Jeeno Thitikul made a four-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to win the Buick LPGA Shanghai and end a crazy LPGA streak by becoming the LPGA Tour’s first multiple winner in 2025.
Matt McCarty may need a pat on the back and one of those ice-cold, extra-sudsy beers Japan is famous for after coughing up a potential 59 – or 58 – in the most devastating way during Sunday’s final round at the Baycurrent Classic outside Tokyo.
Collin Morikawa called for “absolute chaos” in an effort to rally American fans ahead of the Ryder Cup, and he was asked in Japan about those comments.
It’s not often you drive the ball so poorly that it hits a human, a dog and a road and then grumbles back onto the 18th fairway as if it didn’t just nearly send multiple species to the emergency room. This is “Caddyshack” without the film set and safety precautions.
Vince Whaley was trying to win the Sanderson Farms Championship when he opted to do something that most people who aren’t playing for tour status and a pay cheque wouldn’t dare.
With the US team charging and the crowd raging, Lowry stood over a six-footer for a birdie to halve the match and give Europe the crucial half-point they needed to retain the Ryder Cup. With the weight of a continent on his shoulders, he buried it.
The morass of inevitability gave way to a furious surge that ended with the Americans tying the mark for the biggest win in a modern singles session, and nearly resulted in one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
Despite trailing 2 down late to Russell Henley and despite all the momentum on the American side, Shane Lowry dug about as deep as a human could dig to earn a half point in his match, ultimately retaining the Ryder Cup for Europe.
The best drama from the first two days at Bethpage Black involved a caddie and a vice-captain having a go at each other. But ahead of Sunday’s singles session, that beef has been quashed.
Australian Golf Digest
