🏌🏻Riley Wins Charles Schwab

Good morning! Davis Riley won his second PGA Tour title at the Charles Schwab Challenge, beating Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley by five shots.

Check out the equipment he used and the complete prize money breakdown from the tournament at Colonial.

Fun Fact: This week's champion, Davis Riley, shot a 13-under-par round of 58 as a 17-year-old in an amateur event - his lowest round till date.

⛳️ This Day In History: Sam Snead was born on this date in 1912. The leading player in PGA Tour victories in a career along with Tiger Woods, Snead was one of the leading “characters” in golf history with a personality that ranged from coy and mischievous to affable and instructive.

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Riley Beats Scheffler To Win Maiden Solo Title

Davis Riley shot even-par 70 while playing in the final group Sunday with Scottie Scheffler, and still won the Charles Schwab Challenge by five strokes over the world's No. 1 player and Keegan Bradley for his first individual victory on the PGA TOUR.

Riley finished at 14-under 266 while Scheffler shot 71 on a day when he hit only seven of 14 fairways and didn't have a birdie until the 13th hole. The 27-year-old Riley's only other TOUR win came when he and Nick Hardy won the Zurich Classic team event in New Orleans last year.

👑 Special Win: A week ago, Davis Riley doubted he could play golf, let alone win. His sister Caroline had a seizure at work, leading to the discovery of a tumor and immediate surgery in New York.

Riley feared the worst, but tests revealed a benign growth. Despite a season of missed cuts and only one top 25 finish, a reunion with his former swing coach helped Riley focus on his mindset.

It all ended Sunday with a tartan jacket and a trophy.

🪦 In Memoriam: Golfers wore black and red ribbons Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge to honor Grayson Murray, the two-time PGA TOUR winner who died unexpectedly on Saturday at the age of 30.

Murray, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, wore red and black, the colors of his beloved Carolina Hurricanes, when competing on Sundays. His family requested that ribbons with the same colors be worn Sunday.

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Pros Pay Tribute To Grayson Murray

Grayson Murray’s parents Eric and Terry have issued an official statement revealing that Murray committed suicide. Former PGA Tour winner, Murray, died suddenly on Saturday, two days after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Murray had openly discussed his struggles with anxiety and depression. He sought treatment for alcohol addiction in 2021 and said in January that at the time, he was eight months sober.

Thoughts and tributes pour in from all across the golfing fraternity including PGA Tour stars.

📍Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan remarked that Grayson was a remarkable player and added that he admired Grayson's courage as well. He also revealed the family insisted that the tournament continued despite the PGA Tour's offer to cancel the event.

📍Following the completion of Sunday's final round at Colonial, Scottie Scheffler mentioned that playing golf had been difficult after hearing the news, but he understood that Murray's family wanted the competition to continue.

📍Akshay Bhatia, a fellow North Carolina native and two-time TOUR winner, posted a photo on Instagram showing him congratulating Murray after his win at this year's Sony Open in Hawaii. Bhatia wrote that words couldn't express how difficult the situation was, describing Murray as a great friend who always supported him, just as he had supported Murray.

📍Justin Thomas posted on X that he was "speechless." He added that Murray had endured many ups and downs to reach his position and expressed deep sympathy for Murray's family and those closest to him.

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What else is making news

PGA Update: LIV Golf’s Richard Bland shoots 63 to win the Senior PGA Championship.

LPGA: Angela Stanford became the first player to successfully defend the LPGA Senior Championship title, closing with a 3-under 69, for a 3-stroke victory over Cristie Kerr.

DP World Tour: Nacho Elvira won the Soudal Open with a score of 18 under, good enough to defeat the three players who tied for second place by one stroke.

Korn Ferry Tour: Harry Higgs became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to win back-to-back tournaments in a playoff after clinching victory at the Visit Knoxville Open.

US Women's Open: Yealimi Noh replaces World No 2 Lilia Vu in the field for 79th US Women's Open. Vu withdrew from the tournament due to a recurring back injury.

LET: Morgane Metraux of Switzerland claimed her second Ladies European Tour (LET) title in the Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club in France.

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These Are The 5 Most Unbelievable Records In US Women's Open History

The most prestigious tournament in women’s professional golf kick starts in less than a week. Ahead of its 79th edition, let’s look at the top five jaw-dropping records set at the national major.

🏌‍♀Youngest Qualifier: Lucy Li became the youngest player to qualify for the US Women’s Open in 2014. Then 11-year-old Liu earned her way through the Sectional qualifier at Half Moon Bay posting 74 and 68 in the par-72 layout.

Before Li, Lexi Thompson was the sole owner of that record at 12 years and 4 months.

🏌‍♀Most Victories: Betsy Rawls and Mickey Wright remain the only two players with four titles. Between 1951 and 1964, the US Women’s Open went to these two a whopping eight times.

🏌‍♀Amateur Champion: Only one amateur has triumphed at the grand stage, and that too, in 1967. Catherine Lacoste, famed as the Crocodile Kid, remains the only amateur to lift the Harton S. Semple trophy.

🏌‍♀72-hole Record: The lowest 72-hole scoring record came in 2022. Minjee Lee posted 13-under 271 at the par-71 Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, breaking Annika Sorestam’s 26-year-old record at the same venue.

🏌‍♀Youngest Winners: At 19, Inbee Park became the youngest winner of the National major. She broke Se Ri Pak’s record from 1998. Pak was 20 years old.

Since then Yuka Saso of the Philippines has also matched the record. Surprisingly, both Saso and Park were 19 years, 11 months, and 7 days at the time of their victories.

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