Everyone was so enamored with Tiger Woods and the men bunched around him - Patrick Reed, Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose and rookie Corey Conners that nobody bothered looking any farther down the board to start Sunday at the Valspar Championship. That proved to be a mistake. England's Paul Casey shot a final-round 65 to get … Continue reading Paul Casey Holds off Tiger Woods for Valspar Title
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Tiger Woods 1 Shot off Lead Headed for Sunday
Tiger Woods trailing by one stroke going into the final round used to mean an easy win was soon to come. This Sunday, who knows? But Wood is sure to give the Valspar Championship its greatest ratings of all time because he's a single stroke off the lead heading into Sunday. To win, he'll have … Continue reading Tiger Woods 1 Shot off Lead Headed for Sunday
Rookie Corey Connors Day 1 Leader at Valspar
Earlier this week, PGA rookie Corey Connors missed qualifying for the Valspar Championship by six strokes. On Wednesday, he found out he was in the field when another player withdrew. At the end of Thursday, he was leading the tournament. Connors had five birdies against one bogey to take the lead at Valspar with a … Continue reading Rookie Corey Connors Day 1 Leader at Valspar
Hadwin Opens 4-Stroke Lead at Valspar
Proving he wasn't just a one-day wonder, Adam Hadwin shot a 4-under 67 to open up a 4-stroke lead through 54 holes at the Valspar Championship on Saturday. He mastered the back nine with birdie putts from 35 and 55 feet out, but his biggest was a bending birdie on No. 18 that pushed the … Continue reading Hadwin Opens 4-Stroke Lead at Valspar
Canadian Hadwin Takes Lead at Valspar
Canada's Adam Hadwin fired a second-round 64 to take a 1-stroke lead at the Valspar Championship on Friday. He moved ahead of American Jim Herman who opened the tournament with a 62 but came back down to earth on Friday with a 71. Russell Henley and Henrik Stenson, who had been tied for third after … Continue reading Canadian Hadwin Takes Lead at Valspar
Herman’s 62 Leads Valspar Championship
For a guy who wasn't even supposed to be here, Jim Herman did quite well for himself on Day One of the Valspar Championship. After starting the season by missing three cuts and tying for 27th, Herman fired a 9-under 62 to take a two-stroke lead on Thursday. "Had a really good day there, and … Continue reading Herman’s 62 Leads Valspar Championship
John Senden Pursues Valspar Defense
The PGA's best will try to avoid the sting of the Copperhead Course this weekend in Palm Harbor, Florida, as the Valspar Championship gets underway with defending champion John Senden among the players to watch. The Australian fired a 7-under 277 to win the event a year ago; the first man from down under to … Continue reading John Senden Pursues Valspar Defense
