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Tour Rundown: 4 continents, 4 clutch finishes
That big game notwithstanding, there was plenty of stellar athleticism on display this past week, and most of it took place on golf courses around the world. The Korn Ferry Tour continued its South American swing in Colombia, while the PGA Tour played one of the tour’s favorites in Scottsdale, Arizona. DP World Tour stars gathered in Singapore, while Morocco played the part of PGA Tour Champions host. Four continents, four clutch finishes. Let’s rev up and run down this week’s action on Tour Rundown. Nothing like an ace from Rickie Fowler to raise the roof.
? HOLE-IN-ONE for @RickieFowler from 216 yards! ?
It's the third ace of his career. pic.twitter.com/djDjZuFQFy
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 12, 2023
PGA Tour: Phoenix Open belongs to Scheffler for second consecutive year
Scottie Scheffler, the reigning Masters champion, is now a two-time winner of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In 2022, he was forced to extra holes by Patrick Cantlay. In 2023, Scheffler held off Canada’s Nick Taylor by two shots, to win his fifth tour title. Scheffler’s first career win (it seems impossible to believe) came one year ago at the same tournament. On Sunday this year, the defending champ turned in an immaculate card, etching four birdies and an eagle against zero bogies. Taylor did his best to track Scheffler down, posting seven birdies of his own over the final 18 holes. A bogey at the Colosseum, TPC Scottsdale’s vaunted 16th hole, was Taylor’s undoing. He had no strokes to spare on this day, and that bogey was enough to preserve Scheffler’s lead. In the end, the UTexas star posted 19-under par, to edge Taylor by a pair of shots. Jon Rahm finished solo third, three more back at 14-under par.
Firing on all cylinders.
Highlights from Scottie Scheffler's week which vaulted him to fifth in the #ComcastBusinessTOURTOP10 ? pic.twitter.com/JacoB56z35
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 13, 2023
DP World Tour: Straydom snares Singapore Classic with marvelous bumper
Ockie (rhymes with smokey) Strydom and Sami Välimäki raced through the open Sunday door, and made a memorable round on Sunday at Laguna National. Saturday’s leaders were ill-prepared to do battle on day four, so the challengers from South Africa and Finland, respectively, decided to answer the call. Välimäki must have felt like a champion this day, posting six-under through ten, and balancing one bogey and one birdie the rest of the way. He was forced to step aside when Strydom zipped past with nine birdies on the day, for 63 and a one-shot advantage, at 19-under par.
Left to wonder what might have been were overnight co-leaders Jeunghun Wang and Alejandro del Rey. Each posted 71 over the final 18 holes, and each was four shots adrift from the pole position. Joining them in third position was Germany’s Marcel Schneider, whose eagle at the last moved him onto the podium. The tour moves along to Thailand this week, for that country’s Classic.
Performing when it matters ? #SingaporeClassic pic.twitter.com/DwG7QEHxwe
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) February 13, 2023
Korn Ferry Tour: Astara Golf Championship welcomes Gibson as champion
Australia’s Rhein Gibson has toiled on the Korn Ferry Tour for a number of seasons. He tasted victory in 2019 in South Carolina, then endured a wait of over 1300 days before arriving at win number two. Gibson did it in style, smoking the Country Club of Bogota’s Lagos course with 64 on the final day. Gibson moved up from second to first, leaving third-round leader Kris Ventura (71) and Kevin Dougherty (68) in his wake.
Gibson is no stranger to going low when it matters. In 2012, Gibson posted 55 on a course in Oklahoma, setting a Guinness world record. On tour, it hasn’t been quite so effortless, but the Aussie took advantage of favorable conditions and completed a four-shot win with his second eagle of the day, at the par-five finishing hole. The KFT goes on an extended, six-week break, before resuming matters in Savannah, Georgia, on March 23rd.
No better way to end than with an eagle ?@RheinGibson55 capped off his second career Korn Ferry Tour win with an eagle on 18 and a four-stroke win. pic.twitter.com/XO7C2tqHxR
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) February 12, 2023
PGA Tour Champions: Trophy Hassan II now has a place with Ames
It’s rare that 18 pars happen in one round, let alone merit a shot at victory. Stephen Ames stood nine-under par after two rounds in Morocco, and held a three-shot advantage over Mark Hensby. Surely Hensby should have seized the opportunity to make some birdies on Rabat’s five par-five holes, to put a scare in Ames. Instead, quite the opposite happened. Hensby made double and single bogey at the 13th and 14th holes, dropping five shots off the pace. He ultimately finished in solo second, but was left to wonder what might have been.
The win was Ames’ third on the PGATC, and his first in two years. The Tour Champions touches down in Florida this week, for the Chubb Classic. Defending champion Bernhard Langer will again try to tie Hale Irwin for the all-time wins total on the Champions Tour.
Par never felt so good.@StephenAmesPGA pars all 18 holes in the final round to win the Trophy Hassan II. pic.twitter.com/u8FYz5h0Ym
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) February 11, 2023
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

