Latest news with #SignatureEvents
Newsweek
an hour ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Travelers Championship: Full $20M Payout as Keegan Bradley Shocks World
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Travelers Championship did not disappoint as the Signature Events are officially over for 2025. Sunday at the Travelers saw many big-time names battling for a spot on the first page of the leaderboard. Fans wanted to see this from a Signature Event, and boy, did it deliver as the hometown player came out on top. Keegan Bradley made the right decision on the 18th for his approach and sank the five-foot birdie putt to win by one shot. This victory was his eighth career PGA Tour title. Bradley could be on the verge of Ryder Cup history as he continues to make his own case for becoming a playing captain. CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 22: Keegan Bradley of the United States celebrates with the trophy after his winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River... CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 22: Keegan Bradley of the United States celebrates with the trophy after his winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. More Photo byTommy Fleetwood crumbled on Sunday as he did not make the right choice on his final approach shot. After a last-minute club change, it ultimately cost him the victory. He battled back from a rough start to his Sunday round and led until the final three holes, where he made two bogeys to fall short once again. It is his 28th top-5 finish and sixth runner-up on the PGA Tour. With this win, Bradley will take home $3.6 million and move up to No. 8 in the FedEx Cup standings with this week's 700 points. CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 22: Keegan Bradley of the United States reacts to his birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June... CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 22: Keegan Bradley of the United States reacts to his birdie putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 22, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. More Photo byFleetwood's six-foot miss on 18 cost him well over a million dollars. This loss will sting for a while as the Englishman had the win in the bag before going 2-over in his last three holes. He earned $1,760,000 since he and Russell Henley tied at 14-under overall. Henley may have self-reported a penalty earlier in the week, but his good sportsmanship did not go unnoticed. The former Georgia Bulldog tied for second after he made an incredible chip-in from the greenside rough on 18. Harris English and Jason Day tied for fourth to win $880,000 each. Rounding out the top six were World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who tied for sixth. They each earned $695,000. No cuts were made this week in New England, so everyone will receive a piece of the $20 million purse. How much did the rest of the field win in the final PGA Tour Signature Event? Travelers Championship 2025 Payout: 1. Keegan Bradley (-15): $3,600,000 T2. Tommy Fleetwood, Russell Henley (-14): $$1,760,000 T4. Harris English, Jason Day (-13): $880,000 T6. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy (-12): $695,000 8. Brian Harman (-10): $620,000 T9. Harry Hall, Justin Thomas, Lucas Glover (-9): $540,000 T12. Patrick Cantlay, Denny McCarthy (-8): $440,000 T14. Byeong Hun An, Ben Griffin, J.J. Spaun (-7): $360,000 T17. Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick, Maverick McNealy, Sam Burns, Aaron Rai, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark (-6): $252,562 T25. Bud Cauley, Kevin Yu, Davis Thompson, Austin Eckroat, Taylor Pendrith (-5): $154,500 T30. Adam Scott, Andrew Novak, Alex Noren, Hideki Matsuyama (-4): $125,375 T34. Luke Clanton, Stephan Jaeger (-3): $108,750 T36. Gary Woodland, Ludvig Åberg, Rickie Fowler, Max Greyserman, Joe Highsmith, Jhonattan Vegas (-2): $90,500 T42. Collin Morikawa, Daniel Berger, Michael Kim (-1): $72,000 T44. Tom Kim, Shane Lowry, J.T. Poston, Sepp Straka, Sam Stevens, Tom Hoge, Christiaan Bezuidenhout (E): $54,285 T52. Cameron Young, Jacob Bridgeman (+1): $46,500 T54. Akshay Bhatia, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa (+2): $45,500 T57. Adam Hadwin, Matthieu Pavon, Cam Davis, Davis Riley (+3): $43,750 T61. Xander Schauffele, Sungjae Im (+4): $42,250 T63. Min Woo Lee, Thomas Detry (+5): $41,250 65. Mackenzie Hughes (+7): $40,500 T66. Nick Dunlap, Tony Finau (+11): $39,750 WD: Jordan Spieth, Si Woo Kim, Eric Cole, Viktor Hovland, Matti Schmid Next week, the PGA Tour will head to Michigan for the Rocket Classic. Who will come out on top? More Golf: Tiger Woods' TGL League Shows Promise for Golf Future as Season 1 Comes To A Close
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Rory McIlroy Dishes on PGA Tour Signature Events' Biggest Problem
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Rory McIlroy is known for always being willing to comment on virtually any golf-related topic. He was no less so during his press conference before the Travelers Championship, when one of the topics discussed was the Signature Events. These elevated events have evolved in recent years as a strategy to bring the best players together to compete for the season's highest purses. So far, they have as many supporters as detractors. McIlroy generally supports the idea of Signature Events, although he does have one complaint about them: "I think that the hard thing is it comes in such a condensed schedule," he said."This is the last Signature Event of the year, and it feels like we've only got started. We're only into June, and we're not even halfway through the year." "But in terms of the product of the Signature Events and what they were designed to achieve, I think they've done that." Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 19, 2025 in Cromwell, Connecticut. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship 2025 at TPC River Highlands on June 19, 2025 in Cromwell, PGA Tour designs a schedule from January to August, including tournaments almost every weekend. This schedule aligns with the major championships and concludes with the three FedEx Cup playoff tournaments. The American circuit cannot extend its calendar under its current conception of the season because it uses September through November for its fall season. During this period, the Tour groups tournaments for players who are not guaranteed a card for the following year, allowing them to compete for one. Many top-ranked players use this time for vacations. Others, like McIlroy, use it for their international schedule, which, in the case of the Northern Irishman, is quite busy. RORY MCILROY'S FIRST ACE ON TOUR 🚨‼️ A moment he will never forget from the 2023 @TravelersChamp — Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) June 18, 2025 The schedule may not suit McIlroy entirely, but that doesn't mean he thinks the Signature Events aren't effective. Quite the opposite: "I think the Signature Events have gone great. If you look at the list of winners -- myself, Ludvig, JT, Scottie, Russell Henley at Bay Hill -- the list of winners, I think they work." "I think they do — they get all the top players together. I think they've produced exciting finishes with the best players in the world battling one another, played on some of the most iconic venues that we have." The PGA Tour's list of season-long Signature Events includes the season opener, The Sentry; the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am; the Genesis Invitational; the Arnold Palmer Invitational; the RBC Heritage; the Truist Championship; the Memorial Tournament; and the Travelers Championship. These are limited-field tournaments, and five of them do not have cuts. However, all players must qualify to enter the field. Some earn their spot by finishing in the top 50 of the FedEx Cup the previous season, while others earn their spot through various qualifying methods during the current season. More Golf: New PGA Tour CEO Sounds Off on LIV Golf Negotiations
South Wales Guardian
28-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Jack Nicklaus remains ‘big fan' of Rory McIlroy despite Memorial Tournament miss
McIlroy is skipping Nicklaus' annual event at Muirfield Village for the first time since 2017, meaning he will not have contested three of the PGA Tour's Signature Events so far this season. The world number two did not enter the season-opening Sentry tournament in Hawaii and also passed on the RBC Heritage, although that was the week after winning the Masters to join Nicklaus as one of just six players to have completed a career grand slam. Welcome to #theMemorial @PGATOUR — the Memorial (@MemorialGolf) May 26, 2025 Asked at his traditional pre-tournament press conference for his reaction to McIlroy's absence, Nicklaus said: 'Yeah, it surprised me. 'But, you know, guys have got schedules and got things they do. And, you know, I haven't talked to him for him to tell me why or why not. It's just his call. 'I made a lot of calls that I had to make when I played to play or not play and sometimes it wasn't as popular as people thought it was. But, you know, sometimes you have to make those calls. 'I don't hold anything against Rory for that. He did what he likes to play. I know he likes to play so many in a row. 'He likes to play the week before a US Open. And so he…that's what he's doing. So, you know, I really don't have a comment on it. 'It's very difficult, very difficult. I mean, I'm a big Rory fan, I always have been. I'm sure that I will remain that way. I just, I was a little surprised, yes.' Nicklaus had lunch with McIlroy ahead of the Masters and gave his seal of approval to the Northern Irishman's shot-by-shot plan to tackle Augusta National, a plan which ultimately paid off with a play-off victory over Justin Rose following a rollercoaster final round. 'After the Masters I dropped him a note and I told him, 'I don't think anybody's won by having four double bogeys',' Nicklaus added. 'And I said, 'but that just showed me how much talent you have to overcome that to win and how you played some unbelievably spectacular shots, such as the iron at seven that he hit over the tree that actually hit the tree'. 'The phenomenal iron he hit at 15, the shot he hit at 17. Then, of course, to miss that little short putt at 18…which was not very good. But he played some bad shots. The shot he hit at 13 (into Rae's Creek), I can't believe. 'But anyway, you know, I was very happy for him. It was a great win and it got the monkey off his back. And to me, the monkey was not the grand slam. The monkey was the Masters. 'Now, the Grand Slam was a product of winning the Masters. If you ask him which was more important, I think he would have to say the Masters. That's because it was.'
North Wales Chronicle
27-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Jack Nicklaus remains ‘big fan' of Rory McIlroy despite Memorial Tournament miss
McIlroy is skipping Nicklaus' annual event at Muirfield Village for the first time since 2017, meaning he will not have contested three of the PGA Tour's Signature Events so far this season. The world number two did not enter the season-opening Sentry tournament in Hawaii and also passed on the RBC Heritage, although that was the week after winning the Masters to join Nicklaus as one of just six players to have completed a career grand slam. Welcome to #theMemorial @PGATOUR — the Memorial (@MemorialGolf) May 26, 2025 Asked at his traditional pre-tournament press conference for his reaction to McIlroy's absence, Nicklaus said: 'Yeah, it surprised me. 'But, you know, guys have got schedules and got things they do. And, you know, I haven't talked to him for him to tell me why or why not. It's just his call. 'I made a lot of calls that I had to make when I played to play or not play and sometimes it wasn't as popular as people thought it was. But, you know, sometimes you have to make those calls. 'I don't hold anything against Rory for that. He did what he likes to play. I know he likes to play so many in a row. 'He likes to play the week before a US Open. And so he…that's what he's doing. So, you know, I really don't have a comment on it. 'It's very difficult, very difficult. I mean, I'm a big Rory fan, I always have been. I'm sure that I will remain that way. I just, I was a little surprised, yes.' Nicklaus had lunch with McIlroy ahead of the Masters and gave his seal of approval to the Northern Irishman's shot-by-shot plan to tackle Augusta National, a plan which ultimately paid off with a play-off victory over Justin Rose following a rollercoaster final round. 'After the Masters I dropped him a note and I told him, 'I don't think anybody's won by having four double bogeys',' Nicklaus added. 'And I said, 'but that just showed me how much talent you have to overcome that to win and how you played some unbelievably spectacular shots, such as the iron at seven that he hit over the tree that actually hit the tree'. 'The phenomenal iron he hit at 15, the shot he hit at 17. Then, of course, to miss that little short putt at 18…which was not very good. But he played some bad shots. The shot he hit at 13 (into Rae's Creek), I can't believe. 'But anyway, you know, I was very happy for him. It was a great win and it got the monkey off his back. And to me, the monkey was not the grand slam. The monkey was the Masters. 'Now, the Grand Slam was a product of winning the Masters. If you ask him which was more important, I think he would have to say the Masters. That's because it was.'
Rhyl Journal
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Jack Nicklaus remains ‘big fan' of Rory McIlroy despite Memorial Tournament miss
McIlroy is skipping Nicklaus' annual event at Muirfield Village for the first time since 2017, meaning he will not have contested three of the PGA Tour's Signature Events so far this season. The world number two did not enter the season-opening Sentry tournament in Hawaii and also passed on the RBC Heritage, although that was the week after winning the Masters to join Nicklaus as one of just six players to have completed a career grand slam. Welcome to #theMemorial @PGATOUR — the Memorial (@MemorialGolf) May 26, 2025 Asked at his traditional pre-tournament press conference for his reaction to McIlroy's absence, Nicklaus said: 'Yeah, it surprised me. 'But, you know, guys have got schedules and got things they do. And, you know, I haven't talked to him for him to tell me why or why not. It's just his call. 'I made a lot of calls that I had to make when I played to play or not play and sometimes it wasn't as popular as people thought it was. But, you know, sometimes you have to make those calls. 'I don't hold anything against Rory for that. He did what he likes to play. I know he likes to play so many in a row. 'He likes to play the week before a US Open. And so he…that's what he's doing. So, you know, I really don't have a comment on it. 'It's very difficult, very difficult. I mean, I'm a big Rory fan, I always have been. I'm sure that I will remain that way. I just, I was a little surprised, yes.' Nicklaus had lunch with McIlroy ahead of the Masters and gave his seal of approval to the Northern Irishman's shot-by-shot plan to tackle Augusta National, a plan which ultimately paid off with a play-off victory over Justin Rose following a rollercoaster final round. 'After the Masters I dropped him a note and I told him, 'I don't think anybody's won by having four double bogeys',' Nicklaus added. 'And I said, 'but that just showed me how much talent you have to overcome that to win and how you played some unbelievably spectacular shots, such as the iron at seven that he hit over the tree that actually hit the tree'. 'The phenomenal iron he hit at 15, the shot he hit at 17. Then, of course, to miss that little short putt at 18…which was not very good. But he played some bad shots. The shot he hit at 13 (into Rae's Creek), I can't believe. 'But anyway, you know, I was very happy for him. It was a great win and it got the monkey off his back. And to me, the monkey was not the grand slam. The monkey was the Masters. 'Now, the Grand Slam was a product of winning the Masters. If you ask him which was more important, I think he would have to say the Masters. That's because it was.'
