CJ Cup at Nine Bridges
America
CJ Group
Played as the CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek (Oct 15-18; US PGA Tour 2020/21 season; originally scheduled as the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in S Korea, but relocated to the U.S. for 2020 due to the world coronavirus pandemic). Second-placed Xander Schauffele (USA) finished 2 shots behind 35-year-old Jason Kokrak (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win in his 10th year and 233rd start on the Tour. [Shadow Creek, Las Vegas, NV].
Asia
CJ Group
Played as the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges (Oct 17-20; US PGA Tour 2019/20 season). Second-placed Danny Lee (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Thomas (USA), who recorded his second win in this event in three years. [The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, S. Korea].
Asia
CJ Group
Played as the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges (Oct 18-21; US PGA Tour 2018/19 season). Second-placed Gary Woodland (USA) finished 4 shots behind Koepka (USA), who shot a back-nine 29 in his final round of 64. The win took Koepka to the No.1 spot in the official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. [The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, S. Korea].
Asia
CJ Group
Played as the inaugural CJ Cup at Nine Bridges (Oct 19-22; co-sanctioned with US PGA Tr; US PGA Tour 2017/18 season). Thomas (USA) beat Marc Leishman (Aus) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his fifth win in 2017. [The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, S. Korea].
Tournaments:
US Women's PGA Championship: located just outside Philadelphia, the famed Donald Ross layout of Aronimink Golf Club hosts the third women’s major championship of 2020 (Oct 8-11).
Scottish Open: first played in 1972, this year’s championship is again played on the Tom Doak-designed Renaissance Club course, which sits alongside mighty Muirfield in East Lothian (Oct 1-4).
Who's Who:
Jim Furyk: in winning the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, “The Grinder” joined Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only players to win their first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions.
Georgia Hall: recorded her first win in an LPGA Tour event on American soil at this year’s Portland Classic, played at Columbia Edgewater Country Club … on the edge of the Columbia River.
Traigh Golf Course (pronounced "try", and meaning "beach" in Gaelic): You'll find this nine-hole seaside gem on the scenic coast road (as opposed to the more inland and quicker A830) between Arisaig and Morar. Although not on the well-beaten path of Scotland's "trophy" courses, if you are passing through this area, it's a must play.
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