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43rd Ryder Cup stays put while golf schedule sees several other changes

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While there’s a number of changes ahead with regards to golf events, the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits will remain on the same dates, Sept. 25-27.  Other events weren’t quite as fortunate, facing changes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The British Open has been canceled for 2020 and the other three men’s major championships have moved to late summer and fall.  The announcements came via news release issued jointly Monday by the world’s major golf organizations.

The PGA Championship, scheduled for May 14-17 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco will now be held August 6-9.  The U.S. Open, previously set for June 18-21 has been moved to Sept. 17-20 and will remain at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.

The Masters Tournament has been moved to Nov. 12-15 at Augusta National Golf Club.

The Royal & Ancient decided to cancel the Open Championship in 2020 and will be played at Royal St. George’s in 2021.

The Ryder Cup will immediately follow the U.S. Open.  Madison’s Steve Stricker will captain the U.S. squad.

Stricker won’t get the chance to defend his U.S. Senior Open title.  The U.S. Golf Association canceled that championship for 2020.  Stricker won the 2019 U.S. Senior Open by six strokes at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana.

The U.S. Senior Women’s Open has also been cancelled.

Badger Womens Golf Fail to Qualify for Nationals; Curtis Qualifies Individually

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Wisconsin’s Gabby Curtis (File Photo)

Despite having home course advantage, the Wisconsin Badgers womens golf team came up short in its quest to reach the NCAA National Tournament this week.

The women’s team had to deal with windy and wet conditions that forced a shotgun start to the third day of the tournament Wednesday, and couldn’t make up enough ground to move into the top six spots at University Ridge. The top six finishers moved on to the NCAA national tournament.

However, the ninth place finish by the Badgers was their best in a regional since 2014, and their 54-hole total of 874 was its second best this season. Their season scoring average of 292.25 was nearly four strokes better than the school record of 296.16 set last year.

Individually it was a great day for UW Senior Gabby Curtis. She shot a bogey-free-4-under 68 to finish fourth and became the first Badger since 2001 to qualify individually. Curtis tied the 54-hole school record, with a 209 (-7), which was the best finish of her career and her fourth career top 10. She will break Kris Yoo’s school record for rounds played at 138.

Curtis will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma and take part in the NCAA Championships May 18-23 at Karsten Creek Golf Club. She is the second Badger to ever advance to the NCAA championships as an individual.

Kelly wins season opening PGA Tour Champions event

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Madison’s Jerry Kelly made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole to capture the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii, giving him a victory in the season opening event on the PGA Tour Champions.

While Kelly made the birdie putt, Colin Montgomerie missed a 6-footer for par, allowing Kelly to come from one-shot down to win the tournament.

It was the third win on PGA Tour Champions for the 51-year-old Kelley, who finished tied for 14th last week at the PGA Tour’s Sony Open at Waialae.

Kelly last won in Honolulu in 2002, one of his three PGA Tour victories.

Kelly closed with a 6-under 66 for a three-day total of 18-under 198.

Bernhard Langer, who was defending the first of his seven 2017 titles, closed with a 70 to finish at 10 under.

Kelly captures first senior title

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Madison’s Jerry Kelly captured his first Champions Tour title in 13 starts by winning the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington.

Kelly shot a 6-under par 66 to finish a tournament record 19-under 197.  Kelly tied Jerry Smith for the lead with a birdie on the par-4 16th hole and moved ahead with a 15-foot birdie put on the par-3 17th.

The win moved Kelly up to 11th in the Schwab Cup standings with $762,277.  It ends a 8-year drought for Kelly, who last won the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2009.

Fox Point native Skip Kendall (72) tied for 41st.

Johnson wins in a playoff

Dustin Johnson trailed Jordan Spieth by five strokes early in the round.  Johnson ended up winning The Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York in a playoff.

The top 100 golfers in the Fed Ex Cup point standings advance to this weeks even at TPC Boston.

Kelly shares first round lead in Champions event

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Madison’s Jerry Kelly and David McKenzie shot 7-under-par 65’s on Friday to share the lead after the first round of the Champions Tour’s Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington.

Kelly had eight birdies and a bogey at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.  The three-time PGA Tour winner is making his 13th senior start after turning 50 in November.

McKenzie eagles the par 5-eighth to join Kelly atop the leader board.

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Jordan Spieth reeled off five straight birdies on the back nine for a 5-under 65, moving into a four-way tie for the lead with Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Jhonattan Vegas after two rounds of The Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York.

Madison’s Steve Stricker had a 70 and missed the cut.

The top 100 players in the Fed Ex Cup point standings after the weekend, head to the second event in the chase for the championship next week in Boston.

Jones leads Wisconsin State Open at midway point

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Madison’s Garrett Jones, takes a one-shot lead into the final 36-holes of the Wisconsin State Open at North Shore Country Club in Mequon today.  Jones fired a 2-under par 70 on Tuesday to move atop the leader board, one shot ahead of amateur Phillip Johnson of Colgate.

Teaching professional David Roesch of Germantown and Kaylor Steger of Mount Pleasant are both at 141, just two shots off the lead, heading to the final day on Wednesday.  Roesch won the State Open in 2004.

Defending champion Jordan Elsen, shot a 69 and moved into a tie for ninth at even-par 143.

There’s $10,000 on the line for today’s winner.

 

Stricker finishes fourth at PGA’s Colonial

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Steve Stricker

Kevin Kisner shot a 4-under par 66 to finish at 10-under 270 to win the PGA’s Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday.

Kisner had a clutch par save on the 18th hole to hold on for the win.  He finished one shot ahead of Jordan Spieth, Sean O’Hair and Jon Rahm.  Spieth shot a bogey free 65.

It’s the second PGA Tour victory in 148 starts for the 33-year-old Kisner.  He was a runner-up twice this year.

Madison’s Steve Stricker had a strong finish, closing with a 63 to finish just four shots off the lead.

Stricker played the first three days of the event at 1-over par.  His 7-under final round pushed Stricker to 6-under par total.

 

Woltman leads State Open

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFormer Wisconsin Badger Daniel Woltman shot a 7-under-par 65 on Tuesday and takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the Wisconsin State Open at Blackwolf Run on Wednesday.

The Beaver Dam native is at 10-under par 134 after the first two rounds and up two shots on Menasha’s Ryan Helminen and Kenosha native Jordan Elsen.

Helminen, who recently competed in the PGA Championship, shot a second round 66.  Elsen, who also starred at Wisconsin, shot a 65.

Former Wisconsin golf coach Jim Schuman, who won this event twice previously, shot a 70 and is three shots back, tied with former Wisconsin Assistant Golf Professional Association player of the year Jim Steffes.

Danielson turning heads at P-G-A event

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Whistling Straights hole 1Northwest Wisconsin golfer Charlie Danielson is turning heads at the P-G-A’s Northern Trust Open.

The University of Illinois senior from Osceola is tied for fifth place after the first round, shooting a four-under-par 67 on  Thursday in Pacific Palisades, California.

Danielson, who qualified by winning a college showcase on Monday, is four strokes behind first-place Camilo Villegas.

Madison’s Steve Stricker and Pewaukee native Mark Wilson are both tied for 56th, after shooting even-par 71’s on Thursday.

A handful of players still have to finish their first rounds early Friday after darkness set in near the end of their opening round on  Thursday.

Kelly shares lead in CareerBuilder Challenge

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Jerry Kelly

Jerry Kelly

Madison’s Jerry Kelly fired an opening round 8-under-par 64 and has a share of the lead at the PGA’s CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California.

Kelly had a pair of eagles but missed three straight birdie putts on the final three holes.

Kelly starts day two tied with Jason Dufner, Jeff Overton and Anirban Lahiri.

Madison’s Steve Stricker shot a 2-under-par 70 and Menomonee Falls native mark Wilson shot an even par 72 on the first day of competition.