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Those high-tech belt accessories at the Hero? Here’s what they’re for

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Rickie Fowler at the Hero World Challenge on Friday.

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They look like clunky beepers from a bygone era, but, in fact, those devices attached to the back of players’ belts at the Hero World Challenge this week are packed with new-age technology.  

Rickie Fowler was wearing one Friday. Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth , too.

In a few words, they’re GPS trackers. In a few more words, they’re what the PGA Tour hopes will be a key tool in its efforts to expand and improve its ShotLink system, a sprawling network that collects and disseminates players’ scoring and statistical data in real-time.

At most Tour events, ShotLink is powered by a small army of volunteers who gather data from sensors — a combination of radar, cameras and/or lasers — that capture the path and movement of every shot. Distance, flight apex, proximity to the hole: you name it, ShotLink tracks it, beaming the intel almost instantaneously to golf fans, bettors and stats nerds all over the world.

Trouble is, the technology is cumbersome and expensive, meaning it’s not available at all events. Overseas tournaments, for example, aren’t wired for ShotLink. Nor are all the courses at events with multiple host sites (i.e., the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am). The more portable tracking devices — with which ShotLink administrators already have been experimenting on the Korn Ferry and Champions tours — could solve for these challenges. And wouldn’t it be wonderful to also see the tech in use on the LPGA Tour?    

“The few pros I asked about it on Wednesday seemed intrigued by the idea and not overly bothered by the clip-on device,” my colleague, Dylan Dethier, reported earlier this week . “But the Tour will undergo more testing before putting the tech into play for tournament rounds.”

The PGA Tour did not immediately respond to a query about the goal of this week’s experiment. But the devices — or “bugs,” as the ShotLink staff calls them — did make a cameo on the Golf Channel broadcast Friday, with roving reporter John Wood noting: “They’ve been in R&D for a couple of years. They take a reading of the players’ location every three seconds, plot it on a graph and then when they get to their ball — once they hit — the walking scorer will hit a button and that gives them their yardage.”

Among endless other data points.

Nifty stuff.

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The best golfers without a major after Xander Schauffele wins his first

Patrick cantlay and viktor hovland are among the top golfers still seeking their first major championship., by eric mullin • published may 20, 2024 • updated on may 20, 2024 at 4:47 pm.

Xander Schauffele has finally gotten over the hump.

The 30-year-old American won the 2024 PGA Championship on Sunday, giving him that elusive first major title.

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Schauffele enjoyed a record-setting week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. He opened the major tournament with the lowest single-round score in tournament history at 9-under 62, and he beat second-place Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke thanks to the lowest overall score in major tournament history at 21-under.

Schauffele had previously flirted with a major championship triumph a few times. He tied for second at both the 2018 Open Championship and 2019 Masters . He recorded several high finishes on the PGA Championship leaderboard as well, placing tied for third (2019), fifth (2021), tied for fifth (2017) and tied for sixth (2018).

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Schauffele was arguably the best active golfer without a major under his belt. But now that he has one, who are the top players still in search of that first major title? Here's what to know:

What are the four major golf tournaments?

The are four major golf tournaments held each year: the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and Open Championship.

In 2024, Scottie Scheffler claimed the green jacket at the Masters while Schauffele took home the Wanamaker Trophy from the PGA Championship.

Is the Players Championship a major?

While the Players Championship features a massive purse, it isn't a major tournament.

Who are the best golfers to never win a major?

Here's a look at some of the top active golfers without a major title and how close each has come to winning one:

Patrick Cantlay: The 2021 FedEx Cup Champion boasts eight PGA Tour wins, but he's still looking for his first major victory. Cantlay, 32, had his best finish in a major at the 2019 PGA Championship, where he tied for third.

Tony Finau: Finau, 34, has placed high on the leaderboard in each of the four majors. A six-time winner on the Tour, Finau finished third at the 2019 Open Championship, tied for fourth at the 2020 PGA Championship, finished fifth at the 2018 U.S. Open and tied for fifth at the 2019 Masters.

Tommy Fleetwood: The 33-year-old Englishman is a two-time major runner-up, finishing second at the 2018 U.S. Open, where he lost to Brooks Koepka by one stroke, and the 2019 Open Championship. Fleetwood, a seven-time winner on the DP World Tour, has a combined five other finishes in the top five, including ties.

Rickie Fowler: Fowler was in the mix at all four majors back in 2014, tying for second at the U.S. and Open Championship, tying for third at the PGA Championship and tying for fifth at the Masters. The closest he came to a major, however, was at the 2018 Masters, where he lost out on the green jacket to Patrick Reed by one stroke. The 35-year-old has six PGA Tour victories.

Max Homa: Homa, a six-time winner on the Tour, recorded his best finish in a major earlier this year. The 33-year-old tied for third at the Masters, besting his 2023 Open Championship showing where he tied for 10th.

Viktor Hovland: Another former Fed ExCup winner, Hovland came up just short at the PGA Championship for a second straight year. After tying for second at the 2023 tournament, the 26-year-old Norwegian came in third this year. Hovland, who has six Tour victories, tied for fourth at the 2022 Open Championship as well.

Lee Westwood: A 25-time winner on the DP World Tour, Westwood has placed second or third in a major tournament, including ties, a combined nine times. But the 51-year-old Englishman has not appeared in a major since joining LIV Golf in 2022. He resigned his DP World Tour membership in 2023.

Will Zalatoris: The 27-year-old may only have one Tour victory, but he's come very close to multiple major titles. Zalatoris lost the 2022 PGA Championship to Justin Thomas in a playoff before tying for second in the U.S. Open later that year. The 2022 U.S. Open marked the second time Zalatoris lost a major by one stroke after doing so at the 2021 Masters to Hideki Matsuyama.

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Which golfers have won the most majors.

Jack Nicklaus owns the most major championships of all time with 18. He won the Masters a record six times , the PGA Championship a record-tying five times , the U.S. Open a record-tying four times and the Open Championship three times.

Tiger Woods sits behind Nicklaus with 15 major championships, while Walter Hagen is the only other golfer with double-digit major titles at 11. Ben Hogan and Gary Player each won nine majors.

When is the next golf major in 2024?

Next on the 2024 calendar is the U.S. Open, which is scheduled for June 13-16 at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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