One hundred years after Eddie Lowery steered Francis Ouimet to a USGA Open title at The Country Club, Alex Fitzpatrick steered his older brother, Matt, to a USGA Amateur title at the same golf course. Matt went on to win a U.S. Open at The Country Club in 2022, one-upping Ouimet. As for Alex, he went on to Wake Forest University, then turned professional. This week …well, let’s hold on to that thought for a moment.

The world’s tours bustled this week, roaming from India to Arizona, with stops in Texas, Georgia, and California along the way. With major championships looming in the coming months, there is an increased sense of urgency among the competitors. Gone are the cobwebs and rust of the northern winter; returned are the subtleties and nuance that define the professional game. We’re champing at the thought of what the next few months hold for us, both in our games and on the tours. Let’s open the gate and let the horses run, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

PGA Tour @ Houston Open: Sometimes, the good guys win

Gary Woodland shared his battles with PTSD and post-operative trauma with the world last week. This week, he played an incredibly satisfying 72 holes of golf at Memorial Park golf course in Houston. Woodland posted 21-under par, five shots clear of runner-up Nicolai Hojgaard, and won for the first time since his 2019 US Open victory.

Hojgaard and Woodland had one degree of separation on Sunday morning. In this case, that degree was a golf stroke. The lead doubled after one, when Hojgaard made a bogey. Woodland preserved his poise throughout the front nine, and his birdies at 7-8, combined with a pair of Hojgaard bogeys, increased his lead to five shots. Over the inward half, Woodland played steady, unassuming golf. He came home in plus-one figures, offering a glimmer of hope to his pursuer. Each time that Hojgaard made a birdie, a bogey was close behind, and he was unable to close the gap. The win was Woodland’s first in seven years, and his fifth in seventeen years on tour.

See Woodland’s winning WITB here.

LPGA @ Ford Championship: Hyo-joo wins in consecutive starts

Hyo-joo Kim has wins in consecutive events on the LPGA circuit. Last week, her theme was bend, don’t break. It was a bit of rinse and repeat, with a twist. Kim posted 61-69-61-69 for a serving of symetry. She dueled with Nelly Korda over each of the 18 final holes. She bent once more, but for a second consecutive week, did not break.

Kim was one back of Lydia Ko’s sizzling 60 after day one. Ko hovered around 69 each of the next three days, ultimately placing fourth. Taking up the challenge was world-number-two Nelly Korda, who had a 63 of her own on Thursday, then followed with three rounds in the mid-60s. On Sunday, Korda had a pair of eagles and a slew of birdies, and nearly tracked Kim down.

Kim’s one mistake on day four led to a double bogey. Around the same time, playing companion Korda reached four-under on the day through seven. Around the turn, Kim remained composed and added a pair of birdies, while Korda slipped on a pair of bogeys. The home stretch offered excitement, as Korda finished eagle-birdie to move within two of the top spot. The win was Kim’s ninth overall on the LPGA tour.

Kim’s Gear Bag

• Driver: Yonex EZone GT
• 3 Metal: Yonex EZone GT
• 5 Metal: Yonex EZone GT
• Hybrid: Yonex EZone GT
• Irons 4-5: Yonex EZone CB 701
• Irons 6-9: Yonex EZone CB 501
• Wedges 56, 60 degree: Vokey Design SM8
• Putter: Odyssey O-Works Tour R-Ball S
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

DP World Tour @ Hero Indian Open: Fitzy Finishes First

We’re not masters of subtlety, so you probably guessed that Alex Fitzpatrick, now 27 years of age, won for the first time at the top professional level. Fitzpatrick was the beneficiary of some wayward play by third-round leader Eugenio Chacarra, and used his brand of level, steady golf to close the deal. Fitzpatrick had danced with the lead in prior events, but had yet to find the elixir that produces winners. On Sunday at Gurugram, he sipped from the flask.

Both Chacarra and Fitzpatrick played like golfers in search of a rare victory. Bogeys were splattered across their scorecards. Chacarra entered the back nine with the lead, but bogeys at fifteen through seventeen dropped him back to seven-under par. Alex Fitzpatrick had struggles of his own, but runs of three birdies in five holes on the front, followed by five birdies in seven holes on the back, allowed him the comfort of making double at the last. Fitzpatrick finished on nine-under par for the week, two shots clear of runner-up Eugenio Chacarra.

Alex’s Gear Bag

• Driver: Ping G440 LST
• 3 Metal: TaylorMade Qi4D
• 5 Metal: TaylorMade Qi35
• Irons 4-9: Titleist T100
• Wedges 46, 50, 56, 60 degree: Vokey Design
• Putter: Odyssey Ai-ONE #7
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Korn Ferry Tour @ Club Car Championship: Lamb slams the door

On Sunday morning, a handrul of golfers had a chance to post four rounds in the 60s. By day’s end, only one of them succeeded, and he turned out to be the winner. The Notre Dame alumnus and PGA Tour Americas graduate posted 68 on Sunday to ease past third round co-leaders John Pak and Blades Brown.

Through eight holes on day the last, Pak appeared poised to claim an initial KFT event for 2026. He had gathered three birdies and had moved to minus-nineteen for the week. Pak hit an oil slick on the next four holes, posting bogey on three of them. Former co-leader Blades Brown also stumbled over the first nine, then again on the inward half. He would ultimately shoot even on the day, and collect a solo third finish.

All day long, Davis Lamb never lost his form. Lamb began the day one in arrears, but played a rock-solid 18 holes on Sunday. Fourteen pars and four birdies, including a powerful statement at the last, brought him to 19-deep, and a two-shot margin of victory. Lamb’s first big pro victory moved him inside the top five in the season-long, KFT points race.

Lamb’s Gear Bag

• Driver: Titleist GT2
• 3 Metal: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke
• 5 Metal: Titleist TS12
• Iron 4: Titleist T150
• Irons 5-9: Titleist T100
• Wedges 50, 54, 60 degree: Vokey Design SM10
• Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Select Newport
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) March 29, 2026

PGA Tour Champions @ Hoag Classic: Albatross builds nest for Cink

It is extremely rare to view an albatross at a a golf tournament. Despite the remarkable talent of professional golfers, the hole-out for two on a par five is as rare as things come. On Saturday, Stewart Cink holed from the 18th fairway for a walk-off, double-eagle. He turned a one-shot deficit into a two-stroke advantage in an instant.

On Sunday, Cink held steady as Steven Alker and Freddie Jacobson made initial runs, followed later by Ernie Els and Zach Johnson. He turned in minus-two 33, before adding another 33 on the inward half. Cink’s sole stumble over the final round came at the par-four twelfth hole, where he went from tee to rough, to sand, to the putting surface. His putt for par was the only one missed on the day. Cink traveled home with three birdies over his final five holes, to secure a second victory in two months.

In the battle for second spot, both Zach Johnson and Ernie Els finished on 15-under par, four shots back of the champion. For Johnson, it was his third top-three finish since turning 50 this winter. Johnson currently sits in second position on the Schwab Cup points list, behind only Stewart Cink.

Cink’s Gear Bag

• Driver: PING G440 MAX
• 3 Metal: PING G440 MAX
• 5 Metal: TaylorMade Qi35
• Irons 4-UW: Titleist T100
• Wedges 56 degree: PING Glide
• Wedges 60 degree: Vokey Design
• Putter: PING Vault Ketsch 2.0
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1x