Sergio Garcia hits the rarest of shots: A walk-off hole-in-one

Tiger Woods took time before The Honda Classic to meet with a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, one week after 17 people were killed in a shooting at the school. Woods signed a hat for the student, Kyle Shanahan, after learning that he was volunteering at the tournament. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m getting this signed by Tiger Woods.’ It really felt like he talked from the heart,� Shanahan, a sophomore, told local CBS affiliate WPEC. “It didn’t feel scripted. It felt like it really came from him being sincere and saying, ‘I’m really sorry that you’re going through this.’ It made me feel awesome.� Shanahan, who’s been a Honda Classic volunteer for several years, also got a picture with defending champion Rickie Fowler. The tournament’s venue, PGA National, is about an hour north of Stoneman Douglas High School. Woods’ caddie, Joe LaCava, learned that one of the school’s students was at the event. He told Woods, who called Shanahan over on the driving range. “Meeting him brings you right back to reality, thinking about what he has to deal with and what he’s seen and things he has to deal with the rest of his life,� Woods told USA Today. “It’s humbling that he wanted to meet me. But he was out here, wanting to get away from it, wanting to enjoy it, and it was nice to be able to help him enjoy being out here. When he leaves here, leaves the golf course, he has to go back to a pretty harsh reality.�

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Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson put on a good show, with the help of some antics, Justin Thomas’ debut as an announcer and the possibility that this is just the beginning.

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ATLANTA – After torching Medinah en route to a 3-stroke victory at the 2019 BMW Championship, and heading into the TOUR Championship with a 2-stroke lead, Justin Thomas switched driver shafts. Thomas had been using a Mitsubishi Diamana BF 60TX shaft in his Titleist drivers since 2017, the year he won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Even when he switched into a new TS3 driver (9.5 degrees) in 2018, it was still equipped with that same shaft. After winning the 2019 BMW Championship, however, Thomas was spotted by PGATOUR.COM on Wednesday at the TOUR Championship testing a new Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60TX shaft in his driver. Thomas played a 9-hole practice on Wednesday using the new ZF shaft, then afterwards took off to the range to test the ZF against his old BF shaft. Apparently, he liked what he saw from the new ZF shaft, since Thomas put the shaft in play on Thursday. According to Mitsubishi, the company that makes both his old driver shaft and his new one, the ZF-series shafts “build on the success� of the BF-series shafts. The ZF shafts use a combination of MR-70 carbon fiber and Boron fiber to create a shaft that’s stronger in the tip and butt sections but softer in the middle of the shaft. This creates “better energy transfer and acceleration,� according to Mitsubishi. “Diamana ZF-series takes the signature ‘smooth’ bend profile that makes our BF-series the shaft of choice for so many players and pushes it in just the right places,� said Mark Gunther, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Mitsubishi, in a press release. “The result is a profile that makes ZF a little more explosive and easier to accelerate.� While Thomas has opted for the 60TX version of the ZF, like he did with his BF-series shafts, the new ZF will be available to the public in options ranging from 40 grams up to 80 grams in various flexes. They hit retail on September 13 selling for $400. Related: Full equipment Q&A with Justin Thomas

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