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Tour Rundown: Rose, DeChambeau and Campos master the possibilities

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The Champions and LPGA Tours rested this final full week of January, while the PGA, Web and European tours hosted important, early-season events. None disappointed in their results, and two of the three came down to the final holes before resolution.

The PGA Tour was in San Diego at Torrey Pines, host of the annual event and the upcoming 2021 U.S. Open. The Web.com Tour finished midweek in the Bahamas, while the European Tour closed a two-week run in the Emirates, in Dubai. Tour Rundown starts in 3, 2, 1, now.

Justin Rose holds off resurgent Scott at Farmers

Rose opened the week with 63, trailing 2017 champion Jon Rahm by one shot. Rose followed with 66 to seize the halfway lead from the Basque talent. Over the course of the weekend, the Englishman stayed just under 70 each round (69-69) and that effort was enough to keep a resurgent Adam Scott at arm’s length.

Rose ultimately won by two strokes, thanks in part to a clean card on the inward half. His three birdies on the home march held off the 2013 Masters champion, who currently rides a two-year winless horse. Scott finished electrically, with birdies over the final four holes, to reach 19-under par. His only blemish on the day was a fifth-hole bogey, and the 68 allowed him to hold solo second place at day’s end. Rose’s 10th PGA Tour win featured 3 bogeys in his first five holes on Sunday, turning a weekend waltz into a nail-biter. He set sail at the seventh with birdie, followed up with a second at the ninth, and came home unblemished for victory.

Hideki Matsuyama rebounded from a Saturday 73 to finish tied for third with Talor Gooch at 16 under par.

Bryson DeChambeau in rare form in Dubai for first European Tour title

The temptation to make a fifth estate-proclamation on this or that, after DeChambeau’s seven-shot triumph over Matt Wallace, is tempting. The Californian did post 26 birdies and two eagles over the 72 holes of the Dubai Desert Classic. Better than par every two to three holes is an uncommon feat, and is duly noted in DeChambeau’s rise in the rankings. This much is certain: when DeChambeau is on point, his confidence is palpable and his control, unwavering.

Such was the case in the Emirates, where 66-66-68-64 brought him to 24-under par, a country-code or two away from his chasers. Matthew Fitzpatrick opened with 65 for the lead, but posted consecutive 70s over the final three rounds for T16. Anything over 69 was akin to a dropped shot, as scores in the mid 60s were commonplace.

DeChambeau was hardly flawless, posting six bogeys over the course of the tournament. He avoided big numbers and encountered spates of birdies, on his way to professional win number seven, and his fifth since June of last year. Matt Wallace, the Xander Schauffele of last year’s European Ryder Cup-side race, continued his magnificent play into 2019 with 17 under for solo second, one shot clear of Paul Waring.

Rafael Campos leaps to first at Great Abaco on Web

John Oda had a rough day four in the Bahamas-he fell from first to T4 with a 76; Erik Compton had it worse, tumbling all the way to 25th after an 83. They were not along on Wednesday’s windy finale at The Abaco Club. Most golfers shot par or higher. Only two in contention were able to mildly master the challenging, seaside course as the tournament wound down.

Rafael Campos brought his island vibe from Puerto Rico to the top of the leader board, posting six birdies on the day for 70 and a one-shot victory over USA-mainlander Vincent Whaley of Kentucky. Campos began strong with two opening birdies, survived a double at the third, and won the tournament on the club’s inward half. Campos posted third birdies against no bogies coming home, and held off Whaley, who had five birdies against five bogeys on the day.

Paul Imondi matched Campos’ closing 70 for solo third at five under, two behind the champion. The victory elevated Campos into first place on the season-long chase for 25 PGA Tour cards, just ahead of last week’s winner, Zecheng Dou. After two Sunday-Wednesday events, the tour continues this week in Colombia, with a traditional Thursday-Sunday event in Bogota. Campos became the first golfer from Puerto Rico since Chi Chi Rodriguez to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, with his first-ever professional triumph.

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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Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

  • Jon Rahm +1300 
  • Cameron Young +1500
  • Bryson DeChambeau +1700
  • Xander Schauffele +1850
  • Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
  • Ludvig Aberg +2000
  • Tommy Fleetwood +2600
  • Collin Morikawa +3500
  • Brooks Koepka +3900
  • Justin Rose +4300
  • Russell Henley +4600
  • Si Woo Kim +4700
  • Justin Thomas +4800
  • Robert MacIntyre +5300
  • Patrick Cantlay +5300
  • Viktor Hovland +5400
  • Tyrrell Hatton +5500
  • Jordan Spieth +5900
  • Sam Burns +6000
  • Hideki Matsuyama +6200
  • Adam Scott +6400
  • Rickie Fowler +7000
  • Chris Gotterup +7400
  • Patrick Reed +7400
  • Min Woo Lee +7800
  • Ben Griffin +8000
  • Sepp Straka +8400
  • Shane Lowry +9000
  • Akshay Bhatia +9200
  • Maverick McNealy +9200
  • Joaquin Niemann +9200
  • Jake Knapp +9200
  • Jason Day +9600
  • Kurt Kitayama +10000
  • J.J. Spaun +10000
  • Harris English +10500
  • Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
  • Gary Woodland +11000
  • David Puig +11000
  • Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
  • Jacob Bridgeman +12000
  • Keegan Bradley +12500
  • Corey Conners +14000
  • Alex Fitzpatrick +15000
  • Sungjae Im +15500
  • Sahith Theegala +15500
  • Harry Hall +15500
  • Alex Noren +16000
  • Thomas Detry +16500
  • Marco Penge +16500
  • Kristoffer Reitan +17000
  • Alex Smalley +17000
  • Wyndham Clark +17500
  • Sam Stevens +17500
  • Keith Mitchell +17500
  • Daniel Berger +18500
  • Ryan Gerard +20000
  • Nick Taylor +20000
  • Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
  • Dustin Johnson +21000
  • Pierceson Coody +23000
  • Aaron Rai +24000
  • Jordan Smith +24000
  • Angel Ayora +24000
  • Bud Cauley +25000
  • Matt McCarty +26000
  • Jayden Schaper +26000
  • Brian Harman +27000
  • Taylor Pendrith +27000
  • Ryan Fox +27000
  • J.T. Poston +27000
  • Cameron Smith +29000
  • Ryo Hisatsune +29000
  • Michael Kim +29000
  • Max Homa +29000
  • Denny McCarthy +29000
  • Tom McKibbin +30000
  • Rico Hoey +32000
  • Matt Wallace +32500
  • Ricky Castillo +33000
  • Haotong Li +33000
  • Michael Brennan +34000
  • Max Greyserman +36000
  • Stephan Jaeger +37500
  • Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
  • Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +39000
  • Aldrich Potgieter +40000
  • Andrew Novak +42000
  • Patrick Rodgers +42500
  • Daniel Hillier +42500
  • Max McGreevy +46000
  • Billy Horschel +48000
  • Chris Kirk +48000
  • Ian Holt +49000
  • Casey Jarvis +49000
  • William Mouw +50000
  • Steven Fisk +50000
  • John Parry +50000
  • Nico Echavarria +52500
  • Garrick Higgo +52500
  • John Keefer+55000
  • Matthias Schmid +57500
  • Austin Smotherman +57500
  • Sami Valimaki +60000
  • Andrew Putnam +60000
  • Lucas Glover +62500
  • Daniel Brown +62500
  • Jhonattan Vegas +75000
  • Emiliano Grillo +80000
  • Mikael Lindberg +85000
  • Adrien Saddier +100000
  • Bernd Wiesberger +100000
  • Elvis Smylie +110000
  • Stewart Cink +130000
  • Kota Kaneko +130000
  • David Lipsky +150000
  • Chandler Blanchet +150000
  • Andy Sullivan +150000
  • Joe Highsmith +180000
  • Adam Schenk +200000
  • Travis Smyth +200000
  • Davis Riley +225000
  • Martin Kaymer +400000
  • Brian Campbell +400000
  • Padraig Harrington +450000
  • Kazuki Higa +450000
  • Jordan Gumberg +450000
  • Ryan Vermeer +500000
  • Austin Hurt +500000
  • Tyler Collet +500000
  • Timothy Wiseman +500000
  • Shaun Micheel +500000
  • Y.E. Yang +500000
  • Michael Block+500000
  • Mark Geddes+500000
  • Luke Donald+500000
  • Bryce Fisher+500000
  • Jimmy Walker +500000
  • Jason Dufner +500000
  • Jesse Droemer +500000
  • Jared Jones +500000
  • Garrett Sapp +500000
  • Francisco Bide +500000
  • Zach Haynes +500000
  • Paul McClure+500000
  • Derek Berg +500000
  • Chris Gabriele +500000
  • Braden Shattuck +500000
  • Ben Polland +500000
  • Ben Kern +50000

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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

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GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.

General Albums

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