After failing to get through the Monday qualifier but cracking the field when David Berganio Jr. withdrew on Wednesday, Cinderella story Nate Lashley, 36, goes wire-to-wire to capture his first PGA TOUR title at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Welcome to the Monday Finish, where Lashley became the first alternate to win on TOUR since Vaughn Taylor at the 2016 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and moved from 132nd all the way to 40th in the FedExCup. He also won job security, at long last, after a hardscrabble and at times heart-wrenching early career. FIVE OBSERVATIONS 1. Lashley is an overnight success – 15 years in the making. Suffice it to say almost no one saw this coming, as just six people in the PGA TOUR’s fantasy golf game had Lashley in their lineups. He had just one top-10 finish in 32 previous TOUR starts, and was 132nd in the FedExCup and 353rd in the Official World Golf Ranking. (He climbed to 40th and 101st, respectively.) He didn’t know where he was playing week to week, having earned just 188 of the 209 points needed in eight starts of his minor medical extension. Now he can say goodbye to all that uncertainty. He’s ditched the Monday qualifiers, and earned spots in the 2019 Open Championship, and 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament and PGA Championship, among others. He did it with spectacular iron play, leaving himself with 10 feet or less on 22 of his 28 birdies. “I’m just really grateful that I got into the tournament,â€� he said. “…It’s a dream come true.â€�  For more on Lashley’s life-changing win, click here. 2. This one packed an emotional punch. A 2004 plane crash killed Lashley’s parents, Rod and Char, and his girlfriend, Leslie Hofmeister. They were in Rod’s four-seat, single-engine plane, headed home to Nebraska after watching Nate (University of Arizona) play in the NCAA West Regional in Oregon. Soldiering on, Lashley turned pro but struggled, at one point taking a break from golf to pursue real estate. Although still coming to grips with the tragedy, he returned and began to claw his way back, winning on the Gateway, EGolf and Dakotas mini-tours before a banner, three-win season on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica in 2015. A victory two years later on the Korn Ferry Tour (Corales Puntacana Resort) made him a PGA TOUR rookie last season at 35. No surprise that when he won in Detroit, he shared a tearful embrace with his sister, Brooke. “I’ve been through a lot,â€� Lashley said. “It took a lot of years for me to get over my parents’ death, for sure. It was mentally holding me back for a long time.â€� 3. Doc Redman won plenty with a solo second. The 2017 U.S. Amateur champion from Clemson earned 300 non-member FedExCup points to secure special temporary membership on the PGA TOUR for the remainder of this season. Redman can now accept unlimited sponsor exemptions for the rest of 2018-’19, and if he earns as many or more points as No. 125 in this year’s final FedExCup standings (he has 344; for reference, last season’s No. 125 had 377) he will secure full status on TOUR for next season. “I knew what was at stake,â€� said Redman, who got into the Rocket Mortgage field through the Monday qualifier, “but I was trying not to think about it. I actually didn’t even think about The Open Championship until someone said it to me after. But it’s awesome, I can’t wait.â€� 4. Victor Hovland is loving life as a pro. The Oklahoma State product shot a final-round 64, one of the best rounds of the day, to finish T13 in just his second start as a professional. This, after making the cut on the number. “I definitely heard a lot of people that wanted me to do well,â€� Hovland said of the energy at Detroit Golf Club, which he said reminded him of home for its tree-lined fairways and old-school feel. “That’s really cool. I mean, I’m just a 21-year-old from Norway and you’ve got Americans cheering on me. It’s still a little crazy for me to think about, but I really appreciate it.â€� 5. Patrick Reed is heading in the right direction. His 2-under 70 – on a day when he admittedly didn’t have his A game or anything close – left him with a T5 finish, his best since a fourth at the 2018 U.S. Open. He shot up 11 to 62nd in the FedExCup, and up two to 20th in U.S. Presidents Cup standings. “It’s always on my mind,â€� Reed told the Golf Channel, when asked about making U.S. Captain Tiger Woods’ team that will take on the International side at Royal Melbourne, Dec. 12-15. “If I continue doing what I’m doing … then hopefully it all takes care of itself.â€� FIVE INSIGHTS 1. Lashley was spot-on with his irons, with 22 of his 28 birdies coming from 10 feet or less. He was sixth in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green (+1.388), second in SG: Putting (+2.332), 13th in SG: Around-the-Green (+0.452), and T29 in SG: Off-the-Tee (+0.l66). 2. This marked the sixth wire-to-wire victory on TOUR (no ties) since 2017, and the first since Brooks Koepka at the PGA Championship at Bethpage. Lashley was 14 under par on the par 4s, making it the best par-4 performance by a winner on TOUR this season. 3. Lashley (2-under 70) joined an exclusive club. He became one of a select few to shoot 70 or higher on the way to a six-plus-stroke victory on TOUR. The last to do it was Tiger Woods at the 2013 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (70, seven-shot win), and most recent before that was Louis Oosthuizen at the 2010 Open Championship (71, seven-shot win). 4. Brian Stuard, a native of Jackson, Michigan, shot a 4-under 68 to finish T5, his second top-five finish this season. The other: T4 at the Valero Texas Open. He moved to 69th in the FedExCup. 5. Hovland (64, T13), Brandt Snedeker (67, T5), Joaquin Niemann (68, T5) and Joey Garber (69, T29) shot the day’s only bogey-free rounds. It was the second straight T5 finish for Niemann, 20, who has gone from 140th to 89th in the FedExCup in the last two weeks. WYNDHAM REWARDS The Wyndham Rewards Top 10 is in its first season and adds another layer of excitement to the FedExCup Regular Season. The top 10 players at the end of the FedExCup Regular Season will earn bonus payouts from the Wyndham Rewards Top 10. Matt Kuchar remains No. 1, and there were no changes among the rest of the all-important Top 10. Just four weeks and six tournaments remaining until the start of the Wyndham Championship, the last event of the FedExCup Regular Season.
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Final Round Match-Ups – J. Bramlett v C. Hadley | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Joseph Bramlett | -120 |
Chesson Hadley | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – C. Hadley / K. Kraft | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chesson Hadley | -130 |
Kelly Kraft | +110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Bramlett / A. Svensson | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Svensson | -140 |
Joseph Bramlett | +115 |
Final Round Match-Ups – S. Cink vs T. Olesen | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -130 |
Stewart Cink | +110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. Cink / T. Olesen | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -140 |
Stewart Cink | +115 |
Final Round Match-Ups – R. Moore v S. Valimaki | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Moore | -110 |
Sami Valimaki | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – R. Moore / W. Bateman | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Moore | -130 |
Will Bateman | +110 |
Principal Charity Classic | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Ernie Els | +225 |
Stephen Ames | +375 |
Bernhard Langer | +475 |
Rod Pampling | +750 |
Kevin Sutherland | +1200 |
Vijay Singh | +1800 |
Steven Alker | +2000 |
Chad Campbell | +2800 |
Cameron Percy | +4000 |
Ricardo Gonzalez | +4000 |
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Final Round 2-Balls – G. Higgo / S. Valimaki | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sami Valimaki | -125 |
Garrick Higgo | +105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. Hubbard / R. Palmer | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mark Hubbard | -170 |
Ryan Palmer | +140 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Vegas / K. Streelman | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jhonattan Vegas | -120 |
Kevin Streelman | +100 |
Final Round Match-Ups – C. Phillips v C.T. Pan | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
C T Pan | -110 |
Chandler Phillips | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – C.T. Pan / S. Lowry | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Shane Lowry | -150 |
C T Pan | +125 |
Final Round Match-Ups – K. Yu v M. Meissner | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | -110 |
Mac Meissner | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – R. Hisatsune / M. Meissner | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner | -115 |
Ryo Hisatsune | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – K. Yu / C. Phillips | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | -140 |
Chandler Phillips | +115 |
Final Round Match-Ups – Pi. Coody v Z. Blair | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Pierceson Coody | -115 |
Zac Blair | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – Z. Blair / D. Skinns | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Skinns | -110 |
Zac Blair | -110 |
Final Round Match-Ups – E. Van Rooyen vs K. Mitchell | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | -120 |
Erik Van Rooyen | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – Pi. Coody / E. Van Rooyen | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Erik Van Rooyen | -155 |
Pierceson Coody | +130 |
US Women’s Open | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Minjee Lee | +130 |
Andrea Lee | +240 |
Wichanee Meechai | +375 |
Yuka Saso | +1200 |
Hinako Shibuno | +1600 |
Jin Hee Im | +12500 |
Sakura Koiwai | +17500 |
Rio Takeda | +35000 |
Mi Hyang Lee | +50000 |
Atthaya Thitikul | +75000 |
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Final Round 2-Balls – T. Duncan / V. Whaley | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tyler Duncan | -115 |
Vince Whaley | -105 |
Final Round Match-Ups – B. Hossler vs M. Wallace | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Beau Hossler | -110 |
Matt Wallace | -110 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. O’Hair / B. Hossler | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Beau Hossler | -180 |
Sean O’Hair | +150 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. Popov / A.L. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
A Lim Kim | -125 |
Sophia Popov | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – C. Young vs J. Bridgeman | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Carson Young | -110 |
Jacob Bridgeman | -110 |
Final Round Match-Ups – M. Kim v N. Hardy | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Michael Kim | -125 |
Nick Hardy | +105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – J. Bridgeman / N. Hardy | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jacob Bridgeman | -120 |
Nick Hardy | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Ozeki / H.J. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hyo Joo Kim | -175 |
Amiyu Ozeki | +185 |
Tie | +800 |
Final Round Match-Ups – A. Rai vs M. McNealy | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | -110 |
Maverick McNealy | -110 |
Final Round Score – Rory McIlroy | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | +110 |
Under 67.5 | -145 |
Final Round Score – Maverick McNealy | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +100 |
Under 68.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Matt Wallace | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +110 |
Under 69.5 | -145 |
Final Round Score – Carson Young | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +110 |
Under 70.5 | -145 |
Final Round Score – Keith Mitchell | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -150 |
Under 68.5 | +115 |
Final Round Score – Chad Ramey | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +100 |
Under 70.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Taylor Pendrith | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +115 |
Under 69.5 | -150 |
Final Round Score – Andrew Novak | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -135 |
Under 69.5 | +105 |
Final Round Score – Corey Conners | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +100 |
Under 68.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Tom Kim | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +100 |
Under 68.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Aaron Rai | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -115 |
Under 68.5 | -115 |
Final Round Score – Victor Perez | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Joel Dahmen | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +115 |
Under 70.5 | -150 |
Final Round Score – Trace Crowe | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 70.5 | +115 |
Under 70.5 | -150 |
Final Round Score – Sam Burns | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -115 |
Under 68.5 | -115 |
Final Round Score – Tommy Fleetwood | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +115 |
Under 68.5 | -150 |
Final Round Score – Mackenzie Hughes | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +100 |
Under 68.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Ryan Fox | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | -110 |
Under 69.5 | -120 |
Final Round Score – Ben Griffin | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -130 |
Final Round Score – Robert MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round Score – Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +110 |
Under 69.5 | -145 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. McNealy / M. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Maverick McNealy | -170 |
Michael Kim | +140 |
Final Round 2-Balls – C. Iwai / C. Park | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chisato Iwai | -135 |
Catherine Park | +145 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Six Shooter – A. Novak / Car. Young / C. Ramey / J. Dahmen / M. Wallace / T. Crowe | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Wallace | +320 |
Andrew Novak | +425 |
Carson Young | +450 |
Chad Ramey | +450 |
Joel Dahmen | +475 |
Trace Crowe | +475 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. Stevens / M. Wallace | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Wallace | -125 |
Sam Stevens | +105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Furue / A. Ewing | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ayaka Furue | +100 |
Ally Ewing | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Six Shooter – A. Rai / B. Griffin / K. Mitchell / R. MacIntyre / R. Fox / T. Pendrith | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | +320 |
Keith Mitchell | +400 |
Taylor Pendrith | +400 |
Robert MacIntyre | +450 |
Ryan Fox | +500 |
Ben Griffin | +550 |
Final Round 2-Balls – C. Young / K. Mitchell | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | -180 |
Carson Young | +150 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Thitikul / M.B. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Atthaya Thitikul | -170 |
Min Byeol Kim | +190 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – T. Pendrith vs R. MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | -120 |
Robert MacIntyre | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – T. Pendrith / C. Ramey | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | -155 |
Chad Ramey | +130 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. Yamashita / R. Yin | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ruoning Yin | -110 |
Miyuu Yamashita | +120 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – S. Burns vs C. Conners | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -110 |
Sam Burns | -110 |
Final Round Match-Ups – J. Dahmen vs A. Novak | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Novak | -120 |
Joel Dahmen | +100 |
Final Round Six Shooter – C. Conners / M. Hughes / R. McIlroy / S. Burns / T. Kim / T. Fleetwood | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +225 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +425 |
Sam Burns | +500 |
Tom Kim | +500 |
Corey Conners | +550 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +550 |
Final Round 2-Balls – C. Conners / A. Novak | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -155 |
Andrew Novak | +130 |
Final Round Match-Ups – T. Fleetwood vs R. McIIroy | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -150 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +125 |
Final Round Match-Ups – M. Hughes vs T. Kim | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Kim | -115 |
Mackenzie Hughes | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – T. Kim / R. McIIroy | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -190 |
Tom Kim | +155 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. Hyang Lee / R. Takeda | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rio Takeda | -130 |
Mi Hyang Lee | +140 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Yubol / J.H. Im | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jin Hee Im | -190 |
Arpichaya Yubol | +210 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – V. Perez vs T. Crowe | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Victor Perez | -120 |
Trace Crowe | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – V. Perez / A. Rai | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | -150 |
Victor Perez | +130 |
Final Round 2-Balls – S. Koiwai / Y. Saso | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Yuka Saso | -130 |
Sakura Koiwai | +140 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – T. Crowe / J. Dahmen | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Trace Crowe | -115 |
Joel Dahmen | -105 |
Final Round 2-Balls – H. Shibuno / W. Meechai | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Wichanee Meechai | -105 |
Hinako Shibuno | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2-Balls – T. Fleetwood / S. Burns | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | -120 |
Sam Burns | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – A. Lee / M. Lee | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Minjee Lee | -135 |
Andrea Lee | +145 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round Match-Ups – B. Griffin vs R. Fox | |
Type: Final Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | -120 |
Ryan Fox | +100 |
Final Round 2-Balls – M. Hughes / R. Fox | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mackenzie Hughes | -145 |
Ryan Fox | +120 |
Final Round 2-Balls – R. MacIntyre / B. Griffin | |
Type: Final Round 2-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | -130 |
Robert MacIntyre | +110 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
Rory McIlroy | +1100 |
Xander Schauffele | +1200 |
Viktor Hovland | +1600 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1800 |
Jon Rahm | +1800 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Max Homa | +3000 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Xander Schauffele | +1400 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Viktor Hovland | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
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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 |