Never mind how they’d manage the rough or fast greens—the sheer length of Bethpage Black would overwhelm an average golfer
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Marc Leishman continued to extend his lead, building his advantage to five strokes in the third round of the BMW on Saturday.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Shriners Hospitals for Children, which has sponsored the PGA TOUR tournament in Las Vegas since 2008, has signed a three-year extension that carries its commitment to the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open through 2020. “Shriners Hospitals for Children is an awe-inspiring organization that truly saves children’s lives,� said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan. “The PGA TOUR is honored to continue working with the Shriners to raise awareness of the wonderful work done at these hospitals.� The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open will be held for the 35th time when it returns to TPC Summerlin the week of October 30-November 5, 2017. “The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open provides tremendous media exposure and opportunities for our organizations, as well as a perfect setting for our Shriners to come together for fun and fellowship,� said Gary J. Bergenske, Imperial Potentate (CEO) of Shriners International, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shriners Hospitals for Children. “We are very pleased to continue our tradition of hosting a professional golf tournament in Las Vegas, and to continue our relationship with the PGA TOUR for another three years.� The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open has become a valuable platform to share patients’ successes, and the amazing work and expertise of the health care system. “Shriners Hospitals for Children strives to provide our unique brand of compassion and care to as many children as possible. The worldwide media exposure provided by the Shriners Hospitals for Children helps us reach many who might not otherwise learn about our health care system,� said Jerry G. Gantt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals. “The Open also gives us an outstanding opportunity to share the stories of our patients in a powerful, visual way, clearly demonstrating our ability to impact and improve lives. We are extremely pleased to be part of the PGA TOUR, which provides these opportunities, through 2020.� The PGA TOUR looks forward to working with the Shriners organizations for another three years. “The Shriners have really grown their activation and patient involvement around the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open over the past several years, and it is exciting to see how they plan to further extend their patient activation around other PGA TOUR events in hospital markets,� said Brian Oliver, PGA TOUR Senior Vice President of Sponsorship and Partnership. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue working with this group.� Rod Pampling is the defending champion of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, winning by two strokes over Brooks Koepka with a closing round of 65. About Shriners Hospitals for Children Shriners Hospitals for Children, a health care system of 22 hospitals that provides specialty pediatric care, conducts innovative research and offers outstanding medical teaching programs, was founded in 1922 by the Shriners fraternity, Shriners International. Every year, Shriners Hospitals for Children provides care for thousands of kids with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, in a family-centered environment, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. The health care system also provides medical educational opportunities and conducts research to improve the lives of children. For more information, please visit shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.
CROMWELL, Conn. – OK, he never claimed to be more powerful than a locomotive or possess the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But Phil Mickelson surely never refused to stand on the tee box and go toe-to-toe with anyone. Often to his detriment. But he was a young stallion then. Today he’s a sly fox. But after posting 7-under 63 – his best score in a PGA TOUR tournament since firing that same score in Round 4 of the Dell Technologies Championship in 2018 – Mickelson is in position to tie Walter Hagen for eighth place on the career victory list. RELATED: Leaderboard | Tee times | Morikawa’s made cut streak comes to an end | Gordon making the most of opportunity at Travelers That itself is no surprise. Mickelson remains a fiercely competitive force and as deft as ever with the short-iron game. The surprise is that he showed humility and good sense, a blueprint he once would have discarded on the way to the first tee. But knowing that Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau were his playing competitors, Mickelson took a deep breath and rejected those voices within. “I made some strides in the sense that I didn’t try to go toe-to-toe with two of the longest guys in the game,” said Mickelson. For example, the 442-yard, bombs-away, par-4 seventh. McIlroy ripped it 353, DeChambeau rifled it 359, but Phil dinked it out there with a 3-wood. He made birdie. At the dogleg right, McIlroy (321) and DeChambeau (358) took it up and over trees to get it down near the green. Mickelson carved another 3-wood around the bunkers and into the fairway, a mere 306. He made birdie. At the par-5 13th and par-4 14th, Mickelson played conservatively, again with 3-woods. Each shot found the fairway, each hole was birdied. His competitors hit drives all over the map at those holes. “There are some holes where I can open it up and hit driver,” said Mickelson. “But really, I just want to get it in play.” Knowing those words coming out of his mouth were stunning, Mickelson acknowledge, “I know, it’s not like me.” But he’s never been 50 before, never had to reign things in, never seen the likes of what DeChambeau has brought to the PGA TOUR in this restart to the 2019-20 season. “It is hard for me. .. it’s hard for anyone to imagine how straight he hits it for as hard as he hits it,” said Mickelson, shaking his head. Though he shot 67 – 132 and at 8-under is tied for ninth, five shots back, DeChambeau had Mickelson gushing. “I mean, he drove it pin-high at No. 9. Are you kidding me?” Observers may have said thing to themselves, listening to Mickelson concede he had backed off any challenge to try and match his playing competitors. But the lefthander said he learned the hard way at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera than to miss with the big boys. “I tried in LA to match it with Brooks (Koepka) and Bubba (Watson), and those guys are long,” said Mickelson. “I was trying to swing hard and I ended up missing the cut. I ended up not playing well and I learned from that.”
