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Tour Mash: Sergio surges in Spain, Lee takes LPGA Lotte

Did Brandon Grace or Bryson DeChambeau have the better week on the shores of the Calibogue Sound? That question and others are answered in our PGA Tour spotlight. In the meantime, take a look at what happened across the rest of the golfing world this weekend.
Serge Surges In Spain, But @BeefGolf Takes The Title
Sergio Garcia, the home-country host and head handshaker this week at Valderrama, found himself waaaay back on Sunday, five shots behind leader Andrew Johnston (aka @BeefGolf on Twitter) of England. The Spaniard lit up Valderrama through 17 and was 5-under par before making bogey on the last for 67 and 3-over on the week.
What’s that!? Three-over was in the lead? Turns out Valderrama was super-firm and super-windy, leading to above-par figures through three rounds. Turned out that Johnston turned it on, made birdie on 16 to get to 1-over, where he held off hard-charging Joost Luiten by one shot. Luiten finished at +2 to snatch second place from Garcia. We have the meats! @BeefGolf, indeed. After two European Challenge Tour victories in 2014, Johnston now finds himself among the elite of the European Tour’s top circuit.
The actual tournament followed on the heels of one of the coolest sideshows of any rota, an event that will certainly be imitated at least once on every major tour, not to mention college and high school teams, middle-aged brahs, and the like. How fun would this be? This is the 2016 version of trick shot videos. Curious? The video above tells the entire tale.
Minjee Lee Moves Up On Sunday To Win LPGA Lotte Championship
Minjee Lee jumped out to a three-stroke lead over Su-Yeon Jang after 36 holes at Ko Olina in Hawaii. The Australian fell five shots back of third-round leader Katie Burnett after turning in a no-birdie 74 on Saturday. Although Burnett held firm on Day 4 with a two-under 70, Lee was unstoppable, signing for an 8-under 64 that featured six birdies and a 13th-hole eagle that started a stretch of 6-under in the final six holes.
Despite the fireworks, the eventual champion was forced to lay up on the par-four 18th. With a nimble flick of a lofted wedge, Lee zipped her third to within three feet, then drained the par putt for the final, one-stroke margin of victory. Burnett accounted for four birdies of her own, but two bogeys dropped her one slot behind the Australian, into a tie with In-Gee Chun of South Korea.
A charging Chun was 17-under for the final three rounds of the event, and a relieved Minjee Lee must have been grateful that the tournament ended when it did. For Lee, Lotte was her second career LPGA victory, coming on the heels of a 2015 win at Kingsmill. The win also ensured that Lee will compete for Australia in the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio.
Aquaman Austin Claims Mitsubishi Electric Classic In Extra Holes
It was a nearly a decade ago that Woody “Aquaman” Austin made a massive splash on the PGA Tour. After hibernating a bit through the end of his fifth decade on earth, Austin burst back onto the stage of the Champions Tour with his second win in three starts. The Florida native birdied four consecutive holes on the outward half, then added another four chirps on the inward side to tie overnight leader Wes Short Jr., for the top spot at 11-under, one stroke better than third-place finisher Paul Goydos.
Off to the par-five 18th for sudden-victory did Austin and Short trudge. Neither player had birdied the hole in regulation and neither one would do so over the course of two extra holes. Unfortunately for Short, his bogey on the second playoff go-round meant that he would have to wait for his second Champions Tour title. Short nipped Scott Dunlap by a stroke at last year’s Quebec Championship, but he was unable to muster the one birdie more to defeat Austin.
In truth, Austin did much more to win the Mitsubishi than Short did to lose it. Austin (eight birdies), Sandy Lyle (eight of his own in a 65) and Billy Andrade (seven birdies on the day) were among the few golfers that posted more sub-par holes than Wes Short Jr., who had to be scratching his head at day’s end. Short had just one bogey on the day, but couldn’t find that extra gear to push him to the top spot. Well, if you can’t finish first, second is pretty good. Here’s Austin, cleaning up the final bit of business on playoff hole number two.
Paolucci Triumphant At PGATour Latinoamerica’s Abierto OSDE del Centro
Anthony Paolucci was a top college recruit in the early 2010s, but the Southern Cal alum had traversed a patch of thick rough in his effort to make a go of the professional game. On Sunday in Colombia, the 23-year old found himself in the final grouping, tied with Jeff Karlsson of Sweden for the top spot. While Karlsson went the wrong way all day, finishing with 76 and a 12th-place tie, Paolucci hung in the race for the title.
Six players would close to within one stroke of the Texas native. Charlie Saxon and John Kim of the USA, along with Felipe Velazquez of Venezuela, posted 4-under 67s on the day. Case Cochran and Eric Steger of the USA signed for68s, while Seth Fair, another North American, had a 70 on Sunday. All six tied for second place, a whisker behind Paolucci.
So how did Anthony Paolucci hold off a sextet of challengers to claim his first PGA Tour Latinoamerica title? It wasn’t easy. After birdies on two of his first three holes in round four, Paolucci settled into a nerve-wracking run of pars until the 12th, where he made his third and final birdie of the last round. Paolucci gave shots back to Old Man Par on 13th and 17th holes, but he refocused his eye and parred the last for the wafer-thin margin of triumph. Paolucci reflected on the weigh of the win in a post-round interview.
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Photos from the 2025 Wyndham Championship

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.
General Albums
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #2
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Scotty Kennon – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Austin Duncan – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Will Chandler – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kevin Roy – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ben Griffin – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Peter Malnati – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ryan Gerard – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Adam Schenk – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kurt Kitayama – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Camilo Villegas – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Matti Schmid – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
Pullout Albums
- Denny McCarthy’s custom Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Swag Golf putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Karl Vilips TM MG5 wedges – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- New Bettinardi putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Matt Fitzpatrick’s custom Bettinardi putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
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Photos from the 2025 3M Open

GolfWRX is live from the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities!
Back from our overseas journey, we have plenty for you to digest from Minnesota, including WITBs and in-hand looks at some pretty impressive putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2025 3M Open – Tuesday #1
- 2025 3M Open – Tuesday #2
- 2025 3M Open – Tuesday #3
- 2025 3M Open – Tuesday #4
WITB Albums
- Luke List – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Isaiah Salinda – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Kaito Onishi – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Rickie Fowler – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Seamus Power – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Chris Kirk – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Vince Whaley – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Andrew Putnam – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- David Lipsky – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Thomas Campbell – Minnesota PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2025 3M Open
- Max Herendeen – WITB – 2025 3M Open
Pullout Albums
- Rickie’s custom Joe Powell persimmon driver – 2025 3M Open
- Custom Cameron T-9.5 – 2025 3M Open
- Tom Kim’s custom prototype Cameron putter – 2025 3M Open
- New Cameron prototype putters – 2025 3M Open
- Zac Blair’s latest Scotty acquisition – 2025 3M Open
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Photos from the 2025 Open Championship

GolfWRX was live this week across the pond for The Open Championship! Check out links to all our galleries from Royal Portrush below.
General Albums
- 2025 The Open Championship – Sunday #1
- 2025 The Open Championship – Monday #1
- 2025 The Open Championship – Monday #2
- 2025 Open Championship – Monday #3
- 2025 The Open Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2025 The Open Championship – Tuesday #2
- 2025 The Open Championship – Wednesday #1
Pullout Albums
- Cobra’s 153rd Open Championship staff bag – 2025 The Open Championship
- Srixon’s Open Championship staff bag – 2025 The Open Championship
- Scotty Cameron 2025 Open Championship putter covers – 2025 The Open Championship
- TaylorMade’s 153rd Open Championship staff bag – 2025 The Open Championship
- Shane Lowry – testing a couple of Cameron putters – 2025 The Open Championship
- New Scotty Cameron Phantom Black putters(and new cover & grip) – 2025 The Open Championship
- FootJoy x Harris Tweed limited-edition shoes – 2025 The Open Championship
- Nike “Open Championship” collection shoes, bags and hoodies – 2025 The Open Championship