Sam Burns defends Valspar title as Lowry finishes strongly
Sam Burns successfully defended his Valspar Championship title, defeating Davis Riley in a playoff, while Shane Lowry registered a third consecutive round of 68 to finish tied-12th.
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Rookie Davis Riley leads at Valspar Championship
PGA Tour rookie Davis Riley shot a blazing 62 on Saturday to vault to the top of the leaderboard at the Valspar Championship in Florida. Davis sits at 18 under par and holds a two-shot lead over Matthew NeSmith, who shot 69 one day after matching the Valspar single-round mark record with a 61 on Friday.
Matthew NeSmith fires 61 to take Valspar lead, Shane Lowry nine adrift
Matthew NeSmith stormed up the leaderboard with five birdies in his final seven holes to post a career-low round of 61 to take the second-round lead at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, with Shane Lowry nine shots adrift at the half-way mark.
Shane Lowry five off the lead after opening round in Florida
Shane Lowry is five shots off the lead after carding a 69 in his opening round at the Valspar Championship in Florida.
How to watch the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship on ESPN+
Nothing about golf on the PGA Tour has been easy the past few weeks. The Arnold Palmer Invitational was challenging, so much so that Rory McIlroy said he left the event «punch-drunk.» The Players was a marathon that stretched into a Monday thanks to wind and rain that made the tour's marquee event a challenge. And now comes the Valspar Championship, which begins Thursday, March 17, and includes a closing three-hole stretch called «the Snake Pit.»
Henrik Stenson braced for 'shift in generations' but also aware of 'hungry veterans'
Newly-appointed captain Henrik Stenson is bracing himself for a “shift in the generations” when he leads Europe into battle in next year’s Ryder Cup in Rome,
Shane Lowry produces ‘pretty cool’ hole-in-one at Sawgrass
Shane Lowry lit up the weather-affected Players Championship with a hole-in-one on the iconic 17th as Paul Casey continued his superb comeback from a nightmare start at Sawgrass.
Jon Rahm suffers worst hole in PGA Tour career as he runs up 9 at Sawgrass
World No 1 Jon Rahm suffered the worst hole of his PGA Tour career as Austrian Sepp Straka showed his recent breakthrough win on the US circuit was no fluke.