Yellamaraju on the verge of a PGA Tour card
Canadian golfer sits in a precarious position heading into the final stop on the Korn Ferry Tour, Bob Weeks writes.
Canadian golfer sits in a precarious position heading into the final stop on the Korn Ferry Tour, Bob Weeks writes.
Myles Creighton had such a good week he almost forgot about the hole-in-one. Creighton, from Digby, N.S., had an ace on a par-3 hole in Friday's second round, followed it up with an 11-under 59 in the third round, and then had a 2-under 68 on Sunday to win the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open.
Myles Creighton of Canada birdied the 18th hole Saturday to become the 15th player with a 59 or lower on the Korn Ferry Tour, the second score of 59 in three days at the Wichita Open.
Stuart Macdonald's week got off to just about the worst start a professional athlete could think of, but ended with the Vancouver golfer's best-ever result on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Although he isn’t long on experience on the Korn Ferry Tour, Sudarshan Yellamaraju played like a seasoned veteran over the final 18 holes of the Bahamas Greater Abaco Classic at the Abaco Club.
Hank Lebioda won the season-opening Bahamas Golf Classic on Wednesday for his first Korn Ferry Tour title, beating S.H. Kim with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.
Braden Thornberry birdied the final hole for a 6-under 66 and his first Korn Ferry Tour title at the best time. The victory Sunday in the Tour Championship made him one of 30 players who earned PGA Tour cards for next year.
Frankie Capan III joined an exclusive group of golfers on Thursday, shooting a sparking 58 in the opening round of the Veritex Bank Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa made it two straight sub-60 rounds in the Korn Ferry Tour’s Astara Golf Championship, shooting an 11-under 59 on Friday on the short Pacos course to take the second-round lead.
Two members of the Korn Ferry Tour were suspended for three and six months Friday for placing bets on PGA Tour competitions, making them the latest professional athletes to be disciplined for sports betting.
Paul Barjon had a big weekend at the right time, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a three-shot victory in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship to move him into the top 30 of players who earned PGA Tour cards for 2024.
Sloan birdied the final two holes of the Oak Ridge Country Club to win the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship. It marked his first victory since he took the title at the Nova Scotia Championship in 2014.
Michael Feagles made a 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole to shoot a 12-under 59 on Thursday in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour.
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