RESULTS WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP AUGUST 4 TO 7, 2023  

RESULTS WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP AUGUST 4 TO 7, 2023  

ROUND 1 Rain most of day effected scoring.                                                

#1 Russel Henley-8 62 Bogie free RD, 1 eagle, 6 birdies.

#2 Ben An-7 63/ 1 bogie and birdied 4 of his last 7 holes. 

#5 Adam Scott-6 65 Bogies his 2nd and 18th hole, but if he continues will be in top 70.

#7 Ludvig Alberg-4 66/ 5 birdies on final 9, good young player may win. 

#7 Lucas Glover-4 66/ 1 bogie, 5 birdies, he has been playing very good golf lately. 

#16 Billy Horschel-3 67 needs to move up to make top 70,

#35 Shane Lowry-2 68 Has to do better to make tour Championship.

#35 Harry Higgs-2 68 I always root for this guy.  Hope he makes some $.

#51 Sam Burns-1 69 DB on his 18th hole.  I thought he would play better.

#51 S. J. Im-1 69 4 bogies on front 9, but birdies 4 of last 5 holes to move from 104 to 51.

#68 Justin Tomas E 70 He could use some time off, has had a disappointing year.

#92 Hideki Matsuyama 71 +1 His game has been as inconsistent as anyones this year.

ROUND 2 Another rainy day.

#1 Russel Henley-12 66 First bogie, but keeps lead.

#2 Billy Horschel-11 62 Lowest RD of day and his career low.

#3 Lucas Glover-10 64/ 1 bogie, 7 birdies for 2nd lowest RD of the day. 

#3 Ben An-10 67 Scored a 2nd eagle on his 18th hole with 1DB, 2 bogies & 3 birdies.

#3 Brandon Todd-10 63 1 bogie, 8 birdies goes from #16 to #3.

#7 Ludvig Alberg-8 66/ 1 eagle, 2 bogies, 4 birdies.  If he avoids bogies he could win.  

#9 S.J. Im-5 66 Bogies first hole then 5 birdies to go from #51 to #9.

#9 Justin Thomas-5 65 Back 9 best he has played in months.  Let’s see if he keeps it up.

#42 Shane Lowry-3 69 Needs to shoot a 64 or 65 in at least 1 RD to make top 70.

#53 Sam Burns-2 69 He continues to play average golf. 

Cut -2 Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson, Denny McCarthy-1,

Harry Higgs, Hideki Matsuyama+5, Rory Sabatini+6 

ROUND 3 Weather perfect.  Sunny, no wind 80’s.

#1Billy Horschel-18 63 No bogies, 7 birdies.

#2 Lucas Glover-18 62 Low RD of day and his season 1 bogie & 9 birdies to tie for lead. 

#3 Russell Henley-17 65 Birdies 17 & 18 after 

#4 Ben An-15 65 1 bogie 6 birdies 

#7 Eric Cole-10 66 He climbs 5 spots dispute 2 bogies.  Feel good story.  He has bounced around minor league tours where he won 51 times.  First year on PGA Tour, #2 at Honda Classic, #6 Canadian Open, #15 PGA Championship, $2.1M this yr. #74 OWGR #40 FedX. 

#5 Michael Kim-11 62 Lowest RD of day had a chance for 61 on 18.

#11 Justin Thomas-9 66 Only 1 bogie, 5 birdies.  Another RD like this and he is in. 

#18 Sam Burns-7 65 climbed 34 spots, RD4 67 finished tied for 10th.

#21 Ludvig Alberg-7 71 & 67 RD4 finished 14th.

#51 Shane Lowry-3 70 & 70 RD4, He is out of Tour Championship. 

FINAL ROUND Again weather great until rain delay caused late finish.

#1 Lucas Glover-20 (90/1 Odds) Win moves him from 112 to 49 in the FedX standings. $1.4M

#2 Russel Henley-18 Bogies last 3 holes to give up the lead to Glover who parred. $676K

#2 Ben An-18 67 Played well, but he never seemed to be a threat to win. $676K

#4 Billy Horschel-16+2 72 Missed a great opportunity, bogies 1st hole, then never in it. $372K

#6 Adam Scott-12 63 Best RD of week not enough, finished #72. $223K

#12 Justin Thomas-11 68 Finished strong buy not enough, finished#71 $169K

#73 Carl Yang+6 Shot 77 worse RD. OWGR 170/ FedX 150 missed 14 of 23 cuts . $15K

I am sure he is happy with the $15K and has won $501K this year.