Rory: Not far away

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Golf fans, good morning! Sahith Theegala won the Fortinet Championship on Sunday.

1. Theegala has no problems with fairways

Paul Hodowanic, PGATour.com …”It is not that Theegala does not try to play the fairway. It’s not necessary. He’s sprayed the spray off the tee since he first picked up the club and doesn’t expect it to stop any time soon. It’s not a flaw, but a feature. “One he feels comfortable with.”

• It’s appropriate that his first TOUR victory embodies Theegala. The driver did not have an uncharacteristically out-of body week, where he found every fairway to end up in the winner’s’ circle. This was Theegala Golf at its best – an incredibly thrilling and sometimes off-the rails display of shot making. A creative, unrelenting and innovative short game. “And a putter bound to get hot on Poa annua Greens that he grew playing in Chino Hills six hours down the California Coast.”

• It feels like a great team victory. It’s not just me, but everyone who has supported me, and helped me get to where I am now, said Theegala. He shot a final round 68 before over 40 family members and friends in order to win the Fortinet Championship. He finished two shots ahead of S.H. Kim. Theegala only hit 47% of fairways and never more than 7 in a single round.

2. BMW PGA: Ryan Fox wins the rain

AP report …” Ryan Fox won the BMW PGA Championship by one shot over Aaron Rai and Tyrrell Halton after overcoming a three-shot and triple bogey deficit in the final round. He made six birdies in the back nine, the last from 6 feet at the 18th.

• “Fox began shaking his right hand as the final putt was inches away from going in. The final stroke of an incredible masterpiece that spanned his last 15 golf holes carried the Kiwi Kiwi to his 4th European Tour title and the largest of his career.

• Fox said, “I played well.” “I didn’t miss any shots from the third onwards. I saw some putts going in. It was a pretty cool feeling to know that on the last hole, I actually made it.”

3. Rory:

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romaine …” McIlroy finished higher on the BMW PGA Championship Leaderboard, tying with seventh when the last putt holed at Wentworth after a short weather delay.”

• McIlroy started the week with a score of 72-71 (1 under) after 36 holes. But he got things going by hitting more fairways and holed a few putts, leading to a weekend score of 67-65. McIlroy’s Sunday round featured a 4-over-through-four-holes start and just one bogey. He parred each of the two back-to-back par-5s in the closing stretch, but he was frustrated after he failed to birdie the No. 1 fairway. He was pleased with the overall result, but he did have some frustration after failing to make birdie from the fairway at No.

• McIlroy said to reporters on Sunday evening, “It is something good to build upon.” If I hadn’t stayed here on Friday night, I would not have felt better about my golf.

4. Grayson Murray wins KFT

Mike Organ for Nashville Tennessean…”Grayson Murray claimed the third Korn Ferry Tour title of his career Sunday when he won the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation at The Grove.”

• “Murray of Raleigh, North Carolina posted a 17 under 271 to win by a three stroke victory against Mason Andersen and Jamie Lovemark, as well as his high school teammate Carter Jenkins. Murray earned $270,000.”

5. Jimmy Walker: Fall setup BS

Adam Schupak, Golfweek …”PGA Tour veteran Jimmy Walker was the winner of this event at CordeValle a ten years ago. It was his first Tour title. The 44-year old Walker shot 69 on Saturday and was projected to move up from No. The 44-year-old Walker shot 69 on Saturday, which had him projected to improve from No. Walker is not happy about his 118 ranking, and he will be fighting to stay in the top-125 for at least the next three months.

• “They changed rules. It’s always been 125. Then, you’re like, “No, 50 or 70?” It is definitely not 125. Walker stated that he thought it was total bullsh-t. I’ve worked for 11 months on 124, and now it’s just like, “nope, keep playing.” So I will give it everything I have. “That’s all I could do.”

• “A year earlier, Walker ended his season following the Valero Open, which was his home event. At 43, the former PGA Championship champion considered calling it a day. Then, enough players switched to LIV to propel Walker to the No. The Tour’s 50th highest earning player, Walker was granted a one-time exempt for 2022-23.

6. Daly discovers some form

Todd Kelly for Golfweek …” The big hitter, and fan favorite, had his best golf week in over a year during the 2023 Sanford International. He broke 70 for only the fourth and fifth times all season on the first and second round. He tied for eighth place with a score of 70, which was even par.

• Daly’s best finish was tied for 38th at the Galleri classic at Mission Hills Country Club in July 2023. Daly has finished 65th on average this season and has missed two events.

• He opened with a score of 66-64 this week at Minnehaha in Sioux Falls. He finished 10 under.”

7. Sahith Theegala wins WITB

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9.5)

Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black Gen 4 60 TX

5-wood: Ping G430 Max (18 degrees @16.5)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

Irons: Ping i210 (3), Ping iBlade (4-6), Ping Blueprint (8 PW).

Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X (3), Project X 6.5 (4-W)

Wedges: Ping Glide (50-12S and 54-12S), Ping Glide (58-06).

Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54, 58)

Putter: Anser 2 prototype Ping TR, 1966

Grip: SuperStroke Flatso 1.0

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: ID-8