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2001 PGA Champion David Toms

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The 2001 PGA Championship was the 83rd PGA Championship, held August 16–19 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta. David Toms won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson.

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Tiger’s 40 Biggest Moments: No. 6 – Completing the Tiger Slam at 2001 Masters

Over 40 days, GOLF.com is rolling out Tiger Woods’ 40 biggest moments. Our ranking started on Nov. 21 and will culminate on Dec. 30, which is Tiger’s 40th birthday. That’s 40 Tiger moments. In 40 days. Ranked. Click here to learn more about our list.

There were plenty of nicknames for a Grand Slam that was or wasn’t a Grand Slam, depending on whether you were a golf traditionalist who lived by the calendar or simply a golf fan who marveled at four major championship wins in a row.

The losers in the naming derby included Phi Slamma Granda, Thai Slamma Granda, Fiscal-Year Slam, Major Sweep and, courtesy of legendary golf scribe Dan Jenkins, the Mulligan Slam (since Tiger needed a second try at the Masters to complete this Slam) and the Woods Wins Quartet, a bridge (and a pun) too far.

The phrase “Tiger Slam” eventually stuck, and it was a fitting way to describe the unthinkable. When Tiger Woods won the 2001 Masters , he completed an unparalleled run through golf’s greatest championships. For the next two months, all four of golf’s major trophies would sit on Tiger’s mantel.

Woods did what Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan and all the rest couldn’t. Only Bobby Jones had ever won a Grand Slam and his was the Opens—the U.S. and British—and the Amateurs—the U.S. and British. No one had ever won four professional majors in a row. Only Hogan and Nicklaus had won three straight, and Jack’s, by the way, were not in the same calendar year, either.

In 2001, it seemed as if Tiger’s winning streak might go on indefinitely. He had no real rival. The game’s other top players were Phil Mickelson, who still hadn’t won a major; David Duval, who still hadn’t won a major; and Vijay Singh, who put the green jacket on the Tiger Slam champion but didn’t have the skill on the greens to sustain any real challenge.

Duval finished second at this historic Masters, two shots behind Woods, whose winning score of 16 under par was only two strokes off the tournament record he had set in 1997. Mickelson was three back.

Mickelson and Duval saw their hopes fade Sunday with costly errors at the par-3 16th. Duval flew it over the green and made bogey. Mickelson later said he pulled his 7-iron shot, but some observers thought he simply was unable or unwilling to go against his natural left-to-right shot shape and that ball spin was what caused his shot to stay up on the slope above the back-left pin location. A right-to-left shot, not in Phil’s repertoire, almost certainly would have spun down to the hole. Phil’s first putt raced past the cup and he three-putted for a bogey.

Woods birdied the 18th hole to cap a remarkable run and the Grand-Tiger-Mulligan Slam, whatever you wanted to call it.

“To win four in succession, that’s hard to believe,” Woods said. “On top of that, you’ve got to have some luck.”

It gave Tiger six major titles, tying Nick Faldo and Lee Trevino for 11th place on the all-time major championship list.

CBS announcer Jim Nantz made the call as Tiger finished, and he kept the terminology bland: “There it is! As good as it gets! Tiger has his Slam!”

At the Masters award ceremony, Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson summed it up best while, like Nantz, deftly avoiding any naming controversy. “We have witnessed the greatest golfing feat of our time,” Johnson said.

That was one thing we could all agree on.

Check back on GOLF.com every day until Tiger’s birthday on Dec. 30 for a new moment in our  TIGER@40 countdown.

No. 7: Dueling with Bob May in 2000 PGA Championship

No. 8: Winning ’05 Masters Over Chris DiMarco

No. 9: Winning ’06 British for Earl

No. 10: Ace at 1997 Phoenix Open

No. 11: Y.E. Yang Beats Tiger at 2009 PGA

No. 12: Charles Pierce’s GQ Cover Story

No. 13: Battling Sergio at the 1999 PGA Championship

No. 14: Outdueling Sergio, Phil at ’02 Open

No. 15: Seven Straight Tour Wins in ’06-‘07

No. 16: Hello, World

No. 17: ’Better Than Most’ at 2001 Players Championship

No. 18: Winning the 2000 British Open at St. Andrews by 8

No. 19: Winning SI Sportsman of the Year in 1996

No. 20: Return from Scandal at 2010 Masters

No. 21: Winning Third Straight U.S. Amateur Title

No. 22: The Apology Press Conference

No. 23: Shot from Fairway Bunker at 2000 Canadian Open

No. 24: Passes Nicklaus in Career PGA Tour Wins

No. 25: Signs First Deal With Nike

No. 26: Knee Surgery After 2008 U.S. Open

No. 27: Winning Back-to-Back Masters

No. 28: Launching the Tiger Woods Foundation

No. 29: Becoming a Father for the First Time

No. 30: Ugly Breakup With Steve Williams

No. 31: First U.S. Amateur Win at TPC Sawgrass

No. 32: Wire-to-Wire British Open Win at St. Andrews in 2005

No. 33: Relationship With Lindsey Vonn

No. 34: Third Straight U.S. Junior Am Title

No. 35:  A Shot in the Dark at Firestone

No. 36:  Television Debut at Age 2

No. 37:  Breakup with Hank Haney After Six Years

No. 38:  Disastrous 2004 Ryder Cup Pairing with Phil Mickelson

No. 39:  Beats Stephen Ames 9&8 in 2006 Cadillac Match Play

No. 40:  Wins 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational with Dramatic Putt

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Back in St. Louis 20 Years Later, 9/11 Remains a Gut-Wrenching Memory for Players

• Author: Dan O'Neill

PGA Tour Champions players vividly recall how the tragically surreal day—and week—unfolded at the 2001 WGC-American Express Championship.

ST. LOUIS — The morning was a postcard, blues skies above, temperatures in the high 60s, as good as it gets on Sept. 11 in St. Louis. The emerald lawns at Bellerive Country Club were in remarkable shape. Golf fans were pouring through the gates, while many players were still on their way to the 2001 WGC-American Express Championship. The stage was set; the show was about to begin.

Mark Calcavecchia was on the 11th fairway with Tiger Woods , playing Tuesday morning practice holes on the back nine. The clock was just about to strike 8 a.m. local time when a security official alerted the two players about something happening—a plane had slammed into one of the towers at the World Trade Center. The details were sketchy, the implications were uncertain, and so they played on.

They got one hole further when they heard a second plane had hit. Like everyone, they began to realize the circumstances were something more than a tragic accident. Disturbing news kept coming, with each additional hole. The Pentagon was hit, the buildings collapsed, the horror was real.

“We were like, ‘Oh my God,'” Calcavecchia recalled. “Then I'm walking up 18 fairway, we were only going to play nine anyway, and I'm standing next to Tiger Woods. And it dawned on me, I thought, ‘This might not be the smartest thing to do—standing right next to the world's most famous athlete, right?’ Holy cow.

“Then we got in and everybody was just sitting in the locker room with their jaw hanging down, just looking at the TV and just, you know, it was terrible.”

As fate has it, 20 years later, Calcavecchia and others at Bellerive on that day are back in St. Louis, competing in the PGA Tour Champions Ascension Charity Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club.

And as Kenny Perry acknowledged, it’s a bit surreal. 

“They always say you remember the place you are when a tragedy happens,” Perry said. “I'll always tell everybody, ‘I was at Bellerive on 9/11, I was on the porch of the clubhouse walking in when it happened.’

“It’s that clear to me. I had just flown in and had gotten my courtesy car and had driven to the club. I was walking up the steps in the clubhouse at Bellerive and the guy said, ‘Did you hear what happened?’ And I said no.

“I just remember they had a TV inside the door there, and I just sat there for hours watching the recap of the planes hitting the towers. Then everything went crazy.”

RELATED: Tiger, 9/11 and Me: A Personal Essay From Bellerive

Bernhard Langer was walking through the clubhouse, on his way to the driving range that Tuesday morning. He never made it.

“I'll never forget,” Langer said. “Somebody inside a room said, ‘Wow, you've got to see this, this can't be right, there's planes crashing into buildings.’ I'm going, ‘No way,’ so I stopped and went in there and watched some on TV what was unfolding.

“It didn't look real, it didn't seem real and we couldn’t … I couldn't grasp my head around how anybody would kill themselves to fly a plane into a building and kill thousands of others, but it was true. And then there was the rumor of more planes and all that, so it was a terrible day.

“I wish I could forget it, but it's ingrained in my brain. As I said, I think it's one of the darkest days and I hope it will never happen again.”

Norwood Hills is located some 3 ½ miles northeast of Bellerive, in a different part of town. But South African Ernie Els doesn’t need reminding of where he was on 9/11, and where he is now.

“I'm staying in the same hotel as in 2001,” Els said. “I came in (Wednesday), went to the same hotel 20 years later, so it's very eerie."

As things unfolded that morning, the response was uncertain. Initially, the PGA Tour announced the tournament would be postponed one day, with 36 holes to be conducted on Friday, followed by standard rounds on Saturday and Sunday. By Wednesday morning, sporting events around the country were canceled, and PGA Tour head Tim Finchem faced a wrenching decision.

Months of preparation had put everything in place, including Woods, who won the Masters earlier that year to complete a “Tiger Slam,” who was the biggest star on the planet, who was playing in St. Louis for the first time. The sponsorship packages were sold, the galleries were bulging, the event was putting St. Louis back on the championship golf map. Moreover, a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament had not been canceled since 1949, when rain washed out the Colonial NIT.

But the morning after Sept. 11, 2001, it was all irrelevant. The event was canceled. Todd Rhinehart, a Florida resident, had spent the previous 8 ½ months of his life in St. Louis, laying the groundwork at Bellerive. But the tournament director had no trouble understanding an unshakeable rationale for pulling the plug.

“We can sit here in St. Louis, in this beautiful weather, on this beautiful golf course,” Rhinehart said, “while in New York right now, they are using the American Express building for a morgue.”

Once the WGC-American Express Championship was canceled the following day, players, like Mark Calcavecchia, had to figure out how to return home.

When the championship stood down, the players faced another difficult situation—how to get home. Air traffic had been grounded throughout the country. Rental cars were like lost treasure.

For Woods, having a sponsorship deal with Buick—which also sponsored the championship—didn’t hurt. He was able to secure his courtesy car and drive 17 hours home to Orlando. Years later, he recalled, “It was a very surreal time for myself on that drive and a lot of reflecting.”

Langer also lucked out. He teamed up with golf writer Tim Rosaforte to share a car to South Florida. One moment, he was headed to the driving range, the next … “We were heading home, and couldn't figure out where the world was going,” he said.

Other players were not as fortunate. Several Europeans had no way of getting home, and could be found on the range at Bellerive days later, trying to stay sharp.

Perry’s home in Franklin, Ky., is 300 miles southeast of St. Louis. Relatively speaking, that’s a short drive. But it’s a long walk. And after he checked out of his hotel, returned his courtesy car and fired blanks on finding a rental, Perry wasn’t sure which he would be doing.

“I'll never forget, I was stuck,” he said. “I didn't have a car to get home to Kentucky, and thank goodness my caddie had driven here. He lives in Denver, but he drove me all the way back to Franklin, Ky. It's not that far from here. But still, four hours would be eight hours for him. Because then he had to head back to Denver.”

As for Calcavecchia, he was among the fortunate few to land a rental car on Wednesday evening. He hopped in his Pontiac Grand Am, put the pedal to the metal and covered the 1,600 miles home to Phoenix in 19 hours.

While the miles flew by, the hours gave Calcavecchia an opportunity to process what had taken place. “I was on my phone a lot,” he said. “But mainly, just listening to music and just still thinking about it.

“I mean, you still see the planes flying into the building and it's just …”

Calcavecchia never finished the thought. Like all of us, he never has.

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Chez Reavie

With an impressive +19 in Round 2, Chez Reavie shot to the top of the leaderboard where he remained through the weekend. The 2022 Barracuda Championship winner finished with +43 (+9/+19/+9/+6) to take home his third PGA TOUR win. Reavie broke the Barracuda Championship’s six-year streak of crowning first-time PGA TOUR winners.

2022 Fun Facts

• Reavie’s rookie season on the PGA Tour came in 2008 and it did not take him long to make some noise as he won the RBC Canadian Open by three strokes from Billy Mayfair.
• He played in his first Masters in 2002 after winning the 2001 U.S. Public Links.
• His best finish at a Major Championship came at the 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach. He finished in a tie for 3rd alongside Jon Rahm, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele.
• Reavie attended Arizona State University from 2000-04, but returned years later to complete his B.I.S. in Political Science/Sociology in 2010.
• His best world ranking in his career to date is 26th.
• He has a dog named Maverick

Erik van Rooyen

Erik van Rooyen earned his first career PGA TOUR win at the 2021 Barracuda Championship. He finished with a +50 (+7/+17/+10/+16) under the Modified Stableford scoring format. Van Rooyen was born in Bellville, South Africa. He started competing at the age of 14 and played college golf at the University of Minnesota, where he met his wife, Rose. He began playing golf professionally in 2013. Van Rooyen is the sixth consecutive winner to earn his first PGA TOUR victory at the Barracuda Championship.

2021 Fun Facts

• Erik van Rooyen’s score of +50 marks the best winning total in Barracuda Championship history since 2012 when the Modified Stableford was introduced
• With his win, Van Rooyen became the third player from South Africa to win on TOUR in the 2021 season
• He became the first player since Collin Morikawa to win the Barracuda Championship in his debut
• Van Rooyen entered the final round four points back; the last 54-hole leader to go on to win was Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship/li>
• The 2018 Barracuda Championship winner Andrew Putnam collected his third career runner-up finish
• The three past Barracuda Championship winners finished T7 or better (Andrew Putnam, Scott Piercy and Gary Woodland)

Richy Werenski

First-time PGA TOUR champion Richy Werenski claimed the trophy at the 2020 Barracuda Championship. On his 100th PGA start he finished with a +39 (+6/+11/+9/+13.) Werenski turned professional after graduating from Georgia Tech in 2014 and in early 2015, Werenski won the Golf Channel’s reality show Big Break The Palm Beaches, FL.Werenski is the fifth consecutive winner of the Barracuda Championship to earn their first TOUR victory at the Modified Stableford format event.

2020 Fun Facts

• In a tournament played in front of no fans due to the pandemic, Troy Merritt finishes in second place for the second year in a row
• Champion Richy Werenski raced to his first win due in part to a fantastic back 9 including holing out for eagle on the short par 4 16th
• The tournament’s new home, Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood golf course, is welcomed with rave reviews by players and officials
• 10 time European Tour winner Alex Noren finishes T9
• Matthias Schwab finishes T3 playing on a sponsor’s exemption
• Branden Grace was in the top 5 after Friday when he unfortunately had to withdraw due to testing positive for COVID-19

First-time PGA TOUR champion Collin Morikawa took home the trophy at round four of the 21st annual Barracuda Championship with a +47 (+13/+7/+13/+14). Morikawa received a sponsor exemption to the tournament and just recently turned professional following a record-setting collegiate career. Morikawa is the fourth consecutive winner of the Barracuda Championship to earn first TOUR victory at this event. It was his third consecutive top-five finish on TOUR while recording his 13th consecutive round under par this season.

• Three of the five collegiate All-Americans received exemptions: Will Gordon, Justin Suh & Collin Morikawa
• Owner of the “Fisherman Swing” Ho-Sung Choi also makes his Barracuda debut on a sponsor exemption
• With a spectacular back 9 on Friday, fan favorite John Daly makes the cut
• Sponsor exemption recipient Charlie Danielson finishes T7 earning him a start at the Wyndham Championship
• Two time major winner and former #1 player in the world Martin Kaymer, makes his first start at the Barracuda
• Jason Bohn and Tim Herron record one of the most popular episodes of the  No Laying Up  podcast on Tuesday of tournament week but unfortunately that took too much out of them as they both missed the cut

Putnam won his first PGA TOUR level event at the 2018 Barracuda Championship; a highly anticipated accomplishment after recording 6 Top-Ten finishes on the PGA TOUR over the course of his career. He played college golf at Pepperdine University where he was a three-time All-American. Born on January 25, 1989, in Tacoma, Washington, Putnam and his older brother Michael were the first brothers to simultaneously play on the PGA TOUR since the Pappas brothers in 2004.

• Defending champion Chris Stroud makes a valiant defense of his title finishing T7
• Sam Saunders (remember that guy?) finishes T7 for his 3 rd  straight top 10! Think he likes the high elevation here?
• Future Open champion Shane Lowry makes his Barracuda debut and finishes T15
• Fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell finishes T44
• University of Oregon standout (Go Ducks!) scorches the Monday qualifying course with 8 birdies on his second nine to qualify. He makes the cut and with 11 points on Sunday finishes T37
• Scottie Scheffler, who as of 5/27/21 is #22 in the world, receives a sponsors exemption

After 290 starts on the PGA TOUR, Stroud got his first win at the 2017 Barracuda Championship, beating out Greg Owen and Richy Werenski in an exciting two-hole playoff. It was a long time coming, considering Stroud has collected 29 Top-Ten finishes on the PGA TOUR throughout his career. Leading up to his career, Stroud played college golf at Lamar University in Texas and was a two time All-American. He is heavily involved in various philanthropic efforts. After Hurricane Harvey devasted his hometown, Stroud organized a Pro-Am to raise money for the those affected by the hurricane. Altogether, Stroud’s Pro-Am raised over $1.2 million in relief funds for the hurricane victims.

• Stroud was victorious in a 3 man playoff with Greg Owen and Richy Werenski (remember that name…)
• Owen came agonizingly close to winning the 2006 Arnold Palmer Invitational but playd his last two holes in three over par to lose by one
• Sam Saunders, grandson of Arnold Palmer, has his second straight Barracuda top 10 with an 8 th place finish
• Now PGA TOUR regulars, Maverick McNealy and Wyndham Clark make their Barracuda debuts
• Two time major champion Angel Cabrera makes his Barracuda debut

Chalmers earned his first PGA TOUR level win at the 2016 Barracuda Championship after 18-years and 386 PGA TOUR starts – one of the longest waits in PGA TOUR history. Throughout his career, Chalmers has split time successfully playing on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour. The Sydney native is a four-time Australian Open champion on the Australasian Tour. In 2012, Chalmers founded MAXimum Changes, a non-profit that supports children who have been diagnosed with autism. The foundation is named after his son Max who was diagnosed with autism in 2005.

• After a remarkable 386 PGA TOUR starts, the left handed putting genius Greg Chalmers notches his first win
• 2013 Champion Gary Woodland narrowly misses out on his second Barracuda trophy with a second place finish
• The lovable Tim Herron (aka “Lumpy”) finishes in 4 th place
• Sponsor exemption Jon Rahm finishes T72. Wonder what ever happened to him?

A career in golf was promising for Henry early on – he remained unbeaten through all four years of high school. The Fairfield, Connecticut native went on to play college golf at Texas Christian University and was the NCAA Division-1 Men’s Golf Championships individual runner-up in 1998, earning him an All-American award and Co-College Player of the Year award. Two of Henry’s three PGA TOUR level wins have been recorded in Reno-Tahoe at the Barracuda Championship (2012 & 2015). Henry has posted 39 Top-Ten finishes throughout his career on the PGA TOUR. In 2006, Henry founded the Henry House Foundation, which funds projects and promotes health care for children.

• JJ Henry becomes the second two time winner of the Barracuda (Vaughn Taylor in 2004 & 2005)
• Former US Amateur champion and current podcast star ( Golf’s Subpar ) Colt Knost finishes T10 in a string of great Barracuda finishes (T51 in ’13, T10 in ’15 and T3 in ’16)
• Max Homa (another podcast star on Get a Grip with Max Homa & Shane Bacon ), winner of the 2021 Genesis Invitational finishes T45 in his Barracuda debut
• Greg Chalmers finishes T53. Wonder how he does in the 2016 Barracuda?
• Former champion Matt Bettencourt, who holds the astounding accomplishment of 128 hole in ones, finishes T63 in his final made cut
• 3 time major champion Padraig Harrington makes his debut at the Barracuda finishing tied for 19 th
• Relatively unknown (at the time) Patrick Reed receives a sponsor’s exemption. While he missed the cut at the Barracuda, 2012 was a break out year for Reed who Monday qualified an astounding six times! Sidenote, Reed also won the 2018 Masters
• Open champions Justin Leonard and John Daly tie for 5 th place
• Long hitting J.B. Holmes ties for 12 th in his lone Barracuda appearance

Joining the PGA TOUR in 2001, Ogilvy has claimed eight PGA TOUR wins, 57 Top-Ten finishes and was runner-up on nine occasions. He is a one-time Major winner, taking home the 2006 U.S. Open trophy over runner-up Phil Mickelson. In addition, Ogilvy is a three-time Presidents Cup selection (2007, 2009, & 2011) and a three-time World Golf Championships winner (2006, 2008, & 2009). He reached a career-high World Golf Rankings of 5th in 2006. In 2014, he won the Barracuda Championship, his first win in over four years. Ogilvy is known for being a personable and charitable professional as Golf Digest ranked him number seven on their list of “The Top 30 Nice Guys of the PGA TOUR”. He also founded the Ogilvy Family Foundation which benefits organizations and hospitals dedicated to children.

• Geoff Ogilvy becomes the tournament’s first international and major winner as champion
• Sponsor exemption Jason Allred (known to many as the nicest man on TOUR) finishes T6
• Two time US Open champion Retief Goosen makes his Barracuda debut and finishes T25
• Stanford standout and now PGA TOUR regular, Patrick Rodgers finishes T39 on a sponsor’s exemption
• Local PGA club professional Stuart Smith makes his second Barracuda start
• With some strong ties to the area and a following to show, Ricky Barnes finishes T8

Woodland attended Washburn University on a basketball scholarship before transferring to the University of Kansas to play golf his sophomore year. He is the winner of three PGA TOUR tournaments including the 2013 Barracuda Championship and the 2019 US Open. Over his career, he has recorded 33 Top-Ten finishes. Woodland uses a 1984 silver half-dollar as his ball marker, a gift from his mother that corresponds with his birth year. Woodland is remembered for taking his pants off to hit a shot after his tee shot landed near water trouble at the 2016 Honda Classic, a move that went viral on social media: Click Here to View.

• Champion Gary Woodland goes on to win the US Open in 2019
• Future World Golf Hall of Fame member Davis Love III finishes T32 in his first Barracuda
• JJ Henry misses the cut in his title defense. He’d make up for that in 2015…
• Flamboyant Swede Jesper Parnevik makes his final appearance in the Barracuda

A multisport athlete, Piercy won two high-school Nevada state championships in soccer before playing college golf at San Diego State. He has won four PGA TOUR tournaments including the 2011 Barracuda Championship. Throughout his career he has amassed 33 Top-Ten finishes, four third place finishes, and three runner-up finishes – one of which came at the 2016 U.S. Open. Piercy commonly draws a smiley face to mark his golf balls, reminding him to have fun while doing what he loves. Piercy was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 6, 1978.

• Local phenom Scott Smith, makes his first of three starts in the Barracuda missing the cut
• 49 year old major champion Steve Elkington finished in a tie for sixth in his final appearance at the Barracuda
• Future FedEx Cup Champion Billy Horschel finishes tied for 10 th in his first of two Barracuda starts
• Popular Australian Jarrod Lyle makes his final appearance. Sadly Jarrod passed away on August 8, 2018 after a nearly 20 year recurring battle with leukemia.

Bettencourt’s career in sports started out in baseball. He was a stand-out all-star baseball player in high school, who only played golf on the side, until a shoulder injury derailed his Major League Baseball dreams. A self-taught golfer who turned professional at the age of 27, he claimed the 2010 Barracuda Championship after an extremely tight final round left him just one stroke ahead of runner-up Bob Heintz. Bettencourt has recorded six Top-Ten finishes throughout his career. Bettencourt was born in Alameda, California, on April 12, 1975.

• Recipient of multiple heart transplants, Erik Compton, competes in his first Barracuda on a sponsor’s exemption
• John Chin also received an exemption. Fast forward to 2016 when John won the Reno Open and earned a return trip to the Barracuda

Rollins has three PGA TOUR wins under his belt, including his 2009 winning-campaign at the Barracuda Championship, as well as 43 Top-Ten finishes over the course of his time as a professional golfer. His career took off in college playing golf at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he earned an honorable mention All-American award. In his spare time, Rollins loves to play billiards and is an avid guitar collector. He claims his most prized guitar is one signed by the legend Dave Matthews himself. John Rollins was born in Richmond, Virginia, on June 25, 1975.

• 2000 US Amateur champion Jeff Quinney finished in a tie for second place; his highest PGA TOUR finish
• Coming off his dramatic playoff loss to Tiger Woods the year before, Rocco Mediate finished tied for ninth
• Future Open Champion Francesco Molinari finishes T34 in his lone Barracuda appearance

McLachlin won at the Barracuda Championship in 2008 and has recorded six Top-Ten finishes to go with two runner-up finishes during his career. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 10, 1979, into a family of athletes, it should come as no surprise that he eventually found himself in professional sports. His father played basketball and volleyball for Stanford, his mother was captain of the 1976 U.S.A. Olympic volleyball team, and his brother was an outside hitter and captain for the Stanford Men’s Volleyball team. McLachlin was also a phenomenal volleyball player. He played college golf at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he graduated with a degree in sociology in 2002.

• Winner Parker McLachlin is now a short game specialist working with multiple PGA TOUR and LPGA players; in addition to still playing tournament golf
• Parker cruised to his lone PGA TOUR victory on the heels of a course record 62 in his second round
• Fellow Hawaiian, teen sensation Michelle Wie, makes her second start ever in a PGA TOUR event (MC- 73, 80)
• Two more strong finishes from PGA champions Dufner and Elkington; T29 and T14, respectively
• 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize finishes T33 in his final Barracuda appearance

Flesch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 23, 1967. He played college golf at the University of Kentucky before turning professional in 1990. Flesch was originally a right-handed golfer before switching over to his more natural left-handed swing. While playing on the PGA TOUR, Flesch claimed four victories including the 2007 Barracuda Championship and amassed an astounding 63 Top-Ten finishes. He was also awarded the PGA TOUR’s Rookie of the Year award in 1998. Currently, Flesch plays on the PGA TOUR Champions Tour on which he won the 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Classic and has claimed an additional five Top-Ten finishes.

• 1995 PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington finishes T6
• One of golf’s legendary “enigma’s” Anthony Kim tied for 45 th
• While future PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner would like to forget his final round 82, he does finish tied for 57 th
• Future champion Chris Stroud makes his tournament debut (MC)

MacKenzie’s passion for golf was ignited while watching Payne Steward win the 1999 U.S. Open. Prior to that, he was a snowboarder, mountain climber, and kayaker. He obtained his PGA TOUR card in 2005 before winning the 2006 Barracuda Championship on his 47th PGA TOUR career start. During his time playing on the PGA TOUR, MacKenzie won two titles and claimed 19 Top-Ten finishes. MacKenzie was born in Greenville, North Carolina, on September 28, 1974. Currently, he resides in Jupiter, Florida with his two sons Maverik and Nash.

• Not a bad year for sponsor’s exemptions: Future PGA Championship winner Jason Day and 2011 Barracuda winner Scott Piercy each receiving exemptions
• 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell finished T21
• Long hitting lefty Bubba Watson misses the cut in his only appearance at the Barracuda

Taylor received his PGA TOUR card in 2004 and won back-to-back Barracuda Championships in 2004 and 2005. His next PGA TOUR victory came eleven years later in 2016 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. During his time on the PGA TOUR, he has amassed 34 Top-Ten finishes, three third-place finishes, and three runner-up finishes. Taylor’s career in golf began when he played college golf at Augusta State University where he was an honorable mention All-American in his senior campaign.

• Local fan favorite Todd Fischer, had his championship hopes dashed after losing his tee shot left on he dangerous 17 th . He would finish in solo 3 rd .
• Former world #1 and Open Championship winner David Duval makes his first of eight appearances
• Future US Open winner and golf superstar Justin Rose makes his lone appearance finishing T15
• Million Dollar Baby won the Oscar for Best Picture of the year
• Two time Masters champion, Jose Maria Olazabal, finishes T45 in his first of two Barracuda appearances
• Future PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner, makes his first of three appearances in the Barracuda Championship
• 2011 FedEx Cup winner, Bill Haas, finishes T45 playing on a sponsor’s exemption
• In February, in a dorm room on the campus of Harvard, Facebook was started by Mark Zuckerburg (and others)

Triplett can often identified during play by his trademark bucket hat. One of Reno’s own, Triplett played golf on scholarship at the University of Nevada, Reno. During his time on the PGA TOUR, he won three events, including the 2003 Barracuda Championship, was a runner-up on five different occasions, and claimed 67 Top-Ten finishes. Triplett was also a valuable member of the winning 2000 U.S. Presidents Cup team, amassing three points and halved in singles. He currently plays on the PGA TOUR Champions League where he has added six more wins to his lengthy resume and recorded an additional 54 Top-Ten finishes. A huge advocate for adoption, Triplett works to promote both the Fore Adoption Foundation and the Dave Thomas Foundation.

• University of Nevada Reno graduate Kirk Triplett thrills the crowd with a final round 63
• Fresno State star Nick Watney, playing on a sponsor’s exemption, finishes T10
• Notah Begay III makes his first return to the Barracuda after his win the inaugural year in 1999
• PGA TOUR superstar and winner of the 2012 Players Championship, Matt Kuchar, makes his debut in the Barracuda
• Andy Miller, son of legendary Johnny Miller, finished T37
• Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California in a recall vote on October 7, 2003

Riley is a San Diego native who played college golf at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was the first athlete in NCAA history to be an All-American selection all four years. Additionally, Riley led the UNLV Rebels to a runner-up team finish at the 1996 NCAA Division-1 Men’s Golf Championships. His wife, Michelle, was also an All-American collegiate golfer at LSU who spent time playing on the LPGA. Riley won the Barracuda Championship in 2002, his only PGA TOUR victory. However, over the course of his career he enjoyed an impressive 33 Top-Ten finishes and was a member of the 2004 Ryder Cup team. Currently, Riley is the head coach for the University of San Diego Men’s Golf Team.

• Future 2 time Barracuda winner JJ Henry finishes T3
• Soon to be Golf Channel personality Brandel Chamblee finished T12
• Incline Village native and Masters champion Craig Stadler fired a 3 rd round 65 to end up T12
• Field notables included Charles Howell III, Lee Janzen, Mark O’Meara, Jay Haas, Corey Pavin and Scott Simpson
• The Toyota Camry was the number one selling car in America in 2002

Cook played college golf on scholarship at Ohio State University where he helped lead the Buckeyes to an NCAA Division-1 National Championship in 1979. During his PGA TOUR career, Cook spent 45 weeks ranked in the World Golf Ranking’s Top-Ten and claimed eleven PGA TOUR titles. His winning-run at the 2001 Barracuda Championship was the final of those eleven. On the PGA TOUR Champions Tour, Cook amassed an additional ten wins. Between both tours, Cook collected 20 runner-up finishes and an amazing 173 Top-Ten finishes. Cook is also a highly regarded commentator, analyst and instructor for the Golf Channel, a position he holds to this day.

• Future #1 in the world, Luke Donald, was given a sponsor’s exemption
• Fan favorite, Fred Couples, made his one and only appearance in 2001
• 1997 Open Championship winner and 1999 Ryder Cup hero Justin Leonard finishes T5
• Future US Open and Barracuda champion Geoff Ogilvy, misses the cut in his tournament debut
• Friends was the number one TV show of 2001

Verplank is a Dallas, Texas native who found his momentum in golf at the University of Oklahoma where his team won the 1983 NCAA Division-1 Men’s Golf National Championships (individually tying for third) before claiming the NCAA Division-1 Men’s Golf individual title in 1986. He recorded five PGA TOUR wins throughout his career including his 2000 Barracuda Championship title – a tight playoff victory over Jean Van de Velde. He is a two-time member of both the Ryder Cup and the President’s Cup. Verplank has battled Type-1 Diabetes his entire career; he and his wife founded the Scott & Kim Verplank Foundation, a nonprofit that provides Type-1 diabetics the financial ability to go to college.

• Bob May, who just a week earlier lost a thrilling playoff to Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship, finished in 3 rd place
• Jean van de Velde finished second. Jean a year earlier famously suffered a disastrous triple bogey on the 72 nd hole of the Open Championship at Carnoustie. He would go on to finish second in the playoff to champion Paul Lawrie.
• Notable sponsor exemptions in 2000 include past Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller, future Masters champion Adam Scott and college phenom Charles Howell III
• Young Sergio Garcia, fresh off his electrifying second place finish to Tiger Woods at the 1999 PGA Championship, makes his debut in the Sierra Nevada finishing T17
• Pete Jordan finished T69. Who’s Pete Jordan? None other than the man on the bag for BOTH of JJ Henry’s wins at the 2012 and 2015 Barracuda Championship
• Brian Henninger fired a course record 63 in his second round
• NSYNC’s No Strings Attached was the number one selling album in 2000

Begay played college golf at Stanford University – alongside Tiger Woods – where he was a three-time All American and a member of Stanford’s 1994 NCAA Division-1 National Championship team. Begay III had four wins during his time playing on the PGA TOUR including his victory at the inaugural Barracuda Championship in 1999. Additionally, he was a member of the winning 2000 President’s Cup team. His putting technique is well known as he commonly used a dual faced putter allowing him to put both right and left-handed. Begay III is the only full-blooded Native American to have played on the PGA TOUR and his nonprofit, the Notah Begay III Foundation, promotes health and wellness in the Native American youth population through sports.

• Inaugural year of the Barracuda Championship
• Local HS phenom Travis Whisman, at the age of 17, played in his first PGA TOUR event
• 2016 Barracuda winner Greg Chalmers, finished T37
• Peter Jacobsen, who’s company management company executed the tournament, missed the cut
• Alan Bratton misses the cut in his lone appearance. Who’s Alan Bratton? Only one of the most successful college coaches in the country. Coach Bratton has been the head coach of the Oklahoma State golf team since 2013 seeing PGA TOUR stars such as Mathew Wolff and Viktor Hovland come through his program.
• Number one movie at the box office in 1999 was Star Wars Episode I – Phantom Menace

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How to watch 2024 PGA Travelers Championship: ESPN+ schedule

While the Travelers Championship -- the last signature event of the year -- won't feature Rory McIlroy , it will include Scottie Scheffler . The No. 1 golfer in the world seeks his sixth PGA Tour win of the season. The Travelers will be held at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, and will feature a $20 million total purse, including $3.6 million to the winner. Keegan Bradley looks to become the first player to win the Travelers in back-to-back years since Phil Mickelson in 2001-02.

Here are key facts to know about the 2024 event.

When is the Travelers Championship?

It runs Thursday to Sunday.

How can fans watch?

Fans can catch the tournament on ESPN+ via the ESPN streaming hub .

What is the schedule?

*All times Eastern

Thursday : Coverage starts at 7:30 a.m.

Friday : Coverage starts at 7:30 a.m.

Saturday : Coverage starts at 7:30 a.m.

Sunday : Coverage starts at 7:30 a.m.

There will be traditional PGA Tour live coverage each day with main feed, marquee group, featured groups and featured holes.

Which top players will be playing in the event?

▪︎ Xander Schauffele

▪︎ Viktor Hovland

▪︎ Ludvig Åberg

▪︎ Collin Morikawa

▪︎ Patrick Cantlay

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Rickie Fowler comes inches from par-4 ace at Travelers Championship

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Rickie Fowler won’t win the Travelers Championship, but he nearly matched a piece of rare history at the season’s final Signature Event.

Fowler’s tee shot settled inside a foot at the 293-yard, par-4 15th at TPC River Highlands (10 inches, exactly), as he nearly became the second player in TOUR history to make a hole-in-one on a par 4.

TPC River Highlands’ par-4 15th is one of the TOUR’s most memorable drivable par 4s, with water left of the green that can penalize a slightly pulled tee shot. But at under 300 yards, the hole is gettable for the entire field, with a leaderboard-flipping eagle always a possibility. Fowler played a baby draw with a fairway metal that landed on the green’s front portion and rolled toward the back-left hole location with perfect pace, just missing on the cup’s left side. Fowler, sporting his trademark Sunday orange, smiled and shrugged as if to say it was a mere misread.

The tap-in eagle moved Fowler to 6-under on his round, 14-under for the tournament. He opened in rounds of 64-69-69 at TPC River Highlands, a respectable showing but 10 strokes back of 54-hole leader Tom Kim.

Rickie Fowler’s Round 1 highlights from Travelers

Andrew Magee recorded the TOUR’s lone par-4 ace at the 2001 WM Phoenix Open, making a 1 on the 332-yard, par-4 17th hole during the first round at TPC Scottsdale. There isn’t video footage of the ball rolling into the hole, although an angle exists of the ball deflecting off Tom Byrum’s putter on the green (playing in the group ahead) before finding the cup.

Fowler’s shot was amply documented – but it came just a hair away from matching Magee’s historic albatross.

Kevin Prise is an associate editor for the PGA TOUR. He is on a lifelong quest to break 80 on a course that exceeds 6,000 yards and to see the Buffalo Bills win a Super Bowl. Follow Kevin Prise on Twitter .

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2001 Players Championship Explained

The 2001 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour , held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach , southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 28th Players Championship .

Tournament summary

Woods had won the previous three majors in 2000 ; he won the Masters Tournament two weeks later to hold all four major titles at once, the Tiger Slam , as well as this Players, the unofficial "fifth major." He won his second Players a dozen years later in 2013 .

Through 2020 , Woods is the only winner of the Players and Masters in the same calendar year ( 2001 ), and he was the third Players champion to win a major in the same calendar year, joining Jack Nicklaus (1978) and Hal Sutton (1983) ; it expanded to four with Martin Kaymer in 2014 .

Defending champion Sutton finished seven strokes back, in a tie for fifth place.

See main article: TPC at Sawgrass . This was the 20th Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at .

1. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, since the 2000 Players Championship

• Robert Allenby
• Billy Andrade
• Notah Begay III
• Mark Calcavecchia
• Stewart Cink
• Michael Clark II
• Chris DiMarco
• David Duval
• Carlos Franco
• John Huston
• Justin Leonard
• Davis Love III
• Steve Lowery
• Rocco Mediate
• Phil Mickelson
• Jesper Parnevik
• Dennis Paulson
• Loren Roberts
• Rory Sabbatini
• Tom Scherrer
• Vijay Singh
• Steve Stricker
• Scott Verplank
• Duffy Waldorf
• Garrett Willis
• Tiger Woods

2. Those players among the top 125 finishers on the 2000 Official Money List [3]

• Stephen Ames
• Stuart Appleby
• Tommy Armour III
• Woody Austin
• Paul Azinger
• Doug Barron
• Mark Brooks
• Olin Browne
• Greg Chalmers
• Brandel Chamblee
• Russ Cochran
• Fred Couples
• Robert Damron
• Jay Don Blake
• Doug Dunakey
• Scott Dunlap
• Joel Edwards
• Steve Flesch
• Harrison Frazar
• Robin Freeman
• Edward Fryatt
• Sergio García
• Brent Geiberger
• Bill Glasson
• Mathew Goggin
• Paul Goydos
• Jimmy Green
• Dudley Hart
• J. P. Hayes
• Brian Henninger
• Glen Hnatiuk
• Bradley Hughes
• Brandt Jobe
• Steve Jones
• Pete Jordan
• Jonathan Kaye
• Jerry Kelly
• Skip Kendall
• Neal Lancaster
• Franklin Langham
• J. L. Lewis
• Frank Lickliter
• Andrew Magee
• Jeff Maggert
• Len Mattiace
• Billy Mayfair
• Blaine McCallister
• Scott McCarron
• Shaun Micheel
• Gary Nicklaus
• Greg Norman
• Joe Ogilvie
• Mark O'Meara
• Craig Parry
• Carl Paulson
• David Peoples
• Kenny Perry
• Chris Riley
• Jeff Sluman
• Jerry Smith
• Craig Stadler
• Paul Stankowski
• David Sutherland
• Kevin Sutherland
• Esteban Toledo
• Kirk Triplett
• Jean van de Velde
• Grant Waite
• Jay Williamson

3. Winners of the Players Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship in the last ten years (1990–1999)

• Ben Crenshaw
• Bernhard Langer
• Paul Lawrie
• Corey Pavin
• Ian Woosnam

4. Winners of the NEC World Series of Golf from 1990–1998

• Fulton Allem
• Tom Purtzer

5. Winners of the Tour Championship in the last three years, beginning with the 1998 winner

6. Winners of official money World Golf Championship events in the last three years (1998–2000)

• Darren Clarke

7. Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, among the top 50 leaders from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Bay Hill Invitational

• Thomas Bjørn
• Ángel Cabrera
• Michael Campbell
• Retief Goosen
• Pádraig Harrington
• Miguel Ángel Jiménez
• Colin Montgomerie
• José María Olazábal
• Eduardo Romero
• Lee Westwood

8. Any player(s), not otherwise eligible, who are among the top 10 money-winners from the 2001 Official Money List below 10th position through the Bay Hill Invitational

9. To complete a field of 144 players, those players, not otherwise eligible, from the 2001 Official Money List below 10th position through the Bay Hill Invitational, in order of their positions on the money list

10. The Players Championship Committee may invite a player(s), not otherwise eligible, who is a current inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame. (Such player(s) would be added to the list.)

Source: [4]

Round summaries

First round.

Thursday, March 22, 2001

Second round

Friday, March 23, 2001

Third round

Saturday, March 24, 2001

Final round

Sunday, March 25, 2001 Monday, March 26, 2001

External links

• The Players Championship website
• Full Leaderboard

Notes and References

• News: Tiger on the prowl . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . Associated Press . Ferguson . Doug . March 27, 2001. C2.
• News: Tiger storms to head of the pack . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Associated Press . Ferguson . Doug . March 26, 2001 . 2C .
• Web site: Official Money – 2000 . PGA Tour . 2023-04-06.
• Web site: 2001 PGA Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 339.
• News: Golf: Thursday's results . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . March 23, 2001 . B9 .
• News: Players Championship - Second round . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Florida . March 24, 2001 . 3C .
• News: Golf: PGA Tour . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . March 25, 2001 . 6G .
• Web site: Past Results 1974 – present . PGA Tour . March 1, 2020 . September 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175049/https://www.theplayers.com/past-results.html . dead .
• News: The Players Championship . ESPN . October 3, 2018.

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Cameron Young shoots the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history at the Travelers Championship

The first one came in 1977.

It was another 14 years before someone did it again.

It was then eight years after that before it happened a third time.

Breaking 60 has always held mythical status in golf.

Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999) were the first three to pull it off.

Since 2010, there have been eight more PGA Tour golfers who shot a 59, including Jim Furyk, who also shot a record-setting 58 from in 2016. He remains the only golfer to shoot a 58 on Tour and he’s the only golfer to break 60 twice.

Scottie Scheffler also broke 60 on the PGA Tour, shooting a 59 in the second round of the 2020 Northern Trust. It was the 12th time that a Tour golfer broke 60.

At the 2024 Travelers Championship, Cameron Young got off to a red-hot start in the third round on Saturday and knocked in a tester for par on the final hole of the day to become the 13th player to turn the trick. He began with two birdies before recording an eagle on the par-4 third hole. He added five more birdies and an eagle on the par-4 15th hole.

His previous low on the PGA Tour was a 62, recorded in 2022 in the second round of the Genesis Invitational.

59 FOR CAMERON YOUNG! He cards the 13th sub-60 round in PGA TOUR history @TravelersChamp 👏 pic.twitter.com/dDoz5CxEHA — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 22, 2024

On the LPGA, there has only been one 59. It came in 2001 and was accomplished by Annika Sorenstam.

Bryson DeChambeau joined the 58 Club after his 12-under round in a LIV Golf event. Joaquin Niemann’s 59 in the 2024 LIV opener made him the second on that circuit to do it.

Here’s a closer look at the sub-60 rounds on the PGA Tour:

Jim Furyk – 2016 – 58

Jim Furyk tore up the course at TPC River Highlands on Aug. 7, 2016, with a 12-under 58 in the Travelers Championship, the first and still only 58 on the PGA Tour. His round included 10 birdies, an eagle and seven pars. While six players had previously shot 59 in a PGA Tour round, Furyk became the first to earn the “Mr. 58” distinction. He’s also the first player to shoot two sub-60 rounds in official golf tournaments, as he also shot a 59 in the second round of the 2013 BMW Championship. Furyk finished the tournament tied for fifth.

Al Geiberger – 1977 – 59

Al Geiberger was the first player to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event when he did so during the second round in 1977 at Colonial Country Club. Known at “Mr. 59,” he had 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 course. He remains the only PGA Tour history to win a non-major without a single round in the 60s. His other rounds at that Memphis Classic were 72, 72 and 70. Geiberger went on to win the tournament by three shots over Jerry McGee and Gary Player.

Chip Beck – 1991 – 59

During the third round of the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational at the Sunrise Golf Course, Chip Beck caught fire and shot a 13 under (all birdies) on the par-72 layout. He made the turn, after starting on the back nine, with a 7-under 29. He proceeded to shoot 6 under on the front and become the second golfer in Tour history to break 60. “The way I did it today, I could have shot 59 anywhere,” Beck told the  Los Angeles Times  after his round. “It’s nice to be aligned with Geiberger. He’s always been a hero of mine.” He finished tied for third.

David Duval – 1999 – 59

It took 14 years between the first and second 59s in PGA Tour history. It was another eight years before the third 59 was posted. It came when David Duval played the final round of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. He trailed by 7 shots after three rounds but carded 10 birdies heading through 17 holes. He then eagled the par-5 18th with a 6-foot putt to get his 59 and clinch the victory. Duval’s 59 was the first to come in the final round.

Paul Goydos – 2010 – 59

An opening-round 59 happened at the John Deere Classic in 2010 as Paul Goydos just needed 22 putts to get to 12 under. His 8-under 28 on the back nine matched the lowest nine-hole score in relation to par on the PGA Tour. He then continued with a 4-under on the front nine. It was the first of two 59s on Tour in 2010.  Goydos finished second in the tournament, two shots back of Steve Stricker.

Stuart Appleby – 2010 – 59

A final round 11-under 59 at the 2010 Greenbrier Classic allowed Stuart Appleby to grab his fifth PGA Tour title in style. He had nine birdies on his front nine, then an eagle and three more birdies on the back nine becoming the fifth player on the PGA Tour to break 60 and the second player to do so in 2010.

Jim Furyk – 2013 – 59

Three years before Furyk shot his 58, he posted a 59 in the second round of the BMW Championship. The 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup captain made 11 birdies and holed out for eagle on the par-4 15th hole at Conway Farms Golf Club. He made a 3-footer at the par-4 ninth hole, his final hole. For the tournament, Fuyrk finished third, three shots back of winner Zach Johnson.

Justin Thomas – 2017 – 59

Justin Thomas  posted the seventh 59  and eighth sub-60 score in PGA Tour history at the 2017 Sony Open. Thomas opened with an eagle to get to 9 under through 13 on the par-70 Waialae Country Club. He faced a 10-footer for par on No. 8 (his 17th), and he needed to make it drop to keep the 59 hopes alive. He drained it. Needing an eagle at the last to shoot 59, he hit his second shot on the par 5 to 15 feet. The rest is history. Thomas went on to win the tournament by seven shots over Justin Rose.

Adam Hadwin – 2017 – 59

Adam Hadwin fired a 13-under 59 at the 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge, becoming the eighth player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59. His round came during Round 3 at La Quinta Country Club, one of three courses being played for the tournament. Hadwin finished the event in second, one shot behind winner Hudson Swafford.

Brandt Snedeker – 2018 – 59

Snedeker shot 11-under 59 Thursday in the first round of the Wyndham Championship thanks to a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 9, his final hole of the day at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. Snedeker teed off on No. 10 and shot an inconspicuous 3-under 32 over his first nine holes, which included an opening bogey. He tore it up down the stretch with an 8-under 27 over his last nine holes, with six birdies and a 176-yard eagle hole-out at the par-4 sixth. He’s the first player ever to break 60 after starting with a bogey. Snedeker won the tournament by three shots.

Kevin Chappell – 2019 – 59

Kevin Chappell shot a 59 during the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier in 2019. He used a record-tying stretch of nine-consecutive birdies to reach 11-under for the day, becoming the 11th player to break 60 in the history of the PGA Tour. He finished the event T-47.

Scottie Scheffler – 2020 – 59

Add another 59 to the PGA Tour record books. Scottie Scheffler logged the iconic number at TPC Boston in the second round of the 2020 Northern Trust. Scheffler’s round of 12-under 59 came after an opening 1-under 70. He clinched the 59 with a four-footer for birdie on the par-5 closing hole. It’s the 12th time a PGA Tour golfer broke 60.

Cameron Young - 2024 – 59

Cameron Young made it interesting on the last hole, but he sunk a nine-foot putt for par on the 18th hole and finished with a 59 in the third round of the Travelers Championship.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cameron Young shoots the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history

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The PGA Tour hits the links in Connecticut this weekend for the 2024 Travelers Championship . Rory McIlroy may be sitting this one out, but golf's elite including Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele will be there. Keep reading to find out how to watch every round of the 2024 Travelers Championship , and how you can watch without cable.

CBS Essentials, CBS and Paramount+ are all subsidiaries of Paramount. CBS is one of the broadcast homes of the 2024 PGA Championship.

2024 Travelers Championship: When and how to watch each round

The 2024 Travelers Championship will be broadcast on CBS and Golf Channel.  Paramount+ with Showtime will stream CBS' coverage live. Golf Channel's coverage will stream on Peacock , Sling TV and the platforms featured below. ESPN+ will offer exclusive early morning and featured group coverage of the event.

Below, find the times and networks covering each day's events. All times Eastern.

Thursday, June 20:  1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock) Friday, June 21:  1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock) Saturday, June 22:  1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS) Sunday, June 23:  1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel/Peacock); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)

How to watch the 2024 Travelers Championship without cable

You can still tune in if you're watching the PGA Championship without cable. It's easy (and via some providers, free). 

Watch the 2024 Travelers Championship on Peacock

In addition to PGA Tour events like the 2024 Travelers Championship, Peacock offers its subscribers live-streaming access to NFL games that air on NBC, and sports airing on USA Network. The streaming service has plenty more live sports to offer, including  Big Ten basketball , Premier League soccer and WWE wrestling (including formerly PPV-only events such as WrestleMania ). There are 80,000 hours worth of recorded content to watch as well, including hit movies and TV series such as "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation."

A Peacock subscription costs $6 per month. An annual plan is available for $60 per year. You can cancel anytime.

Top features of Peacock:

• If you only want to watch the 2024 Travelers Championship, a seven-day free trial of Fubo TV will be a less expensive option.
• Peacock features plenty of current and classic NBC and Bravo TV shows, plus original programming such as the award-winning reality show "The Traitors."

Stream the 2024 Travelers Championship on Sling TV

If you don't have cable TV that includes Golf Channel, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream PGA golf is through a  subscription to Sling TV.  The streamer also offers access to the PGA golf airing on Golf Channel, plus top-tier sports channels like NFL Network, local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available) and ESPN with its Orange + Blue Tier plan + Sports Extra (to access Golf Channel). Also worth noting:  Sling TV   comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording all the season's top NFL matchups.

That Orange + Blue tier normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer is currently offering a $10 off promotion for your first month, so you'll pay just $50. You'll pay $15 per month for Sling's Sports Extra. You can learn more by tapping the button below.

Note: Because Sling TV doesn't carry CBS, you won't be able to watch CBS-aired programming like the Travelers Championship or next year's NFL games on CBS. To watch these games, plus PGA golf, UEFA Champions League and more live sports, we recommend you also  subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime . Paramount+ with Showtime costs $12 per month after a one-week free trial.

Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:

• There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local ESPN, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
• You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
• All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
• You can add Golf Channel, NBA TV, NHL Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, Tennis Channel and more sports-oriented channels (25 in total) via Sling TV's $15 per month Sports Extras add-on.

2024 Travelers Championship afternoon coverage: Paramount+ with Showtime

CBS will host afternoon, weekend coverage of the 2024 Travelers Championship, which means  Paramount+ with Showtime  subscribers can stream CBS-aired PGA golf live.

The streamer offers access to all PGA golf locally and nationally televised on CBS on its Paramount + with Showtime tier. In addition, you can watch top-tier soccer like the Champions League live and SEC college football games, plus popular shows such as "Survivor" and "NCIS" and NFL games airing on CBS next season

A subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime is $12 per month. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial. (You won't be able to stream PGA golf live with a Paramount+ Essential subscription.)

Start watching Paramount + with Showtime free on Amazon Prime Video

Live Paramount+ content, including live sports, is available to stream on  Amazon Prime  via a Paramount+ with Showtime on Prime Video add-on subscription. Prime Video also carries some of the best sports docs, including "Kelce," which documents Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce's last season in the league.

Amazon is offering a seven-day free trial of  Paramount+ with Showtime . Tap the button below to start your trial and start streaming now for free. After the free trial period ends, a subscription to Paramount+ Essential is $6 per month, while the Paramount+ with Showtime tier is $12 per month. (You'll need a subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime to watch the Travelers Tournament live).

Watch the 2024 Travelers Championship for free with Fubo

You can also catch PGA golf on  Fubo . Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to network-aired sports like the 2024 Travelers Championship and almost every NFL game next season. Packages include the live feed of sports and programming airing on CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, the NFL Network and more, so you'll be able to watch more than just this weekend's tournament -- all without a cable subscription.

To watch the 2024 Travelers Championship without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo . You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to PGA Tour golf, you'll have access to NFL football, Fubo offers NCAA college sports , MLB, NBA , NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo's Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial. 

Top features of Fubo Pro Tier:

• There are no contracts with Fubo -- you can cancel at any time.
• The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, including NFL Network and Golf Channel.
• Fubo includes all the channels you'll need to watch college and pro sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
• All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
• Stream on your TV, phone, and other devices.

Watch the 2024 Travelers Championship on Hulu + Live TV

You can watch the 2024 Travelers Championship and many other top-tier sports, including NFL Network, with  Hulu + Live TV . The bundle features access to 90 channels, including both Golf Channel and CBS. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every PGA event on every network with Hulu + Live TV, plus catch live NFL games next season, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month.

Stream the 2024 Travelers Championship on ESPN+

Stream exclusive morning and featured group coverage all four days of the 2024 Travelers Championship on ESPN+ , which offers exclusive live sports, original shows, and a vast library of on-demand content, including the entire 30 For 30 series and more. 

You can stream ESPN+ through the ESPN app on your favorite  mobile device  and ESPN.com. It's also available as an app through major smart TV streaming platforms and  gaming consoles such as the PS5 . It is important to note that ESPN+ does not include access to the ESPN network. It is a separate sports-centric service, with separate sports programming. 

An ESPN+ subscription costs $11 per month, or save 15% when you pay annually ($110).  ESPN+ is also currently offering a cost-saving bundle. Get ESPN+ (with ads), Disney+ (with ads) and Hulu (with ads) for $15 per month

Here's a sampling of what's on ESPN+ :

• Exclusive fantasy sports tools and content from some of the sports world's most respected voices in sports.  
• Select WNBA games, including some of Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever games .
• Every Fight Night UFC event UFC PPV event (PPV events are subject to an additional charge).
• Soccer including EFL Championship, US Open Cup and Bundesliga.
• College sports  including the Ivy League, Big Sky Conference and Atlantic A10 Conference.
• MLB and the World Series.
• Top-tier tennis including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
• The PGA Tour and the  Masters .

Watch the 2024 Travelers Championship live on CBS with a digital HDTV antenna

You can also watch PGA Golf on CBS with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here's the kicker: There's no monthly charge.

For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a  digital TV antenna  may not pick up a good signal -- or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch sports without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.

This ultra-thin, multi-directional Mohu Leaf Supreme Pro digital antenna with a 65-mile range can receive hundreds of HD TV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox and Univision and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV, top-tier sound and features a 12-foot digital coax cable

2024 Travelers Championship Facts: Location, purse and defending champion

Tournament:  2024 Travelers Championship Location:  TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT Dates:  Thursday-Sunday, June 20-23, 2024 Purse:  $20 million (winner earns $3.6 million) Defending champion:   Keegan Bradley

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Sarah Schmelzel and Amy Yang Share Second Round Lead at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

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SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Any player expecting a warm greeting out of Sahalee Country Club this week was jolted by a bucket of icy water atop their heads on the way through the door. One by one, Sahalee – with its narrow fairways and its greens growing firmer by the day – spit out the best players in the world, doing so with the affection one gets from a porcupine’s hug.

For all its mind-numbing beauty, (ITAL)Sa-hallway,(END ITAL) as some players are calling it, can rear back and punch like Mike Tyson. Very few passed unscathed through the winding maze of nature in the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Friday. We could be in for a weekend of attrition.

Your KPMG co-leaders after 36 holes are Sarah Schmelzel, slightly built golfer out of Arizona who has yet to win on the LPGA, and Amy Yang, a more accomplished LPGA veteran from Korea who hasn’t had a top-20 finish this season. Both played terrific golf – Yang was bogey-free – and if either goes on to win, she will have earned every inch of it.

Schmelzel somehow found six birdies in the morning on Friday, including birdies at her last two holes (17 and 18), shot a day’s best 5-under 67, and was first to post 6-under 138.

Yang, in her 17th LPGA season, was last year’s winner of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.

Yang, in the days' second-to-last group, shot a rock-steady 68. One shot back with one hole to play, Yang laid up well short of the green, then stuffed a wedge to tap-in range at the par-5 18th to grab a share of the lead.

Three players sit two shots back, including former World No. 1 Jin Young Ko of Korea (68); Lexi Thompson, who is 29 and plans to make the 2024 season her last as a full-time player; and Japan’s Hinako Shibuno. Thompson shot 72. Shibuno, a former Women's British Open champion dubbed "the smiling Cinderella," shot a second consecutive 70.

Thompson, seeking her second major title and first in a decade, played her opening nine in 33 shots to reach 7 under, but ran into a double and two bogeys coming in. She came ready for a good tussle, and was encouraged with her position heading to the weekend. She has not won on the LPGA in five years. 

“Honestly, even (par) is a great score out here,” said Thompson, who fell just short in a playoff a week ago at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. “Had a great front nine and had a few hiccups on the back nine, but it happens out there. Also made a lot of good putts, so really going to build on that.”

Perhaps most alarming in Friday’s action was the unexpectedly poor performance of World No. 1 Nelly Korda, already a six-time champion in 2024. Korda, 25, started the day tied for second at 3 under, trailing Thompson by a shot. Friday afternoon, she was headed down the final few holes sitting directly on the cutline, trying to avoid missing the cut in a third consecutive start.

By the time her second shot bounded millimeters out of bounds at the par-4 15th, where she made double, Korda was in deep trouble, and she couldn’t recover.  Korda opened the round with four consecutive bogeys to quickly leave red numbers – she missed 3-footers on Nos. 2 and 4 – and shot 42 on the front nine. Headed for her first birdie-less round since the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open, Korda got up and down from a greenside bunker at the par-5 18th for her lone birdie, and a round of 81. It left her at 6-over 150, one shot beyond the cut. It marked the first time in her career that Korda has missed three consecutive cuts.

"It's just golf recently for me," said a tearful Korda. "No words for how I'm playing right now. I'm just going to go home and try to reset."

Schmelzel, 30, who earned LPGA Tour membership at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series in 2018 but has yet to taste victory in this, her sixth LPGA season, knew she was capable of playing some strong golf – she just needed to see it. It had been a while.

After a hot start to 2024, Schmelzel missed the cut in five of her last seven starts. Instructor Chris Mayson, who began working with Schmelzel last offseason, had some simple but impactful words for her as Schmelzel got ready to head to Seattle this week.

“I was kind of in that ‘perfection’ frame of mind,” Schmelzel said, “like, ‘What do I need to do play well?’ He said, ‘You’re going to play well. Relax and it’s going to happen. And believe it.’”

Ah, yes. The belief. It’s a key ingredient in the mix. Schmelzel appeared poised for a magical LPGA season in the early days of the year, finishing T8 in three different starts to go along with a career-best runner-up finish at the Blue Bay LPGA in China.

Schmelzel said she has relied on the team that surrounds her to remind her that her golf is all about the process; it is not, nor will it ever be, about trying to be perfect.

“They have been just awesome helping me continue to work on the right things and encouraging me,” Schmelzel said. “I think they’ve just said it enough that I started to believe it.”

Schmelzel competed in gymnastics as a youth, a state champion in the high bars in Arizona, but her athletic direction would veer down a completely different path when her dad showed up to dismiss her from school early to watch something special that was happening on the family’s home course, Moon Valley.

It was 2001, and Annika Sorenstam was in the middle of shooting 59 that day, a scoring record that never has been matched in women’s golf. 

“I don’t remember much of it, other than the atmosphere,” Schmelzel said on Friday. “But from that point forward, I went out to Moon Valley every year.”

She took up golf at 5, and this week, she continues to chase a dream. Schmelzel is 36 holes away from being not only a winner on the LPGA, but a major champion. Standing in the way: Amy Yang’s experience and a venue called Sahalee.

Schmelzel will have her hands full. The good news? She is hardly alone.

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5 things to know from the kpmg women's pga, where the trees are magnificent and lexi thompson is contending, share this article.

SAMMIMISH, Wash. – There’s something mystical about Sahalee Country Club. The towering trees so tall and resplendent that it’s easy to get lost in the beauty of the place. That is, of course, until it’s time to thread the needle of these so-called Sa-hallways.

Sandra Palmer, a recent inductee at the World Golf Hall of Fame, taught for a number of years here and joked about the need to walk single file around the tree-lined gem. This marks the second time that Sahalee has played host to the KPMG Women’s PGA, and once again, the biggest names in the game are towering among the majestic cedars, hemlock and Douglas firs.

 Here’s a look at five things to note from Round 2 of the 70th KPMG Women’s PGA:

'Believe it'

Sarah Schmelzel putts on hole eighteen during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports

American Sarah Schmelzel vaulted to the top of the board after a 5-under 67, the low round of the week so far. Her aggressive play off the tee paid off handsomely as she recorded six birdies on the day to take the clubhouse lead at 6-under 138. Major champions Jin Young Ko, Lexi Thompson and Hinako Shibuno trail by two.

Schmelzel, 30, grew up playing one of the few tree-lined courses in Phoenix, Moon Valley Country Club. She was there in March 2001 when Annika Sorenstam carded the only 59 in LPGA history. Schmelzel’s parents have been members there since the late ’90s, and one of the guys in the bag room called her father and told him to bring the kids out. Something special was brewing.

“I don’t remember much of it other than the atmosphere,” said Schmelzel, who was pulled out of school. “But from at that point forward, I went out to Moon Valley every year that the Safeway was there and went and watched Annika and followed her around. She’s been so inspiring to my career, really just the way she worked really hard, the way she still works really hard, and the way she carries herself.”

Schmelzel, who is looking for her first LPGA title, had a stretch of four top-8 finishes early in the 2024 season that included a career-best second place at the Blue Bay LPGA in China. 

Since then, it’s been a bit of a drought, with five missed cuts. Schmelzel said swing coach Chris Mayson has been instrumental not only on the technical side of her game, but the mental as well. 

“I was kind of in that perfection frame of mind, like what do I need to do to play well?” said Schemzel of her mindset coming into this week. “He said, you’re going to play well. Relax and it’s going to happen. Believe it.”

'It's all about patience'

Lexi Thompson of the United States looks over a putt on the eighth hole during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 21, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

After three birdies on the back side (her front) to start the second round, Lexi Thompson looked in command of what could be one of her last major championship starts.  A double-bogey on the par-5 second, however, put a dent in the day followed by a bogey on the fourth and eighth holes.

The up-and-down round ended at even par, keeping Thompson still in the mix and in a good frame of mind at day’s end. 

“It’s all about patience,” she said. “Coming into each and every day out here, you know you’re going to hit some bad shots that maybe get penalized by the trees and you have to take your medicine with either pitching out or just getting it back in position.”

Thompson announced her plans to step away from full-time golf at the end of 2024 at the U.S. Women’s Open last month. Two weeks later, she lost in a playoff at the Meijer LPGA Classic and now sits in prime position to make a run at a second major championship title.

“I was hoping for it,” said Thompson when asked if she saw a run like this coming. “That’s a better answer. I had the few weeks off before Michigan and I worked extremely hard. I was out at the golf course in Florida summer for five to seven hours a day just trying to figure out something that just clicked.”

Photos: LPGA star Lexi Thompson, who will retire at 29, through the years

Thompson struggled earlier in the year with a wrist injury that moved into her thumb. Her entire right hand would throb. The pain has been relieved in recent weeks thanks to treatment and some “pretty good painkillers.”

Cinderella returns

Hinako Shibuno of Japan walks to the 14th hole tee box during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 21, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Hinako Shibuno put her manager, Mimi Taya, on the bag last month after her caddie went back to Japan. Taya planned to quit her second job after the U.S. Women’s Open, but then Shibuno finished second at Lancaster Country Club so Taya stayed put.

When it comes to the sudden turnaround in her game, Taya said it 100 percent comes down to the last-minute change she made with her shafts going into the opening round of the Women’s Open. The softer shafts have led to more control for the 2019 AIG Women’s Open winner. 

Shibuno’s second-place finish to fellow Japanese player Yuka Saso at the Women’s Open was massive news back in Japan, where she’s a mega-star. To put it in perspective, Taya said golfers in Japan know Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. But non-golfers know the name Shibuno.

The player known as the “Smiling Cinderella” jumped up 131 spots in the Rolex Rankings after her runner-up at the U.S. Women’s Open. She’s now 62 nd .

Her second consecutive 70 included an all-time up-and-down from the hazard on the second hole.

“I opened the face and it was – I shot like a bunker shot,” she said, “and a little hard contact with the ball.”

Another Ko back in the mix

Jin Young Ko of South Korea hits an approach shot on the 14th hole during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on June 21, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Former World No. 1 Jin Young Ko hasn’t won on the LPGA since May 2023 at the Cognizant Founders Cup. She hasn’t won a major since she won two in 2019 (ANA Inspiration and Evian Championship). After a second-round 68 that included 15 greens and 29 putts, Ko finds herself square in the mix. She called Sahalee a “fun” test.

“If I win the major, I’m going to cry on the green,” said Ko, laughing, “like lay down and then crying.”

Member's bounce?

Brooke Henderson poses with her plaque on the 18th hole fairway during the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 in Sammamish, Washington. (Photo by Darren Carroll/PGA of America)

Earlier this week, Brooke Henderson was honored at Sahalee with a plaque on the par-5 18 th  to commemorate the 7-iron she stuffed from 155 yards to seal a victory playoff over then No. 1-ranked Lydia Ko at the 2016 KPMG. The club also made her an honorary member.

Henderson, who put a new putter in the bag this week just as she did eight years ago, shot 73-72 to sit seven back of Schmelzel. Ko, who missed the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open, shot 75-73. 

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