Rocket Classic: Davis Riley leads, Conners T10.. Sunday leaderboard, Bad weather forecast

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BAD WEATHER..There is 89% chance rain and potential TStorms heavily concentrated in the morning hours, 21*c 92% humidity tapering off into a cloudy afternoon, clear evening.

Canadian scores, Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T40 - 7 67 67 69 Corey Conners 58

T60 -4 69 66 71 Nick Taylor 60

T71 +1 69 68 74  Adam Svensson 177

LEADERS

American Davis Riley 63 -15 leads by a shot over Michael Brennan 64 -14.

Riley has 10 MC this year and stands #143 Fed Ex Cup Standings, is vying to get into the playoffs and of course get a 2 year PGA Tour exemption.

'There's been a lot of ups and downs, I'm just excited it's finally coming together and I'm in with a chance"

OPINION

The weather forecast points toward possible delays, any rain will make this already easy Detroit GC a shooting gallery, there has already been three 61's.

Bryan Angus

AIG Women's Open: 54 hole scores, Brooke Henderson T27. Sunday leaderboard

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Brooke Henderson now the lone Canadian has posted 72 on Saturday 14 pars, 2 birdies, a bogey then a double bogey 6 at the 18th spoiled her day a little. T27 72 72 72 +3

LEADERS

1st  Yealimi Noh -7 67 70 69

T2  Haeran Ryu -4 66 69 74  (vying for historic 3rd major win this year)

T2  Shiho Kuwaki  -4 66 70 73 

T2  Jeeno Thitikul -4 64 73 72

T2  Lucy Li  -4  72 68 69

T2  Esther Henseleit -4  73 6 67

WEATHER

Saturday and Sunday

Overnight showers should clear by Saturday morning, leaving dry conditions throughout the remainder of the day.

Some cloud may move in at times, but the day should be generally sunny - with temperatures and wind speeds similar to Friday.

Dry conditions are also expected throughout Sunday, albeit with increased cloud cover.

Temperatures should rise slightly and winds will weaken, with gusts of less than 15mph.

Bryan Angus

Harrington/ Cink back on top again on Sunday, Portugal Invitational....36 hole results...

 PGA Tour Champions : Portugal Invitational  Leaderboard

Note >>>> Sunday play is underway, click on my link for updated scoring

The Champions Tour goes through phases of domination as 50 year olds step down from the tougher courses and competition on the PGA Tour to their old peers again, who may be older than them by then and not as good.

Forgetting the years Arnie, Jack, Gary and Lee were and dominating, more recently the Boss of the Moss Loren Roberts went from an above average 8 victory PGA Tour to 13 victories featuring 4 majors on the Senior circuit.

Steve Stricker took charge for a while then a relative unknown Kiwi, Steve Alker came along in 2021 and amassed 11 wins, a major and 2 Charles Schwab Cup titles, with over $13.8m.

Now Paddy Harrington and Stewart Cink have joined a fading Alker as the top guns, joined this year by rookie Zach Johnson who already has 3 wins.

Leaders

Harrington 66 65 -13, Cink 67 64 and Rory Sabbatini 65 66 -13 all lead this inaugural Portugal Invitational, with Zach Johnson right behind 64 68 -12.

Host

Ernie Els, the host, has redesigned an old Arnold Palmer design, Dom Pedro Victoria GC, and renamed it the Els Club at Vilamoura and after a lifetime of holidaying and playing in the Algarve, he told the media " I'm very excited, very thankful, it's taken a long time but the Champions Tour is finally in Portugal!"

Canadian

Stephen Ames T19 69 69 -6

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Ernie Els hosts Portugal Invitational on Champions Tour...Live scoreboard

  PGA Tour Champions : Portugal Invitational  Leaderboard

Zach Johnson, a rookie at 50, has flown from the British Senior Open at Gleneagles in Scotland to the Els Club in Vilamoura, Portugal for the inaugural Portugal Invitational, and has fired an opening - 64 for a one shot lead.

Ernie Els has redesigned an old Arnold Palmer design, Dom Pedro Victoria GC, and after a lifetime of holidaying and playing in the Algarve, he told the media " I'm very excited, very thankful, it's taken a long time but the Champions Tour is finally in Portugal!"

Zach Johnson tees off on the first hole during the opening round of the Portugal Invitational at The Els Club Vilamoura - Photo: Nuno Fortinho Mendes and João Costa Ferreira / Freak

Johnson is vying to become the first Senior Tour player to win 4 tournaments in his rookie season since Padraig Harrington in 2022.

Rory Sabbatini is 2nd 65 -7.

Harrington 66 and Cink 67 are both in contention again as play begins today (Saturday) with a strong supporting cast who have made the trip to support the new endeavour, and Ernie.

Canadian

Stephen Ames T34 -3 69

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AIG Women's Open, Saturday SCORES, Henderson T27....36 hole results

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The cut fell at +4,  South Korean Haeran Ryu was the story, she led at 69 66 -7 going into play today, looking to make history with 3 major wins in one season.

Brooke Henderson now the lone Canadian has posted 72 on Saturday 14 pars, 2 birdies, a bogey then a double bogey 6 at the 18th spoiled her day a little. T27 72 72 72 +3

LEADERS

1st  Yealimi Noh -7 67 70 69

T2  Haeran Ryu -4 66 69 74  (vying for historic 3rd major win this year)

T2  Shiho Kuwaki  -4 66 70 73 

T2  Jeeno Thitikul -4 64 73 72

T2  Lucy Li  -4  72 68 69

T2  Esther Henseleit -4  73 6 67

WEATHER

Saturday and Sunday

Overnight showers should clear by Saturday morning, leaving dry conditions throughout the remainder of the day.

Some cloud may move in at times, but the day should be generally sunny - with temperatures and wind speeds similar to Friday.

Dry conditions are also expected throughout Sunday, albeit with increased cloud cover.

Temperatures should rise slightly and winds will weaken, with gusts of less than 15mph.

Bryan Angus

Cameron Young 61, Conners leads Canucks, Rocket Classic Saturday TEE TIMES / Leaderboard

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World #3, Cameron Young was disappointed with his record tying -10 61 after making birdies on 7/8 first holes, that's how good and how easy this revamped Detroit GC is without some bad weather.

With 3 wins already this year including a 59 at the Travelers he was disappointed about putts he missed coming in.

"I was thinking 55, I felt like I had 10 footers on every green"

Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Fishburn both posted 66 to T1 -10 with Young.

Rickie Fowler 68, Matt Wallace 64 are at -9.

First round leader Peter Malnati is in a large group T6 -8 with 61, 71.

Canadian scores, Fed Ex Cup Ranking

T21 - 6 67 67 Corey Conners 58

T32 -5 69 66 Nick Taylor 60

T63 -3 69 68 Adam Svensson 177

The cut fell at -3

MC E 68 72 AJ Ewart* 103

MC -2 69 69 Sudarshan Yellamaraju* 53

MC -2 70 68  Mac Hughes* 117

MC -2 71 67 Ben Silverman*  138

MC  +2 72 70  Taylor Pendrith* 85

(Not playing Adam Hadwin 189)

Bryan Angus

AIG Women's Open : Friday wrap...Brooke Henderson T32

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 Friday EDIT >>>>>>

The 36 hole cut fell at +4..

Canadians

Brooke Henderson T32 +2 72  72

Anna Huang MC + 75 77 

*****Leaders

1st  Haeran Ryu -7 66 69  (vying for historic 3rd major win this year)

2nd Shiho Kuwaki  66 70 -6

T3  Jeeno Thitikul -5 64 73

T3 Yealimi Noh -5 67 70

Follow all the live scoring by clicking on my links above.

Bryan Angus