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Piercy leads rainy 3M Open by 4 after marathon third round
Read full article: Piercy leads rainy 3M Open by 4 after marathon third roundScott Piercy shot a 5-under 66 at rain-soaked TPC Twin Cities on Saturday in round that was delayed more than 6 1/2 hours to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the 3M Open.
Henley shoots 69 to lead by 3 after third round at Wyndham
Read full article: Henley shoots 69 to lead by 3 after third round at WyndhamRussell Henley shot a 1-under 69 to take a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the Wyndham Championship on Saturday and move a step closer to his first PGA Tour in four years.
Gary Woodland among 3 golfers to test positive for coronavirus
Read full article: Gary Woodland among 3 golfers to test positive for coronavirusIt matched the most players who have had to withdraw from one tournament because of a positive test since the PGA Tour returned from the COVID-19 pandemic in June. The tour said Scott Piercy and Doc Redman also tested positive. Three players also tested positive before tournaments at the RSM Classic at Sea Island in November, and the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit in early July. The positive tests follow two weeks of the Florida events on the PGA Tour allowing limited fans, with roughly 8,000 in attendance at Bay Hill in Orlando and The Players Championship near Jacksonville. Woodland, who won the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and has been coping with a torn labrum in his hip, and Redman missed the cut at The Players Championship.
Piercy loses 2 endorsements over homophobic Instagram posts
Read full article: Piercy loses 2 endorsements over homophobic Instagram postsORLANDO, Fla. – Four-time PGA Tour winner Scott Piercy lost two endorsement deals Thursday for sharing a homophobic meme poking fun at Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and referencing far-right conspiracy theory QAnon. Piercy this week shared a meme on Instagram on the news Buttigieg has suspended his campaign that included a reference to his sexuality as a gay man. He doesn't have a large following on Instagram -- just under 17,000 followers -- but posted an apology Tuesday "if any of my recent story posts have been offensive. According to Golf Digest, clothing maker J. Linebergh issued a statement Thursday that it ended its contract with Piercy. The claims from Scott Piercy were unacceptable and far from our views and beliefs," the statement said.