Southampton, BER. – Friday was a good day for PGA TOUR rookie Taylor Pendrith. After competing in the 2nd round of the Butterfield Bermuda Chapionship, the Richmond Hill, Ont. native sits in the top spot on the leaderboard.

Pendrith fired 10 under par 61 with five consecutive birdies and an eagle on the 17th hole. The performance broke the course record.

“It was great. Felt a lot easier out there than yesterday obviously, so it
was nice to make some birdies. Got off to a great start and then made the turn. Made eagle on 17 and had a good look on 18. And I got five in a row I guess on the front nine, gave me some momentum and the putter was hot, saw some putts go in. Seemed like everything had a chance to go in”.

The Butterfield Bermuda Championship marks the 13th career start for Pendrith who earned his way onto the the PGA TOUR this season after competing in the Korn Ferry Finals. His previous best performance was at the 2021 Barbasol Championship where he finished 11th on the leaderboard.

Fellow Canadian Adam Svensson also held a spot in the top 10 with a score of 6 under. Adam Hadwin moved up the leaderboard 28 spots to finish 1 under, and David Hearn made the cut at minus 1.

Round 3 is set to commence Saturday morning. View the full leaderboard here.

SAVANNAH, Ga. – For the first time at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament’s Final Stage, the Korn Ferry Tour will provide live streaming coverage of the final round from The Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia. Live streaming will be available Sunday, November 7 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports App and GolfChannel.com, with coverage highlighting a bubble group seeking guaranteed Korn Ferry Tour starts for 2022.

The Final Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, commonly known as Q-School, is the last phase of the competitive process for obtaining status on the Korn Ferry Tour for the following season. The medalist(s) at the Final Stage of Q-School receives fully exempt status for the upcoming season, while finishers 2-10 (and ties) receive guaranteed starts through the first 12 events of the season, and finishers 11-40 (and ties) earn guaranteed starts through the first eight events of the season.

“As we continue exploring innovative ways to connect with our fans, we’re excited to provide live tournament coverage of the final round of Q-School Final Stage for the first time,” said Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin. “The livestream broadcast will provide another valuable opportunity to showcase some of the incredible stories of our players, as well as highlight the grueling, yet rewarding, journey our players face as they compete and work their way to the Korn Ferry Tour.”

After being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Q-School has returned in 2021, with pre-qualifying, First and Second Stages contested in recent months at various sites across the United States. Final Stage of Q-School is set for November 4-7 at The Landings Club’s Marshwood and Magnolia courses in Savannah, Georgia. This marks the first year The Landings Club will host Final Stage of Q-School.

The livestream will seek to tell the unique stories of Q-School as players bid for a top-40 finish. Play-by-play host Brian Katrek will be joined in the booth by analysts Andres Gonzales, a former Korn Ferry Tour player, and APGA golfer Doug Smith. They’ll be joined by on-course reporters Gary Christian and James Nitties, as well as Teryn Gregson, who will handle the post-round interviews.

In addition to the livestream’s availability on the NBC Sports App and GolfChannel.com, the first 30 minutes of the broadcast will also be live on the Korn Ferry Tour’s social media channels, including Twitter and Facebook, from 10 – 10:30 a.m. ET on November 7.

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Chiba, Japan – Mackenzie Hughes finished strong at the ZOZO Championship with a T4 finish at 3-under 67.

The 30 year old birdied five holes in round 4, finishing each round at six under.

This marked Hughes’ best result in three starts in the 2021-22 Season after finishing T25 at the CJ Cup @ Summit, and T35 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. It was also his first top-10 finish since placing T6 in the 2021 The Open Championship in July.

Fellow Canadian Roger Sloan finished tied for 71st.

Hideki Matsuyama, the reigning Masters champion, won the tournament by five strokes. With the victory, Japan-native Matsuyama becomes the fourth Masters champion since 2011 to win in his home country in the same year.

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Chiba Prefecture, Japan – Hamilton, Ont. native Mackenzie Hughes shot one under 69 on Saturday while competing in round 3 of the ZOZO Championship.

Hughes would birdie five shots including the 18th hole to move him five spots up the leaderboard to finish the round T9.

When round 4 kicks off on Sunday at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Hughes will be chasing Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan who holds a one-stroke lead over American Cameron Tringale at minus 10.

Fellow Canadian Roger Sloan moved up 11 spots to finish the round T56.

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Las Vegas, NV. – In his second round at the CJ CUP @ SUMMIT, Mackenzie Hughes shot a low round with a bogey-free 62, highlighted by one eagle and eight birdies. He rose 48 spots on the leaderboard finishing the round at T8.

Hughes hit 14 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, and had a great day on the green leaving no misses on putts within 10 feet. Hughes finished his day tied for 8th at 11 under.

After a 317 yard drive on the 377-yard par-4 first, Mackenzie Hughes chipped his second shot to 6 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Mackenzie Hughes to 1 under for the round.

On the par-5 third, Hughes’s approach shot set himself up for the eagle on the hole. This moved Hughes to 3 under for the round.

On the 614-yard par-5 sixth hole, Hughes reached the green in 3 and sunk a 27-inch putt for birdie. This moved Hughes to 4 under for the round.

On the 491-yard par-4 eighth hole, Hughes reached the green in 2 and sunk a 26-foot putt for birdie. This moved Hughes to 5 under for the round.

On the par-4 ninth, Hughes’s 130 yard approach to 6 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Hughes to 6 under for the round.

After a 324 yard drive on the 360-yard par-4 12th, Hughes chipped his second shot to 6 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole.

On the 550-yard par-5 14th hole, Hughes reached the green in 3 and sunk a 23-inch putt for birdie.

At the 182-yard par-3 16th, Hughes hit a tee shot 192 yards at the green, setting himself up for the 9-foot putt for birdie. This moved Hughes to 9 under for the round.

On the 580-yard par-5 18th, Hughes had a birdie after hitting the green in 2 and two putting. This moved Hughes to 10 under for the round.

Hughes is the only Canadian competing in the tournament and goes into round three at seven shots back from leader Keith Mitchell.

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The Canadian trio of Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, and Taylor Pendrith were inducted together into the Kent State University Varsity “K” Hall of Fame as members of the 2021 Class on Oct. 9. 

“Kent State has meant the world to my family. I met my wife Jenna there. We named our first son, Kenton, after Kent,” said Hughes in a tweet on Monday. 

Hughes, from Dundas, Ont., was the first of the three current PGA TOUR golfers to make the journey to Kent State University in Kent, Ohio to play for the men’s golf team. Hughes played on the team between 2008 and 2012 and was named the MAC Freshman of the Year in his first season and was named to the First Team All-MAC in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. 

Conners, from Listowel, Ont., and Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., joined their fellow Ontario native at Kent State for the 2010-2011 season, and they both played for the Golden Flashes until 2014. 

Both Pendrith and Conners were named to the First Team All-MAC in their corresponding sophomore, junior and senior seasons. And while Conners was named the MAC Golfer of the Year for the 2011-12 season, Pendrith grabbed the MAC Golfer of the Year title for the following season. Conners and Pendrith were named the MAC Golfer of the Year together in their senior season.

Following his time at Kent State, Hughes went to the Mackenzie Tour the following golf season in 2013, where he finished first on the Order of Merit, earning him Korn Ferry Tour status for the 2014 season. Hughes eventually earned PGA TOUR status a few years later, for the 2017 season, where he’d go on to win The RSM Classic in just his fifth event of the season. 

In 2020, Hughes advanced to the TOUR Championship for the first time, finishing on the FedEx Cup standings at No. 14. 

Following his time playing for the Golden Flashes, Conners joined the Mackenzie Tour in 2015, and then the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica in 2016. He earned status on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2017, and after just one season, Conners quickly moved up the ranks to join his Kent State teammate, Hughes, on the top tour. In April 2019, Conners entered the Monday Qualifier to get into the Valero Texas Open field, and then went on to earn his first career PGA TOUR win at the event. He’d later advance to the TOUR Championship that same season, and again in 2021.

Joining his Kent State teammates on the PGA TOUR for the first time this season is Pendrith, who earned his status after finishing No. 7 on the Korn Ferry Tour’s point list for the combined 2020-21 season. Like Conners, Pendrith first joined the Mackenzie Tour in 2015. He’d go on to bounce between the Canadian tour and the Korn Ferry Tour over the course of five years before breaking through to the PGA TOUR in 2021. 

All three teammates previously played together at both the 2020 and 2021 U.S. Open’s, while Hughes and Conners were also named in June as the two men’s golfers to represent Canada at the Tokyo Olympics.

Other notable members of the Kent State University Varsity “K” Hall of Fame under men’s golf are Canadians David Moreland IV (2002) and Herb Page (1985). 

LAS VEGAS, NV. – Adam Hadwin finished the Shriners Children’s Open sitting T6 on the leaderboard. Hadwin hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round finishing at 18 under for the tournament.

On the 197-yard par-3 fifth, Hadwin’s tee shot went 164 yards to the left side of the fairway and his chip went 16 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 1 over for the round.

On the 563-yard par-5 ninth hole, Hadwin reached the green in 3 and sunk a sub 1-foot putt for birdie.

After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 448-yard par-4 11th hole, Hadwin had a 139 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Hadwin to 1 under for the round.

On the par-4 12th, Hadwin’s 141 yard approach to 11 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole.

On the par-5 13th, Hadwin’s approach shot set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This was his 3rd under-par hole in a row and moved Hadwin to 3 under for the round.

On the 341-yard par-4 15th Hadwin hit his tee shot 299 yards to the green. He ended up two putting for a birdie. This moved Hadwin to 4 under for the round.

Additional Canadians to place in the tournament included Corey Conners (T40), Taylor Pendrith (T47), and Nick Taylor (T47).

LAS VEGAS, NV – In his third round at the Shriners Children’s Open, Adam Hadwin hit 13 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 14 under for the tournament. Hadwin finished his day tied for 7th at 14 under.

Adam Schenk and Matthew Wolff both took a while to get started Saturday in the Shriners Children’s Open. It’s how they finished that put them into the final group with a chance to win.

Both figured that’s how it will unfold Sunday at the suddenly windy TPC Summerlin.

Schenk let the wind do the work for a driver onto the green at the par-4 15th, setting up three birdies over his last four holes for a 5-under 66 and a one-shot lead, the second time in his last five starts he has held the 54-hole lead.

The daunting presence behind him was Wolff, who drove the 15th green with a 3-wood and then blistered a drive so far down the par-5 16th hole that he had a pitching wedge for his second shot for eagle and carried him to a 65.

“The back nine, there’s two par 5s and a drivable par 4,” Wolff said. “I knew that making the turn at 1 under, I definitely would be in a good spot to make a run on the back nine.”

Sam Burns, another imposing figure coming off a victory last week in Mississippi, got it backward. He went out in 32 and was in the lead until he played the par 5s in 1 over and failed to convert on the short 15th. He had to settle for a 68 and was two shots behind, along with Andrew Putnam (66) and Chad Ramey (69).

“I feel like game’s in a good spot, so go out there tomorrow and see what happens,” Burns said. He answered the last three questions with four words: No, no and not really.

He was frustrated, knowing the scoring is all about the closing stretch at Summerlin, and that’s where Schenk and Wolff made their moves.

Schenk was helped even when the wind was against him. Knowing he couldn’t reach the bunkers right of the 18th fairway, he pounded driver, setting up a gap wedge to 7 feet for a final birdie and the lead.

Schenk, a 29-year-old from Indiana, was just getting started when he bumped into Lanto Griffin, who had just finished the low round of the day at 64. They didn’t talk golf, but just seeing the score made Schenk realized what was out there.

“I just knew I needed to come back and make some birdies, hopefully on the end of the front nine and then on the back nine during that stretch where it’s pretty gettable,” Schenk said.

Schenk was at 18-under 195, the second time he has held a 54-hole lead. The other was at the Barracuda Championship in August, when he had the equivalent of an even-par 71 on the final day of modified Stableford and finished fourth.

Six players were separated by three shots going into the final round at TPC Summerlin.

Schenk recorded his 10th consecutive round in the 60s at the TPC Summerlin, and this started out as one of the tougher days. Rain on Friday was shooed aside by wind that stuck around, and it was blustery enough early in the round to become a problem.

Schenk had two bogeys on his opening five holes and was in danger of falling behind, except that he knew the course _ even a windy Summerlin _ would offer chances. He seized them at the end of the front nine, running off three straight birdies, including a 6-iron to 5 feet on the 213-yard eighth hole.

Wolff loves it here, too. He has never shot worse than 69 in his 11 rounds in Las Vegas, dating to his rookie season. Wolff lost in a three-man playoff at the Shriners last year, and he had a hunch he was in for a good week.

He loves the course, yes, but he also could feel his game was getting more athletic, more powerful, and he was in a good position to score.

It just took him a little time on Saturday to prove it. He didn’t make birdie until the par-5 ninth hole, and then he made up for the slow start with the scoring holes on the back nine.

He hit 3-wood off the tee and 7-iron from 251 with the wind at his back on the par-5 13th, setting up a tough up-and-down from behind the green. He drove the 15th green with a 3-wood and crushed his drive on the 16th so far that he had a stock pitching wedge for his second.

The former Oklahoma State star looked confident as ever, a big change from earlier this year when he stepped away from golf to clear his head, to keep from letting scores dictate what makes him happy. He has family with him this week from California, and he has another shot to win in Las Vegas.

Additional Canadians competing in round four tomorrow include Corey Connors (T48), Nick Taylor (T54), and Taylor Pendrith (T63).

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LAS VEGAS, NV. – In his second round at the Shriners Children’s Open, Adam Hadwin hit 8 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, and had a great day on the green leaving no misses on putts within 10 feet. Hadwin finished his day tied for 6th at 11 under; Chad Ramey and Sungjae Im are tied for 1st at 14 under; Sam Burns and Adam Schenk are tied for 3rd at 13 under; and Aaron Wise is in 5th at 12 under.

On the par-4 second, Adam Hadwin’s 163 yard approach to 15 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Adam Hadwin to 1 under for the round.

On the 430-yard par-4 sixth hole, Hadwin reached the green in 2 and sunk a 21-foot putt for birdie.

After a 310 yard drive on the 563-yard par-5 ninth, Hadwin chipped his third shot to 4 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole.

After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 420-yard par-4 10th hole, Hadwin had a 136 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie.

On the par-4 11th, Hadwin’s 176 yard approach to 14 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This was his 3rd under-par hole in a row.

Hadwin got a bogey on the 442-yard par-4 12th, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving Hadwin to 4 under for the round.

After a drive to right side of the fairway on the par-5 16th, Hadwin hit his 229 yard approach to 11 feet, setting himself up for a eagle.

At the 196-yard par-3 17th, Hadwin hit a tee shot 197 yards at the green, setting himself up for the 5-foot putt for birdie. This moved Hadwin to 7 under for the round.

Additional Canadians in the field include Nick Taylor (T17), Taylor Pendrith (T30), and Corey Conners (T42) who will be competing in round 3 tomorrow.

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Las Vegas, N.V. – After the first round at the Shriners Children’s Open, Nick Taylor and Taylor Pendrith sit tied for tenth at 6 under.

Nick Taylor hit 12 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, and finished the day without a bogey.

At the 408-yard par-4 first, Taylor reached the green in 2 and rolled a 53-foot putt for birdie.

On the par-4 sixth, Taylor’s 123 yard approach to 5 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole.

After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 382-yard par-4 seventh hole, Taylor had a 129 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This was his 3rd under-par hole in a row and moved Taylor to 4 under for the round.

On the 606-yard par-5 13th hole, Taylor reached the green in 3 and sunk a 5-foot putt for birdie.

After a 278 yard drive on the 560-yard par-5 16th, Taylor chipped his third shot to 3 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole.

Tying his fellow Canadian on the leaderboard, Taylor Pendrith hit 13 of 18 greens in regulation during his first round and also finished the round bogey free.

After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 450-yard par-4 fourth hole, Taylor Pendrith had a 97 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Taylor Pendrith to 1 under for the round.

On the par-4 sixth, Pendrith’s 115 yard approach to 10 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole.

On the 563-yard par-5 ninth hole, Pendrith reached the green in 3 and sunk a 11-foot putt for birdie.

On the 341-yard par-4 15th hole, Pendrith reached the green in 2 and sunk a 8-foot putt for birdie.

On the 560-yard par-5 16th, Pendrith had a birdie after hitting the green in 2 and two putting. This moved Pendrith to 5 under for the round.

Corey Conners finished T17 with a 66, Adam Hadwin finished T31, and Adam Svensson and Roger Sloan are tied for the 111th spot on the leaderboard.

Sung Kang is in setting the pace at 10 under as round 2 gets underway tomorrow. Chad Ramey, Charley Hoffman, and Sungjae Im are tied for 2nd at 8 under, and Talor Gooch, Matt Jones, Adam Schenk, Chesson Hadley, and Matthew Wolff are tied for 5th at 7 under.

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