His father, Bill, retired in after 20 years of service. His mother is a reading coach at an elementary school. His father, Bill, introduced him to the game, at age 5. Was homeschooled so he could practice golf during the day. Favorite quote is "Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Special Interests Ping pong, watching movies, Alabama football, spending time with family and friends Career Highlights Season Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and fifth total, finishing the season No.
Made six birdies on the par-3s, most in the field. Snapped a streak of three missed cuts at the event. Safeway Open: Needed only 27 putts en route 6-under 66 in the third round of the Safeway Open to sit T3 after 54 holes.
Closed with his only over-par score for the week, a 74, to finish T7. At 8-under , finished four strokes out of the Billy Horschel-Jason Day playoff. After missing the cut in Las Colinas in his inaugural start in , has now finished inside the top five in back-to-back seasons T4 in , T5 in It marked his fifth top of the season.
Valero Texas Open: A week later at the Valero Texas Open, started strong with opening rounds of to claim a share of the hole lead at 8-under with Tony Finau. Lost some steam on the weekend, posting scores of to finish T10 at 6-under with Camilo Villegas and Branden Grace. It marked his best showing since finishing alone in third at the Wyndham Championship. In the final round, holed his third shot for an eagle on the par-5 11th hole from yards to take a share of the lead.
Added a birdie at No. Wyndham Championship: Finished in the top 10 in his next start, the Wyndham Championship, after rounds of to finish T Marked the first time since he posted back-to-back tops.
John Deere Classic: Posted four rounds in the 60s at the John Deere Classic in August to claim a share of eighth place with five others. With two eagles, a birdie and a par, played the par-5 17th hole in 5-under par for the week at TPC Deere Run.
Moved into contention with a birdie on the seventh hole, moving to under at the time, but a bogey-double bogey stretch on Nos. Added two birdies on the back nine to close with a hole total of under , two strokes out of the Sergio Garcia-Brooks Koepka playoff. Chiquita Classic: Missed the cut at the Chiquita Classic, before his season ended abruptly when he made the decision to undergo shoulder surgery the following week.
Had surgery on Sept. Two shots off the pace entering the final round, he birdied five of the first six holes on Sunday. Completed his four trips around Sycamore Hills CC in under Knost missed a foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff. Final-round, 6-under 64 included an ace on the par-3 18th, with a 7-iron from yards, his first hole-in-one on TOUR. Finished st in FedExCup points. Followed that round with scores of to finish T5.
Final-day charge was derailed when he double bogeyed the par-5 15th hole. Finished three shots back of winner Trevor Immelman. Wyndham Championship: Finished third at the Wyndham Championship after entering the final round one shot behind the leader, giving him top-four finishes in three of his last four starts on TOUR. Opened with an even-par 70 then played his final 54 holes in under to finish three strokes behind winner Scott Piercy.
Posted four sub-par rounds at Annandale GC, highlighted by 6-under 66s in the second and final rounds to finish solo-fourth. Dominated the par-5 11th hole all week, playing it in 5-under three birdies and an eagle.
Had veteran caddie Tony Navarro on his bag at Bay Hill. Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Presented by Planters: Playing on a sponsor's exemption, carded rounds of to sit in a tie for fifth after the third round of the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. A final-round 77 left him T It was his first made cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event and earned him a spot in the following week's Cox Classic.
Recorded all four rounds in the 60s at Annandale GC Amateur Highlights Was a member of the U. Junior Ryder Cup team. Also played on the U. Junior World Golf Championships team. As a junior golfer, he was the No. Was a three-time All-American at Alabama and represented the U. Other Sports. Home energy upgrades are now more important than ever.
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His approach shot landed a few inches from the hole and settled tidily next to the pin for a tap-in birdie to finish off a highlight-reel The Travelers isn't a major, but it now annually gets an elite field and usually has loyal, large galleries. The 18th green, normally, always sits full, the ovations are always appreciative and, in special cases, like when Jordan Spieth holed out from the bunker to win in , the cheers are overwhelming.
The sound of Mickelson, a fan favorite, finishing off a 63 to head into the weekend as the sole leader of the Travelers would have had your eardrums ringing the entire car ride home. Instead, as the ball narrowly missed going in for an eagle 2, there was one low, muted "Ooooh" from a volunteer seated next to the green.
He, like everyone, is still learning. And that was what this week was about for the PGA Tour, although surely commissioners of major sports and Division I athletic directors were paying close attention, too. Because this week, 5. Health experts expressed concern as Major League Baseball approaches its restart. The Clemson football team announced 14 more positive tests , running its total to Golf, despite being best built for social distancing, saw how quickly the virus can spread.
On Tuesday, all seemed well. The next morning, the rumblings started that there were more withdrawals on the way. First, it was Graeme McDowell who pulled out after his caddie tested positive. Then the biggest name so far exited, with Brooks Koepka removing himself from the field after his caddie also tested positive.
Koepka's withdrawal carried significant weight, and not simply because he is a four-time major champion and currently the fourth-ranked player in the world but because not 24 hours earlier, he had stressed how seriously he was taking the virus. It's pretty simple. I told [swing coach] Claude [Harmon], I've got my chef that's traveling with me, and I brought basically my own gym, I brought free weights, bands.
Everything you see in a gym, we've brought. There's no reason that anybody should leave the house. The chef obviously leaves the house to go get food, but that's about it.
But she's still using the best face mask, everything she can when she gets back, washing her hands, doing all these things, and just trying to limit our exposure. I think that's been the big thing. Michael Eaves details why Jason Day played a round solo after he tested negative for the coronavirus. Koepka tested negative, but to his credit, for the safety of those he might be paired with or practicing next to and for the overall health of the sport, he packed up his things.
In a cruel twist, his brother left, too.
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