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Tour Rundown: Rahm equals Seve | Tom Kim’s torrid pace

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It was a week of firsts on the world’s major golf tours. It was also a week of seconds and thirds. If this seems a bit confusing, or redundant, or even non-sensical, bear with us. Four of the top tours were at play as October’s first full week came to a close. From Florida’s east coast to Spain’s capital, and from Las Vegas to LA, the game’s finest plied their trade. Even with NFL football commanding the attention of many sports fans, golf still shows strong in autumn. The fairways and greens of golf tell us it’s time to run down the tours one more time. Dig in!

European Tour: Rahm equals Seve at Spanish Open

Spain’s list of top golfers grows with each season, but until 2022, no star shone as bright as that of Severiano Ballesteros. The great one from Iberia’s north coast showed us the magic and mastery on three occasions in Madrid, as he triumphed in his home country’s open championship. In 2022, a countryman from the north, also known by four letters, matched Ballesteros with his third win at Casa de Campo.

Rahm’s early challenge on day four came from Australia’s Min Woo Lee. The Aussie had two birdies and an eagle to stay even with the Basque legend through the turn. Lee’s downfall came on the 4th and 14th holes. Both par fives, and both easy birdies, and Lee found a way to make bogey on each. Rahm would have been difficult to catch, but Lee did himself zero favors on those two holes.

As for Rahm, his 4-under front nine gave him courage, but it was his inner strength that pushed him past his only bogey of the day at number twelve, to three more birdies and an eagle coming home. By day’s end, Rahm stood tall at 25-under par, with France’s Matthieu Pavon able to sneak past the inconsistent Lee by one stroke, to -19 and solo second.

PGA Tour: Tantalizing Tom outlasts Cantlay at Shriner’s for second win

Tom Kim has captured the attention of the golf world over the last month. He found a way to outdo his performance at the President’s Cup, with a 24-under par effort at the Shriner’s Children’s Open in Las Vegas. Until the 72nd hole, Patrick Cantlay stood at that same figure. Unbelievably, America’s Ryder and President’s Cup hero went from bad to worse, to worst. His watery, triple bogey on the final hole at TPC Summerlin allowed the twenty-year old Kim to make par and walk off with his second tour title of 2022.

Cantlay was on track to record a second win at the Shriner’s event. After an uncertain front nine, speckled with three birdies and two bogeys, Cantlay found his groove. Four birdies on the inward half made him the favorite, until his driver let him down at the par-four closer. Cantlay’s tee shot failed to carry the corner, and his second shot could advance fewer than 100 yards. Shot three found the water near the green, and the game was over. As for Tom Kim, you could say that all the bounces went his way.

LPGA: Jodi ES grabs her first tour title at Mediheal

England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff had been in this position before. She had held leads into the final round on tour, but had never found the magic potion required to win an LPGA event. 28 top 10 finishes, 2 thirds and 3 seconds served up equal portions of desire and scar tissue. After a third-round 69 pushed her lead to four strokes in California, JES had to wonder if her time had arrived.

Through nine holes on Sunday, the answer was negative. Paula Reto had assumed a one-shot advantage, thanks to a four-under, outward half. The pair battled over the final nine holes. Reto cracked first, with bogeys at 16 and 17 dropping her to -13, and a third-place tie with Danielle Kang and Georgia Hall. Surging up the board was Japan’s Yuka Saso, Saso closed with four birdies in her concluding quintet, to move to 14-under par. JES was calm down the stretch, closing with four pars, after birdies at 12 and 14. The day that she had dreamed of, had finally arrived.

Tour Champions: Stricker wins Furyk and Friends by three

Steve Stricker won the Comeback Player twice on the regular tour, and he certainly didn’t want to win it again, on Tour Champions. Fate, however, had another card in its hand. This time last year, Stricker could barely walk, had jaundiced eyes, and about to face a 30-pound weight loss. After months of recovery, Stricker miraculously returned to competitive golf. One year on, Stricker seized an opportunity in Jacksonville for his fourth title of the calendar year.

Jim Furyk did his best to play both host and champion, but couldn’t get the second job done on Sunday. Furyk closed with three-under 69 to reach 11-under par. A resurgent Harrison Frazar posted 65 on Sunday to ease past the host, into second place. As for Stricker, his second 69 of the week was enough for a two-shot victory. Here’s hoping that his medical issues are in the past, and that even better golf is ahead of him.

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Ronald Montesano writes for GolfWRX.com from western New York. He dabbles in coaching golf and teaching Spanish, in addition to scribbling columns on all aspects of golf, from apparel to architecture, from equipment to travel. Follow Ronald on Twitter at @buffalogolfer.

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Tour Rundown: Bend, but don’t break

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I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear

OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.

LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break

Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.

Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.

On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.

On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.

On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.

PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home

Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.

On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.

Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?

Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.

Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?

PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates

Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.

Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.

Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.

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Photos from the 2025 Wyndham Championship

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GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.

Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.

Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.

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BK’s Breakdowns: Kurt Kitayama’s Winning WITB, 3M Open

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Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.

Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)

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