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Today in tour pros are just like us: Kelly Kraft makes a 12(!) at Dell Technologies Championship
Today in tour pros are just like us: Kelly Kraft makes a 12(!) at Dell Technologies Championship.
Slattery leads Czech Masters, Day 2 suspended
Lee Slattery conquers difficult conditions to lead Czech MastersEngland's Lee Slattery overcame tough conditions to post a score of 65. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment11:48 AM ETPA SportFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentEngland's Lee Slattery defied miserable conditions to card a superb 65 and post the clubhouse target at seven under par before play was abandoned for the day in the Czech Masters.
Slattery birdied six of his first eight holes at Albatross Golf Resort and added two more on his inward nine, with his only bogey of the day coming on the eighth, his penultimate hole.
Rain had been falling heavily throughout the morning and eventually made the course unplayable, with play suspended at 2.20pm local time.
South African Dylan Frittelli was one under after four holes to sit a shot off the lead, with England's Chris Hanson and Swede Pontus Widegren on five under after completing one hole.
Overnight lea..
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Chun leads in Portland; Henderson 1 shot back
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Sean Knapp finally wins a USGA championship, on his 43rd attempt
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Facing criticism, Hanse defends TPC Boston changes
NORTON, Mass. – Opinions have ranged from simply bad to downright awful this week as players have gotten a look at the redesigned 12th hole at TPC Boston.
From Dustin Johnson to Paul Casey, players have questioned why officials had Gil Hanse redesign the 12th and 13th holes. In specific, they have taken issue with a collection of fairway bunkers on 12 that first force players to carry the ball more than 260 yards but no further than 300 yards, where a pair of principal’s nose-like bunkers await.
On Thursday at the Dell Technologies Championship, Hanse explained the need for the tinkering and the philosophy behind the changes.
“Part of what we didn’t like about the two holes was the distance from 12 to 13 tee. It was a big jigsaw puzzle,” he said. “What we came up with is connecting that ridge, and looking at where that landform fell and how it made sense naturally.
“It would be right where the longest hitters that, if we kept that all fairway, would be catching that downslope and g..
Joey Votto hits home run for child battling terminal cancer
Joey Votto is a lot of things. He’s this generation’s greatest hitter. He’s a prankster that dresses up in Canadian Mountie outfits and presents teammates with donkeys; to opposing fans, he’s a villain. But there’s also a charitable side the public rarely sees, yet one on full display on Thursday afternoon.
Who will win POY? Spieth lists his four candidates
NORTON, Mass. – Last week, before the playoffs began, most players figured the race for the PGA Tour Player of the Year Award was down to two – Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Although those players – who both have won majors this season and have four (Thomas) and three (Spieth) overall victories – remain in the hunt for the Jack Nicklaus Award, Dustin Johnson’s victory at the postseason opener has expanded the conversation.
On Thursday at the Dell Technologies Championship, Spieth figured the race was down to four – Thomas, Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama and himself.
“If the four of us finish 20th here on in, it's probably Justin's,” Spieth said. “It's very much in the air.”
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