Raiders announced Friday that president Dan Ventrelle is no longer with the organization.
Joel Embiid has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and participated in the morning shootaround ahead of Game 3 of Philadelphia’s conference semifinal against the Heat on Friday night, moving him a couple of steps closer to returning to the court.
Celtics guard Marcus Smart, who missed Game 2 after re-aggravating a right quad contusion, will be listed as probable for Saturday’s Game 3 against the Bucks, coach Ime Udoka said.
The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. Scroll below for the AT&T Byron Nelson field list as of Friday, May 6th at 5 p.m. ET: Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption) Dustin Johnson Brooks Koepka Justin Thomas Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption) Jason Day Si Woo Kim Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption) Hideki Matsuyama Scottie Scheffler Danny Willett Winner of The Open (five-year exemption) Francesco Molinari Jordan Spieth Henrik Stenson Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption) Kevin Kisner Xander Schauffele Bubba Watson Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament and Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption) Joaquin Niemann Adam Scott PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption) Ryan Brehm Sam Burns Cameron Champ Tyler Duncan Dylan Frittelli Talor Gooch Branden Grace Lanto Griffin Jim Herman Tom Hoge Charles Howell III Sung Kang Patton Kizzire Jason Kokrak Matt Kuchar Martin Laird Nate Lashley K.H. Lee Marc Leishman Luke List Keith Mitchell Sebastián Muñoz Carlos Ortiz Ryan Palmer C.T. Pan Seamus Power Chez Reavie J.J. Spaun Sepp Straka Robert Streb Hudson Swafford Nick Taylor Michael Thompson Brendon Todd Martin Trainer Kevin Tway Erik van Rooyen Richy Werenski Matthew Wolff Career money exemption Luke Donald Bill Haas Rory Sabbatini Nick Watney Sponsor’s exemption (members not otherwise exempt) Jason Dufner Justin Leonard Sponsor’s exemption (unrestricted) Rasmus Hojgaard Joohyung Kim John Murphy PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year J.J. Killeen Past Champion of Respective Event Aaron Wise Winner of the 2021 Byron Nelson Collegiate Golf Award McClure Meissner Top 125 on prior season’s FedExCup Charley Hoffman Alex Noren Lee Westwood Charl Schwartzel Maverick McNealy Emiliano Grillo Jhonattan Vegas Harry Higgs Mackenzie Hughes Ian Poulter Pat Perez Andrew Putnam Doug Ghim Brandon Hagy Peter Malnati Wyndham Clark Adam Schenk Kramer Hickok Brian Stuard Henrik Norlander Doc Redman Roger Sloan Brandt Snedeker Hank Lebioda Adam Hadwin James Hahn Matt Wallace Sam Ryder Matthew NeSmith Scott Piercy Brice Garnett Scott Stallings Chesson Hadley Top 125 on prior season’s FedExCup (non-member) Will Zalatoris # Major medical extension Danny Lee Morgan Hoffmann Seung-Yul Noh Jonas Blixt Korn Ferry Tour Points winners (The 25 and The Finals 25) Stephan Jaeger Joseph Bramlett Three-Victory Promotion via Korn Ferry Tour Mito Pereira Korn Ferry Tour graduates via The 25 and The Finals 25 (reshuffled) Davis Riley Sahith Theegala Hayden Buckley Lee Hodges Matthias Schwab Patrick Rodgers Aaron Rai Christiaan Bezuidenhout Taylor Moore Max McGreevy Vince Whaley Adam Svensson Kurt Kitayama David Lipsky Greyson Sigg John Huh Trey Mullinax Brandon Wu Austin Smotherman Andrew Novak Curtis Thompson Paul Barjon Seth Reeves Justin Lower Dylan Wu Ben Kohles Austin Cook Callum Tarren Nick Hardy Scott Gutschewski Jared Wolfe Kelly Kraft Peter Uihlein David Skinns Michael Gligic Kiradech Aphibarnrat Dawie van der Walt Brett Drewitt Joshua Creel Nos. 126-150 on prior season’s FedExCup Points List (reshuffled) Beau Hossler Tommy Fleetwood The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. * = If all prior year Korn Ferry Tour graduates are eligible for event, exemptions become unrestricted # = Latest medical extension information can be found here. $ = Category breakdown can be found here.
