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Justin Thomas wins the PLAYERS Championship 2021 after a record-breaking third and fourth round. These are the best pictures of his final day.
It was an action-packed Sunday at the PLAYERS Championship. These are the best pictures of the final day at TPC Sawgrass.
World number 3 Justin Thomas walks away with the title at the THE PLAYERS Championship on the PGA Tour, ahead of Lee Westwood in second place. Justin Thomas has won at the PGA Tour´s THE PLAYERS Championship. The American scored a final round of 68 at TPC Sawgrass. He finishes in front of Lee Westwood in second place and Brian Harman and Bryson DeChambeau who are currently in joint third place. Thomas finished the THE PLAYERS Championship with a total score of 14 under par.Thomas, 27, was overwhelmed having won one of the biggest events of the PGA Tour calendar: "this week was huge to win a big championship like this in front of fans again, which is incredible. You know, it tested me mentally, physically, emotionally, and I'm very proud of myself for getting it done". Lee Westwood, world number 31, finishes the tournament in 2nd place. The Englishman posted a final round of 72. With a total score of -13, he finished 1 stroke behind Thomas after the THE PLAYERS Championship."Everybody keeps telling my how old I am. I'm 48 in a month's time, and I'm still out here contending for tournaments and playing in final groups with great players like Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas and people like that. It's just a joy to be involved and still playing well and being able to contend," laughed Westwood, who first turned pro in 1993, the same year DeChambeau and Thomas were born. Paul Casey, world number 19 in the world golf ranking, ends the tournament in T5 place after a closing round of 70 at TPC Sawgrass. With a score of -11, he ended up 3 strokes behind Thomas. Matthew Fitzpatrick, world number 16, rounds off the tournament in T9 position. The Englishman posted a final round of 72 at TPC Sawgrass. Scotsmen Russell Knox and Martin Laird finished T67 and T69 rank respectively.Laird, who is currently world number 93, finishes the tournament at TPC Sawgrasswith a closing round of 73.THE PLAYERS Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament took place this year from March 11th until the 14th of March 2021 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (USA). This year, a total prize money of $15,000,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner, Justin Thomas, receives $2,700,000. The course for the tournament at TPC Sawgrass plays at Par 72. The Players Championship - the biggest and most important tournament on the PGA Tour after the majors. Almost all the top stars of golf play for victory at TPC Sawgrass. Top-5 Leaderboard: THE PLAYERS Championship Pos Name Today Total 1 Justin Thomas -4 -14 2 Lee Westwood 0 -13 T3 Brian Harman -3 -12 T3 Bryson DeChambeau -1 -12 T5 Talor Gooch -5 -11 Show complete leaderboard of THE PLAYERS Championship This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Justin Thomas played an incredible 8-under round to place T3. The best pictures of the moving day.
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters: Darren Fichardt leads the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after a third round of 70. Darren Fichardt is ahead in the European Tour´s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters as we reach the end of the third round. The South African shots a round of -7 to finish ahead of Jack Senior in second place and Gaganjeet Bhullar in third. Fichardt leads by 1 shot after posting 5 birdies on his way to a third round of 70. Jack Senior is at -6 after the third round at second place. The Englishman posted a 71 at Education City GC in the third round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Jamie Donaldson carded a third round 73 to find himself in T4 position and trailing leader Darren Fichardt by 3 shots. Donaldson posted 2 birdies in his third round. Chris Paisley is at -3 after the third round at rank T7. The Englishman finished the round at Education City GC in 73 strokes in the third round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Richard Mcevoy carded a third round 73 to find himself in T10 position and trailing leader Darren Fichardt by 5 shots. Mcevoy, currently ranked 999 in the world golf ranking, recorded 4 birdies in his third round. Callum Shinkwin is at -2 after the third round at position T10. The Englishman logged a 73 at Education City GC in the third round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Dale Whitnell carded a third round 73 to find himself in T24 position and trailing leader Darren Fichardt by 7 shots. Whitnell turned in 4 birdies in his third round. Marcus Armitage is at even par after the third round at place T24. The Englishman finished the round at Education City GC in 72 strokes in the third round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. Grant Forrest carded a third round 75 to find himself in T28 position and trailing leader Darren Fichardt by 8 shots. Forrest, currently ranked 297 in the world golf ranking, logged 3 birdies in his third round. The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from March 11th until the 14th of March 2021 at Education City GC in Doha, Qatar. This year a total prize money of $1,500,000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Education City GC plays at Par 71. The Qatar Masters on the European Tour takes place in Doha for the 24th time. The course will be challenging for the players with a mix of 91 deep bunkers and desert rough when missing a fairway. Top-5 Leaderboard: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Pos Name Today Total 1 Darren Fichardt -1 -7 2 Jack Senior 0 -6 3 Gaganjeet Bhullar -3 -5 T4 Antoine Rozner -3 -4 T4 JB Hansen 1 -4 Show complete leaderboard of Commercial Bank Qatar Masters This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Defending PLAYERS champion Rory McIlroy has sensationally admitted that a stint chasing after Bryson DeChambeau swing speeds contributed to his failure to make the cut at TPC Sawgrass. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Inside THE PLAYERS' greatest comeback | 20-year anniversary of 'Better Than Most' Rounds of 79-75 left the two-time FedExCup champion a distant 10 shots off making the weekend – a big surprise – but yet not near as surprising as his reasoning. When asked about the most frustrating aspects of his title defense, McIlroy paused for some time before speaking his mind. “Probably the swing issues and where it all stems from, probably like October last year, doing a little bit of speed training, started getting sucked into that stuff, swing got flat, long, and too rotational,” McIlroy stated. “Obviously I added some speed and am hitting the ball longer, but what that did to my swing as a whole probably wasn't a good thing, so I'm sort of fighting to get back out of that. That's what I'm frustrated with.” McIlroy was already one of the longest players on the PGA TOUR, but after seeing a bulked up DeChambeau dominate at the U.S. Open, the Northern Irishman used his brief off-season to try to keep up. “After Winged Foot I had a few weeks before we went to the West Coast and I started to try to hit the ball a bit harder, hit a lot of drivers, get a bit more speed, and I felt like that was sort of the infancy of where these swing problems have come from. So it's just a matter of trying to get back out of it,” McIlroy added. “I'd be lying if I said it wasn't anything to do with what Bryson did at the U.S. Open. I think a lot of people saw that and were like, whoa, if this is the way they're going to set golf courses up in the future, it helps. It really helps.” McIlroy knows the readjustment will take a concerted effort – but first he was looking forward to the small silver lining of getting a weekend rest after playing four straight tournaments. “It'll take a bit of time. Like with anything, the slightest change in your swing is going to feel uncomfortable for a while. It's not like it's that far away,” he said. “I’m looking forward to a break. It's funny, I used to think four weeks in a row was nothing, and then I feel like I'm getting old because by the fourth week I'm like, a little achy, a couple things are hurting, so I'm looking forward to getting home.” McIlroy wasn’t the only star player who will miss the cut. Xander Schauffele ended his TOUR-best streak of consecutive made cuts at 23, dating to the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open while Viktor Hovland, who was ranked second with 22, missed his first since the 2020 Honda Classic. Former PLAYERS champions Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson, Matt Kuchar and Webb Simpson are also out of the running for another title while Tommy Fleetwood, Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay won’t be claiming a first.
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THE PLAYERS Championship: Lee Westwood currently leads after the second round. Lee Westwood leads on the PGA Tour´s THE PLAYERS Championship as we reach the end of the second round. The Englishman logged a round of -9 to finish ahead of Matthew Fitzpatrick in second place and Chris Kirk and Sergio Garcia who are tied for third. After a round of 66, Lee Westwood leads by 1 shot and posted 6 birdies during his second round. Matthew Fitzpatrick is at -8 after the second round at place 2. The Englishman played the course at the TPC Sawgrass in 68 shots in the second round of the THE PLAYERS Championship. Paul Casey carded a second round 67 to find himself in T14 position and trailing leader Lee Westwood by 5 shots. Casey, currently ranked 19 in the world golf ranking, logged 6 birdies in his second round. Martin Laird is at even par after the second round at rank T50. The Scotsman finished the round at TPC Sawgrass in 71 strokes in the second round of the THE PLAYERS Championship. Russell Knox, carded a second round 73 to find himself in T50 position and trailing leader Lee Westwood by 9 shots. Knox, currently ranked 213 in the world golf ranking, posted 4 birdies in his second round. Tyrrell Hatton is at +1 after the second round at rank T72. The Englishman logged a 69 at TPC Sawgrass in the second round of the THE PLAYERS Championship. Tommy Fleetwood carded a second round 71 to find himself in T82 position and trailing leader Lee Westwood by 11 shots. Fleetwood, currently ranked 21 in the world golf ranking, posted 4 birdies in his second round. Tom Lewis is at 3 after the second round at position T100. The Englishman played the course at the TPC Sawgrass in 74 shots in the second round of the THE PLAYERS Championship. The second round has been suspended due to darkness and will be continued on saturday morning. The projected cut is at even par.The THE PLAYERS Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is held from March 11th until the 14th of March 2021 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (USA). This year a total prize money of $15,000,000 will be awarded to the players. The winner receives $2,700,000. The course for the tournament at TPC Sawgrass plays at Par 72. The Players Championship - the biggest and most important tournament on the PGA Tour next to the majors. Almost all the top stars of golf play for victory at TPC Sawgrass. Top-5 Leaderboard: THE PLAYERS Championship Pos Name Today Total 1 Lee Westwood -6 -9 2 Matthew Fitzpatrick -4 -8 T3 Chris Kirk -7 -7 T3 Sergio Garcia 0 -7 T5 Denny McCarthy -3 -6 Show complete leaderboard of THE PLAYERS Championship This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters: Jeff Winther leads after a second round of 67. Jeff Winther leads on the European Tour´s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters as we reach the end of the second round. The Dane recorded a round of -8 and taking the lead ahead of Jamie Donaldson, Jack Senior, Darren Fichardt, Kalle Samooja and Kurt Kitayama, who are in joint second place. Winther leads by 2 shots after posting 5 birdies on his way to a second round of 67. Jamie Donaldson is at -6 after the second round at position T2. The Welshman played the course at the Education City GC in 68 shots in the second round. Jack Senior also carded a second round 68 to find himself in T2 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by 2 shots. Senior noted 1 eagle in his second round. Chris Paisley carded a second round 70 to find himself in T7 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by 3 shots. Paisley, currently ranked 210 in the world golf ranking, turned in 4 birdies in his second round. Callum Shinkwin is at -4 after the second round at place T15. The Englishman recorded a 68 at Education City GC. Scott Jamieson carded a second round 71 to find himself in T15 position and trailing leader Jeff Winther by 4 shots. Jamieson noted 5 birdies in his second round. After an impressive performance yesterday, David Law is now at -3 after the second round at position T23. The Scotsman finished the round at Education City GC in 75 strokes in the second round of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is part of the European Tour. The tournament is held from March 11th until the 14th of March 2021 at Education City GC in Doha, Qatar. This year a total prize money of $1,500,000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Education City GC plays at Par 71. The Qatar Masters on the European Tour takes place in Doha for the 24th time. The course will be challenging for the players with a mix of 91 deep bunkers and desert rough when missing a fairway. Top-5 Leaderboard: Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Pos Name Today Total 1 Jeff Winther -4 -8 T2 Jamie Donaldson -3 -6 T2 Jack Senior -3 -6 T2 Darren Fichardt -3 -6 T2 Kalle Samooja 0 -6 Show complete leaderboard of Commercial Bank Qatar Masters This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
