Sentences with phrase «shots back of»

«Would've put me out of my misery,» said McIlroy, who finished T26 at 9 - under — six shots back of Grillo and Na.

«It didn't make any sense to me,» Spieth told reporters after carding a 4 - under 68 that put him four shots back of leader Bryson DeChambeau and two shy of McIlroy.

He's going to need to be better than that with the scoring conditions being what they are today, as he is eight shots back of Roberto Castro and has more than 40 players in front of him.

Spieth closed out his Shanghai start with a 2 - under 70 that put him at 15 - under overall — five shots back of Russell Knox, who earned his first PGA Tour victory by two shots over Kevin Kisner.

With the penalty Rose signed for a double - bogey 6 on the hole to shoot 73 and is now seven shots back of co-leaders Jordan Spieth and Martin Kaymer.

He's 10 shots back of leader Charley Hoffman so we won't be entertaining any fantasies of him winning on Sunday.

The trio, which included Zach Johnson, moved to the third hole (they started on the 10th) with Spieth (4 - under) just two shots back of leader Dustin Johnson and McIlroy at 2 - under.

Matt Jones, who was in the lead after 36 holes, shot an even 72 to fall two shots back of the lead.

Phil Mickelson started hot with two birdies in his first four holes, but gave it back on Nos. 7 and 9 to make the turn nine shots back of Na.

Vijay Singh put together an incredible 4 - under 68 and is just three shots back of Oosty and Stanley.

Rory McIlroy, whose game has been absent in four previous PGA Tour starts, is making noise again and he's just two shots back of Stenson.

Kodaira started the day six shots back of 54 - hole leader Ian Poulter but shot a five - under 66 to post -12 well before the final group reached the closing stretch.

He's seven shots back of Luke List's lead, with a roster of names between him and List.

Woods is now 1 - under for the week, 4 - over through four holes today, and 11 shots back of the lead.

Scott, who started the day with an eagle - 3 at the 10th, his first hole, went on to rack up a tidy 4 - under 68, two shots back of co-leaders Scott Piercy and Marcus Fraser (Big 3 who, now?)

That dropped Mickelson back to even - par, and when an overcooked 8 - iron on the par - 3 ninth led to a three, he exited the course with a level 70 and two shots back of early clubhouse leaders Na and McDowell.

Rory's 13 shots back of Rickie's leading number and it will be a grind just to make the cut on Friday morning.

David Lingmerth and Hunter Mahan are currently two shots back of Steele, and nine players, including Bubba Watson, are tied for seventh place at three shots off the lead.

The 28 - year - old in her 10th season on tour finished the opening round four shots back of a trio of 18 - hole co-leaders that includes Brooke Henderson, 20.

On Sunday evening, after flirting with the lead and finishing tied for fifth, three shots back of Tiger Woods, Palmer took a minute to marvel at how his friend's life had been so intertwined with his own.

He vaulted into a tie with Sergio Garcia, two shots back of leader Justin Rose, before a 16th - hole bogey knocked him back a stroke.

With a second - round 3 - under 69 to go with an opening 70 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, Garcia played his way into a share of 15th place and heads to the weekend at 3 - under after 36 holes — just two shots back of frontrunner Matthew Fitzpatrick.

Woods and Garcia will start the day two shots back of David Lingmerth, and should finish the third round just after 8 a.m. ET.

That ugly bogey on a gettable par - 5 dropped Rose to 5 - under for the week, eight shots back of leader Martin Kaymer.

With four holes left to play in their third round, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia will start Sunday morning two shots back of leader David Lingmerth.

He finished second, three shots back of Willett.

Grillo and Thomas are both nine shots back of the lead, with Grillo shooting a 2 - under 70 on Friday to get there.

Jon Rahm completed a Sunday chasedown, coming from two shots back of Austin Cook at the start of the day and then beating Andrew Landry in a four - hole playoff.

A 77 had him 11 shots back of the leaders and his prospects weren't looking good.

On the bright side, the 15th could've been worse: Playing partner Marc Leishman double - bogeyed to fall from a share of the lead to two shots back of it.

A follow - up birdie on the treacherous par - 3 17th landed the Spaniard on the front page of the leaderboard at 6 - under for the week — four shots back of frontrunner Si Woo Kim — but a water ball on 18 seemed to end his hopes for his first The Players title, though he did salvage a par at the last.

After a par on No. 2, McIlroy ran off four straight bogeys and three pars to make the turn in 39 — five shots back of early front - runners Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka.

He's four shots back of Kirk, the same margin he faced on Saturday.

McIlroy and Westwood are just getting to the first tee, starting 3 - under and six shots back of Jim Furyk.

Ben Crane is another player who's making a run at the leaderboard with a 6 - under through 14 holes, just five shots back of Matteson, who's yet to tee off.

Then McIlroy stiffed it to within two feet and calmly rolled his ball into the cup for a birdie to get to 10 - under for the week, two shots back of leader Henrik Stenson.

Sunday was a different deal for the world's second - ranked golfer, who began his final round 19 shots back of leader Jim Furyk.

And then there's McIlroy, winless in 2016 after finishing eight shots back of Day at Sawgrass, and whose new claw grip has not helped him find the hole.

Three shots back of Castro in a tie for second are Rory McIlroy and Zach Johnson.

He started the day at 4 - under for the championship, in fourth place and five shots back of Reed.

As for the actual golf at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa, Kaymer finished in fifth place at 6 - under — five shots back of winner Branden Grace.

All was forgiven after the chip - in and the father - son duo moved into contention at just three shots back of 18 - hole co-leaders Kevin Streelman and Beau Hossler.

He took a huge step in that direction on Saturday, shooting a 4 - under 68 and settling just two shots back of leaders Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia.

Indeed, he held the lead three times after starting the day tied with Van Pelt at 6 - under, one shot back of their third playing partner, Brendon de Jonge, only to watch Van Pelt roll in birdies to reclaim a share of first place.

I guess I just underestimated Jordan Spieth yet again, as the 20 - year - old continues to exceed expectations and is now just one shot back of Kaymer at 11 - under in his first ever Players Championship.

2:35 p.m.: Henrik Stenson and Patrick Reed are both on the course now, and both have made early birdies to get to 4 - under, a shot back of leader Marc Leishman.

Rahm is now one shot back of Landry and is your favorite to win at the midpoint.

Stenson was 7 - over through 15 holes, one shot back of the line.

With all that, Watson somehow managed to find himself entering Friday's second round in a three - way tie for second with defending champ Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka — one shot back of the trio of frontrunners, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson and Paul Casey.

After coming in a shot back of Malnati's 18 - under on Monday, McGirt regaled Golf Channel with a tale of how Woods upbraided him for not knowing where he stood down the stretch of the 2012 Canadian Open.