For a week when the USGA did not host a single event, the organization certainly caught our eyes and ears. The national body announced that the 2045 (only 19 years away!) U.S. Open would return to Inverness, in Ohio. The upcoming Curtis and Walker Cups will be played at bastions of elite competition like Cypress Point, National Golf Links of America, and Seminole. Finally, two awards (U.S. Amateur stroke-play medal and U.S. National Junior trophy) will carry the name of Tiger Woods. Quite the weekend news dump for the folks in Far Hills.

On the professional tours, competition ranged from the esteemed Jockey Club in Argentina to the PGA Champions Course in Palm Beach. South Africa stepped up on the DP World Tour, and Singapore opened its arms again to the LPGA circuit. Although there were no playoffs, neither were there any runaway victors. It’s time for another Tour Tech Rundown, where we look at the wins and clubs that brought them.

PGA Tour @ Cognizant Classic: Echavarria survives finish at PGA National

Nico Echavarria had the right amount of everything on Sunday, but we’ll get to that in a bit. Shane Lowry needed a bit more accuracy. Austin Smotherman and Ricky Castillo needed a few more birdies, and Taylor Moore needed a bit more luck. When the grass clippings had settled and the final stick replaced, Colombia’s Echavarria spaced two shots between him and the runner-up trio of Lowry, Moore, and Smotherman, with Castillo two more shots back in fifth.

Lowry had survived the first third of the Bear trap when he dunked his tee shot oddly right at the par-four sixteenth. He made double bogey there. Now tied for the lead, he splashed another shot way right at 17, never threatening land, and charted a second double. Double-Double is preferred at Dunkin’ and Tim Horton’s, but at any golf event, it is to be avoided. Lowry’s par at the last left him two behind Nico, at 15 deep.

Castillo and Smotherman played solid golf all day. They ran out of holes in the end, but each had long ago run out of birdies. Castillo’s final stroke-save came at the par-five tenth, while Smotherman threatened the same, until a birdie at 18 elevated him into a tie for the runner-up photo. The pair did little wrong, but did not do enough good to bring home the hardware. As for Moore, he was the victim of some bad fortune. On the nasty sixth hole, he played up the right side, away from the wet stuff. His third shot was a bit bold and rolled over the green, into the H2O. That double bogey was sandwiched between par-three birdies. If only he had solved the sixth, this story might have a different ending.

The good news for the aforementioned quintet is that it will compete in the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week, courtesy of top-five finishes.

Echavarria’s Gear Bag

It was quite a week for the Dunlop corporation and its Srixon and Cleveland lines. Nico the Kid gave a set similar to LPGA winner Hannah Green’s (see below), with a Srixon ZXi driver, ZXi5 and ZXi7 irons, and Cleveland RTZ wedges. An Odyssey Seven putter and two (Qi10 and Qi4D) Taylor Made fairway metals were the only non-Dunlop bats in the bag. Nico’s ball of choice was the Srixon Z-Star Diamond.

LPGA @ HSBC Women’s World Championship: Green grabs the green once more

Singapore has been a welcoming host to Australia’s Hannah Green. In 2024, Green won the HSBC by one shot over France’s Celine Boutier. This week, Green won a second HSBC, again by one shot, over a fast-closing Auston Kim of the USA. For much of the final day in 2026, Green looked to be a runaway winner, but matters turned as the lead groups headed down the closing stretch.

Green and countrywoman Minjee Lee began Sunday in a tie at eleven-under par. Green took off like a cannon shot, surging to five-under on the day, courtesy of three birdies and an eagle through thirteen holes. Lee was unable to keep pace, as she balanced three birdies and three bogeys on the day. Minjee finished in a three-way tie for third at minus-eleven, three back of the winning total.

With Green advancing and Lee fading, attention turned to halfway leader Auston Kim. Despite bogey at the second, Kim was on the move. Three birdies and an eagle over the next dozen holes had moved her back toward the top. A second bogey, at fifteen, stalled her momentarily, but birdies at 16 and 17 brought her to 13-under par. As Kim was rising, Green began to falter. Bogey at 14 was followed by birdie at 15. At 17 and 18, Green made another pair of bogeys, but had enough stored margin to eke out a one-shot win over Kim.

Green’s Gear Bag

As of late summer last year, Hannah Green carried a Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS driver and a ZX Mk II three-metal in her bag. Green had tested a Callaway driver in competition earlier in 2025, but returned to the trusty Srixon as the campaign progressed. She supplemented the Srixon pair with a Titleist TSR2 21-degree lofted fairway metal. For irons, Green placed her faith in a Srixon ZX5 Mk II 4-iron, alongside a half-dozen Srixon ZX7 Mk II irons (5 through PW.) In the wedge category, a triumvirate of Cleveland RTX 6 Zip Core Rack Wedges filled the scoring-club space. On the green, Green rolls her Srixon Z Star Diamond ball with a Scotty Cameron Phantom 5S putter.

DP World Tour @ South African Open: Two wins in two weeks for Jarvis

It took Casey Jarvis 42 months to earn his first DP World Tour title. 42 hours after that win, he was back at work for what would become his second victory. Jarvis came home to the South Africa Open at Stellenbosch and secured a three-shot triumph over a determined field. Jarvis sat five shots off the 36-hole pace of Italy’s Francesco Laporta, but used a day-three 64 to make up six shots and take the advantage. On Sunday, Jarvis held off charges from countryman Hennie Du Plessis, Laporta, and France’s Fredric Lacroix.

The low round on Sunday was 64, courtesy of a resurgent Eddie Pepperell. The Englishman moved up 18 spots, into solo fifth, but he was never a threat for the title. Jarvis made birdie at three of the first five holes, then held on like a veteran winner, allowing others to charge and falter. Eleven pars featured on his card the rest of the way, with solitary bogey and birdie to complete the tally. Laporta’s charge was diluted by bogeys at holes 13 and 16, while Du Plessis posted three bogeys coming home, including a rinsed approach at the last.

With the victory, Jarvis earned an invitation to the 2026 Masters tournament. He moved into third place on the tour points list, trailing countryman Jayden Schaper and leader Patrick Reed of the USA.

Casey’s Kit Redux

The search for Casey Jarvis’ kit wasn’t nearly as rigorous as the previous time, as no clubs were swapped from last week’s win. Thanks again though, to my super-sleuth editor, for the original diligence. Off the tee, the MKO champions relied on a Taylor Made Qi4D LS driver to attach the 14 fairways. Jarvis also has a mini-driver in his bag, an R7 Quad at 13.5 degrees loft. Jarvis also employs a Qi4D 3 metal at 16.5 degrees and a Qi35 7 metal at 21 degrees. One of the few players to both front-load and back-load his set, Jarvis has but five numbered irons (5-9) in his bag, all Taylor Made. The 5 is a P770, while 6 through PW are P7CB. For wedges, Jarvis has three MG5 Taylor Made wedges, set at 50 (SB), 54 (SB), and 60 (SC) degrees. Rolling his Taylor Made TP5x ball is a Taylor Made Spider Tour putter.

Korn Ferry Tour @ Argentina Open: Just what the Docherty ordered

Alister MacKenzie’s Jockey Club Red course holds a place in architectural lore. It exists solely due to expatriot Englishman who wanted a St. Andrews-style course in the South American capital. MacKenzie delivered, and those fortunate enough to play it can only marvel at its nuance and brilliance. For a while on Sunday, American Chris Korte threatened a come-from-behind victory in the Argentina Open. Korte had posted a 62 on Friday, then one-upped himself with a 61 on Sunday. Despite a bogey at the sixth, Korte posted eight birdies and an eagle over the combined Red/Blue course, threatening the course record of 60, set at last year’s event.

Korte’s only problem was that he posted his score too soon. Alastair Docherty set his sights on the clubhouse lead of minus-21 and took neatly care of business. His day’s sole bogey came at the ninth, where he reached the green from the rough, only to be doomed by a three-putt over another, dastardly MacKenzie green. Undeterred, Docherty posted three birdies coming home, the last by driving the green at the home hole, then two putts from distance to secure the one-shot triumph. Tied for second were Korte and third-round co-leader S.Y. Noh, who made birdie from the trees to force Docherty’s hand.

Docherty’s Gear Bag

A glance at Alistair Docherty’s bag begs the question: Did a blindfolded man assemble this set? His driver is a two-year-old Titleist GT3, while his fairway metals are Taylor Made old and new. This week’s KFT winner goes off in a new direction with his iron set: New Level. A blend of the 480-TC and 480MC works through the wedges. Here, AD goes more conventional, with Vokey blades set at 46, 50, 54 (SM10) and 59 (MM) degrees. Docherty rolls the rock with a unique and rare Taylor Made T6 Circle T putter.

A three-way tie at the top of the 119th Visa Argentina Open ?

T1. Chris Korte (-21 thru 17)
T1. S.Y. Noh (-21 thru 13)
T1. Alistair Docherty (-21 thru 13)

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— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) March 1, 2026