How fans will embrace the new strokes-based scoring in the season finale will be interesting, but the bigger question might be how players adjust.
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Rory McIlroy was named the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year on Wednesday, winning the prestigious Jack Nicklaus Award for the third time. Northern Ireland star McIlroy, who was also handed the accolade in 2012 and 2014, came out on top after a vote by fellow tour professionals. The 30-year-old beat
Round 2 of the Houston Open gets underday today. Here’s everything you need to follow the action. Round 2 leaderboard Round 2 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 8:15 a.m.- 7 p.m. ET (Featured Groups) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. ET. Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). FEATURED GROUPS (ALL TIMES LOCAL) Daniel Berger, Kevin Chappell, Keegan Bradley Thursday: Thursday: 12:45 p.m. (No. 1 tee); Friday: 7:55 a.m. (No. 10 tee)  Sebastian Munoz, Andrew Landry, Pat Perez Thursday: 12:35 p.m. (No. 1 tee); Friday: 7:45 a.m. (No. 10 tee)  Cameron Champ, Jason Dufner, Henrik Stenson Thursday: 7:55 a.m. (No. 10 tee); Friday: 12:45 p.m. (No. 1 tee) Jim Herman, D.A. Points, Jhonattan Vegas Thursday: 7:45 a.m. (No. 10 tee); Friday: 12:35 p.m. (No. 1 tee) MUST READS Hammer gets his wish with 67 and Astros tickets Cook’s redemption week kicks off with a 64 Rich Beem’s ‘simply incredible’ first round all started with a letter Top 5 moments at Golf Club of Houston Quick look at the Houston Open When will it be Hammer’s time to turn pro? Stenson says goodbye to 3-wood Featured Groups, tee times Power Rankings Expert Picks Houston Astros put baseball spin on golf The First Look: Notes on the Houston Open Monday qualifiers Top 10 rookies to watch What to expect during the fall schedule Sign-up and play Fantasy Golf
AUSTIN, Texas – Paul Casey has conceded his Thursday morning Group 10 match against Swede Alex Noren at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play after being unable to recover from a back injury. Casey played just two holes against Corey Conners on Wednesday before spasms forced him from Austin Country Club, but after treatment the Englishman had hoped to take on Noren to keep his tournament hopes alive. But after attempting a warmup early Thursday it became apparent he could not continue. “The pain I’m feeling is in the lower back, left side, it’s like spasms and I saw Jason in the truck yesterday and he said your glutes are not firing which made me giggle. Clearly it is a thing when you get to your 40s … and that’s what is causing the pain and spasms up the back,” Casey said. “Jason was really good in the truck. We did everything to try to play. We taped up my back, we did ice, we did physio, we did heat, we did drugs … and I wanted to play but even after another round of treatment this morning it was tender on the putting green, started to feel it on the chipping green and then couldn’t get past a 9-iron (on the range).” Casey hasn’t yet conceded his Friday match against Louis Oosthuizen despite the fact he will now be unable to advance to the round of 16, but it is likely he won’t hit another ball in competition as he looks ahead to his next event at the Masters. The 44-year-old couldn’t pinpoint how the injury occurred but suggested it could be from fatigue after THE PLAYERS Championship which was played in tough, wet and cold conditions. Casey was third at TPC Sawgrass behind winner Cameron Smith and India’s Anirban Lahiri. He remained confident he could play at Augusta National next month. Noren now leads Group 10 in Austin with two points, giving him a great chance to advance to the final 16 this weekend. Oosthuizen and Conners play Thursday, with the South African needing to win to stay alive. Casey was hoping to replicate previous match play success in Austin. A seasoned Ryder Cup star for Europe, he finished runner-up in this tournament in 2009 and 2010. He also made the quarterfinals in the first year of the new pool-play format in 2015, losing to eventual champion Rory McIlroy in 22 holes.
