Way-too-early 2023 golf major championship winnersWay-too-early 2023 golf major championship winners
The 2022 major season is over. It’s never too early, though, to look ahead to 2023 and see who will be claiming the sport’s biggest prizes.
Day: July 18, 2022
Jefferson: Adams is best WR, but I will be soonJefferson: Adams is best WR, but I will be soon
Justin Jefferson praised Davante Adams as the NFL’s best wide receiver during a recent interview with Complex but added that he’s “pretty sure after this year, it’s going to be me.”
WiretoWire: Cameron Smith’s major moment, Chez Reavie reels in BarracudaWiretoWire: Cameron Smith’s major moment, Chez Reavie reels in Barracuda
CAMERON SMITH WINS THE 150TH OPEN, CHEZ REAVIE WINS BARRACUDA The 150th Open at St. Andrews was seemingly destined for the history books, and the competition at the Home of Golf delivered at every turn. Australia’s Cameron Smith authored the final chapter with six back-nine birdies Sunday and a pivotal up-and-down par on the famed Road Hole par-4 17th, carding a final-round, 8-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Cameron Young and two clear of 54-hole co-leader Rory McIlroy, whose quest to snap an eight-year major championship drought came up short with 18 consecutive two-putts on Sunday. Smith trailed by four strokes into the final round and remained three back at the turn, but the mullet-sporting 28-year-old captured the Claret Jug with the lowest final-nine score (30) by a winner in Open history. His 20-under total ties the lowest 72-hole score to par in major championship history, and he joins Jack Nicklaus (1978) as the only players to win THE PLAYERS Championship and The Open in the same season. Nicklaus’ 1978 Open triumph occurred at the Old Course, as well. Smith earns 600 FedExCup points and moves to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings behind Scottie Scheffler. He was visibly emotional upon accepting his title on a serene Scottish Sunday afternoon, but his mind was on some well-deserved festivities too. “I’m definitely going to find out how many beers fit in this thing,” Smith said of the Claret Jug. “That’s for sure.” Chez Reavie earned his third PGA TOUR title Sunday at the Barracuda Championship, recording 43 points in the TOUR’s only Modified Stableford scoring event, one point clear of Alex Noren. Reavie, 40, moves from No. 101 to No. 49 on the FedExCup standings, 300 points accrued, and secures full TOUR status through 2024. “It’s nerve-wracking, it’s exciting, it’s frustrating, it’s all the emotions,” said Reavie of back-nine Sunday contention on TOUR. “But I love it.”” WOODS’ EMOTIONAL WEEK AT ST. ANDREWS Tiger Woods missed the cut at The Open at St. Andrews, but the memories will endure not only for the fans attending and those watching, but also for him. Woods, who has won two Claret Jugs at the Home of Golf, shot rounds of 78-75 to miss the cut by nine shots. It was still an impressive effort considering his recent health issues and determination to play in what might have been his final Open at St. Andrews. Woods walked over the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole, raised his hat to the fans, and saw Rory McIlroy on the first hole tip his hat toward him. A few Tiger tears fell. “The fans, the ovation and the warmth, it was an unbelievable feeling,” Woods said. “I understand what Jack and Arnold had gone through in the past. I was kind of feeling that way there at the end. …They understand what golf’s all about and what it takes to be an Open champion.” TWIN CITIES TOUR TAKEOVER 3M FIRST LOOK Cameron Champ returns to defend his title at the 3M Open as the PGA TOUR’s 2021-22 season inches closer to an exciting conclusion. John Deere Classic winner J.T. Poston hopes to extend his recent run of good play while Hideki Matsuyama is one of six major champions teeing it up. Rookie of the Year candidates Davis Riley and Sahith Theegala are looking for their breakthrough victories. Riley sits 23rd in the FedExCup standings while Theegala is 38th. TPC Twin Cities is an Arnold Palmer design which opened in 2000 and is a par 71 that plays to 7,431 yards. Just three events remain in the 2021-22 PGA TOUR Regular Season; FedExCup points are at a premium. The winner in the Twin Cities will take home 500 FedExCup points. VIDEO OF THE WEEK MIC CHECK “It’s very emotional for me. I’ve been coming here since 1995. I think the next one comes around in 2030 so and I don’t know if I will be physically able to play by then. To me it felt like this might have been my last British Open here at St. Andrews.” – Tiger Woods after shooting 75 for a two-round total of 9-over 153. BY THE NUMBERS 255 – Cameron Smith set an unofficial TOUR putting record at The Open, making an incredible 255 feet of putts during the second round at the Old Course. 9 – Consecutive 3s carded by Rob Oppenheim on the back nine in Round 3 of the Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS on the Korn Ferry Tour. He shot an 11-under 60. 30 – Cameron Smith’s back-nine score at St. Andrews on Sunday, the lowest ever shot by an Open champion in a final round. COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 The Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10 highlights and rewards the extraordinary level of play required to earn a spot in the TOP 10 at the conclusion of the FedExCup Regular Season as determined by the FedExCup standings. The competition recognizes and awards the most elite in golf.
Draft tracker: O’s take Holliday No. 1 overallDraft tracker: O’s take Holliday No. 1 overall
Results and analysis for every first-round pick of the 2022 MLB draft.
MLB draft tracker: O’s take Holliday No. 1 overall; Results and analysis for every first-round pickMLB draft tracker: O’s take Holliday No. 1 overall; Results and analysis for every first-round pick
Results and analysis for every first-round pick of the 2022 MLB draft.
O’s draft Holliday No. 1; Rocker a surprise at 3rdO’s draft Holliday No. 1; Rocker a surprise at 3rd
Shortstop Jackson Holliday, the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday, was selected by the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 1 overall pick in baseball’s draft on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Chez Reavie wins Barracuda Championship for third PGA TOUR titleChez Reavie wins Barracuda Championship for third PGA TOUR title
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA TOUR’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third TOUR title. Six points ahead entering the day, Reavie had a six-point round for a one-point victory over Alex Noren on Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood layout. The 40-year-old Reavie became the first PGA TOUR winner aged 40 or over since Lucas Glover a year ago in the 2021 John Deere Classic. The Arizona player finished with 43 points. “I’ve been working hard,” Reavie said. “I’ve been hitting the ball and I knew I could do it. I just kept grinding, and here we are.” With the event also sanctioned by the DP World Tour, Reavie earned spots on both the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour through the 2024 seasons. “I’ll get over there,” Reavie said. “I had no idea that that was on the table until I finished. I’m excited. I would love to go to Europe and play and maybe go play in the BMW or something. I’d enjoy that a lot. He also won the 2008 RBC Canadian Open and 2019 Travelers Championship. Reavie had four birdies and two bogeys Sunday. Players get five points for eagle and two for birdie, while a point is deducted for bogey and three taken away for double bogey or worse. “It was stressful out there today with the wind and missing some putts early,” Reavie said. “Was fortunate to make some good putts coming in and pull it off.” Reavie birdied the par-5 12th and made his last birdie on the par-4 16th, holing a 15-footer after his flop approach hit a seam in the grass and shot forward. He got up-and-down for par from a greenside bunker on the par-3 17th, holing a 5-footer, and tapped in for par on the par-4 18th. “I just stayed patient,” Reavie said. “I knew I was going to have to. I knew some guys were going to make a lot of birdies early. I was hoping to be one of those guys, but the putter was kind of letting me down early. Just tried to keep it as close as I could to the hole and give myself some good looks.” Noren had a 14-point round. The Swede is a 10-time winner on the DP World Tour who joined the PGA TOUR in 2018. “I love this course,” Noren said. “It was pretty tricky today with the wind. It’s been a roller-coaster of a week, obviously, but when you make the cut, you think, well, this is a great week anyway, and then I played good on the weekend and had a blast today.” Martin Laird was third at 38 after a seven-point day. “Really tough out there in the wind.,” Laird said. “It was gusting all over the place. I think I started six back of Chez, so I knew he was obviously playing really well. I’d have to play a pretty special round today to catch him.” Mark Hubbard finished fourth at 37, and Scott Gutschewski was fifth at 35.
Draft tracker: Draft order, results and analysis for every first-round pickDraft tracker: Draft order, results and analysis for every first-round pick
The Orioles select Jackson Holliday as the No. 1 overall pick. Follow along for pick-by-pick coverage.
Draft tracker: Draft order, results and analysis for every first-round pickDraft tracker: Draft order, results and analysis for every first-round pick
The Orioles select Jackson Holliday as the No. 1 overall pick. Follow along for pick-by-pick coverage.
O’s draft Holliday, son of former MLB star, at No. 1O’s draft Holliday, son of former MLB star, at No. 1
Shortstop Jackson Holliday, the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday, was selected by the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 1 overall pick in baseball’s draft on Sunday in Los Angeles.