Roger that: Federer tops Woods on money list

Four-time PGA TOUR winner Daniel Berger has recovered from a joint sprain in his lower back to take his place at the WM Phoenix Open, a week after withdrawing from his title defense at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Speaking on a live Twitter Spaces hosted by GolfBet, the 28-year-old said his absence from Pebble Beach was hard to swallow but was needed to clear any long-term concerns on his health. “It’s always tough to not be able to defend a tournament that you won and that you love so much but I didn’t feel healthy enough to compete for four days,” Berger said during practice at TPC Scottsdale. “I took the time that I didn’t play and I worked on my body and I got the treatment and did the stuff in the gym that I needed to do and I’m thankful for it because now I feel better and I’m ready to go.” Berger revealed he suffered a sacroiliac (SI) joint sprain, the part of the body that links the lower spine to the pelvis, earlier this year and played through it at Torrey Pines during the Farmers Insurance Open. He battled to a T20 finish in San Diego coming off a T5 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Maui. “That (playing on at Torrey) kind of made it worse and that’s why it was a big decision that I didn’t play last week because I didn’t want to make it worse than it already was,” he added. “You have a long season ahead of you and you have to think about events in the future and I didn’t want to do something that was going to make it harder for me to come back in the weeks going ahead… But I’m glad I’m back now.” Berger has four previous finishes inside the top 11 at TPC Scottsdale in seven appearances.

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Suddenly thrust into the spotlight after leader Jon Rahm tests positive for COVID-19 and WDs, Patrick Cantlay and Collin Morikawa battle all day before each signing for a 71 to force extra holes. When Cantlay saves par from 12 feet and Morikawa misses from 6, it’s over. Meanwhile, Jimmy Walker cards a final-round 65 to finish T6 for his first top-10 since 2018. Here are five stories you may have missed from the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. 1. Patrick Cantlay is FedExCup No. 1 After getting guidance from Jack Nicklaus himself, Patrick Cantlay won the Memorial for the first time in 2019. He shot a final-round 64 that day, and afterward said Nicklaus had instructed him to relax and have fun, soak it all in, enjoy the moment with the fans. This time, Cantlay had to scratch out a 1-under 71 and was back to game-face mode. “Yeah, my natural disposition is pretty stoic, and so I’m pretty deadpan a lot, but that’s not necessarily an accurate reflection of how I feel on the inside,” he said. “I do think it’s good advice for me to enjoy it more and really enjoy the moment and show that I am enjoying the moment, and so I try to do a little more of that. “But in general,” he added after his second win this season (ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD), which moved him up to No. 1 in the FedExCup. “I feel most myself when I’m just locked in and really focused and kind of in work mode.” For more on Cantlay, click here. 2. It was opposite day for Collin Morikawa Collin Morikawa is usually one of the PGA TOUR’s most dynamic and reliable ball-strikers from tee to green, but his putting runs hot and cold. That wasn’t the case on Sunday, when he admitted he “couldn’t really hit a green for my life.” Instead, Morikawa had one of the best scrambling days of his life, making more than 109 feet of putts. “I was hitting my shots that I wanted,” he said, “and we were a little off calculating, a little off with just luck, and sometimes that happens, but to get into a playoff to make the putts I needed to make, just to keep myself in it, I’m proud of myself and it’s crazy. It’s crazy what a game it is. “I didn’t feel like I really ever played this game where I’m missing every green, chipping, making 10-footers,” he added. “I like it the other way where I hit it a lot closer.” 3. Scottie Scheffler keeps knocking on door Although he couldn’t fully recover from bogeys at the par-4 sixth and ninth holes, plus a failure to birdie the par-5 11th, Scottie Scheffler, 24, keeps knocking on the door for his first win. After a T8 at the PGA Championship and solo 3rd at the Memorial he will be among the dark horses at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South in two weeks. “I feel good about where my game is,” he said after making bogey at Muirfield Village’s tough 18th hole to miss the playoff by two. “Few things I need to clean up, but overall, it was a solid week.” 4. Jimmy Walker feeling better after long slump After starting Sunday in a tie for 38th place, Jimmy Walker, 42, shot the day’s low round, a bogey-free, 7-under 65 to finish T6, seven shots back. It was his first top-10 finish since a T6 at the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson, and he admitted he had been feeling discouraged. “You got to believe that hard work pays off,” he said. “Sometimes it doesn’t, and it hasn’t been for me, but maybe it’s just taken longer than I would have liked. And today was definitely a step. “It really shows a lot of maybe light at the end of the tunnel,” Walker continued, “especially for a place that I never played well at.” 5. Rickie Fowler rolling heading into U.S. Open sectional With a T8 at the PGA Championship and a final-round 70 and T11 at the Memorial, Rickie Fowler is finally seeing some results from his rebuilt game under John Tillery. He’d have fared even better at Jack’s place were it not for a third-round 75. “Heading the right way,” Fowler said. He’s even starting to putt better, at long last. Now he’ll head into the 36-hole U.S. Open sectional on Monday with hopes of making into the field at Torrey Pines South next week. “Just go get some good food tonight, get some good sleep, rest up,” he said. “It will be a long day. Hopefully we can dodge some rain and storms in the afternoon.” COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 The Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10 highlights and rewards the extraordinary level of play required to earn a spot in the TOP 10 at the conclusion of the FedExCup regular season. The competition will conclude prior to the FedExCup PLAYOFFS where the top 10 FedExCup points leaders will be recognized and awarded as the most elite in golf. Week after week, shot after shot, each event matters more than ever before. Who will finish in the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10? Click here to follow the weekly action.

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