Jordan Spieth carries a lead into the third round, but players like Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter are within reach at Royal Birkdale.
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This year’s qualifier for The Honda Classic was all but finished as darkness set in Monday evening at Banyan Cay Resort and Golf in West Palm Beach, Florida. In true Monday qualifier fashion, 16 players will return to the course Tuesday morning to compete for the fourth and final qualifying spot in this week’s field. Sam Stevens, who competed alongside Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff at Oklahoma State, pitched in a high spinner for eagle on the par-5 18th to earn medalist honors at 7-under 65. “I didn’t know exactly what I needed, but I thought 6-under would be good enough,” Stevens said after the round. “(The shot) came off great and looked like it was going to stop close, so it was just icing on the cake when it dropped.” Two-time PGA TOUR winner Fabian Gomez carded a 6-under 66 to qualify. Fellow Argentinian Martin Contini also posted a 66 to capture the third qualifying spot. Inside Tuesday’s 16-for-1 playoff: Chase Seiffert – Finished T3 at the 2021 Honda Classic … has played four PGA TOUR events this year. Jesse Smith – Qualified for 2013 U.S. Open. Maxwell Sear – Qualified for 2022 Farmers Insurance Open. Mickey DeMorat – Qualified for The RSM Classic last fall, finishing T47 … played in 2018 U.S. Open. Ruaidhri Mcgee – Has played majority of professional career on the Challenge Tour … best finish was T2 at the 2015 Challenge de Madrid. J.T. Griffin – Last PGA TOUR start came at the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship … recorded four top-10s on the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour. Rick Lamb – Won the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2016 LECOM Health Challenge in a playoff over C.T. Pan, Dominic Bozzelli and Rhein Gibson. David Lingmerth – 2015 Memorial Tournament champion … has made over $9 million on the PGA TOUR … qualified for 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship and finished T57. M.J. Maguire – Finished No. 5 on 2020-21 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica money list … 2022 Korn Ferry Tour member. Justin Doeden – Solo PGA TOUR start came at the 2020 Puerto Rico Open … won 2020 Classic at The Club at Weston Hills (LOCALiQ series). D.J. Trahan – Two-time PGA TOUR winner. Turk Pettit – Won 2021 Birck Boilermaker Classic on PGA TOUR Canada … finished T39 at The Panama Championship earlier this month … won 2021 NCAA Division I men’s golf individual title at Grayhawk GC. Brian Richey – Recorded two top-10 finishes on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour … Florida resident. Anders Albertson – Won Korn Ferry Tour’s Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS in 2018 … played 2018-19 PGA TOUR season … best finish was T5 at Sanderson Farms Championship. Andy Svoboda – Three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner. Ben Griffin – Has three top-10 finishes on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour … recorded back-to-back second-place finishes at the 2022 Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard and LECOM Suncoast Classic. THE HONDA CLASSIC QUALIFIERS Sam Stevens (7-under 65) • Age: 25 • Turned pro: 2018 • PGA TOUR starts: 0 • Notes: Will make his first PGA TOUR start at The Honda Classic … earned 2022 Korn Ferry Tour membership via Q-School … has made two of three cuts to begin the Korn Ferry Tour season … finished T35 at last week’s LECOM Suncoast Classic … competed on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica in 2019 and 2020-21, recording five top-10 finishes … won the 2021 Holcim Colombia Classic presented by Volvo … finished No. 2 on the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Order of Merit … finished T23 at the 2018 Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval, his first career PGA TOUR-sanctioned event … played collegiately at Oklahoma State University for four seasons (2014-18), where he was a teammate of Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland … was a member of the Cowboys’ 2018 NCAA Championship-winning team (did not see action in stroke play or match play) … competed at the 2016 NCAA Championships as a sophomore … won the 2015 Kansas Amateur Championship and finished runner-up in 2013, 2014 and 2018 … became a third-generation winner of the Kansas Amateur, as his father Charlie won in 2010 and his grandfather Johnny won in 1960 and 1961 … stands No. 649 on the Official World Golf Ranking. Fabián Gómez (6-under 66) • Age: 43 • Turned pro: 2002 • PGA TOUR starts: 162 • Cuts made: 80 Notes: Gómez will make his second TOUR start of the season at The Honda Classic … first start resulted in missed cut at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship … failed to retain his PGA TOUR card following 15 missed cuts in 24 starts during the 2020-21 season … currently holds Past Champion status on the PGA TOUR … has made five starts on the Korn Ferry Tour this year … two-time PGA TOUR winner (2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic; 2016 Sony Open in Hawaii) … has earned nearly $7 million on the PGA TOUR … represented Argentina at the 2013 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics … grew up playing same course, Chaco Golf Club, as Jose Coceres and Emiliano Grillo … hosts the Fabian Gomez Classic at Chaco GC in September to benefit charity in Argentina … stands No. 674 on the Official World Golf Ranking. Martin Contini (6-under 66) Age: 27 Turned pro: 2019 PGA TOUR starts: 0 Notes: Will make his PGA TOUR debut at The Honda Classic … has played five events on the Korn Ferry Tour this year … recorded ninth-place finish at The Panama Championship on Korn Ferry Tour … has made 11 career PGA TOUR Latinoamerica starts, highlighted by a T34 at the 115 VISA Argentine Open presented by Macro in 2021 … won the 2017 Argentine Amateur Championship, defeating Andres Gallegos, 3 and 2. 2021-22 Monday qualifier statistics Top-25s: Grant Hirschman (T17, Sanderson Farms Championship); Patrick Flavin (T17, Butterfield Bermuda Championship) Best finish: Grant Hirschman (T17, Sanderson Farms Championship); Patrick Flavin (T17, Butterfield Bermuda Championship) Most times qualified: Kyle Wilshire (2), Ben Silverman (2) Last event’s qualifier results (WM Phoenix Open): Ben Silverman (MC), Etienne Papineau (MC), Jeffrey Kang (MC)
Matt Kuchar continued his stellar play in Hawaii with a bogey-free 66 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead into the final round. He’s looking for his second win of the season after winning the Mayakoba Classic in November. Andrew Putnam shot 67 and sits in solo second at 16 under. Bryson DeChambeau made the biggest charge of the day, shooting 63 and moving 30 spots up the leaderboard. He’s tied for fifth and seven shots behind. Can Kuchar hang on for another victory or will someone from the pack make a charge? Here’s everything you need to know to follow the fourth round from Honolulu. Round 4 tee times Round 4 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN (ALL TIMES ET) TELEVISION: Saturday, 6-10:00 p.m. (GC) RADIO: Saturday, 5-10:00 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM). NOTABLE PAIRINGS (ALL TIMES ET) 5:20 PM: Matt Kuchar, Andrew Putnam, Keith Mitchell 5:10 PM: Chez Reavie, Bryson DeChambeau, Corey Connors 5:00 PM: Davis Love III, Charles Howell III, Dominic Bozzelli  MUST READS Kuchar braces for the chasing pack Cink looking to end drought
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida and NEW YORK, New York – The PGA TOUR and SiriusXM announced today that they have reached a four-year extension to their broadcasting agreement, which will continue extensive tournament coverage on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio for subscribers nationwide through 2021. SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio listeners enjoy live coverage of every round of most PGA TOUR events throughout the season – including THE PLAYERS Championship, the four events of the FedExCup Playoffs and the biennial Presidents Cup – with hole-by-hole commentary and expert analysis, on the only audio channel dedicated to professional golf. Subscribers can listen to the SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio channel on SiriusXM radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92), and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices, including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. For more information, visit www.SiriusXM.com/SiriusXMPGATOURRadio. “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with SiriusXM, whose growing subscriber base is an important and effective way for the TOUR to reach fans across the country,” said Rick Anderson, the PGA TOUR’s Chief Media Officer. “The PGA TOUR represents the pinnacle of competitive golf and we are thrilled to work with SiriusXM to continue delivering the best golf in the world to fans everywhere, whether they are in their cars, at home or on the go.” “PGA TOUR coverage is a very important part of our sports programming lineup, and we are very pleased to extend our long-term relationship with the TOUR to continue to give our listeners an extensive schedule of in-depth tournament broadcasts,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “No other audio or streaming broadcaster can match SiriusXM’s level of golf programming, and whether it is via our radios or our app, we continue to deliver it to fans anywhere across the country.” Since 2005, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio has featured a variety of broadcasters working on comprehensive play-by-play coverage, including former TOUR winners Mark Carnevale, Mark McCumber, Dennis Paulson, John Rollins, Paul Stankowski and Phil Tataurangi. Earl Forcey anchors the coverage most weeks, with Fred Albers, Doug Bell, Jane Crafter, Will Haskett, Mark Immelman, Kevin Sylvester, Bill Rosinski, Tom Werme and Mark Zecchino among those returning to provide exclusive play-by-play coverage and player interviews from inside the ropes. SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio airs live 365 days a year and continues to offer the best daily golf talk, news, analysis and instruction available on radio or streaming platforms. The channel’s roster of hosts features many prominent voices from the game, like World Golf Hall of Fame members and major winners Fred Couples, Hale Irwin, Ben Crenshaw, Craig Stadler, Mark Calcavecchia and Dave Stockton; distinguished instructors Bob Ford, Michael Breed, Debbie Doniger, Eden Foster, Hank Haney, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean and Larry Rinker; current and former PGA TOUR pros Pat Perez, Mark Carnevale, John Cook, Chris DiMarco, John Maginnes, Carl Paulson and Dennis Paulson; PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua; Grammy Award-winning artist and golf devotee Darius Rucker; and many more. In addition to all of the PGA TOUR events mentioned above, SiriusXM also offers, through separate agreements, live coverage of the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship and Ryder Cup.
