AURORA, Ontario (AP) — Top-ranked Jin Young Ko closed with an 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the CP Women’s Open by five shots over Nicole Broch Larsen.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii – Dustin Johnson with a rescue club. Yep, you read that right. And he won’t be alone. Johnson has been spotted at the Plantation Course at Kapalua testing the new TaylorMade SIM range of woods and expects to play the driver, 3-wood and rescue club at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. RELATED: What you need to know for Kapalua | Players to Watch: Dustin Johnson It is of course not uncommon for the first event of the new year to provide new equipment on TOUR and Johnson is likely to be joined by Jon Rahm, Matthew Wolfe and Collin Morikawa with the new gear. Johnson has been spotted with the “SIM Maxâ€� version while the others have the “SIMâ€�. “I’m playing the Max. I’ve got the Max driver and 3-wood, and I’m actually going to play a rescue club which I never thought that would happen,â€� Johnson confirmed on tournament eve. “I’ve been hitting it the last few days. I hit it quite nicely. I don’t know, we’ll give it a run for a little while, see how it works.â€� Johnson says he last played a rescue club back and forth in his early years on the PGA TOUR depending on the course but the 20-time winner might make it a more permanent switch now. “I took out the 3-iron (this week). We’ll see. I don’t know, I’m going to go hit some on TrackMan and see how far it’s going,â€� he added. The new drivers landed on the USGA’s list of conforming driver heads on Monday morning and showed the unreleased product has a redesigned sole with a raised section in the back. There are three models with the “SIMâ€� appearing to have a weight that slides in a track toward the front of the sole. The “SIM Maxâ€� does not have the weight track, nor does the “SIM Max Dâ€�. It appears the clubs will still contain the “Speed Injectionâ€� and “Twist Faceâ€� type technology introduced previously to create more speed and also assist straighter shots. More details are expected over the coming days with other TaylorMade staffers, including FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy, also likely to bring the clubs into play.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Former No. 1-ranked amateur Colt Knost is calling it a career after missing the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, he told golfchannel.com. “The game has just changed so much,� Knost said after shooting 70-72 to miss the cut by one. “Guys hit is so far, and I don’t. But you know, I’m excited for what I have ahead.� Knost already does a radio show with SiriusXM and said he will turn to broadcasting fulltime. Related: Leaderboard | Amy paying it forward The 34-year-old reached No. 1 in the world amateur ranks after winning the 2007 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links, and played for the winning U.S. Walker Cup team. He turned pro and won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour. Upon graduating to the PGA TOUR he reached a high of 79th in the FedExCup (2016) in a 13-year professional career. One high point: Knost hit all 18 greens in regulation and shot a second-round 63, with 10 birdies, at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2016. This, despite three-putting his last hole. He would lead the field in greens hit and finish T3, but a wrist injury came soon after. “I was playing so good,� he said, “and then I got hurt. It was just frustrating. It just sucks to end this way.� The injury kept him from playing his best, or in some cases even playing at all. Playing on a Major Medical Extension this season, the Scottsdale resident had three starts to earn 322 points, or equal to No. 125 on the 2016-17 FedExCup points list. He missed the cut at the Safeway Open and Sony Open in Hawaii, and needed a victory at TPC Scottsdale. Knost thanked his family, friends and sponsors on Instagram, saying, in part, that he had the greatest job in the world for a very long time and he’s ready for the next chapter.
It might be easy to overlook an international junior tournament known as the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, where Pakistan’s Ahmed Baig and Japan’s Suzuka Yamaguchi took home top honors. The event wraps the Asia portion of junior tournaments hosted by the six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo.
