Spieth beats Cantlay with playoff bunker shot to 7 inches
Thinking he might have a chance for a playoff, Jordan Spieth rolled in a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole in regulation. Spieth’s 56-foot shot from a greenside bunker stopped 7 inches away and he beat Patrick Cantlay with a tap-in par Sunday on the lighthouse hole for his 13th career PGA Tour title — and second straight on Easter Sunday. Spieth, at 13 under after his 5-under 66, finished four groups ahead of Cantlay and waited out the stellar field that had several chances to tie or move in front.
news.yahoo.comD'Angelo: Four of top 10 golfers in world snub hometown Honda Classic again
Honda has dealt with underwhelming fields in recent years, partly due to where it falls on the PGA Tour schedule and party because of a handful of the greatest golfers in the world who live in our community shun the tournament.
news.yahoo.comAnalysis: Cantlay tough on the course, even tougher off it
Patrick Cantlay made a name for himself — not just a nickname — in a span of two weeks that will be remembered as much for his sheer grit as the $15 million he earned from winning the FedEx Cup. Four times at the BMW Championship, he stood over a putt from 6 feet or longer knowing that he would lose if he missed. Cantlay made them all to eventually win in a six-hole playoff over Bryson DeChambeau.
news.yahoo.comCantlay delivers another clutch moment to win FedEx Cup
Patrick Cantlay delivered the goods again, this time with a 6-iron instead of a putter. “Patty Ice” was just a clutch with a $15 million shot that allowed him to hold off Jon Rahm and win the FedEx Cup on Sunday. In a tense duel with the world's No. 1 player, Cantlay had a one-shot lead going to the par-5 18th hole at the Tour Championship when he hit 6-iron from 218 yards to just inside 12 feet that secured the biggest victory of his career.
news.yahoo.comCantlay says any bonus money from PIP would go to the fans
Patrick Cantlay and Harris English are among those not expecting to get any of the $40 million bonus money from the “Player Impact Program,” which measures through five digital metrics how a player engages with fans. Cantlay is No. 4 in the world — that’s for his golf. “If I were to win any portion of the 10, I would let you know and I would be compelled to give all that money back to the fans that made it possible,” Cantlay said.
news.yahoo.comCantlay wins a playoff at Memorial on Sunday without Rahm
Patrick Cantlay delivered a clutch birdie late in the round and a 12-foot par putt in a playoff to win the Memorial on a Sunday filled with drama, a little rain and no Jon Rahm. Cantlay closed with a 1-under 71 and won the Memorial for the second time in three years, and he said he felt the same range of emotions in the final hour at Muirfield Village in his duel with Collin Morikawa. Only a day earlier, Cantlay walked off the 18th green six shots behind Rahm, whose 64 ranked as one of the great rounds at the course Jack Nicklaus built and tied two Memorial records, including largest 54-hole lead.
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