Richard Dean

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Stewart Cink wins Insperity Invitational in playoff over Retief Goosen

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — Stewart Cink birdied the first playoff hole on No. 18 on Sunday to win the 2025 Insperity Invitational. Retief Goosen also made the playoff but he derailed his chances by hitting an approach shot into the water on the right side. Cink and Goosen finished regulation 11 under at The Woodlands Country Club. Miguel Angel Jimenez pulled an 8-foot par putt on 18 to drop out of the lead.
Retief Goosen sticks around at Insperity Invitational and leads with Mike Weir

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — Retief Goosen played 26 holes on Saturday. Not ideal, but he made the most of the situation. None of the 78 golfers in the Insperity Field completed their 18 holes on Friday. Lightning forced suspension of play for the first round, forcing players to up their workload. The added time on the Tournament Course did not slow down Goosen, who shares the second-round lead at 9 under with Mike Weir, winner of the 2021 Insperity.
When golf's biggest names get together, a time for laughs and memories

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — Competition or friendly exhibition of golf? Part of the Insperity Invitational each year in conjunction with Saturday’s second round is the Folds of Honor Greats of the Game, featuring 20 legendary golfers. From Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez to rookies Curtis Strange and Nick Faldo, they showed up on Saturday to The Woodlands Country Club for the companionship and to play a friendly game of golf.
Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam together again for Folds of Honor Greats of Golf

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — In conjunction with second round of play of the Insperity Invitational, Saturday will be highlighted by the return of the Folds of Honor Greats of Golf. Highlighting the groupings are the team of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Tom Watson and Annika Sorenstam. The 20 players will be grouped in teams of five playing a nine-hole scramble format. Each team features a legendary female golfer.
Insperity Invitational opens with a crowded leaderboard

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — Asked about sharing the first-round lead in the rain-interrupted Insperity Invitational, Brett Quigley was more interested in talking about one of his playing partners on Friday. Quigley was in a grouping with Fred Funk, who began the PGA Tour Champions event by teeing off first off No. 1 at 8 a.m. It was Funk’s 1,000th career start combining two PGA tours.
Fred Funk's 1,000th pro start couldn't come at a better place: The Woodlands

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — When Fred Funk hits the first tee shot on Friday in the opening round of the Insperity Invitational, he will be making his 1,000 start, combining the PGA Tour and the circuit for golfers age 50 and up. It is only appropriate that Funk hits this milestone in the Houston area, a place that holds significance and memories for the golfer. Funk met wife Sharon at the 1992 Houston Open at The Tournament Course, where this weekend’s PGA Tour Champions event will be played.
What to know, who to watch

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

This year’s Insperity Invitational, ninth of 28 events on PGA Tour Champions, includes six World Golf Hall of Fame members — Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie — as well as 16 winners of the PGA Tour’s four major championships and 299 combined PGA Tour titles. Last year’s event was curtailed by adverse weather, limiting competition to 36 holes when the final round was canceled.
Mao Saigo wins Chevron Championship in five-way playoff for first majo

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — As the final round of the Chevron Championship was nearing its conclusion, a five-way playoff seemed a realistic possibility. Sunday had the makings of a wild finish. Isn’t that the way the LPGA Tour’s first major of the season should go? In the final grouping on the tee box on No. 18, a finishing par 5, Mao Saigo and Lindy Duncan stood 7 under, just one shot out of the lead and needing birdie.
Mao Saigo, Haeran Ryu share lead going into final round of Chevron

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — Last year at the Chevron Championship, Mao Saigo missed the cut by a single shot. This year she will be in the final grouping of the LPGA’s first major of the year. Saigo played herself into that position with a 3-under round on Saturday, leaving her tied atop the leaderboard at 9 under along with Haeran Ryu.
Ruoning Yin within striking distance at Chevron Championship

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Richard Dean

THE WOODLANDS — Smart play has carried Ruoning Yin a long way. She knows the value of par. Especially on the Nicklaus Signature Course at The Club at Carlton Woods. On Saturday, Yin controlled her shots well enough to turn in a 2-under scorecard, which did not list a single bogey. Sixteen pars and two birdies has positioned her in a tie for sixth place of the Chevron Championship after 54 holes. At 6 under, she is only 3 shots out of the lead.