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Mickelson’s PGA Championship Yields Smaller Green After Tax Bill

Phil Mickelson stunned the golf world on Sunday, winning the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course in South Carolina. Mickelson, who last won a major championship in 2013, finished two strokes ahead of runners-up Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen. It was the sixth career major victory for Mickelson. He won his […]

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Veritex Bank Championship
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
S H Kim+1800
Hank Lebioda+2000
Johnny Keefer+2000
Alistair Docherty+2500
Kensei Hirata+2500
Neal Shipley+2500
Rick Lamb+2500
Trey Winstead+2500
Zecheng Dou+2500
Seungtaek Lee+2800
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Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry+350
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama+1400
Billy Horschel / Tom Hoge+1800
J.T. Poston / Keith Mitchell+1800
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre+2000
Wyndham Clark / Taylor Moore+2000
Nicolai Hojgaard / Rasmus Hojgaard+2200
Aaron Rai / Sahith Theegala+2500
Ben Griffin / Andrew Novak+2800
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman+2800
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Tournament Match-Ups - R. McIlroy / S. Lowry vs C. Morikawa / K. Kitayama
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry-210
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama+160
Tournament Match-Ups - J.T. Poston / K. Mitchell vs T. Detry / R. MacIntyre
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston / Keith Mitchell-130
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre+100
Tournament Match-Ups - J. Svensson / N. Norgaard vs R. Fox / G. Higgo
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ryan Fox / Garrick Higgo-125
Jesper Svensson / Niklas Norgaard-105
Tournament Match-Ups - N. Hojgaard / R. Hojgaard vs N. Echavarria / M. Greyserman
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Nicolai Hojgaard / Rasmus Hojgaard-130
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman+100
Tournament Match-Ups - M. Fitzpatrick / A. Fitzpatrick vs S. Stevens / M. McGreevy
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sam Stevens / Max McGreevy-120
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick-110
Tournament Match-Ups - W. Clark / T. Moore vs B. Horschel / T. Hoge
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Billy Horschel / Tom Hoge-130
Wyndham Clark / Taylor Moore+100
Tournament Match-Ups - N. Taylor / A. Hadwin vs B. Garnett / S. Straka
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin-120
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka-110
Tournament Match-Ups - A. Rai / S. Theegala vs B. Griffin / A. Novak
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai / Sahith Theegala-120
Ben Griffin / Andrew Novak-110
Tournament Match-Ups - J. Highsmith / A. Tosti vs A. Smalley / J. Bramlett
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Joe Highsmith / Alejandro Tosti-130
Alex Smalley / Joseph Bramlett+100
Tournament Match-Ups - A. Bhatia / C. Young vs M. Wallace / T. Olesen
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia / Carson Young-120
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen-110
1st Round Match Up - Gerard / Walker vs Hoey / Ryder
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Gerard / Walker-110
Hoey / Ryder-110
1st Round 2 Ball - Fishburn / Blair v Byrd / Hadley
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Fishburn / Blair-140
Byrd / Hadley+115
1st Round 2 Ball - Hoey / Ryder v Smalley / Bramlett
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Hoey / Ryder-115
Smalley / Bramlett-105
1st Round Match Up - McIlroy / Lowry vs Poston / Mitchell
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
McIlroy / Lowry-180
Poston / Mitchell+150
1st Round 2 Ball - Streb / Merritt v Ramey / Lower
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Ramey / Lower-155
Streb / Merritt+130
1st Round 2 Ball - Poston / Mitchell v Gerard / Walker
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Poston / Mitchell-145
Gerard / Walker+120
The Chevron Championship
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul+900
Nelly Korda+1000
Lydia Ko+1400
A Lim Kim+2000
Jin Young Ko+2000
Angel Yin+2500
Charley Hull+2500
Haeran Ryu+2500
Lauren Coughlin+2500
Minjee Lee+2500
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1st Round 2 Ball - Kohles / Kizzire v Hubbard / Brehm
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Hubbard / Brehm-110
Kohles / Kizzire-110
1st Round 2 Ball - Pavon / Perez v Bezuidenhout / Van Rooyen
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Bezuidenhout / Van Rooyen-115
Pavon / Perez-105
1st Round Match Up - Garnett / Straka vs Davis / Svensson
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Garnett / Straka-130
Davis / Svensson+110
1st Round 2 Ball - Straka / Garnett v Hardy / Riley
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Straka / Garnett-130
Hardy / Riley+110
1st Round 2 Ball - Thorbjornsen / Vilips v R. Hojgaard / N. Hojgaard
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
R. Hojgaard / N. Hojgaard-130
Thorbjornsen / Vilips+110
1st Round Match Up - Rai / Theegala vs Horschel / Hoge
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Horschel / Hoge-110
Rai / Theegala-110
1st Round 2 Ball - Malnati / Knox v Davis / Svensson
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Davis / Svensson-155
Malnati / Knox+130
1st Round 2 Ball - Hoge / Horschel v Lowry / McIlroy
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Lowry v McIlroy-180
Hoge / Horschel+150
1st Round 2 Ball - Hodges / Dufner v Snedeker / Reavie
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Hodges / Dufner-125
Snedeker / Reavie+105
1st Round 2 Ball - Theegala / Rai v Bhatia / Car Young
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Theegala / Rai-125
Bhatia / Car Young+105
1st Round 3 Balls - J. Thitikul / H. Ryu / Y. Tseng
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-140
Haeran Ryu+150
Yani Tseng+850
1st Round 2 Ball - Shelton / Mullinax v Pak / Montgomery
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Shelton / Mullinax-125
Pak / Montgomery+105
1st Round 2 Ball - F. Capan III / Knapp v Cole / Saunders
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
F. Capan III / Knapp-130
Cole / Saunders+110
1st Round 3 Balls - J.Y. Ko / Y. Saso / B. Henderson
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Jin Young Ko+115
Brooke Henderson+175
Yuka Saso+275
1st Round 3 Balls - A. Yin / G. Lopez / M. Sagstrom
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Angel Yin+125
Gaby Lopez+185
Madelene Sagstrom+230
1st Round Match Up - McGreevy / Stevens vs Hisatsune / Kanaya
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
McGreevy / Stevens-115
Hisatsune / Kanaya-105
1st Round 2 Ball - Hisatsune / Kanaya v B. Taylor / Skinns
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Hisatsune / Kanaya-145
B. Taylor / Skinns+120
1st Round 2 Ball - Stevens / McGreevy v Sigg / Kisner
Type: 1st Round 2 Ball - Status: OPEN
Stevens / McGreevy-160
Sigg / Kisner+135
1st Round 3 Balls - N. Korda / L. Vu / P. Tavatanakit
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda+110
Lilia Vu+200
Patty Tavatanakit+250
1st Round 3 Balls - C. Hull / L. Grant / S. Lewis
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Charley Hull-110
Linn Grant+160
Stacy Lewis+450
1st Round 2 Ball - Dickson / Crowe v Hoshino / Onishi
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Dickson / Crowe+120
Hoshino / Onishi+110
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Peterson / Rosenmuller v Roy / Cone
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Peterson / Rosenmueller+120
Roy / Cone+110
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Canter / Smith v Salinda / Velo
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Canter / Smith-110
Salinda / Velo+145
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Ventura / Rozner v Widing / Fisk
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ventura / Rozner+115
Widing / Fisk+115
Tie+500
1st Round Match Up - Cauley / Tway vs Valimaki / Silverman
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Cauley / Tway-115
Valimaki / Silverman-105
1st Round Match Up - Ghim / C. Kim vs Hossler / Putnam
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Ghim / C. Kim-120
Hossler / Putnam+100
1st Round 2 Ball - Cauley / Tway v Ghim / C. Kim
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Cauley / Tway+125
Ghim / C. Kim+105
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Champ / Griffin v Hossler / Putnam
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Champ / Griffin+130
Hossler / Putnam+105
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Haas / Laird v Lipsky / D. Wu
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Haas / Laird+140
Lipsky / D. Wu-105
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Phillips / Bridgeman v Valimaki / Silverman
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Bridgeman / Phillips+105
Valimaki / Silverman+125
Tie+500
1st Round Match Up - Vegas / Yu vs Duncan / Schenk
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Vegas / Yu-135
Duncan / Schenk+115
1st Round 2 Ball - Duncan / Schenk v List / Norlander
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
List / Norlander+105
Schenk / Duncan+125
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Higgs / Dahmen v Novak / Griffin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Higgs / Dahmen+160
Novak / Griffin-120
Tie+500
1st Round Match Up - M. Fitzpatrick / A. Fitpatrick vs Echavarria / Greyserman
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Echavarria / Greyserman-120
M. Fitzpatrick / A. Fitpatrick+100
1st Round 2 Ball - Echavarria / Greyserman v Vegas / Yu
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Greyserman / Echavarria+105
Vegas / Yu+130
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Moore / Clark v Morikawa / Kitayama
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Kitayama / Morikawa+105
Moore / Clark+130
Tie+500
1st Round Match Up - Fox / Higgo vs Detry / MacIntyre
Type: 1st Round Match Up - Status: OPEN
Detry / MacIntyre-120
Fox / Higgo+100
1st Round 2 Ball - Detry / MacIntyre v M. Fitzpatrick / A. Fitzpatrick
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
A. Fitzpatrick / M. Fitzpatrick+150
Detry / MacIntyre-110
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Johnson / Palmer v SW. Kim / Bae
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Johnson / Palmer+135
SW Kim / Bae+100
Tie+500
1st Round 3 Balls - C. Boutier / A.L. Kim / M. Khang
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
A Lim Kim+140
Celine Boutier+175
Megan Khang+220
1st Round 3 Balls - H. Green / L. Coughlin / N. Hataoka
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Lauren Coughlin+165
Nasa Hataoka+170
Hannah Green+190
1st Round 2 Ball - Fox / Higgo v N. Taylor / Hadwin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Fox / Higgo+115
N. Taylor / Hadwin+115
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Watney / Hoffman v Villegas / Donald
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Villegas / Donald+140
Watney / Hoffman-105
Tie+500
1st Round 3 Balls - A. Furue / L. Ko / A. Yang
Type: 1st Round 3 Balls - Status: OPEN
Lydia Ko+115
Ayaka Furue+165
Amy Yang+300
1st Round 2 Ball - Cummins / Gotterup v McCarty / Andersen
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Cummins / Gotterup-105
McCarty / Andersen+140
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Tosti / Highsmith v Wallace / Owen
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Olesen / Wallace+110
Tosti / Highsmith+120
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Gordon / Riedel v Meissner / Goodwin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Gordon / Riedel+130
Meissner / Goodwin+105
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Lashley / Springer v Whaley / Albertson
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Lashley / Springer+100
Whaley / Albertson+135
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Chandler / NeSmith v J. Paul / Y. Paul
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Chandler / NeSmith+160
J. Paul / Y. Paul-120
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - J. Svensson / Norgaard v Thornberry / Buckley
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Svensson / Norgaard-140
Thornberry / Buckley+190
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Del Solar / Manassero v Ayora / Del Rey
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ayora / Del Rey+110
Del Solar / Manassero+120
Tie+500
1st Round 2 Ball - Mouw / Castillo v Suber / Coody
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Mouw / Castillo+115
Suber / Coody+115
Tie+500
Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Steven Alker+700
Stewart Cink+700
Padraig Harrington+800
Ernie Els+1200
Miguel Angel Jimenez+1400
Alex Cejka+2000
Bernhard Langer+2000
K J Choi+2000
Retief Goosen+2000
Stephen Ames+2000
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Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+160
Bryson DeChambeau+350
Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Jon Rahm+450
Justin Thomas+550
Brooks Koepka+700
Viktor Hovland+700
Hideki Matsuyama+800
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PGA Championship 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Xander Schauffele+1400
Jon Rahm+1800
Justin Thomas+1800
Collin Morikawa+2000
Brooks Koepka+2500
Viktor Hovland+2500
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Justin Thomas+2000
Viktor Hovland+2000
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
Tie+1200

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LA QUINTA, California, EE.UU. (con información de AP) — Adam Long, miembro del PGA TOUR Latinoamérica en 2014, embocó un putt de cuatro metros en el hoyo final este domingo para ganar el Desert Classic y conseguir el primer título de su carrera en el PGA TOUR. El suyo fue el segundo triunfo de un graduado del PGA TOUR Latinoamérica en el PGA TOUR, siguiendo el título del Sanderson Farms Championship logrado por Cody Gribble en 2017. Completando apenas su sexto torneo en el TOUR, Long cerró con una ronda de 7-bajo par 65 en el Stadium Course de PGA West para vencer por un golpe a Phil Mickelson y Adam Hadwin, con quienes compartió la última salida en la jornada final.  “El putt de Phill me dio una buena idea,â€� dijo Long. “Fue uno de esos putts en los que uno se para sobre la pelota y sabe qué es exactamente lo que vas a hacer. Es algo que uno no puede controlar, pero cuando tienes esa sensación es algo bastante bueno. Me siento bastante incrédulo en este momento. Realmente no caigo en cuenta de lo que pasóâ€�. Long se colocó en posición de embocar el putt de la victoria gracias a un estupendo hierro-6 que pegó desde 175 yardas con la pelota debajo de sus pies en un loma a la derecha del fairway. Graduado de la Universidad de Duke y con 31 años de edad, Long se hizo profesional en 2010 y comenzó su carrera jugando en los mini tours de su país. En 2012 ganó la tarjeta del Web.com Tour y tras perderla regresó a los mini tours. En 2014 jugó 12 torneos del PGA TOUR Latinoamérica y 11 del Mackenzie Tour PGA TOUR Canada que lo dejaron en buena forma para regresar al Web.com Tour por medio del Q-School. En el Web se mantuvo desde 2015 hasta 2018, cuando aseguró su tarjeta del PGA TOUR al terminar la temporada regular en el 13º puesto entre los top-25 de la lista de ganancias. “De alguna forma ha sido un poco de sube y baja, pero he tenido un crecimiento sostenido a través de mi carreraâ€�, dijo Long. “He jugado en la mayoría de los tours que hay en el mundo y he ido progresando poco a poco. Puede parecer que salí de la nada, pero mi juego ha ido en la dirección correcta por los últimos dos añosâ€�. Mickelson, líder del Desert Classic tras cada una de las primeras tres rondas, tuvo muchas dificultades con el putter para su ronda de 69. Su putt de 12 metros en busca de birdie en el hoyo 18 se desvió un poco a la izquierda al final. “Tuve un día terrible con el putter, uno de los peores que pueda recordar en un buen ratoâ€�, dijo Mickelson. “Así fue desde el primer hoyo, con no cortito de poco más de un metro en subida e hice tres putts en ese green. Fallé muchos cortos en los primeros nueve y algunas oportunidades de birdie, pero la sensación era fatal con el putter. Pegué muchos tiros buenos, pero no logré poner la pelota en el hoyoâ€�. Hadwin hizo 67, dejando ir una ventaja de tres golpes en los últimos nueve hoyos. “Así es el golfâ€�, dijo el canadiense. “Emboqué muchos putts toda la semana y honestamente estuve batallando un poco con el swing, no lo tuve como los primeros tres díasâ€�. Para Hadwin este fue su cuarto top 6 consecutivo en este evento. En 2017 había sido segundo tras una tercera ronda de 59 en La Quinta Country Club y el año pasado había empatado en tercer lugar.  Long terminó con 26-bajo par 262, embocando valiosos chips en un par de ocasiones para mantenerse en contienda en los últimos nueve hoyos. “Esas que metí de afuera fueron enorme y otros putts en los primeros nueves también me ayudaron a mantenerme ahíâ€�, dijo Long. La semana la abrió con un 63 en el Nicklaus Tournament Course de PGA West. El viernes hizo 71 en el Stadium Course y el sábado otro 63 en La Quinta para meterse al último grupo con Mickelson y Hadwin.  “Fue una gran emoción jugar con Phil,” agregó Long. “Lo he admirado toda mi vida y no pudo haber sido mejor para conmigo en la cancha. Fue grandioso jugar con él, muy divertidoâ€�.

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Lee Westwood, Bryson DeChambeau reprise their regular gameLee Westwood, Bryson DeChambeau reprise their regular game

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Let's try this again. For the second straight Sunday on the PGA TOUR, Lee Westwood (68, 13 under) and Bryson DeChambeau (67, 11 under) will make up the last group on the last day at THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. "Really looking forward to it," said Westwood, who made nine straight pars to start his third round but made four back-nine birdies. "I enjoy playing with him. I enjoy his company and his caddie's company. It's like round two, the rematch." RELATED: Full leaderboard | Inside THE PLAYERS’ greatest comeback | 20-year anniversary of ‘Better Than Most’ Westwood, 47, will be vying for what he said would be the biggest victory of his career, one that has seen him rack up 42 worldwide victories - including two TOUR wins - but no majors. DeChambeau, 27, would be the first FedExCup leader to win here since Tiger Woods (2013). The final twosome will have plenty of accomplished players behind them. A resurgent Justin Thomas (64) and first-timer Dough Ghim (68) are at 10 under, just three back, while Paul Casey (67) - who made the cut here for just the fifth time in 13 starts - Jon Rahm (67) and Brian Harman (69) are also right in the thick of it at 9 under, four behind. It's the Westwood-DeChambeau reprisal, though, that has people talking. Westwood went into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard last Sunday with a one-shot lead over DeChambeau, who wound up beating him by a shot. This time the leader Westwood, who will turn 48 next month and would be the second oldest PLAYERS Champion (Fred Funk, 2005), will take a two-shot cushion into Sunday. "Well, in junior golf," DeChambeau said, when asked when he'd last gone head-to-head with the same player in two consecutive tournaments. "That’s about it. But it was the same couple guys." In the ShotLink era (2003) the only other time the same two players have gone head-to-head in the final group in two straight stroke-play events on TOUR was when Adam Scott and Vijay Singh battled for the 2006 TOUR Championship and '07 Sentry Tournament of Champions. Asked what stands out about Westwood after playing with him a week ago, DeChambeau, who ranks eighth in Strokes Gained: Approach The Green through three rounds, didn't hesitate to cite Westwood's girlfriend and caddie, fitness instructor Helen Storey. "She’s keeping him steady and level-headed," he said, "and she’s a rock. Keeps his mind focused on the right things, and she’s been awesome for him. That’s one of his secret weapons, I think." Westwood elaborated. "Yeah, I think at my stage of my career, there’s not a lot a caddie can tell me," he said, "but obviously Helen gets me in a fantastic mood out there, and psychologically she can help me and say the things that I need to hear. She helps me in that aspect an immeasurable amount." As for what impresses him about DeChambeau, Westwood mentioned versatility. Bay Hill, he said, is a different sort of course, allowing a player to "open up the shoulders" and hit the long ball. The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, where hazards lurk seemingly everywhere? Not so much. "Credit to Bryson," said Westwood, who is one for six in converting 54-hole leads/co-leads into victories on TOUR. "You wouldn't association this golf course with his style of game." Not that the Stadium Course is a bad fit, he clarified. It's just not as good a fit as Bay Hill. "But he's up there," Westwood said. "It just shows he can adapt his game." Westwood is seeking to win in his 15th start at THE PLAYERS, which would match the most starts by a first-time winner in tournament history (Tom Kite, 1989; Funk, '05). DeChambeau is seeking to become the fourth to win the week immediately preceding a victory at THE PLAYERS, and first since Woods in 2001. "Definitely not a two-horse race," said Westwood, who had five top-10 finishes in 14 starts here coming into this week. "And this golf course is one of the hardest to front-run on, as well." One hazard neither Westwood nor DeChambeau will encounter Sunday: a lack of familiarity with their playing partner.

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