NASSAU, Bahamas — Collin Morikawa chipped in for eagle and raced away from a 20-man field Saturday in the Hero World Challenge with an 8-under 64, building a five-shot lead and leaving him one round away from reaching No. 1 in the world. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Collin Morikawa could reach No. 1 in world ranking with Hero win | Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka hope to party like it’s 2019 Morikawa would stay at the top of the ranking for only a week based on the two-year rolling formula. Even so, only 24 other players have reached No. 1 since the ranking began in 1986. The guy who has stayed No. 1 the longest — Tiger Woods — watched much of it unfold from the broadcast booth and he saw a command performance. Morikawa had the first bogey-free round of the week at Albany Golf Club, only once coming close to a bogey on the back nine as his pursuers couldn’t keep up. Brooks Koepka fell back with a double bogey on the par-3 eighth hole and had two birdies the rest of the way. On this day, that allowed him to post a 69 and move into the final group. “Just keep doing what I’m doing, play good and hope for the best,” Koepka said. Morikawa was at 18-under 198 as he tries to win his second straight start. He is coming off a Sunday rally in Dubai to win the DP World Tour Championship. Not long after Morikawa finished the opening hole in the final group, a dozen or so spectators lingered behind and headed to the back of Albany’s practice range to watch someone who is not part of the 20-man field: Woods. He spent another day hitting balls, this time with a driver, fueling speculation that 10 months after his car crash that badly damaged his right leg, he might tee it up in two weeks at the PNC Championship with 12-year-old son Charlie. Tournament organizers are holding a spot in the field for him. Woods wasn’t quite ready to commit to that, and a return to the PGA TOUR remained just as uncertain as when he spoke to the media earlier in the week. “I can hit it,” he said in the NBC booth during the tournament. “It just doesn’t go very far.” Leaning on another joke, he said he’s not hitting it so short that “I can hear it land.” But he said he has a lot of work to do on his health, and playing against the best in golf remained a long way off. What he saw on the course from Morikawa must have looked familiar, not so much the power but the precision and methodical way the 24-year-old Californian carved up Albany. Also familiar was how the rest of the contenders peeled away. Bryson DeChambeau started the third round with a one-shot lead and that was gone quickly. He hit a spectator at the back of the green, a good break for him when it caromed back and rolled off a slope onto the putting surface about 15 feet. And then he three-putted for bogey. He shot 73 and now is eight shots behind. Sam Burns, who is ranked No. 2 in the FedExCup, made a big run with an eagle on the par-5 11th followed by four straight birdies to get within two shots of Morikawa. But he took bogey on the par-3 17th and finished his round with a double bogey for a 68 that left him six behind. Daniel Berger recovered from a lost ball and double bogey on the par-5 third hole by making two eagles, only to drop two shots on the last three holes, including a tee shot in the water hazard on the 18th. He had a 69, also six behind. They were joined in a tie for third with Viktor Hovland and Patrick Reed, who each had 67, and Tony Finau, who bogeyed two of his last three holes for a 70. Rory McIlroy, who began the holiday event with a share of the lead, never had a chance to get into contention after taking a quadruple-bogey 9 on the 11th hole. He had a 75. The only other round over par belonged to Jordan Spieth, playing for the first time since becoming a father. His ball moved on the 18th green and he forgot to replace it, leading to a two-shot penalty and a 75.
Collin Morikawa pulls away for five-shot lead at Hero World Challenge
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3rd Round Match-Up – Barjon/Stevens v Kizzire/Kohles | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -120 |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | +100 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Yu/Pan vs Stevens/Barjon | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | -135 |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | +115 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Blair/Fishburn v O’Hair/Taylor | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | -115 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | -105 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Lower/Wu vs Taylor/OHair | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Dylan Wu / Justin Lower | -165 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | +135 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Lee/Kim vs Fitzpatrick/Fitzpatrick | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | -125 |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | +105 |
Mitsubishi Electric Classic | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +135 |
David Toms | +700 |
Stewart Cink | +900 |
Doug Barron | +1400 |
Paul Broadhurst | +1600 |
Richard Green | +1800 |
Shane Bertsch | +2000 |
Tim Petrovic | +2000 |
Retief Goosen | +2500 |
Thomas Bjorn | +2500 |
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3rd Round Match-Up – Echavarria/Greyserman vs Kohles/Kizzire | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | -120 |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Piercy/Hall v Hoffman/Watney | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | -115 |
Charley Hoffman / Nick Watney | -105 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Hoffman/Watney vs Kohles/Kizzire | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -130 |
Charley Hoffman / Nick Watney | +110 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Mitchell/Dahmen vs Detry/MacIntyre | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | -110 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -110 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Detry/MacIntyre vs Echavarria/Greyserman | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -140 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +120 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Hall/Piercy vs Mitchell/Dahmen | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | -165 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +135 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Johnson/Palmer vs List/Norlander | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -120 |
Zach Johnson / Ryan Palmer | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Taylor/Hadwin vs Conners/Pendrith | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -115 |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -105 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Conners/Pendrith vs List/Norlander | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -155 |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | +135 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Cantlay/Schauffele vs McIlroy/Lowry | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -130 |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | +110 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Taylor/Hadwin vs Cantlay/Schauffele | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -200 |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | +165 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Brehm/Hubbard vs Tarren/Skinns | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | -110 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | -110 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Tarren/Skinns vs Johnson/Palmer | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Zach Johnson / Ryan Palmer | -120 |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | +100 |
3rd Round Match-Up – Rai/Lipsky vs Thompson/Novak | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -120 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +100 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Thompson/Novak vs Brehm/Hubbard | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -150 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | +125 |
3rd Round 2 Ball – Rai/Lipsky vs McIlroy/Lowry | |
Type: 3rd Round 2 Ball – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -290 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +235 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – J. Kupcho v W. Meechai | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jennifer Kupcho | -190 |
Wichanee Meechai | +225 |
Tie | +600 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – S. Y. Kim v C. Wannasaen | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sei Young Kim | -165 |
Chanettee Wannasaen | +200 |
Tie | +600 |
JM Eagle LA Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Grace Kim | +100 |
Maja Stark | +300 |
Hannah Green | +1000 |
Esther Henseleit | +2500 |
Haeran Ryu | +2500 |
Rose Zhang | +2500 |
Sei Young Kim | +2500 |
Emily Pedersen | +4000 |
Auston Kim | +5000 |
Jin Young Ko | +7000 |
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3rd Round 2-Balls – H. R. Ryu v R. Zhang | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hae Ran Ryu | +110 |
Rose Zhang | +110 |
Tie | +600 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – E. K. Pedersen v A. Kim | |
Type: Outright – Status: OPEN | |
Emily Kristine Pedersen | +100 |
Auston Kim | +120 |
Tie | +600 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – H. Green v E. Henseleit | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | -125 |
Esther Henseleit | +150 |
Tie | +600 |
3rd Round 2-Balls – M. Stark v G. Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Maja Stark | -130 |
Grace Kim | +160 |
Tie | +600 |
ISPS Handa Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Casey Jarvis | +400 |
Yannik Paul | +400 |
Keita Nakajima | +500 |
Sebastian Soderberg | +800 |
Haotong Li | +1200 |
Matthieu Pavon | +1200 |
Ryosuke Kinoshita | +2000 |
Tom Vaillant | +2500 |
Yuta Sugiura | +3500 |
Marcel Schneider | +4000 |
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Final Round 3-Balls – C. Bezuidenout / B. Wiesberger / T. Nagano | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -125 |
Bernd Wiesberger | +175 |
Taiga Nagano | +500 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Norris / J. Brun / R. Ramsay | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Shaun Norris | +135 |
Julien Brun | +200 |
Richie Ramsay | +200 |
Final Round 3-Balls – T. Kanaya / A. D. Rey / D. Hillier | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Takumi Kanaya | +115 |
Alejandro Del Rey | +190 |
Daniel Hillier | +250 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Ancer/Herbert/Leishman | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Abraham Ancer | +150 |
Lucas Herbert | +155 |
Marc Leishman | +225 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Casey/Na/Mickelson | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Casey | +125 |
Kevin Na | +175 |
Phil Mickelson | +250 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Dechambeau/Gooch/Schwartzel | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Bryson DeChambeau | +130 |
Talor Gooch | +150 |
Charl Schwartzel | +275 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Hatton/Howell/Ogletree | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tyrrell Hatton | +120 |
Charles Howell III | +150 |
Andy Ogletree | +310 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Johnson/Perez/Kaymer | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dustin Johnson | -125 |
Pat Perez | +250 |
Martin Kaymer | +310 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Koepka/Lahiri/Pieters | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brooks Koepka | +125 |
Anirban Lahiri | +180 |
Thomas Pieters | +230 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Meronk/Munoz/Samooja | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adrian Meronk | +120 |
Sebastian Munoz | +155 |
Kalle Samooja | +280 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Niemann/Oosthuizen/Jones | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Joaquin Niemann | +125 |
Louis Oosthuizen | +150 |
Matt Jones | +300 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Ortiz/Steele/Lee | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Carlos Ortiz | +110 |
Brendan Steele | +175 |
Danny Lee | +300 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Puig/Varner/McDowell | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Puig | +140 |
Harold Varner III | +175 |
Graeme McDowell | +210 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Rahm/Bland/Watson | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jon Rahm | -110 |
Richard Bland | +210 |
Bubba Watson | +300 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Reed/Tringale/Kozuma | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Reed | +110 |
Cameron Tringale | +155 |
Jinichiro Kozuma | +330 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Smith/Burmester/Pereira | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Smith | +125 |
Dean Burmester | +175 |
Mito Pereira | +250 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Vincent/Horsfield/Westwood | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Horsfield | +150 |
Scott Vincent | +150 |
Lee Westwood | +250 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Wolff/Uihlein/Surratt | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matthew Wolff | +155 |
Peter Uihlein | +175 |
Caleb Surratt | +180 |
Final Round 3-Balls – M. Kawamura / M. Southgate / M. Scneider | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Masahiro Kawamura | +160 |
Marcel Schneider | +185 |
Matthew Southgate | +185 |
Final Round 3-Balls – M. Pavon / S. Soderberg / I. Cantero | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matthieu Pavon | +100 |
Sebastian Soderberg | +150 |
Ivan Cantero | +400 |
Final Round 3-Balls – Y. Paul / H. Li / C. Jarvis | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Yannik Paul | +100 |
Haotong Li | +210 |
Casey Jarvis | +250 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +10000 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +250000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
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Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |