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PGA TOUR Champions winner Rocky Thompson passes away at 81

The crowd in Syracuse, New York, was already cheering. The object of its affection was the PGA TOUR Champions player born as Hugh Thompson but known throughout his professional life as "Rocky." Thompson had just defeated Jim Dent at the 1991 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic, and as he stood adjacent to the 18th green at Lafayette Country Club, Thompson took the microphone and began working the crowd. "I've been waiting a long time to say this," he began. "May 23, 1964, I started on the TOUR. I've been playing PGA TOUR events for 27 years. My goal when I started was to win a tournament. Just one week, I wanted to be the man. But up to this week, I was zero for 611, as best I can count." Thompson, who'd played a combined 611 events on the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, was just getting started with his impassioned celebratory speech. "But now if I never, ever win a PGA TOUR event, right now, this minute, today, this week—" Thompson paused, his short soliloquy becoming louder with each enunciated syllable. He then hit his crescendo when he thrust his hips a little for effect, threw his fist in the air and yelled—screamed even— "I am the man!" It was Thompson's first PGA TOUR-affiliated title, and he was going to relish every second he could after receiving his trophy. It wouldn't, however, be Thompson's final triumph. For all the futility Thompson experienced as "King Rabbit," his auxiliary nickname in honor of his status as a PGA TOUR Monday qualifier—a rabbit, a player with no status chasing spots in qualifiers—winning didn't become a regular thing for Thompson. But he did win again, becoming "the man" two more times, at the Digital Seniors Classic three months after his inaugural win (no dance or screaming that time), and then at the 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic. Thompson, who died March 13 in Plano, Texas, due to causes incident to Alzheimer's disease at age 81, played in 306 PGA TOUR events between 1964 and 1992 and saw action in 506 PGA TOUR Champions events after turning 50. From his teenage years on, golf was Thompson's way of life. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on October 14, 1939, Thompson moved with his family to Wichita Falls, Texas, before he started elementary school. In Wichita Falls, Thompson's father, Bill, founded the Thompson Oil Company. When Hugh, who favored movie actor Allan Rocky Lane and assumed his name as his own, entered middle school and began taking golf lessons at Wichita Falls Country Club. Within two years, he was routinely shooting par, and by the time he was in high school, he told Sports Illustrated, "I had the world's greatest short game and the world's worst long game." Hyperbole aside, Thompson's game was good enough to earn a scholarship to the University of Houston, where he played for the legendary Dave Williams and was teammates with such luminaries as Phil Rodgers, Richard Crawford and Kermit Zarley. The Cougars won the national championship three of the four years he was in college (1959, 1960 and 1962). Thompson turned pro after graduation and began playing the PGA TOUR in 1964, seeing action in six tournaments. In those days, the PGA TOUR only gave automatic exemptions to the top-60 on the money list. In 1983, it changed to the number to 125, becoming what it called "the all-exempt TOUR." By then, Thompson was in his early 40s and no longer as competitive as he had been earlier in his career. His best PGA TOUR seasons came in 1969 and 1970, where he recorded a runner-up finish in each season. At the 1969 Western Open at Midlothian Golf Club outside Chicago, Thompson finished alone in second, four strokes short of Billy Casper. A year later, at the TOUR stop in Newport News, Virginia, the Kiwanis Peninsula Open, Thompson was runner-up again, this time to Jerry Barrier. For most of his career, winning was an effort in futility. On the unofficial but TOUR-sponsored series of events in Latin America and the Caribbean in the late-60s and early 1970s, Thompson finished second to Wes Ellis in Marcaibo, Venezuela, at the 1968 Marcaibo Open, and he was again the bridesmaid in Bogota, Colombia, at the 1970 Los Lagartos International. That week he was four strokes shy of winner Bert Greene. Thompson's top PGA TOUR money-list position came in 1968, when he finished 64th after pocketing $20,685. In addition to Latin America and the Caribbean, "King Rabbit," played in Asia and Australasia along with various mini tours in the United States. He once joked, "I've played in places where there isn’t even a town." By the time he was about to turn 50, with no path to PGA TOUR Champions, he signed up for that Tour's Qualifying Tournament, with eight exemptions available at the end of the four-round event. Thompson shot scores of 67-72-71-71 and won the tournament by 10 strokes. He then had to wait almost a full year before he could make his debut—at the 1989 Transamerica Senior Golf Classic in Napa, California. That week, he tied for 39th but gave an indication of what he might be able to do when six weeks later, in his second start, he tied for sixth at the GTE West Classic in Ojai, California. Less than two years later, battling two-time defending champion Dent down the stretch in Syracuse, the duo was tied standing on the 18th tee after Dent eagled No. 17. Dent's approach into the par-4 finishing hole went over the green, and he faced a tricky, downhill birdie putt. On the green in two, Thompson missed his birdie try but tapped in for par and won the tournament when Dent three-putted. It was at this same point in his career that Thompson helped develop and market a 52-inch driver that later extended to 56 inches, a club he called the Killer Bee that helped him twice finish inside the top five in the Tour's Driving Distance category. The USGA eventually created a rule limiting a club's length to 48 inches, Thompson's fellow pros dubbing it the "Rocky Rule." During his PGA TOUR Champions years, Thompson simultaneously served as the mayor of Toco, Texas, a city of less than 150 people in Lamar County, about two miles west of Paris. He was a political appointee in 1983 when his father, Bill, the town's original mayor, died. Bill named the city after his oil company, shortening it to Toco after building 38 homes in the area and incorporating the city. As a member of the city council, Bill's son, the professional golfer, became the interim mayor. Once the city removed the interim label, Thompson kept getting re-elected. "I got all the votes of anyone who voted," he once said, laughing. "It's kind of neat being mayor, and it's a headache sometimes. Like when the sewer and the water lines break at the same time." He encountered those issues in 1986 during a Texas cold snap. "I'd rather play golf, but mayoring is OK to. I love to go [to Toco], and I look forward to playing golf," he added. For a time, Thompson supplied every Toco family with a turkey at Thanksgiving, and when he played in a tournament in Hawaii, he took back boxes of macadamia nut chocolates as gifts for each Toco family. Thompson played his last official PGA TOUR Champions tournament in 2008, at the Regions Charity Classic. He made just shy of $5 million in career prize money ($4,946,972). His best season was 1991, when he finished 12th on the money list. Thompson is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters, Roxanne and Delana. Services previously took place in Plano.

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Nick Taylor+185
Mackenzie Hughes+200
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Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish-115
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Top 10 Finish+500
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish-105
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Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish-105
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Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish-105
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Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish-105
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Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish+100
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Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+250
Top 40 Finish-105
Nicolai Hojgaard
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Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish+105
Niklas Norgaard
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Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish+105
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Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish+100
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Thomas Detry-110
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Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Harry Hall-110
Keith Mitchell-110
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Thorbjorn Olesen-110
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Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy-200
Ludvig Aberg+150
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Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell+150
Thomas Detry+185
Byeong Hun An+190
1st Round 3 Ball - R. McIlroy / L. Aberg / L. Clanton
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+105
Ludvig Aberg+180
Luke Clanton+300
Thomas Detry
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Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish-120
Tom Kim
Type: Tom Kim - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+1200
Top 10 Finish+550
Top 20 Finish+225
Top 40 Finish+110
1st Round Match-Ups - A. Smalley vs K. Kitayama
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Alex Smalley-110
Kurt Kitayama-110
Tournament Match-Ups - J. Keefer vs K. Kitayama
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Johnny Keefer-115
Kurt Kitayama-115
Tournament Match-Ups - R. Hisatsune vs T. Moore
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ryo Hisatsune-120
Taylor Moore-110
1st Round 3 Ball - H. Hall / T. Moore / K. Kitayama
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Harry Hall+160
Kurt Kitayama+175
Taylor Moore+185
1st Round 3 Ball - C. Villegas / E. Grillo / N. Hardy
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Emiliano Grillo+110
Nick Hardy+150
Camilo Villegas+350
1st Round Match-Ups - P. Rodgers v J. Dahmen
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Patrick Rodgers-130
Joel Dahmen+110
1st Round 3 Ball - J. Dahmen / P. Rodgers / C. Young
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Patrick Rodgers+150
Carson Young+185
Joel Dahmen+190
1st Round 3 Ball - N. Lashley / A. Smalley / V. Perez
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Alex Smalley+130
Victor Perez+170
Nate Lashley+250
1st Round 3 Ball - M. Manassero / J. Suber / A. McCulloch
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Matteo Manassero+130
Jackson Suber+190
Ashton McCulloch+220
1st Round 3 Ball - K. Onishi / M. Creighton / M. Anderson
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Matthew Anderson+150
Kaito Onishi+185
Myles Creighton+190
1st Round 3 Ball - T. Rosenmuller / M. Anderson / J. Goldenberg
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Thomas Rosenmueller-110
Mason Andersen+180
Josh Goldenberg+375
1st Round 3 Ball - N. Norgaard / G. Sargent / J. Keefer
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Johnny Keefer+105
Niklas Norgaard+125
Gordon Sargent+500
1st Round 3 Ball - P. Peterson / P. Knowles / H. Thomson
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Hunter Thomson+160
Paul Peterson+160
Philip Knowles+200
1st Round 3 Ball - A. Rozner / V. Covello / W. Wei-Hsuan
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Antoine Rozner-170
Wei-Hsuan Wang+320
Vince Covello+330
1st Round 3 Ball - N. Goodwin / Y. Cao / B. Botha
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Noah Goodwin+115
Barend Botha+185
Yi Cao+250
1st Round 3 Ball - T. Kanaya / T. Cone / AJ Ewart
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Takumi Kanaya+105
Trevor Cone+225
AJ Ewart+230
1st Round Match-Ups - E. Cole v M. Schmid
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Eric Cole-115
Matti Schmid-105
1st Round 3 Ball - K. Kisner / E. Cole / D. Lipsky
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Eric Cole-120
David Lipsky+230
Kevin Kisner+300
1st Round 3 Ball - A. Baddeley / H. Higgs / M. Schmid
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Matti Schmid-105
Harry Higgs+175
Aaron Baddeley+350
1st Round Six Shooter - A. Noren / C. Conners / R. MacIntyre / R. Fox / S. Lowry / T. Olesen
Type: 1st Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners +320
Shane Lowry+350
Robert MacIntyre+375
Ryan Fox+500
Alex Noren+550
Thorbjorn Olesen+550
1st Round Six Shooter - C. Gotterup / Cam. Young / J. Rose / M. Wallace / R. Hojgaard / W. Clark
Type: 1st Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Cameron Young+400
Rasmus Hojgaard +400
Wyndham Clark+400
Chris Gotterup+425
Justin Rose+450
Matt Wallace+450
1st Round Match-Ups - Cam. Young vs R. Hojgaard
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Cameron Young-110
Rasmus Hojgaard-110
1st Round Match-Ups - A. Noren vs S. Lowry
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-155
Alex Noren+130
1st Round 3 Ball - C. Champ / A. Noren / R. Hojgaard
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Alex Noren+130
Rasmus Hojgaard+145
Cameron Champ+300
1st Round 3 Ball - C. Hoffman / D. Willett / D. Walker
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Danny Walker+150
Charley Hoffman+160
Danny Willett+220
1st Round Match-Ups - C. Conners vs T. Olesen
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners-150
Thorbjorn Olesen+125
1st Round 3 Ball - V. Whaley / W. Gordon / B. Kohles
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Vince Whaley+120
Will Gordon+200
Ben Kohles+225
1st Round 3 Ball - L. Griffin / R. Palmer / T. Olesen
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Thorbjorn Olesen-130
Lanto Griffin+210
Ryan Palmer+375
1st Round Match-Ups - R. MacIntyre vs R. Fox
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Robert MacIntyre-150
Ryan Fox+125
Tournament Match-Ups - M. Wallace vs R. Fox
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ryan Fox-130
Matt Wallace+100
1st Round 3 Ball - R. Fox / T. Kim / C. Young
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Ryan Fox+160
Cameron Young+165
Tom Kim+200
1st Round 3 Ball - N. Dunlap / B. Snedeker / A. Schenk
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Brandt Snedeker+165
Adam Schenk+170
Nick Dunlap+185
1st Round Match-Ups - M. Wallace vs W. Clark
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Matt Wallace-110
Wyndham Clark-110
1st Round Match-Ups - C. Gotterup vs J. Rose
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Chris Gotterup-120
Justin Rose+100
1st Round Match-Ups - A. Hadwin / J. Knapp
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Jake Knapp-120
Adam Hadwin+100
1st Round 3 Ball - W. Clark / J. Rose / A. Hadwin
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Wyndham Clark+150
Justin Rose+160
Adam Hadwin+220
1st Round 3 Ball - B. Garnett / J. Knapp / L. List
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Jake Knapp+120
Brice Garnett+210
Luke List+210
Tournament Match-Ups - C. Conners vs S. Lowry
Type: Tournament Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners-120
Shane Lowry-110
1st Round 3 Ball - R. MacIntyre / S. Lowry / C. Conners
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners+160
Shane Lowry+170
Robert MacIntyre+190
1st Round 3 Ball - C. Gotterup / E. Van Rooyen / M. Wallace
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Chris Gotterup+170
Matt Wallace+175
Erik Van Rooyen+180
1st Round Match-Ups - S. Power v R. Hisatsune
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Ryo Hisatsune-135
Seamus Power+115
1st Round 3 Ball - R. Campos / P. Malnati / S. Power
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Seamus Power-110
Rafael Campos+240
Peter Malnati+260
1st Round 3 Ball - K. Vilips / M. McCarty / K. Yu
Type: Outright - Status: OPEN
Kevin Yu+160
Matt McCarty+170
Karl Vilips+190
1st Round Match-Ups - P. Fishburn v J. Svensson
Type: 1st Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Jesper Svensson-125
Patrick Fishburn+105
1st Round 3 Ball - T. Mullinax / J. Bramlett / R. Hisatsune
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Ryo Hisatsune+130
Joseph Bramlett+200
Trey Mullinax+210
1st Round 3 Ball - P. Fishburn / C. Phillips / D. Skinns
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Chandler Phillips+145
Patrick Fishburn+150
David Skinns+250
1st Round 3 Ball - D. Hearn / A. Tosti / S. Fisk
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Steven Fisk+105
Alejandro Tosti+130
David Hearn+475
1st Round 3 Ball - F. Capan / C. Del Solar / T. Mawhinney
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Frankie Capan III+130
Cristobal Del Solar+160
Tyler Mawhinney+275
1st Round 3 Ball - T. Montgomery / M. Riedel / J. Matthews
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Taylor Montgomery+110
Matthew Riedel+180
Justin Matthews+275
1st Round 3 Ball - K. Roy / J. Svensson / R. Lee
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
Jesper Svensson+140
Kevin Roy+175
Richard T Lee+220
1st Round 3 Ball - W. Mouw / J. Pak / D. Ford
Type: 1st Round 3 Ball - Status: OPEN
David Ford+150
William Mouw+175
John Pak+200
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda+550
Jeeno Thitikul+700
Jin Young Ko+1100
Rio Takeda+1200
Miyu Yamashita+1400
Ayaka Furue+1600
Chisato Iwai+1600
Mao Saigo+1600
Somi Lee+2200
Jin Hee Im+2500
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American Family Insurance Championship
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Alker/Langer+550
Cejka/Kjeldsen+750
Kelly/Leonard+1000
Bjorn/Clarke+1100
Cabrera/Gonzalez+1100
Cink/Toms+1400
Stricker/Tiziani+1400
Allan/Chalmers+1600
Green/Hensby+1800
Wi/Yang+1800
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Virginia
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau+450
Jon Rahm+550
Joaquin Niemann+700
Tyrrell Hatton+1200
Patrick Reed+1800
Carlos Ortiz+2200
Lucas Herbert+2200
Cameron Smith+2500
David Puig+2500
Sergio Garcia+2500
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1st Round Six-Shooter - Group A - B. DeChambeau / T. Hatton / J. Rahm / P. Reed / J. Niemann / C. Ortiz
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau+280
Jon Rahm+320
Joaquin Niemann+375
Tyrrell Hatton+500
Patrick Reed+600
Carlos Ortiz+700
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group B - C. Smith / S. Garcia / L. Herbert / D. Burmester / S. Munoz / B. Koepka
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Cameron Smith+375
Lucas Herbert+375
Sebastian Munoz+425
Brooks Koepka+450
Dean Burmester+450
Sergio Garcia+450
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group C - T. Gooch / P. Casey / C. Tringale / M. Leishman / D. Johnson / R. Bland
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Talor Gooch+350
Cameron Tringale+400
Dustin Johnson+400
Marc Leishman+450
Paul Casey+450
Richard Bland+475
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group D - T. McKibbin / B. Watson / C. Schwartzel / L. Oosthuizen / T. Pieters / H. Varner
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Tom McKibbin+400
Bubba Watson+425
Charl Schwartzel+425
Thomas Pieters+425
Harold Varner III+450
Louis Oosthuizen+450
Bryson DeChambeau
Type: Bryson DeChambeau - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-135
Top 10 Finish-350
Top 20 Finish-1200
Jon Rahm
Type: Jon Rahm - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-115
Top 10 Finish-300
Top 20 Finish-1200
Joaquin Niemann
Type: Joaquin Niemann - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+100
Top 10 Finish-250
Top 20 Finish-900
Tyrrell Hatton
Type: Tyrrell Hatton - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+180
Top 10 Finish-150
Top 20 Finish-600
Patrick Reed
Type: Patrick Reed - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+290
Top 10 Finish+105
Top 20 Finish-400
Carlos Ortiz
Type: Carlos Ortiz - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+310
Top 10 Finish+115
Top 20 Finish-400
Lucas Herbert
Type: Lucas Herbert - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+310
Top 10 Finish+115
Top 20 Finish-400
Cameron Smith
Type: Cameron Smith - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+125
Top 20 Finish-350
David Puig
Type: David Puig - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+125
Top 20 Finish-350
Sergio Garcia
Type: Sergio Garcia - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+125
Top 20 Finish-350
Brooks Koepka
Type: Brooks Koepka - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+400
Top 10 Finish+140
Top 20 Finish-300
Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau+500
Jon Rahm+750
Collin Morikawa+900
Xander Schauffele+900
Ludvig Aberg+1000
Justin Thomas+1100
Joaquin Niemann+1400
Shane Lowry+1600
Tommy Fleetwood+1800
Tyrrell Hatton+1800
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+275
Rory McIlroy+650
Bryson DeChambeau+800
Jon Rahm+1200
Xander Schauffele+2000
Collin Morikawa+2500
Ludvig Aberg+2500
Justin Thomas+3000
Brooks Koepka+4000
Hideki Matsuyama+4000
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+400
Rory McIlroy+500
Xander Schauffele+1200
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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NEW YORK – Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the return of the Morgan Stanley Eagles for Impact Challenge at THE PLAYERS Championship. For every eagle made throughout the tournament, Morgan Stanley will donate 1,500 books to Book Trust, a national early literacy non profit that tackles generational poverty by inspiring kids’ passion for reading. The firm will be tracking eagles made this week at THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida with the goal of providing 75,000 books to students across the country. Justin Rose, Morgan Stanley Brand Ambassador and a 10-time PGA TOUR champion, will match Morgan Stanley’s commitment to Book Trust by donating 1,500 books for every eagle he personally makes throughout the tournament.   “Building upon the success of the 2018 challenge, where we donated over 96,000 books to students across the country, we are excited to return as a Proud Partner of THE PLAYERS with year three of the Eagles for Impact Challenge,â€� said Audrey Choi, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley. “At Morgan Stanley, we are committed to giving back in the local communities where we live and work and are excited to celebrate great play at THE PLAYERS this year by providing children in need with the opportunity to choose, own and love their own books.â€� “I am proud to be back at THE PLAYERS with Morgan Stanley to support a cause we both are passionate about – giving back to youth-related charities,â€� said Justin Rose, PGA TOUR Professional. “Through the Morgan Stanley Eagles for Impact Challenge, we are making a tangible difference in young students’ lives by creating a passion for reading and learning that they will carry with them moving forward.â€� Book Trust uniquely delivers choice and ownership of books to children; increasing literacy, inspiring a joy of reading, and fostering life-long learning. This year Book Trust will deliver 1 million books to 57,000 kids in 21 states. “We are grateful and excited to be returning for a second year as Morgan Stanley’s Eagles for Impact charity partner at THE PLAYERS Championship,â€� said Tiffany Kuehner, Book Trust’s President and CEO. “We share Morgan Stanley’s commitment to giving back and providing all children with the tools necessary for a bright and healthy future. It’s partners like Morgan Stanley and Justin Rose who make our work each day possible and who inspire others to become involved in this important mission.â€� As a Proud Partner of THE PLAYERS, Morgan Stanley will provide multiple opportunities to follow along as eagles are made, including: Broadcasting the entire tournament on the Morgan Stanley Headquarters building signage in the heart of Times Square. The nearly 350,000 pedestrians in Times Square on any given day will be able to watch the live tournament broadcast Thursday – Sunday, view a live tournament leaderboard and get real-time updates on the of eagles made and total books donated. At TPC Sawgrass, fans will be able to join in on the action at the Morgan Stanley Eagles for Impact tent to take a swing in a Topgolf simulator and pose for an augmented reality photo featuring Morgan Stanley Brand Ambassador Justin Rose. Golf fans will be able to follow along as eagles are made using #EagleUp and visiting www.MorganStanley.com/EagleUp. “Morgan Stanley’s Eagles for Impact Challenge at THE PLAYERS exemplifies their continuous commitment to giving back to children in need and promoting youth education, a key charitable pillar of this tournament,â€� said Jared Rice, Executive Director of THE PLAYERS. “We are honored to call Morgan Stanley a Proud Partner of THE PLAYERS, and we look forward to continuing the initiative this year, which celebrates excellent play on the course while also having a positive impact off the course on students’ education and future learning.â€� Morgan Stanley employees around the country will also be doing their part in support of Book Trust, by volunteering at Book Trust events, providing children with the opportunity to choose and take home books supplying the basic foundation for a bright future. Prior to THE PLAYERS, Morgan Stanley employees held a Feed the Read celebration with first graders at Mayport Elementary in Jacksonville, FL, handing out books and reading with students. THE PLAYERS will air Thursday and Friday on Golf Channel from 1 p.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday on NBC—2 p.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. Visit www.MorganStanley.com/EagleUp to learn more and follow along on social using #EagleUp and #THEPLAYERS. For more information about THE PLAYERS, visit www.theplayers.com.

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Schauffele in contention after driver ruled non-conformingSchauffele in contention after driver ruled non-conforming

Xander Schauffele, in contention this weekend at The Open Championship, said it was “a little bit unfairâ€� after his driver was ruled nonconforming during random testing by the R&A going into this week’s tournament at Royal Portrush. After finding a new driver, Schauffele was 3 under through 36 holes, then moved inside the top 10 of the leaderboard midway through Saturday’s third round. Schauffele was found to have an illegal driver during random testing. The event’s governing body selected 30 drivers from the field of participants to test for conformity, and Schauffele’s driver did not pass. After finding out that his driver was deemed non-conforming, Schauffele scrambled to find a new driver, and he expressed his displeasure with the testing process. “I had a little bit of a run-in with [the R&A] because they only test 30 players,â€� Schauffele said. “I thought it was a little bit unfair. I would gladly give up my driver if it’s not conforming. But there’s still 130 other players in the field that potentially have a nonconforming driver, as well.â€� The USGA and the R&A have rules in place to limit the CT (characteristic of time) of a driver face, and last year, the R&A began testing the drivers of Open Championship participants during the week of the event. Of the 30 players tested in 2018, no drivers were found non-conforming. In 2019, however, Schauffele’s driver was found to be illegal; Schauffele said his Callaway driver “barely missedâ€� being under the limit. Schauffele said he confronted the R&A about its testing process. “Had a word with them and hopefully they take my comments seriously and my concern just because it wasn’t my plan to show up Monday morning of a major … sorry, it was Tuesday event where I was doing driver testing here. It’s not really what players want to be doing,â€� he said. Schauffele then offered a solution in his press conference: “Just test the whole field. It’s plain and simple.â€�  “We offer the testing as a service to players so that they can ensure that their drivers conform,â€� the R&A said, according to the Golf Channel. “We believe that 30 is a reasonable sample and a practical option for conducting this process in the week of a major championship.â€� With an Open Championship to play, and a driver that was ruled nonconforming, Schauffele tested different driver heads on Wednesday to find one that he was comfortable with to use in competition. After his opening-round 3-over 74, Schauffele said his driver wasn’t matching, but he got it figured out before his second-round 6-under 65 that tied for the lowest round of the week. “(Thursday), it wasn’t really matching my bag, which was a bummer,â€� Schauffele said. “I was getting a little upset on the golf course. I was testing a little bit on the range again (on Friday) with two different heads but moved a few weights around and sort of found a good setting.â€� After his second round, Schauffele explained his thoughts moving forward: “I have a legal driver now and I sort of put that one to rest, and happy to see that ball performing like it did today or the driver performing like it did today, so that was very comforting. Like I said, it will get better every day. We’ve still got two more.â€�

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As the PGA TOUR schedule nears a return to Southern California for its first U.S. mainland tournament of the new year, the player field for this month’s CareerBuilder Challenge is bolstered by the latest additions of 2012 and 2014 Masters champion Bubba Watson, World No. 24 and 2014 CareerBuilder Challenge winner Patrick Reed and Idyllwild, Calif. native and UC Riverside golf product Brendan Steele. This trio joins CareerBuilder Challenge ambassador and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson – the tournament’s 2002 and 2004 winner and a three-time Masters champion, among his 42 PGA TOUR wins – and a blend of major champions, past event winners and rising stars competing for a $5.9 million purse and 500 FedExCup points at the Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses at PGA WEST and La Quinta Country Club from Jan. 18-21. “Bubba is a fan favorite wherever he goes and we are thrilled to welcome him back to the CareerBuilder Challenge,â€� said Jeff Sanders, CareerBuilder Challenge Executive Director. “He is well known for his big drives, colorful personality and entertaining style. He’s a great addition to our strong player field.”  The long-hitting Watson brings his powerful, patented pink driver back to the CareerBuilder Challenge for the first time since 2011. A nine-time PGA TOUR winner, Watson previously played the CareerBuilder Challenge from 2007-11, and he was runner-up in 2010 after carding a five-round score of 29-under-par 331. Another pair of golfers who earlier committed to play in the 2018 CareerBuilder Challenge is the colorful John Daly (sponsor exemption) and World No. 4 Jon Rahm. Daly, the 1991 PGA Champion and 1995 Open Champion, will make his first event appearance since 2015. Rahm, from Spain and in his second full year on the PGA TOUR, is set to make his second start in the tournament as the highest-ranking golfer in the field. Reed currently stands as the second-highest ranked golfer in the CareerBuilder Challenge 2018 field. In 2014, the perennial U.S. Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup ace blitzed the CareerBuilder Challenge field with three consecutive rounds of 9-under-par 63 and a seven-shot lead after three rounds on the way to a winning score of 28-under 260. Other notable golfers who have stated their intent to play in the 2018 CareerBuilder Challenge include eight-time PGA TOUR winner and 2012 TOUR Championship winner Brandt Snedeker, 2010 and 2015 CareerBuilder Challenge winner and 2011 PGA TOUR FedExCup champion Bill Haas, 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge winner Jason Dufner and defending champion Hudson Swafford. 2003 CareerBuilder Challenge and Masters champion Mike Weir and 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge runner-up Adam Hadwin, creator of last year’s 59 during the tournament’s third round at La Quinta Country Club, lead the Canadian contingent at this month’s CareerBuilder Challenge. Hadwin became the ninth player to shoot a sub-60 round in PGA TOUR competition and is coming off of a career year on TOUR in which he won his only PGA TOUR event at the Valspar Championship in March. Steele already has a win under his belt in the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season as he repeated in Napa, Calif. as champion of the Safeway Open. At No. 45 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Steele is only two spots off of his career-best mark as he prepares for his homecoming at the CareerBuilder Challenge. World No. 26 and 2017 U.S. Presidents Cup golfer Kevin Kisner, World No. 27 and 2017 U.S. Open runner-up Brian Harman (T3 in the 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge) and World No. 34 Kevin Chappell round out one of the deeper fields in recent times at the CareerBuilder Challenge, annually the PGA TOUR’s first stop on its West Coast swing. Daily tickets to the CareerBuilder Challenge are only $30 and include admission to the golf tournament, Concert Series presented by H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, and three on course greenside hospitality venues including the all-new 8,000 square foot Vons Fan Pavilion located on the 18th green. The CareerBuilder Challenge Concert Series presented by the H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation features two nights of rock and roll music with the popular Huey Lewis and the News on Friday, Jan. 19, followed by Goo Goo Dolls on Saturday, Jan. 20. The concerts will be held on the driving range at PGA WEST’s Stadium Course and are expected to start at 4:30 p.m. each day, following the conclusion of play. For more information on the CareerBuilder Challenge and CareerBuilder Challenge Concert Series presented by H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation and to purchase tickets, please visit www.CBChallenge.com.

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