As Mike Whan begins his 11th year as the LPGA tour’s commissioner with no plan on leaving, he’s “turning up the volumeâ€� on what he believes is the LPGA’s larger purpose – the empowerment of women.
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Cody Blick woke up on one of the most important days of his career and realized his golf clubs were gone. What happened next was the stuff of movies.
Tiger Woods will return to PGA TOUR action for the first time in four months after the 82-time winner committed to next week’s the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide in Columbus, Ohio. Woods, a five-time winner of the Memorial Tournament, joins the field at Muirfield Village for his first official PGA TOUR event since he hosted the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles at Riviera Country Club in February. It will also mark Woods’ first start since the COVID-19 pandemic began shortly thereafter. Chasing a record 83rd TOUR win to break out of a tie with Sam Snead atop the all-time wins list, Woods was last seen in action at Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Charity on May 24, when he and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady at Medalist Golf Club. Woods has played at Muirfield Village 17 times in his career, winning the tournament in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2012. He has never missed the cut at Muirfield and has further top 10 finishes in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2019. Woods was also a member of the U.S. Presidents Cup team that won at Muirfield Village in 2013. Clearly he likes the place that Jack (Nicklaus) built. “I’ve always enjoyed Muirfield. I’ve always tried to play at Jack’s events. What he’s meant to the TOUR and he’s meant to all of us has players, I’ve always tried to support his events and I just happened to play well on his golf courses too,” Woods said in 2018. “Whether it’s here or most of the Nicklaus Design courses that we play, I seem to play them well. But this one in particular is very special to him, it’s very special to us as players. Obviously because of what he’s done to the golf course, but more so what he’s meant to us as players.” Currently Woods sits 41st in the FedExCup and 14th in the world rankings. He got the 2019-20 PGA TOUR season off to a roaring start with a victory at the inaugural ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in Japan last October. As playing captain, he led the U.S. to a come-from-behind win at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne in December. He tied for ninth at the Farmers Insurance Open on one of his favorite courses, Torrey Pines. Woods, 44, then struggled on the weekend at the Genesis to finish 68th, and later revealed that he was having mobility issues with his surgically fused back. He skipped The Honda Classic and did not play the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, another of his favorite events. He also didn’t feel well enough for THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass, where he is a two-time champion. That event was eventually canceled after the first round due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, though, Woods is ready to go again. The pandemic hit the pause button on the season and has given Woods time to get well physically. He looked like his old self at The Match at Medalist, his home course, as he hit fairways and led his team to victory.
How the field qualified for the Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN as of 11/27/2020. Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Brooks Koepka Justin Thomas Gary Woodland Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Rickie Fowler Winners of the Arnold Palmer, Memorial, Genesis (Last 3 Years) Jason Dufner Marc Leishman Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Ryan Armour Daniel Berger Keegan Bradley Corey Conners Austin Cook Tyler Duncan Brice Garnett Brian Gay Max Homa Billy Horschel Viktor Hovland Charles Howell III Sung Kang Michael Kim Patton Kizzire Russell Knox Satoshi Kodaira Nate Lashley Adam Long Graeme McDowell Troy Merritt Keith Mitchell Sebastián Muñoz Joaquin Niemann Carlos Ortiz Pat Perez Scott Piercy Andrew Putnam Chez Reavie Brandt Snedeker Brendan Steele Brendon Todd Martin Trainer Aaron Wise Career Money Exemption K.J. Choi Luke Donald Hunter Mahan Steve Stricker Bo Van Pelt Sponsor Exemptions: 2018-19 FEC / 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Category Kiradech Aphibarnrat Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Will Zalatoris Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Quade Cummins Austin Eckroat Andy Ogletree Ollie Schniederjans Sponsors Exemptions – Designated Roberto Díaz Armando Favela Santiago Tarrio Aaron Terrazas Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Harris English Tony Finau Abraham Ancer Kevin Streelman Byeong Hun An Brian Harman Joel Dahmen Mark Hubbard Danny Lee Tom Hoge Alex Noren Adam Hadwin Harry Higgs Russell Henley Robby Shelton Maverick McNealy Denny McCarthy Henrik Norlander Charley Hoffman Xinjun Zhang Sepp Straka Harold Varner III Cameron Tringale Vaughn Taylor Patrick Rodgers Brian Stuard Emiliano Grillo Matt Jones Kyoung-Hoon Lee Scott Harrington Sam Ryder Adam Schenk Beau Hossler Lucas Glover Luke List Rory Sabbatini Bo Hoag Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) William Gordon Major Medical Extension Chris Kirk Kevin Stadler Camilo Villegas Wesley Bryan John Huh Kelly Kraft D.A. Points Top 10 and Ties from the Previous Event Kyle Stanley 2018-19 Top 125 FEC/2019 Top Finishers Korn Ferry Tour Cat. Fabián Gómez Rafa Cabrera Bello Bronson Burgoon Chase Seiffert Nick Watney Chesson Hadley Peter Malnati Rob Oppenheim Jhonattan Vegas Hank Lebioda Joseph Bramlett Cameron Percy Tim Wilkinson Brandon Hagy D.J. Trahan Kristoffer Ventura Mark Anderson Sebastian Cappelen Aaron Baddeley David Hearn Chris Baker Branden Grace Michael Gligic Roger Sloan Vincent Whaley
