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Morning 9: Team Singh wins PNC | Daly’s surgery | New ball speed record

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By Ben Alberstadt with Gianni Magliocco and Matthew Vincenzi.

For comments: ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com

December 19, 2022

Good Monday morning, golf fans, as Team Singh were the victors at a very entertaining PNC Championship.

1. Team Singh takes the PNC

Adam Woodard for Golfweek…”Three-time major champion Vijay Singh and son, Qass, started off hot and finished strong on Sunday to claim the 2022 PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando. Team Singh made birdie on each of the first seven holes and added two more on Nos. 12 and 13 before an eagle on the par-5 14th tied the lead at 24 under. A birdie on the 16th gave the Singhs the solo lead at 25 under and another on the 18th gave them a two-shot lead at 26 under. The Singhs shot 59-59 to become the first team to shoot two sub-60 rounds in PNC history.”

Full piece.

2. And team Woods…?

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…“Team Woods (65) ended up six back and tied for eighth.”

  • “Charlie and I, we played great yesterday,” Tiger said. “And today we were both like walking penguins out there. It was all good, though.”
  • “A day after posting a 59 of their own, Tiger and Charlie only carded seven birdies and an eagle while also bogeying Nos. 7 and 17 in the scramble format.”
Full piece.

3. Rozner wins Mauritius Open

AP report…”French golfer Antoine Rozner produced a brilliant burst of scoring on the front nine on Sunday to win the Mauritius Open by five shots and become a three-time European tour champion.”

  • “Rozner, who started the final round with a two-shot lead, extended his advantage to five after carding an eagle and three birdies over the first nine holes.”
Full piece.

4. Daly slated for knee replacement surgery

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak…”Tiger and Charlie Woods aren’t the only ones hobbled this week at the PNC Championship.”

  • “Former two-time major champion John Daly revealed that he is scheduled to have left knee replacement surgery Wednesday. Daly, 56, who has dealt with osteoarthritis, previously had his right knee replaced three years ago.”
  • “It’s tough when you don’t have a follow-through,” Daly told pgatour.com. “I’m basically just trying to stay on one leg. But the adrenaline of playing with my son will get me through.”
Full piece.

5. Report: LIV COO resigns

ESPN news report…”The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers executive hired to be the chief operating officer of LIV Golf has resigned after one year as the Saudi-backed rival circuit moves toward a league format, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach.”

  • “The news was first reported by The New York Times.”
  • “Atul Khosla was expected to lead LIV Golf into its franchise model of 12 four-man teams in which players and the LIV Golf League would have equity.”
Full piece.

6. Charlie Woods’ NIL numbers

Jim Gorant for Sportico…”Next fall Charlie should enter high school, a realm currently coming to grips with NIL money, which could jump start the son’s asset accumulation. “Charlie is in rare air, just from name recognition alone,” said Sam Weber, the senior director of communications at Opendorse, an NIL platform. “He’s similar to Arch Manning, Bronny James and even Shaquille O’Neal’s sons in that way.”

  • “How does that sort of family legacy translate to cold hard NIL cash? “He’s probably looking at seven figures as soon as he’s eligible,” Weber said, adding that it “would be surprising if the brands that have been prominent in Tiger’s career would not want to join the fold. You can almost see the Nike commercial with the two of them.”
Full piece.

7. Bubba: Fear of criticism delayed LIV move

Michael McEwan for Bunkered…”Bubba Watson has revealed that worrying about what people would think of him made him hesitant to join LIV Golf.

  • “In this day and age, it’s so easy to make up a fake name on social media and say what you want and there are no consequences,” said the American. “Nobody gets in trouble and that’s really sad to see.
  • “For me, personally, that’s what I was dealing with when I was trying to sign the paper. I was so worried about what people were going to say to me and think about me. But I can honestly say that I’ve had nobody, face to face, say anything negative.”
Full piece.

8. Berkshire breaks ball speed record

Matt Cradock for Golf Monthly…”Kyle Berkshire is arguably the longest driver of the golf ball we have ever seen, with the American a two-time Long Drive World Champion and the owner of several World Records when it comes to the pursuit of distance and speed.”

  • “Now, on Thursday, the 26-year-old can lay claim to yet another record, as Berkshire delivered a frightening ball speed of 236.2mph. No, that is not a misprint, 236.2mph!”
Full piece.
9 Winning WITB: Team Singh
Vijay Singh WITB

Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond (8.5 degrees @6.5)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 5 TX

3-wood: Callaway Epic Speed 3+ (13.5 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 8 TX

4-wood: Callaway Epic Speed (16.5 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 8 TX

Hybrid: Ping G425 (22 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 9 TX

Irons: Mizuno Pro 221 (5-PW)

Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 X

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (48-10 MID, 54-12 FULL, 60-10 MID)

Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 X

Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball Ten Broomstick

Grip: SuperStroke

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Grips: Lamkin

Qass Singh

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (9 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 8 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (13.5 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 8 TX

Hybrid: Ping G425 (17 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 9 TX

Irons: Srixon ZX7 (4-AW)

Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 X

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 6 TourRack (54-12 FULL, 60-12 FULL)

Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 X

Putter: Krew Golf prototype

Grips: Lamkin

Full WITB.
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Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

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T2 : Jon Rahm, $1,804,000

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