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Mark SchlabachMar 15, 2026, 06:23 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Cameron Young was a runner-up seven times on the PGA Tour before he finally picked up his first victory at the Wyndham …

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Associated Press Mar 14, 2026, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The biggest challenge for Ludvig Aberg was finding satisfaction in a three-shot lead Saturday at The Players Championship instead of wondering how much larger it could have been. Aberg had only two bogeys on his card all week and …

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Associated Press Mar 13, 2026, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ludvig Aberg had a dream start that carried him to a 9-under 63 and a two-shot lead Friday in the Players Championship. Scottie Scheffler had a clutch finish, but only to avoid missing the cut. Aberg was 5 under …

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Associated Press Mar 12, 2026, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Sepp Straka saved par seven times, chipped in for eagle late in his round and avoided big trouble for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead at the Players Championship amid wind, rain, sunshine and darkness. Whether …

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Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Early Wednesday morning, outgoing PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan quietly stepped out on the back lawn behind the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse, holding a few blue Tiffany boxes. As is tradition, Monahan shuffled around from player to player, handing each of the 14 newly minted PGA Tour members …

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Mar 10, 2026, 07:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Whether you believe in the concept of the Players Championship as a major or not, one of the biggest weeks on the PGA Tour has arrived and storylines abound. Defending champion Rory McIlroy and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler are both …

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Mark Schlabach Mar 9, 2026, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The weather is finally heating up on the East Coast, and the PGA Tour is headed to The Players, its flagship event at Pete Dye’s Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. While there has been much debate about whether The …

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Associated Press Mar 8, 2026, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Ricky Castillo made back-to-back birdies right after 18-year-old Blades Brown came undone with one bad hole, closing with a 5-under 67 to win the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour title. Brown, trying to become the youngest …

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Associated Press Mar 7, 2026, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Daniel Berger stopped making as many birdies even after a rain delay took some of the bite out of Bay Hill on Saturday. He still had a two-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational when darkness kept the third round from …

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Associated Press Mar 6, 2026, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Chandler Blanchet did more than make his first cut of the year on the PGA Tour. His 5-under 67 on Friday gave him a four-shot lead in the Puerto Rico Open with a pair of teenager and John Daly‘s …

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