Notes: Max Homa had to wait two years for his first PGA Tour title defense because the tournament was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The field features 10 of the top 15 in the world, headed by Justin Thomas at No. Thomas won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2017.
Bridgeman Named to US Palmer Cup Team
Clemson, S.C. Clemson junior Jacob Bridgeman has been named to the 2021 United States Palmer Cup Team. The announcement was made on Tuesday on The Golf Channel. The Palmer Cup will be played June 11-13, 2021 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men’s and women’s university/college golfers, matching the United States against a team of international players.
Bridgeman leads the nation in stroke average with a 69.24 figure, an average that is on pace to be a Clemson single-season record. He has a team-best six top 10 finishes in seven tournaments this year, including two victories. He is ranked as the third-best player in the nation by Golfweek and seventh-best by Golfstat. He has 16 under-par rounds and is 40-under-par in his aggregate score for his 21 total rounds.
Today in Jays History: John Buck Hits 3 Home Runs
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From the recap:
Jon Lott told us that
Cito spent time with Buck during batting practice, making suggestions. That’s Cito at his best, one on one with a player. I don’t even know if it’s technique. I think it is as likely the calming presence that Cito has and just the feeling you would get that he believed you could do it so you don’t want to let him down. I get the feeling if he told me I could hit I would do it. Well maybe not.
Tim Widing, Spencer Ralston join Top-15 in PGA TOUR University Ranking
Davis Thompson moves to No. 2, his best ranking of the season April 28, 2021
Tim Widing has been in the top-15 for eight of the 16 weeks in 2021. (Courtesy of University of San Francisco)
Tim Widing (San Francisco) and
Spencer Ralston (Georgia) have ascended into the top-15 of the
PGA TOUR University Ranking, with NCAA Regionals (May 17-19) and the NCAA Championship (May 28-31) on the horizon.
Widing has been in the top-15 for eight of the 16 weeks in 2021, and he improved four spots to No. 14 after earning co-medalist honors at last week’s PING Cougar Classic in Utah. It was his