AURORA, Ontario (AP) — Nicole Broch Larsen shot her second consecutive 6-under 66 on Friday for a one-shot lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko midway through the CP Women’s Open.
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Twelve-time PGA TOUR winner Jason Day has signed with Bridgestone Golf to use its golf ball. Day, whose victories include the 2016 PLAYERS and 2015 PGA Championship, first became interested in Bridgestone’s TOUR B XS after seeing Tiger Woods use the ball to hit some high-spinning short game shots. Though he had no relationship with Bridgestone Golf at the time, Day began experimenting with Woods’ ball and was impressed enough to start playing it on TOUR. “We were doing some short-game work with Tiger’s ball, the XS, and it caught my attention right away,” said Day. “I initially played the XS and liked it but after working with Bridgestone’s R&D team and really learning about the ball fitting process, it was obvious that the TOUR B X was the best fit for my game.” Day will be playing the 2022 TOUR B X for the foreseeable future. Day, who has been an equipment free agent over the past couple years, is 86th in this season’s FedExCup after finishing third at the Farmers Insurance Open. He is 90th in the Official World Golf Ranking after reaching the No. 1 position earlier in his career. “Every day I look at what I can do to get better and the choice to play Bridgestone feeds right into that,” said Day. “Personally, I feel kind of like I am cheating playing this ball. Of course, I’m not but it’s that good. The performance of the TOUR B affords me opportunities to be aggressive; off the tee, the ball speed is there but it’s still super spinny around the green, which is a nice combination. “I found a lot more consistency in not only the drives but consistency around the greens, as well. Consistency is huge for me.” Day joins Tiger Woods, Fred Couples, Matt Kuchar, Bryson DeChambeau and Lexi Thompson in representing Bridgestone.
Local favorite Hideki Matsuyama is still in contention to become the first Japanese player to win a PGA Tour event on home soil. Matsuyama is tied for third place at the Zozo Championship, the PGA Tour’s first event in Japan. The five-time PGA Tour winner shot a 67 on Saturday and is four shots
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Team assumed an 11-7 lead into Sunday Singles at the 14th Presidents Cup, propelled by the veteran duo of Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, which teamed for a perfect 4-0-0 mark across the first three days of competition at Quail Hollow Club. PRESIDENTS CUP: Scoring The traditional Sunday Singles format features 12 matches, each pitting one U.S. Team member against an International Team opponent. The International Team arrived in North Carolina with an 0-7 record on American soil, as part of a 1-11-1 overall mark in the Presidents Cup. Captain Trevor Immelman’s International Team has drawn strength from its underdog status, winning Saturday afternoon Four-ball by a 3-1 margin to maintain a fighting chance into the final day. Tom Kim teamed with Si Woo Kim for a dramatic 1-up victory over Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele on Saturday afternoon, the 20-year-old South Korean’s winning birdie on No. 18 provoking a raucous celebration amongst his team. Captain Davis Love III’s U.S. Team features three players with unblemished records into Sunday – Spieth, Thomas and team rookie Max Homa (3-0-0), who won last week’s TOUR season-opening Fortinet Championship and has continued his peak form. Keep it here for match-by-match recaps as the Sunday Singles drama unfolds at Quail Hollow Club. SUNDAY SINGLES MATCH 20 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) def. Cameron Davis (Intl.), 4 and 3 Spieth, the most seasoned U.S. player, came into Sunday having never won in Presidents Cup/Ryder Cup Singles play, holding a record of 0-6-1. He lost his first two holes, but he got going with the putter, birdied Nos. 4 and 5 and was tied after nine. Spieth would run away by winning six of the last seven holes. Not only did he get his Singles victory, but Spieth became only the sixth player in Presidents Cup history to finish 5-0-0. QUOTES: “I had a great back nine … I rattled off three straight birdies (starting at 11) and then just kept trying to hit greens. It feels really good. I was more nervous than I probably should have been today, just because I wanted to get that monkey off my back.” – Jordan Spieth Score at match’s conclusion: U.S. Team 12, International Team 7
