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Boo Weekley takes 1-stroke lead into Sunday at The Woodlands
Boo Weekley ponders a putt on 18, on his way to a tie for third at 13 under at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open on July 13, 2025 at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, NY. Boo Weekley carded his second consecutive round of 6-under-par 66 on Saturday and took a one-stroke lead over South African Ernie Els at the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club.
Weekley, 52, is seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour Champions after winning three times on the PGA Tour but not since 2013. He is at 12-under 132 after 36 holes, leading Els by one and by a three-stroke margin over Tom Pernice Jr. (66 on Saturday) and South Korea’s Charlie Wi (68).
Els also shot a 66 after opening with a 67. First-round leader Ben Crane carded a 1-under 71 and is tied at 8 under with six others: Northern Ireland’s Padraig Harrington, Spain’s Miguel Angel Jiminez, New Zealand’s Steven Alker, Zach Johnson, Tommy Gainey and defending champion Stewart Cink, who has won the season’s first two majors.
Crane shot a 7-under round of 65 on Friday.
Weekley has produced a dozen birdies and no bogies through 36 holes. On Saturday, he birdied four of the first seven holes. He also was successful in scrambling 5-of-5 times and is 7 of 7 with one round remaining.
“I left a lot of putts short on this back side that could have went in,” Weekley said. “You know, really, really close to going in. Just a little, you know, another foot of speed or a little bit higher line or something like that. But overall, I’m happy where everything’s going right now.”
Els heated up on the back nine, recording four consecutive birdies from the 13th through the 16th holes. Included in that run were birdies on the par-3 14th and 16th holes.
Els drove the ball much better on Saturday, hitting 11 fairways and increasing his driving distance by nearly 19 yards.
“It’s a long story. It’s kind of ball position and setup, all the normal stuff that gets out of whack with me,” said Els. “So those are the most uncomfortable things to work on. So, today was a good day.”
What would it take for Weekley to win?
“I’d like another 66,” he said. “I’d like to roll my dice on it and see what happens. … You know, any time you can shoot 66 and just keep playing golf, that’s a good round no matter where you finish.”
Like Crane admitted on Friday, Els is really enjoying himself on the tour.
“You know, when I was younger I downplayed the Champions Tour,” Els said. “You know, I didn’t have a good time when I was in my late 40s on the regular tour. So to be out here, be able to compete, to play, to have almost a tournament a week at our age, come on, you know? It’s gravy. And to have the guys that I’ve competed against all my life and still trying to win a tournament is — there’s no other sport like this.”
–Field Level Media
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Ex-NFL player Anthony Wint to fight on Dana White's Contender Series
Aug 24, 2019; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Dwayne Washington (27) is tackled by New York Jets linebacker Anthony Wint (52) during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Former NFL linebacker Anthony Wint will fight for a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, per multiple media reports.
Wint played college football at Florida International University, where he was a three-time All-Conference USA selection. He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
He appeared in two NFL games that season, recording one tackle and a forced fumble.
In 2023, Wint made the shift to mixed martial arts. Thus far, he has collected a 6-0 record with four wins by knockout and one by submission.
The 30-year-old heavyweight is listed at 6’0″ and 224 pounds. He will take on Matt Adams (6-2) on August 11 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
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Alex Fitzpatrick takes lead at Truist Championship
May 8, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Alex Fitzpatrick places his ball on 18 green during the second round of the Truist Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images England’s Alex Fitzpatrick shot 7-under-par 64 to take the lead through three rounds of the Truist Championship on Saturday in Charlotte.
He’s at 14-under 199 with a one-shot lead on Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan, who posted a bogey-free 64, and a two-shot edge on Cameron Young, who recorded a 63.
It was a day with lots of movement on the leaderboard at Quail Hollow Club, where last May the PGA Championship was contested.
Fitzpatrick was 6 under for the round through 12 holes, pulling into a tie for the lead. He birdied Nos. 12 and 15 before the momentum was interrupted with a bogey on the 16th as he had to hit out of a greenside bunker. He needed an 8-foot putt for birdie on the next hole.
Young, who last weekend won the Cadillac Championship in Miami with a wire-to-wire effort, had an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole by sinking a 28-foot putt. His lone bogey came on the final hole.
Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard (67) and South Korea’s Sunjae Im (70), the second-round leader, share fourth place at 10 under.
Justin Thomas (69), J.J. Spaun (65) and England’s Tommy Fleetwood (70) are tied for sixth at 9 under.
Among the top 10 on the leaderboard, only Fitzpatrick and Thomas have kept their scores below 70 for all three rounds.
The start of the third round was delayed because of morning storms. It marked the second time in three days that a round was off schedule because of weather.
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Lucas Herbert retains LIV Golf lead despite Josele Ballester's 60
May 8, 2026; Sterling, Virginia, USA; Lucas Herbert talks with his caddie before hitting a drive during the second round of LIV Golf Virginia golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: John (Jack) Power-Imagn Images Australia’s Lucas Herbert gave up half of his lead on Saturday during the third round of LIV Golf Virginia, yet his 4-under-par 68 was good enough to move to 21 under and carry a three-shot edge into the final round.
Herbert, 30, enjoys some daylight between him and Sergio Garcia (18 under after a 65) as he chases his first LIV title.
“I think, if you’d given me a three-shot lead going into Sunday at the start of the week, I’d have taken it in a heartbeat,” Herbert said. “You’ve got to put that in context, I think.”
The context is that Herbert was the only player in the top seven (through 54 holes) who didn’t shoot a 65 or better on Saturday.
Spain’s Josele Ballester was particularly brilliant as he fired a 12 under 60 to set the course record at Trump National in Potomac Falls, Va. Had he birdied each of the last two holes — he missed a 25-foot birdie try on No. 10, his final hole — he would have tied LIV’s 18-hole record.
“It’s been the first time in a while or first time this year that I kind of entered the flow zone,” Ballester said. “It seemed like everything was going easy or somewhat easy. I executed really well in all areas of the game. Towards the end when I felt the adrenaline and the pressure a little more, I still executed and made some good shots and some good putts.”
Bryson DeChambeau shot a 12-under par 58 to set the record at the 2023 LIV Golf Greenbrier event.
Despite the best round of his life, the 22-year-old Ballester finds himself eight shots back of Herbert. He shares third place with DeChambeau (64), Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent (62), and South Africa’s Dean Burmester (65).
Spain’s Jon Rahm (12 under after a 65), Belgium’s Thomas Detry (-11, 66) and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell (-11, 66) are the only other golfers within 10 shots of Herbert.
Garcia, who scrambled for a par at No. 13 after removing his socks and shoes and sinking his feet into the mud to hit a shot out of the pond, understands it won’t be a two-man race for the title on Sunday.
“You can’t just think, oh, it’s just Lucas and I,” Garcia said. “Obviously if we play well, it will be him and I, but we still have to go out there and play well. There’s still 18 holes to go, and anything can happen out there.”
–Field Level Media
Ex-NFL player Anthony Wint to fight on Dana White's Contender Series
Alex Fitzpatrick takes lead at Truist Championship
