Snedeker just misses PGA Tour record with 11-under 59
Brandt Snedeker predicted low scores at the Wyndham Championship but not this low.
Snedeker shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the PGA Tour record. He made a 20-foot putt on his final hole to become the 10th player in tour history to break 60. Jim Furyk set the record with a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship in 2016.
The round gave Snedecker a four- stroke lead after one round in Greensboro, N. C. Ryan Moore and John Oda shot 63s.
SALAS TIES RECORD IN INDIANAPOLIS »
Lizette Salas matched the Brickyard Crossing record with a 10-under 62 in the Indy Women in Tech Championship for a two- stroke lead over Angel Yin and Japan’s Nasa Hataoka.
U. S. AMATEUR DOWN TO 8 »
Isaiah Saldinda of San Francisco will face William Gordon of North Carolina in the U. S. Amateur quarterfinals at Pebble Beach, afte the field was reduced to eight. Texas teen Cole Hammer, 18, won two matches to advance. to the U. S. Amateur quarterfinals. The co-medalist will face England’s Alex Fitzpatrick in the quarterfinals. In the other quarterfinals, Davis Riley of Hattiesburg, Miss., will play Devon Bling of Ridgecrest; and Austin Squires of Union, Ky., will meet Viktor Hovland of Norway.
Local honors
SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME » Three former San Jose State stars, including sports sociology pioneer Dr. Harry Edwards, and all-time Sharks great Evgeni Nabokov will be new inductees into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.
Edwards and Nabokov, along with former All- Star pitcher Mark Langston and six- time LPGA tournament winner Pat Hurst will be honored at a Nov. 14 ceremony at SAP Center.
For ticket information for the Hall of Fame induction, which includes a reception and dinner, go to sjsa.org.
NFL
BRADY LEADS PATRIOTS » Tom Brady moved the New England Patriots with ease in their Super Bowl rematch against the penalty-prone Eagles, winning 3720 with a little help from running back James White and fifth-round draft choice Ja’Whaun Bentley.
In his first action since losing in the NFL title game to Philadelphia, Brady completed 19 of 26 passes for 172 yards and two touchdown.
Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles left in the second quarter with a shoulder injury after a strip sack that Bentley recovered and ran 54 yards for a touchdown.
In other preseason games:
Sam Darnold threw an interception and showed some of the growing pains of a rookie quarterback in his first preseason start for New York, which lost 15-13 to Washington on a lastsecond field goal by Dustin Hopkins. Alex Smith was 4 of 6 for 48 yards in one series. ... Aaron Rodgers needed just one drive to look at home in his first action at Lambeau Field in almost a year, connecting with tight end Jimmy Graham for an 8-yard score, and Tramon Williams had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage of Green Bay’s 51-34 win over the Steelers.
Motorsports
NASCAR’S KAHNE TO QUIT RACING FULL-TIME » NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne said he is retiring from full-time racing.
Kahne, 38, announced his intentions on Twitter, saying, “I’m not sure what the future holds forme, but I’m at ease with the decision that I have made.”
The former Hendrick Motorsports driver has 18 victories in 15 years in the Cup Series, including a playoff- clinching one last season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kahne’s announcement came one day after Elliott Sadler walked away from NASCAR after 21 seasons. SAINZ TO MCLAREN » Carlos Sainz Jr. will leave Renault to drive for McLaren in Formula One next year as a replacement for Fernando Alonso. SAUTER WINSTRUCKS RACE » Johnny Sauter took the lead when John Hunter Nemechek slowed because of late fuel pump issues, then held off Stewart Friesen at Bristol ( Tenn.) Motor Speedway for his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory.
Soccer
FRANCE TOPS FIFA RANKINGS » World Cup winner France tops the FIFA rankings for the first time in 16 years. France jumped up six places to reclaim the No. 1 spot it last held in May 2002.
Tennis
NEW FORMAT FOR DAVIS CUP » The Davis Cup will be de- cided with a season- ending, 18-team tournament beginning next year. The new format replaces the one in which the Davis Cup is played over four weekends throughout the year.
Gymnastics
MIKULAK LEADS U. S. CHAMPIONSHIPS » Sam Mikulak is back in his usual spot at the U. S. men’s gymnastics championships. The fourtime champion overcame a pair of miscues on high bar and pommel horse to post an all-around score of 85.150 during the opening round, more than a point clear of Akash Modi (84.1). SOVIET OLYMPIC HERO SHUSHUNOVA DIES » Elena Shushunova, a Soviet gymnast who won the women’s all- around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49.
Boxing
WILDER EYES FURY » WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder said he will challenge Tyson Fury to a fight if Fury beats Francesco Pianeta.