Glen Day Takes Lead In 3M Championship
Monday qualifier Glen Day shot a 7-under 65 in perfect morning conditions Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' 3M Championship.
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Monday qualifier Glen Day shot a 7-under 65 in perfect morning conditions Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' 3M Championship.
Weather at Baltusrol created issues for the PGA Championship, forcing many of golf's top players to play two rounds on Sunday.
With the PGA Championship only two weeks after the Open Championship, golfers have had to reexamine their approach to scheduling.
We're just over two months away from one of professional golf's biggest spectacles. Preparations are well under way for the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National in Chaska.
Pressure, and how golfers handle it, is hard to measure on the PGA Tour. But Wells Fargo and AT&T Byron Nelson finishes show it matters.
Wins are more important than weeks atop the rankings. Jason Day, who just won the Players, has the wins to back up the #1 ranking.
From The Players Championship through the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour enjoys one of the year's best six-week stretches of golf.
The PGA Tour features a big event every month from April through September, creating a split tour. Top golfers skip lesser tournaments.
The Valero Texas Open lacked leaderboard star power, as most of golf's elite players rested for more high-profile events.
The shorter Harbour Town Golf Links, home of the RBC Heritage, doesn't favor the PGA Tour's long drivers. And the leaderboard shows it.
With The Masters passed, golf's top-ranked players look ahead. Where do this weekend's winners and losers stand?
Sammy Schmitz is one of six amateurs invited to the Masters. He's 35 and barely played golf during his 20s.
Farmington native Sammy Schmitz, 35, is ranked 3,724 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. This week, he played top-notch golf to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur and earn his spot in the renowned Masters competition, alongside the greatest names in golf.
Sammy Schmitz and Marc Dull each won two matches Wednesday to advance to the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship final at John's Island Club.
As you may have heard, the Twin Cities will play host to the 2016 Ryder Cup. The premiere golfing event will be held at Hazeltine Sept. 27 through Oct. 2 next year.
It's still a year away, but buzz is already building around the Ryder Cup. The competition between Team USA and Team Europe will be played at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska next fall.
Kenny Perry breezed to his second straight victory in the Champions Tour's 3M Championship, shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a four-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer, Scott Dunlap and Kevin Sutherland.
Some of the greatest golfers of all time were playing in Minnesota on Saturday. Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Lee Trevino have 33 combined major championships between them.
houghts of a 59 crept into Kenny Perry's mind early in his record-tying round Saturday in the Champions Tour's 3M Championship.
Local favorite Tom Lehman shot an 8-under 64 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's windy 3M Championship.
We're still more than a year away from the Ryder Cup being held at Hazeltine, but for Team USA, the preparation has already begun.
The PGA of America announced Monday its ticketing process for the 2016 Ryder Cup, which will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska. The Ryder Cup, which puts the best PGA Tour professional players from the USA against the best professional players from Europe in a match-play format, will be held Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2016.
Minnesota will host the Ryder Cup at Chaska's Hazeltine National Golf Club in September of 2016. Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III will captain the United States team. He told WCCO's Dave Lee about some changes leading up to the event.
Before Minnesota plays host to the Super Bowl in 2018, the state will host an even more popular event. The next Ryder Cup will be played in Minnesota in September 2016.
The 40th Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in golf, and it kicks off on Friday at Gleneagles in Edinburgh, Scotland. And Explore Minnesota is making sure our state has a presence there. Bill Von Bank with Explore Minnesota flew across the pond to promote the big tournament that will make its way to Minnesota in 2016.
