Matthew Wolff shows off the crystal after capturing the 3M Open

Blaine, Minnesota - The inaugural 3M Open looked as if a playoff was a

certainty when Bryson DeChambeau rolled in his 6 ft eagle putt at the

last (to reach 20 under par) while Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff

stood in the fairway with irons in hand ready to give it a go themselves.

Both Morikawa and Wolff executed their approaches successfully reaching

the 573 yard par 5 with lengthy eagle chances. Wolf's approach settled up

against the fringe in an awkward spot some 26 feet from the cup, while

Morikawa faced a straight-forward 22 foot putt from the middle of the

putting surface. Wolf would do well just to get down in two to tie Bryson,

but coming out of OSU just 6 weeks after becoming the NCAA Individual

Champion - Wolf lived up to the hype and drained the eagle, sending the

crowd into a frenzy. Now suddenly trailing by two and facing a must make

eagle putt of his own, Morikawa narrowly missed his attempt on the low side

tying the "Mad Scientist" for 2nd place at 20 under par. It was a stunning

and dramatic conclusion to the Twin Cities newest sporting event.

"I'm not really an emotional guy, but tears came to my eyes," Wolff said.

Morikawa who played junior golf against Wolff while the two grew up in

California wasn't surprised by how it ended. "The way we were playing

today, it was going to go in. One of us was going to drop one in," Morikawa

said.

Canadian Adam Hadwin was 4th, finishing at 18 under par. Lucas Glover

who finished early in the day fired a final round 62 to vault up the board

to tie for 6th at 16 under par.

Wolff earned $1.53 million and a two year exemption on the PGA Tour in

only his fourth start on tour.

Scores: https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2019/3m-open/leaderboard.html

Nate Lashley celebrates after winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic

Detroit, Michigan - Every once in awhile, a breakthrough victory from a

struggling journeyman provides a feel good moment, but what happened

on Sunday in Detroit is a next level vibe of triumph from tragedy. Nate

Lashley led the field wire to wire at Detroit Golf Club - firing rounds of

63-67-63-70 to finish at 25 under par capturing his first PGA Tour title

and the hearts of millions around the world.

It would be impossible to know all that Nate Lashley has endured since

the tragic loss of both parents - Rod and Char Lashley and girlfriend

Leslie Hofmeister while he attended college at Arizona. All three perished

in Rod's single engine Cessna plane that crashed in turbulent weather on

May 23, 2004 - they were on their way back home to Nebraska just hours

after watching Nate sink a 40 ft putt on the last hole to win the regional

in Oregon. It would be the last golf shot they would see Nate make.

Lashley returned to Arizona, but days after returning from the regional

the he had not heard from his parents and his coach Rick LaRose contacted

Senator John McCain's office. Three days later the wreckage and bodies

were found.

Now 36, Lashley has married and pursued his golf career, albeit as a

journeyman touring professional struggling for playing status. Last week

at the Travelers, he was an alternate who didn't make it into the field, this

week when David Berganio pulled out Lashley was his replacement. In

fact, after the life changing win that will now provide him with financial

security, a two exemption on the PGA Tour and entry into all of Golf's

largest events, Lashley's first comments was, "It was surreal, I'm just

grateful I got in the tournament." Once it all sank in Lashley reflected,

"I've been through a lot, it took a lot of years for me to get over my

parents death. It was mentally holding me back for a long time," Lashley

said. "I think about my parents all the time, I was getting emotional

walking up 18, even before I hit my second shot, thinking about my

parents. Without them, I wouldn't be sitting here."

Doc Redman finished solo 2nd six shots back at 19 under par after firing

a final round 67. Rory Sabbatini continued his good run tying for 3rd with

Les Roach after each shot 68 on Sunday.

Scores:

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Chez Reavie shows off the hardware after winning the Travelers.

Cromwell, CT - After 54 holes, Chez Reavie led by six strokes entering

Sunday's final round at TPC River Highlands - but no lead is safe on the

PGA Tour. As if trying to overcome an 11 year winless drought isn't tough

enough, Reavie also had a red-hot Keegan Bradley playing beside him with

a partisan New England gallery spurring on the native son of Vermont.

Bradley came out the blocks fast, making birdies on the third and fourth,

while Reavie was steady early on, playing the front 9 in even par. After a

bogey by Bradley on the 7th, Reavie seemed poised to cruise in - still

leading by 5 at the turn. Feeling the urgency, Bradley lit the course up to

start the inward side, making hay at the 10th, 11th, 13th and 15th holes.

Down the stretch with the lead down to one, both players made par on

the par 3 sixteenth. Facing the difficult tee shot on the 400 yard par 4

17th, Reavie piped his down the left center, while Bradley found the

fairway bunker. Keegan's shot from the sand flew the green leaving a

tough up and down attempt. Meanwhile, Reavie's 150 yard approach

made landing over the water to within a makeable 14 feet away.

Bradley chipped to 17 feet, and made a mess from there, a costly 3

putt. Reavie made his birdie, and just like that the drama was over.

The drought that lasted since his last tour win in 2008 was finally over,

Reavie strolled down the final hole making par for a final round 69

(17 under par) and closed out Bradley (67) and Zach Sucher (67)

who tied for 2nd at 13 under par.

"I think I was more nervous this morning just sitting in the hotel room

with my mind wandering, just going thru the round," Reavie said. "The

different possibilities and stuff, but once I got out there and started

warming up on the range, I was very comfortable. Once we got playing

it kinda went away, and it was time to play golf."

With the long awaited victory, the 37-year-old Reavie pocketed $1.296

million and a two year exemption on the PGA Tour. Reavie moves to 12th

in the Fedex Cup standings and 13th in the President's Cup standings.

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