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Tour Rundown: Hovland back from the absentia

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1 year ago

Mar 24, 2025

The continued hiatuses of the LPGA and Korn Ferry Tours seeped into the third week of March. Just three of the world’s top tours hosted events ending March 23rd, and one of those was the unfortunate victim of a Thursday rainout. PGA Tour Champions entertained fans in Newport Beach, California, while the DP World Tour held a get-together in Singapore. The PGA Tour completed its four-week, Florida sojourn, prior to moving to Texas for the two weeks before the Masters. This week’s Tour Rundown is not as tiny as the last one, but it is a bit lean. Let’s use our best wordplay to make it worth your while, and run this down tonight.

PGA Tour @ Valspar: Hovland back from the absentia list

Viktor Hovland is a massive talent, both as a human and a professional golfer. His 2025 season had been an absolute mystery, with 22 and 36 his first two finishes. Things got worse, as the Norwegian narwhal missed his next three cuts and not by a smidgen. He failed to make the weekend at Cognizant, Palmer, and Players. His numbers looked like those of a walk-on in his first collegiate event, rather than the ones posted by a challenge for major titles.

It made all the sense in no one’s world, that Hovland found his game at Innisbrook, one of the tour’s tighter and tougher tracks. In a week when no one went deeper than 65, Hovland’s opening 70 was his highest number. He followed it with a pair of 67s, along with a 69, and claimed tour title number seven by a stroke over another resurgent force, Justin Thomas. It bodes well for the tour to have two of its mid-career names (Hovland and Thomas) find their games as the Masters beckons.

DP World Tour @ Singapore Classic: Mansell manhandles masses

The age of thirty beckoned for England’s Richard Mansell. He had moved around Europe’s tours for nearly a decade, with a few close calls along the way. Mansell won on the AA EuroPro tour, and had a pair of second-place finishes on the AAA Challenge Tour, prior to his arrival on the top circuit. He nearly won the Alfred Dunhill in 2022, before a final-day 76 derailed his chances. This week in Singapore, the Lichfield Legend left nothing to chance.

With Keito Nakajima closing fast on Sunday, Mansell ran five consecutive birdies on the front nine to enter the chase, then found one final birdie at the 54th hole, to close the deal. 54 holes? Aye, Thursday’s play was lost to the south Asian rains, reducing the event to three rounds. Nakajima was splendid on Sunday, with seven birdies against zero bogies.

Mansell reached the par-five 18th in two shots, but face a massive putt for eagle. His approach effort closed within four feet, and his putt for the win was center cut. One more name fell from the winless chart this week. Congratulations to the Singapore champion, Richard Mansell.

PGA Tour Champions @ Hoag Classic: It’s MAJic once more

No one would ever confuse the training regimens of the two, current PGAT legends. Bernhard Langer is the sort that abstains, while Miguel Angel Jimenez partakes. The King of the Canary Islands secured his 15th PGA Tour Champions title this week, closing with 67 to edge past Stewart Cink and Freddie Jacobsen by one. Jimenez is quite the distance behind Langer’s record of 47 senior titles. It’s a mark that no one should ever touch. And yet, when Jimenez wins, we often feel that he is much closer to that number than he is. Who knows why?

Jimenez closed with a clean, four-birdie card to hold off the fury of his challengers. Both Cink and Jacobsen had bogeys on their scorecards, and those simple miscues were enought to restrict their pursuit of the winner. The runner-up finishes for both were their best of the young 2025 season, and both should secure a title at some point this year. For the moment, a cigar and a whisky will suffice to celebrate the quniceanera of wins for el Rey Miguel de las Islas Canarias.

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GolfWRX’s Father’s Day Gift Guide (2026)

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1 day ago

Jun 9, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

A reminder from your friends at GolfWRX: Father’s Day is June 21. And as we do every year, we’re rounding up the best gifts for dad.

As we say every year, there’s no better golf-related Father’s Day gift than a round of golf with pops. Be it a country club or your favorite muni, take the time to get together to play 18 if you can.

Let’s get to the gifts.

Ghost Golf Qualifier Diamond Polo

We like the new polos that Ghost is offering, as the fabric and fit are so good. These new Qualifier Collection polos breathe well, are lightweight, stretch with your swing, and of course look great. You can wear them on the course, in the office, or just out at a casual event and they will fit right in.

Buy here.

STR8-Strip Grip Tape Remover

If your dad is an equipment aficionado and tinkers with his clubs, this tool works wonders. Removing grip tape has never been easier, just put a little head on the tape and the STR8-Strip peals it right off the shaft without any damage.

Buy here.

Why Golf: Putting Thing

When it comes to practice, it is good to have a purpose. This “Putting Thing” sure does it. We know from personal experience how challenging it can be and how rewarding it is on the practice green. This also provides some competition for your kiddo to see who will unload the dishwasher or do the next chore around the house.

Buy here.

OluKai Lae‘ahi Men’s Breathable Slip-On Shoes

Riding to and from the course in style and comfort is always a good thing. If you’re in a hurry, it’s a nice feature to slide into your shoes and get to the tee time. For the post-game shoe, at your locker or while putting your clubs away in the car. Nice to slide into a shoe that looks good anywhere. Pair that with meeting the family for dinner, no need to change!

Buy here.

Therabody Theragun Relief

A little wellness goes a long way. Keeping loose is a good way to go when it comes to the weekend game or treatment during the week. If there is a little ache or pain, the Theragun is there to help out. Help loosen up the back for a pre-game warm-up or cool-down.

Buy here.

World Cup golf apparel

Something for the soccer dads. Embrace the World Cup fever this summer on the course with custom gear to support the nation of your choice.

Buy here.

FootJoy Pro SL spikeless golf shoes

Give the old man a break and save his feet with the Footjoy Pro SL Men’s Spikeless Golf Shoes for some added comfort on the course.

Buy here.

Bushnell Wingman 2 GPS speaker

Combine all the hits as well as some game improvement with the Wingman 2 Golf GPS Speaker by getting audible distance readings from 38,000+ courses worldwide through the Wingman 2 remote or speaker.

Buy here.

Personalized Titleist Pro V1 golf balls

The No. 1 ball in golf is a safe bet, and the Pro V1 fits the largest chunk of the bell curve if you don’t know what ball pops plays. Add personalization for a, well, personal touch!

Buy here.

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Photos from the 2026 OccuNet Classic

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2 days ago

Jun 9, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

With the PGA Tour across the border in Canada this week, GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore stayed stateside and headed to the OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank in Amarillo, Texas.

It’s always interesting to see what the guys are playing on the KFT, and this week certainly hasn’t disappointed so far, with some incredible wedge stamping on display.

Check out links to all our albums below.

General Albums

2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT) – Monday #1

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

Luke Potter’s custom Cameron putter – 2026 OccuNet Classic (KFT)

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Scotty Cameron GOLO 6 with BGT Stability Tour2 2022 M Edition

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2 days ago

Jun 9, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @HuskerFlyer is sharing a Scotty Cameron GOLO with a BGT Stability Tour2 2022 M Edition shaft. While the putter is certainly enviable, the Augusta-inspired shaft is equally noteworthy.

From the listing:

Scotty Cameron Golo 6 with BGT Stability Tour2 2022 M Edition Scotty Headcover 34″ $375

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.