Chris Tallman is headed to Cromwell. The head golf professional at Cold Spring Country Club in Belchertown punched his ticket Tuesday to play in the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship. Tallman qualified as champion of the Connecticut Section PGA Spring Stroke Play Championship. “It really hasn’t sunk in yet, and I really don’t know what to expect at this point,’’ Tallman said of the June 20-23 event at TPC River Highlands. “I’ve been there so many times over the years, to watch the best golfers in the world there.’’ Tallman earned a spot in his first PGA Tour event when he drained a 35-foot putt for birdie at the first extra hole at GreatHorse. He edged out Kyle Bilodeau of Golf Club of Avon (Conn.) after both had finished the 36-hole championship at 1-over-par 145. “I had a big uphill, sliding putt ... it went up a tier then moved eight to 10 feet to the left,’’ Tallman said of his final putt. “I was … [Read more...] about Tallman punches his ticket to PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship
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After Sony Open, Steve Stricker looks to play more on PGA Tour this year
ASSOCIATED PRESS / JULY 15 Steve Stricker, who is about to turn 52, played 13 times on the PGA Tour and six times on the Champions in his first year of eligibility. Last year, he was up to seven Champions event and one fewer on the PGA Tour. Steve Stricker came to Hawaii for two weeks of work, just like the old days, but with a twist. Instead of starting at the winners-only field at Kapalua and then going over to the Sony Open, he started at the Sony Open and heads to the winners-only field on the Big Island for the PGA Tour Champions opener. The question is how long he stays with players his own age. It’s a question Vijay Singh and Davis Love III have contemplated over the last few years. Stricker, who is about to turn 52, played 13 times on the PGA Tour and six times on the Champions in his first year of eligibility. Last year, he was up to seven Champions event and one fewer on the PGA Tour. Now he appears to be leaning toward the PGA Tour, with Pebble Beach and … [Read more...] about After Sony Open, Steve Stricker looks to play more on PGA Tour this year
After Sony Open return, Stricker aims for more active PGA Tour run in ‘19
ASSOCIATED PRESS Steve Stricker tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Sony Open golf tournament in 2012. Steve Stricker came to Hawaii for two weeks of work, just like the old days, but with a twist. Instead of starting at the winners-only field at Kapalua and then going over to the Sony Open, he started at the Sony Open and heads to the winners-only field on the Big Island for the PGA Tour Champions opener. The question is how long he stays with players his own age. It’s a question Vijay Singh and Davis Love III have contemplated over the last few years. Stricker, who is about to turn 52, played 13 times on the PGA Tour and six times on the Champions in his first year of eligibility. Last year, he was up to seven Champions event and one fewer on the PGA Tour. Now he sounds to be leaning toward the PGA Tour, with Pebble Beach and Riviera on his schedule, and possibly Phoenix. “I talked to Tom Kite at the Ryder Cup about my position a little … [Read more...] about After Sony Open return, Stricker aims for more active PGA Tour run in ‘19
Stricker looking to play more on PGA Tour this year
Doug Ferguson, Ap Golf Writer Published 10:57 am CST, Tuesday, January 15, 2019 FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Steve Stricker hits on the ninth fairway during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament, in Silvis, Ill. Stricker, who is about to turn 52, is not ready for a fulltime schedule on the PGA Tour Champions. less FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Steve Stricker hits on the ninth fairway during the final round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament, in Silvis, Ill. Stricker, who is about to turn 52, is not ... more Photo: Charlie Neibergall, AP Photo: Charlie Neibergall, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Steve Stricker hits on the ninth fairway during the final round of the John … [Read more...] about Stricker looking to play more on PGA Tour this year
Armstrong to make second PGA Tour start
Ex-Lipscomb great played his way into the field for this week's Sanderson Farms Cahmpionship authors David Boclair Brentwood’s Dawson Armstrong will play in a PGA Tour event for the second time as a professional. The three-time Atlantic Sun Conference Golfer of the Year at Lipscomb University was one of four players who earned a spot in the field for this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship at Jackson, Mississippi, in a Monday qualifying round. Armstrong tied for second with a 6-under (66) at Deerfield Golf Club and survived a 10-player playoff for the final three qualifying places. He was 7-under through 11 holes but finished with six pars and a bogey. The Sanderson Farms Championship is the second event of the 2018-19 PGA Tour season that offered an open qualifier. Most of the world’s best players will be at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, which features the world’s top players. The first round starts Thursday and Armstrong will go off … [Read more...] about Armstrong to make second PGA Tour start