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Tour Rundown: Postman delivers | Green | Guerrier
Fantasy football leagues are at the halfway point, leading to playoffs. Bye weeks are beginning to happen in the NFL and professional golf marches on. We are fortunate to have televised golf this deep into the year. New faces and names gain experience in front of our eyes, and new venues reveal their intricacies over the course of four, camera-ready days.
This weekend, we saw action in Las Vegas, southern Spain, Virginia, and Korea. Lifelong grinders earned inaugural wins, while some near-top-tier talents added additional titles to their Wikipedia pages. In western New York, it’s warm and sunny for a few days, so I’ll just pretend it’s summer with colorful leaves. With that lovely thought on tap, let’s run down this week’s tour action.
PGA Tour @ Shriners Children’s Open: Poston delivers
J. T. Poston, aka The Postman, is one of those sneaky talents that would fit on any international side that the USA might roster. He is accurate through the green, and can light up the candelabra when it comes to putting. This week in Las Vegas, Poston did enough through 70 holes to overcome a 71st-hole bogey and win by a shot. Chasing the letter-carrier wasn’t the neighborhood stray, but Doug Ghim. The Illinois native has yet to win on tour, and this week represents his closest-ever effort toward that goal. Ghim played a flawless final round, closing with birdie for 65 and a one-shot margin with the winner.
Third place belonged to Matti Schmid of Germany and Rico Hoey of the Philipines, while everyone’s favorite Twitter golf guy, Michael Kim, raced around TPC Summerlin in 62 strokes on Sunday, to tie for fifth position.
A putt to win on the 72nd hole ?@JT_ThePostman is back in the winner’s circle @ShrinersOpen! pic.twitter.com/OOTr6GeSIs
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 21, 2024
LPGA @ BMW Ladies: Green garners golf
Hannah Green owns six LPGA victories, one of which was a major title. Sunday had to feel like a major victory. Competing in golf-crazy South Korea, with Celine Boutier on the hunt, Green held off the French champion and a handful of home-country favorites, to win by a single shot. After posting a pair of 64s to begin the week, Green lost the magic wand, closing in 70-71. That 141 total, it turns out, was just enough to hold off Boutier.
What appeared to be a much different outcome took on new form, when Boutier closed with five birdies over her final seven holes. She moved from -13 to -18, and nearly stole the show. Thailand’s Chanattee Wannasaen created a firestorm when she posted four birdies and an eagle on the outward half, to turn in 30 and take the lead. The young talent was unable to keep pace, and came home in +2 to finish two shots off the winning tally. The victory was the third of the season for Green, giving her much momentum down the CME stretch run.
The third winning putt of the year for @hannahgreengolf! ? pic.twitter.com/POJ8G98cTh
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 20, 2024
DP World Tour @ Andalucia Masters: Guerrier wins the week
One week after countryman Gregory Havret called it a career back home at the French Open, his countryman stood tall at the tip of the Iberian peninsula. Seventeen years after turning professional, Julien Guerrier won his first DP World Tour title. Guerrier traversed the Sotogrande course in 267 strokes, precisely the same number as the pride of Spain, Jorge Campillo. Bogey at the last by Campillo send the pair off to a playoff, but no one knew that another, half round awaited.
After six pars at the 18th revealed no champion, the duo moved to alternate between 17, a par three, and the challenging finisher. Another ten pars brought them once more to the home hole, where Campillo stumbled with bogey, ensuring that Guerrier would finally lift a tour trophy in triumph. Third place belonged to Daniel Brown of England, two shots out of the playoff.
In 2005, Julien Guerrier made his debut on the DP World Tour…
19 years later, he defeats Jorge Campillo in a nine hole play-off to claim his first title! ?#EDAM2024 pic.twitter.com/FUf9DDR1m8
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) October 20, 2024
PGA Tour Champions @ Dominion Energy: O’Neal breaks through
Timothy O’Neal has been at this game as long as Julien Guerrier. O’Neal never won on PGA Tour, during irregular stints, but his dream of tour glory came true in commonwealth this week. O’Neal held off an international cast of competitors, from Argentina, Australia, and Denmark, on his way to a two-shot triumph and a first-ever sip from a PGA Tour trophy.
There’s little better than posting birdie at two of the final three holes, to win by a pair. O’Neal did just that on Sunday, edging past Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina, who closed with a 69 of his own. O’Neal stood 13 deep after three rounds, earning not just a trophy, but a tour exemption for 2025. Nope, it doesn’t get much better.
Tim O’Neal is clutch!!
He birdies No. 18 to extend his lead to two @DECCGolf.
Ricardo Gonzalez can force a playoff with an eagle to finish. pic.twitter.com/FrVnw40W2E
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) October 20, 2024
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

