Here's where things stand in the Supers:
FORT WORTH SUPER REGIONAL:
06/09: Texas Christian 4, (14) Indiana St. 1
06/10: Texas Christian 6, (14) Indiana St. 4 (Indiana St. eliminated)
EUGENE SUPER REGIONAL:
06/09: Oregon 9, Oral Roberts 8
06/10: Oral Roberts 8, Oregon 7
(Oral Roberts roared back from being down 7-4 to walk off Oregon).
CHARLOTTESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL:
06/09: Duke 5, (7) Virginia 4
06/10: (7) Virginia 14, Duke 4
GAINESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL:
06/09: (2) Florida 5, (15) S. Carolina 4
06/10: (2) Florida 4, (15) S. Carolina 0 (S. Carolina eliminated)
WINSTON-SALEM SUPER REGIONAL:
06/10: (1) Wake Forest 5, (16) Alabama 4
STANFORD SUPER REGIONAL:
06/10: Texas 7, (8) Stanford 5
BATON ROUGE SUPER REGIONAL:
06/10: (5) Louisiana St. 14, (12) Kentucky 0
HATTIESBURG SUPER REGIONAL:
06/11: So. Mississippi 5, Tennessee 3
Wake Forest leads Alabama 12-3 in the top of the 6th, so the number-1 seed will be in Omaha.
ReplyDeleteUVA leads Duke 5-2 in the top of the 6th.
ReplyDeleteWake Forest crushes Alabama 22-5, and becomes the first Number-One seed since 2018 to reach the College World Series.
ReplyDeleteAfter losing the first game to Duke, UVA bounced back with 14-4 and 12-2 wins, so the Wahoos are back in the CWS.
ReplyDeleteNo Canadian has won the Canadian Open (golf) since 1954, but Nick Taylor -- who was born in Winnipeg and who grew up in British Columbia -- has a two-shot lead with 11 holes to play.
ReplyDeleteThis will be Wake Forest's first trip to the CWS since the Demon Deacons won it all in 1955. That year, Wake Forest's most famous graduate -- Arnold Palmer -- won his first professional victory at the Canadian Open.
ReplyDeleteNick Taylor (CAN) has a two-shot lead at the Canadian Open with eight holes left.
ReplyDeleteNick Taylor (CAN) bogeys the 11th hole. He has a one-shot lead with seven holes left.
ReplyDeleteDown 4-0 in the top of the 4th, UT bats around on Southern Mississippi's ace, Tanner Hall. The Vols put up 6 runs, and now lead 6-4 after 4 1/2.
ReplyDeleteNick Taylor (CAN) is 16-under par with three holes left. He is tied with Tyrrell Hatton (ENG), who is in the clubhouse.
ReplyDeleteTennessee leads So. Mississippi 8-4 in the bottom of the 7th.
ReplyDeleteT1. T. Hatton (ENG): -16 (72 holes)
ReplyDeleteT1. N. Taylor (CAN): -16 (69)
T3. A. Rai (ENG): -15 (70)
T3. T. Fleetwood (ENG): -15 (66)
Taylor bogeys the 16th hole, and falls back to 15 under. Hatton now leads alone.
ReplyDelete1. T. Hatton (ENG): -16 (72 holes)
ReplyDeleteT2. A. Rai (ENG): -15 (71)
T2. N. Taylor (CAN): -15 (70)
T2. T. Fleetwood (ENG): -15 (68)
Taylor birdies the 17th, and Canadian hopes are alive!
ReplyDeleteT1. T. Hatton (ENG): -16 (72 holes)
ReplyDeleteT1. N. Taylor (CAN): -16 (71)
T3. A. Rai (ENG): -15 (71)
T3. T. Fleetwood (ENG): -15 (68)
You Tee leads Southern Miss 8-4 after 8.
ReplyDeleteAaron Rai now has a chance for a birdie on the par-5 18th, which would propel him into a tie for the lead. He lines up the short putt, and knocks it in! We now have a three-way tie for the lead, although Taylor still has a chance to birdie the last.
ReplyDeleteT1. T. Hatton (ENG): -16 (72 holes)
ReplyDeleteT1. A. Rai (ENG): -16 (72)
T1. N. Taylor (CAN): -16 (71)
4. T. Fleetwood (ENG): -15 (69)
Taylor hits a long drive on 18 that lands in the fringe along the fairway.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time the Canadian Open has ever been played at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club in the suburbs of Toronto. It's been a thriller.
ReplyDeleteThe 18th hole is a 499-yard par 5, so Taylor has a good shot at birdie. He is 241 yards from the pin.
ReplyDeleteTaylor's uphill shot runs through the green and into the rough at the back. He needs to get up and down from there to take the lead.
ReplyDeleteTaylor chips to within about 12 feet of the hole. Now lining up his birdie putt.
ReplyDeleteTAYLOR NAILS HIS PUTT! He birdied the last two holes and he has the lead in the Canadian Open all to himself! All of Canada celebrates!
ReplyDeleteTaylor is in the clubhouse at 17 under par. Hatton and Rai both finished at 16 under, so they are beaten. That leaves Tommy Fleetwood, who is 15 under and putting for a birdie on the 16th hole.
ReplyDeleteTennessee beats Southern Miss 8-4, and those two will play a winner-take-all Game Three tomorrow in Hattiesburg.
ReplyDeleteHold the phone! Fleetwood makes his birdie on 16 and moves to 16 under with two holes left. Canada isn't out of the woods yet.
ReplyDeleteFleetwood birdies the 17th hole! He's at 17 under, tied with Taylor, with one hole left.
ReplyDeleteBut Fleetwood cannot birdie the par-5 18th. He finishes at 17 under par, and the Canadian Open is headed for a playoff!
ReplyDeleteT1. N. Taylor (CAN): -17 (75+67+63+66=271)
ReplyDeleteT1. T. Fleetwood (ENG): -17 (70+70+64+67=271)
All of Canada holds its breath.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, Tommy Fleetwood was born in Southport, Merseyside, England. He roots for Everton.
ReplyDeleteNick Taylor, on the other hand, grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and he graduated from the University of Washington.
ReplyDeleteI'm rooting just as hard for Nick Taylor as the Canadians would root for an American in a similar situation.
ReplyDeleteKentucky has scored! The Cats lead LSU 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st, and I'm really glad they won't be shut out in the Supers.
ReplyDeleteGo, Kentucky!
DeleteIn French, the Canadian Open is L'Omnium Canadien.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time the Canadian Open has gone to a playoff since 2017.
ReplyDeleteJack Nicklaus never won the Canadian Open -- he was a runner-up on seven different occasions. He's like the Phil Mickelson of Canada.
ReplyDeleteOK, so they are playing the 18th hole for the playoff. That's a good idea, as you are likely to get a variety of scores on a 499-yard hole.
ReplyDeleteTaylor's drive goes 249 yards; Fleetwood's drive goes 218 yards. They are both in the fairway.
ReplyDeleteFleetwood's second shot goes 266 yards and lands in the right rough, 36 feet from the hole. I thought, after that short drive, he would lay up. But he did not.
ReplyDeleteTaylor is 249 yards from the hole, but his second shot is a low runner that ends up in the right rough, 65 feet from the hole. I have no idea what happened there.
ReplyDeleteTaylor is away and this does not look like an easy third shot. His ball is in the rough, near the edge of a bunker. He will be standing with his back foot in the bunker and his front foot on the grass. But he plays it brilliantly! The ball pops up into the air and lands about six feet from the hole.
ReplyDeleteFleetwood is not as fortunate. He's closer to the hole, and his flop shot goes over the hole and stops about 20 feet away.
ReplyDeleteNow Fleetwood pretty much has to make this putt for birdie. Taylor is only 5 feet 1 inch away from the hole, according to the PGA's web page. And Fleetwood does it! He holes the putt for birdie.
ReplyDeleteNow Taylor must make his putt to stay alive. "Miss and Lose," as they used to say on Mario Golf. He makes the putt, both men take birdie, and they'll go to the second playoff hole.
ReplyDeleteNow it's starting to rain, as all of Canada waits to see what will happen next.
ReplyDeleteWe're going to play 18 again.
ReplyDeleteThe sun won't set in Toronto until 8:59 PM tonight, so they've got plenty of time (unless the rain gets too heavy).
ReplyDeleteThis time, Fleetwood's second shot goes into the bleachers right of the green. That's a temporary obstruction, so he gets a drop into rough not far from where he was the last time. Meanwhile, Taylor's second shot goes to the fairway left of the green. Taylor goes first, and his pitch lands about 20 feet from the hole.
ReplyDeleteFleetwood's flop shot stops about 11 feet from the hole. So Taylor will putt first.
ReplyDeleteTaylor was trying to hit a pitch and run across the green, and the ball just didn't run. It died about 20 feet from the hole, and now he's got that for birdie. His putt just goes off to the right, and he taps in for par.
ReplyDeleteNow Fleetwood has 11 feet to win the Canadian Open. "Sink and Win," as they used to say on Mario Golf. His putt drifts off to the left, and he settles for a par.
ReplyDeleteFor the third playoff hole, they will play the par-3 9th. The younger fans are hustling to dash from the 18th green to the 9th.
ReplyDeleteSince May 7, Brooks Koepka's win at the PGA Championship is the only win by an American on the PGA Tour.
ReplyDeleteThe Saudis, however, are having an excellent year in golf.
DeleteThe 9th hole is a 159-yard par 3. It is still raining.
ReplyDeleteTaylor's shot looks like it's headed for the rough, but bounces out an onto the fringe, 14 feet from the hole. Fleetwood's shot lands in a very similar position, 13 feet from the hole.
ReplyDeleteIn the top of the 4th, Oregon leads ORU, 3 to 2.
ReplyDeleteTaylor's birdie putt was right on line, but came up a foot short. He taps in for par.
ReplyDeleteNow Fleetwood has another chance to win the Canadian Open. But his putt is never on line, and it stops about six inches to the left of the hole. He taps in for par.
ReplyDeleteBack to 18 for the 4th playoff hole. The gallery scrambles back into place.
ReplyDeleteAnd on the 18th hole, Taylor holes a 72-foot putt for EAGLE! Canada captures the Canadian Open, and all of Canada celebrates. America will have to make due with the Stanley Cup.
ReplyDeleteWow! Excellent report. Thanks for posting it. I'm happy for Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, and I think I'll plan to watch Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals tomorrow evening. I spent all this past week at a camp for middle-schoolers, and I was excited to discover that three of the five guys in my cabin were huge sports fans. The NFL was definitely the biggest deal for all of them, but they said they watched whatever was on the rest of the season. And, for one of them, a boy from Owensboro, the NHL was absolutely his second-favorite. He's a big Nashville Predators guy.
ReplyDeleteI already miss all five of those fellows so much!