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24

Jun
Sun

The Travelers: That's entertainment...or not

The entertainment value of a tournament post-major is generally dubious anyway, but this one that once was hosted by the late Sammy Davis Jr. came up a Candy Man short on Sunday. A little song and dance might have helped. It's not that there wasn't great golf played in the final round of the Travelers Championship, just that it mostly was played out of sight. Hunter Mahan shot a 61 that didn't matter, Marc Leishman a 62 that did. Leishman won the Travelers on the practice green, his round having been completed more than two hours earlier and thought not to have been enough. "I was pretty confident it wouldn't be," Leishman said. Charley Hoffman finished double bogey-bogey. (Photo: Getty Images)The rest of the afternoon was largely unworthy of applause and played out like an extension of the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club a week earlier rather than as a respite from the torment an Open typically causes. As Casey Stengel once said in neighboring New York, New York, can't anybody here play this game? The TPC River Highlands outside Hartford is amenable to theatrics, with the accessible par-5 13th and the drivable par-4 15th, but it has its angry side, too, and it was in a particularly foul mood on Sunday afternoon.

23

Jun
Sat

Kuchar quietly plays his way into striking range on Saturday at the Travelers

(Photo by: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)CROMWELL, Conn. -- While Bubba Watson and Padraig Harrington were capturing the crowd's attention with swift moves up the leaderboard, it was the stoic consistency of Matt Kuchar that might have gone the most unnoticed. Yet with a third round 66 that put him in a five-way tie for 6th place, the normally quiet Kuchar is now in position to make a lot of noise on Sunday at the Travelers Championship. "I think it would be a lot of fun to make a good run tomorrow... I think everyone up there is playing well and I think going to play well, so somebody's going to have to go low to win tomorrow." Kuchar's back nine on Saturday showed he's very much capable of going low. After a disappointing first 11 holes that saw the 2012 Players Championship winner fall to one-over on the day, he reeled off five birdies over the last seven holes -- including a dramatic putt on 18 -- to play his way back into contention. "Fortunately things picked up pretty quickly with four birdies in a row ... and then I made a bomb on 18, so it was a great finish." Related: Matt Kuchar's swing sequence "Glad I made that last putt," Kuchar admitted with a wry smile, before explaining how difficult the read was. "It was tough. The green is completely in the shade. [When] the shade comes over, all the breaks kind of go away and I had my caddie actually take a look at it, and I never call him in. We got a similar read, and fortunately I had a good feel for what I thought it was going to do and got it on a good lie and just kept trickling. Went all the way in." Heading into Sunday's final round, Kuchar finds himself in a packed field, tied with Padraig Harrington and Charley Hoffman, one ahead of Watson, and one behind Stuart Appleby. But with some unfamiliar names atop the leaderboard, including leaders Roland Thatcher and Brian Davis -- neither of whom have won on the PGA Tour -- a come from behind victory is a totally reasonable expectation. Even if the reserved Kuchar would never let on. "I'm happy to be a little closer, within range to have a chance." He may not do a lot of talking off the course, but Kuchar's game speaks for himself. And after that tremendous final putt on 18, the crowd let the leaders a few holes behind him know exactly who they should be wary of. "Kooooooch!" -- Derek Evers Follow @derekevers !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

23

Jun
Sat

J.B. Holmes 'close to 100 percent' after split day results in a 62

(Photo by: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)J.B. Holmes wasn't too pleased about having to stop mid-round yesterday -- he was already four-under through eight, sitting in the middle of the ninth fairway when the lightning horn sounded. Then again, considering the year he's had, a rain delay barely registers on the adversity meter. Only seven months removed from successful brain surgery to release pressure at the base of his skull, Holmes put together one of the most impressive rounds of his PGA career with an 8-under 62 at the Travelers Championship -- leaving him one behind defending champ Frederik Jacobson, who he'll be paired with for the afternoon third round. An impressive feat without the history of major surgery; Holmes' Friday-Saturday dominance of the TPC River Highlands was amplified by the fact he played the second half of his round in considerably different conditions. "It was a lot softer [today]," Holmes said. "The balls were backing up where yesterday it was just kid of holding, so it was a little bit different going in. You had long irons into the greens because your ball wasn't going as far." Related: J.B. Holmes swing sequence While having to end his day in the middle of such a good round was definitely not preferred, Holmes' first shot on Saturday -- a wedge shot that landed three feet from the cup on the par-4 ninth -- started his day nicely. "[The rain] made it where you could really go at the pins a little bit more." A tap in birdie closed out his front nine with a 30, which he followed up with a four-birdie, one-bogey 32 on the back. "I Played well yesterday, and I came out today and... hit the ball really well. I've hit it well everyday," Homes admitted, before realizing he's only played two rounds in the three days. "Didn't score very well the first day, but I've been hitting the ball really well since." As one would expect, Holmes' started his 2012 season slow coming off of the Surgery. But two top-20 finishes in his last two starts, and now in the final pairing for Saturday's third round, he feels his game is almost back to 100 percent. "I'd say I'm pretty much there. Stiff neck when I wake up in the morning, stuff like that, but for the most part I feel comfortable." With only a couple hours to reflect on the 62 before starting his third round, Holmes wasn't too concerned about the layoff. "This is my seventh year out here. I've done this before." Adding that he expects the course to be "a little bit better in the afternoon." He then put it in perspective. "I'm just happy to be out here." -- Derek Evers Follow @derekevers !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

23

Jun
Sat

Weekend Tip: Like Hossler, change clubs in the bunker

Beau Hossler, 17, is using his lob wedge on this short explosion in last week's U.S. Open. Golf Digest photo by Dom FuroreOne of the game's cliches is that the long explosion is the hardest...

22

Jun
Fri

Blake Adams eyeing his first career Tour win after going low on Friday

Blake Adams birdied five of the last seven holes on Friday at TPC River Highlands. Photo by: Jim Rogash/Getty ImagesCROMWELL, Conn. -- Blake Adams fell all the way to even par -- below the projected cut line -- with a fifth-hole bogey before reeling off seven birdies, including six on the last ten holes, to close his round with a 6-under 64. Currently in the clubhouse at seven-under, tied for second place behind defending champion Frederik Jacobson, Adams is putting together a quality year on Tour, and now the 36-year-old is entering the weekend with a chance at his first PGA Tour victory. Coming off a top-30 finish at the U.S. Open, Adams started the day at a pedestrian one-under and birdied the second hole before bogeys at the third and fifth dropped him back to one-over for the day. Chasing a leader who was nine-under through the same amount of holes, Adams is happy to be sitting this high on the leaderboard after the slow start. "I've been playing really well, just not seeing the results through the first, probably 27 holes here... Made some silly bogeys here and there and finally cut those out and made a nice little run." That 'nice little run' included birdies on 12, 13, 15, 16, and a tap in on the finishing hole. "Foot putt for birdie is always a nice way to end your day," Adams joked. "Hopefully I'll just take it through the next two days." Adams finished in the top ten at the 2011 Travelers, and will be the first person to tell you you can't leave strokes out on the course at TPC River Highlands and expect to compete. "The greens are absolutely perfect. Great make speed. It's a laid-back atmosphere, kind f like I am. [You have to] go and just make birdies. That's all you do around here, and I was fortunate to do that today" So is this the week Blake Adams finally wins on the PGA Tour? "I hope so." Adams admitted, "I've been playing well. I've been working hard. I'm finally seeing some good numbers, but it's a long, long tournament. I've only played 36 holes, and we got two more days to see what happens."-- Derek Evers

22

Jun
Fri

Blake Adams eyes first career Tour win after going low on Friday

Blake Adams birdied five of the last seven holes on Friday at TPC River Highlands. Photo by: Jim Rogash/Getty ImagesCROMWELL, Conn. -- Blake Adams fell all the way to even par -- below the projected cut line -- with a fifth-hole bogey before reeling off seven birdies, including six over the last ten holes, to close his round with a 6-under 64. Currently in the clubhouse at seven-under, tied for second place behind defending champion Frederik Jacobson, Adams is putting together a quality year on Tour, and now the 36-year-old is entering the weekend with a chance at his first PGA Tour victory. Coming off a top-30 finish at the U.S. Open, Adams started the day at a pedestrian one-under and birdied the second hole before bogeys at the third and fifth dropped him back to one-over for the day. Chasing a leader who was nine-under through the same amount of holes, Adams is happy to be sitting this high on the leaderboard after the slow start. "I've been playing really well, just not seeing the results through the first, probably 27 holes here... Made some silly bogeys here and there and finally cut those out and made a nice little run." That 'nice little run' included birdies on 12, 13, 15, 16, and a tap in on the finishing hole. "Foot putt for birdie is always a nice way to end your day," Adams joked. "Hopefully I'll just take it through the next two days." Adams finished in the top ten at the 2011 Travelers, and will be the first person to tell you you can't leave strokes out on the course at TPC River Highlands and expect to compete. "The greens are absolutely perfect. Great make speed. It's a laid-back atmosphere, kind f like I am. [You have to] go and just make birdies. That's all you do around here, and I was fortunate to do that today" So is this the week Blake Adams finally wins on the PGA Tour? "I hope so." Adams admitted, "I've been playing well. I've been working hard. I'm finally seeing some good numbers, but it's a long, long tournament. I've only played 36 holes, and we got two more days to see what happens." -- Derek Evers Follow @derekevers !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

22

Jun
Fri

Fitness Friday: Benefitting from social network-outs

Every week my colleague Ron Kaspriske, Golf Digest Fitness Editor, presents Fitness Friday on the Instruction Blog. This week he discusses how different people are motivated differently to do their workouts. And he suggests...

22

Jun
Fri

Fitness Friday: Benefiting from social network-outs

Every week my colleague Ron Kaspriske, Golf Digest Fitness Editor, presents Fitness Friday on the Instruction Blog. This week he discusses how different people are motivated differently to do their workouts. And he suggests...

22

Jun
Fri

Swing Sequence: Bubba Watson

All that matters is where the clubface is pointing at impact, and Bubba controls that with his hands. See a frame-by-frame look at his swing with analysis by John Daly.

21

Jun
Thu

My picture-perfect week at the U.S. Open

From playing iconic golf courses, having breakfast with legends and witnessing historical performances, it was as if the Bay Area was trying to steal me back from Brooklyn.My dream U.S. Open week in pictures and...