Officials at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial added several golfers to the field today for next week's PGA Tour event in Fort Worth. Among the notable late additions were Angel Cabrera, Trevor Immelman, Ryo Ishikawa, Ricky Barnes, Colt Knost, Sean O'Hair and three golfers with Tarrant County connections: Martin Flores, Tag Ridings and Greg Chalmers.
Below is a look at the full, final list of Colonial commitments:
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial commitments
A list of golfers who have committed to compete in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, May 20-26 in Fort Worth. Commitments became official Friday:
Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Sang-Moon Bae, Ricky Barnes, Charles Beljian, Jonas Blixt, Justin Bolli, Scott Brown, Jonathan Byrd, Angel Cabrera, Chad Campbell, Patrick Cantlay, Roberto Castro, Bud Cauley, Greg Chalmers, Kevin Chappell, Stewart Cink, Tim Clark, Keith Clearwater, Erik Compton, Franklin Corpening, Ben Crane, John Daly, Brian Davis, Brendon de Jonge, Graham DeLaet, James Driscoll, Jason Dufner, Ken Duke, Harris English, Derek Ernst, Bob Estes, Matt Every, Steve Flesch, Martin Flores, Rickie Fowler, Steven Fox, Brad Fritsch, David Frost, Jim Furyk, Tommy Gainey, Scott Gardiner, Bobby Gates, Brian Gay, Tom Gillis, Fabian Gomez, Luke Guthrie, James Hahn, Brian Harman, David Hearn, J.J. Henry, Tim Herron, Justin Hicks, Charley Hoffman, John Huh, Trevor Immelman, Ryo Ishikawa, Freddie Jacobson, Zach Johnson, Matt Jones, Robert Karlsson, Chris Kirk, Colt Knost, Ben Kohles, Jason Kokrak, Matt Kuchar, Doug LaBelle II, Martin Laird, Scott Langley, Steve LeBrun, D.H. Lee, Richard H. Lee, Tom Lehman, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, David Lingmerth, Luke List, Davis Love III, Hunter Mahan, Troy Matteson, William McGirt, John Merrick, Bryce Molder, Ryan Moore, Seung-Yul Nol, Henrik Norlander, Sean O’Hair, Louis Oosthuizen, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Corey Pavin, Pat Perez, John Peterson, Carl Pettersson, Scott Piercy, D.A. Points, Ted Potter Jr., Dicky Pride, Patrick Reed, Kyle Reifers, Tag Ridings, John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, John Senden, Vijay Singh, Jordan Spieth, Kevin Stadler, Scott Stallings, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele, Shawn Stefani, Henrik Stenson, Robert Streb, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard, Daniel Summerhays, Vaughn Taylor, Josh Teater, Michael Thompson, Nicholas Thompson, David Toms, Cameron Tringale, Bo Van Pelt, Camilo Villegas, Johnson Wagner, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi, Casey Wittenberg, Y.E. Yang.
Alternates: Darron Stiles, Stuart Appleby, Chez Reavie, D.J. Trahan, Brandt Jobe, Andres Romero, Cameron Percy, Aaron Watkins, Steven Bowditch, Lee Williams.
_ Jimmy Burch
Topping that list will be Louis Ooshuizen, winner of the 2010 British Open and the No. 7 player in the world rankings. Also in the Colonial mix, finalized Friday, will be five of the world’s top 30 golfers who are not competing in this week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving: Hunter Mahan (No. 21), Bo Van Pelt (No. 26), Jim Furyk (No. 27), defending champ Zach Johnson (No. 29) and Rickie Fowler (No. 30).
Among next week’s competitors in Fort Worth will be three of the top eight golfers on the PGA Tour season money list and two of the top five. Matt Kuchar, the No. 12 player in the world rankings and No. 5 player on the season money list ($2,493,387), is the only confirmed Colonial competitor who cracks the top 15 in both lists. The top season money winner headed to Colonial will be Kevin Streelman ($2,572,989).
Kuchar and Oosthuizen, the Colonial headliners, will be among the starters in Thursday’s opening round in Fort Worth. They will be joined by several fresh names who joined the field Friday, including two-time major champion Angel Cabrera, 2008 Masters champ Trevor Immelman, Ryo Ishikawa, Sean O’Hair, Ricky Barnes, Luke List, Colt Knost and Colleyville resident Greg Chalmers.
Also joining the mix was Martin Flores, a former Oklahoma and Mansfield High School golfer, and Westlake resident Tag Ridings. Dropping off the Colonial list were Lucas Glover, Russell Henley, Billy Horschel and Jimmy Walker.
_ Jimmy Burch
_ Jimmy Burch
The charity golf fund-raiser includes an 18-hole scramble tournament. The tournament begins at 11:30 a.m., preceded by an 11 a.m. putting contest. Live and silent auction items will be available, including memorabilia autographed by Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw and others.
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_ Jimmy Burch
Lance Barrow, a Fort Worth native and CBS’ coordinating producer for golf telecasts, applauded the move. He said Summerall, a longtime Southlake resident, “loved this golf tournament … and all the places around here. This will be a great thing that will continue his name.”
_ Jimmy Burch
Crane has a 12:20 p.m. tee time for Wednesday’s pro-am.
_ Jimmy Burch
_ Jimmy Burch
Stephen Gangluff won the qualifier at Castle Hills with a 6-under par 66 and will be joined in the Nelson field by three players who posted rounds of 67: Fischer, Massa and Jason Schultz.
Massa will be making his debut in PGA Tour debut. Fischer will be playing in his third tour event this season. They join Zack Reeves, who competed in the 2012 True South Classic, as the only former UTA golfers to qualify to compete in a PGA Tour event.
_ Jimmy Burch
The first-year event, part of a PGA Tour initiative to introduce golf to female decision-makers in business while promoting health and wellness issues, includes a Tuesday breakfast and luncheon during tournament week. CBS Sports reporter Lesley Visser will be the keynote speaker for the lunch, set for 12:30 p.m. on May 21 at Colonial.
Colonial is one of 17 tour stops that will feature an Executive Women’s Day this season. The goal is to expand the initiative to all tour stops by the 2015 season.
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said the plan is to “enhance the tournament experience for women and engage women in a meaningful and productive way in our tournament markets.”
_ Jimmy Burch
The girls tournament is July 15-17. The boys tournament is July 22-25. Both events are free to participants.
Last year’s winners were Denton’s Javier Manrique (boys) and Flower Mound’s Hayley Dambold (girls).
_ Jimmy Burch
The deadline for participants to commit to play in the HP Byron Nelson Championship passed this afternoon and a couple of notable names, John Daly and Ryo Ishikawa, were among the last-minute additions to the field for next week's PGA Tour stop in Irving.
The 2013 Nelson field will feature seven of the top 25 players in the world golf rankings, led by Louis Oosthuizen (No. 7) and Matt Kuchar (No. 11). Below is a look at the full field for next week's event, which begins Thursday at the Four Seasons Resort:
HP Byron Nelson Championship
A list of golfers who have committed to compete in next week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship, May 13-19 in Irving. Commitments became official today:
Stephen Ames, Stuart Appleby, Sang-Moon Bae, Blayne Barber, Ricky Barnes, Charlie Beljan, Jonas Blixt, Jason Bohn, Justin Bolli, Steven Bowditch, Keegan Bradley, Michael Bradley, Angel Cabrera, Chad Campbell, Greg Chalmers, Gary Christian, Will Claxton, Erik Compton, Donald Constable, Ben Crane, Ben Curtis, John Daly, Brian Davis, Jason Day, Graham DeLaet, Chris DiMarco, James Driscoll, Jason Dufner, Ken Duke, Harris English, Bob Estes, Matt Every, Steve Flesch, Martin Flores, Brad Fritsch, Tommy Gainey, Scott Gardiner, Robert Garrigus, Bobby Gates, Brian Gay, Tom Gillis, Fabian Gomez, Andres Gonzales, Jeff Gove, Nathan Green, Luke Guthrie, Paul Haley II, Brian Harman, Padraig Harrington, J.J. Henry, Jim Herman, Tim Herron, Justin Hicks, Charley Hoffman, Morgan Hoffman, Charles Howell III, John Huh, Trevor Immelman, Ryo Ishikawa, Freddie Jacobson, Brandt Jobe, Dustin Johnson, Matt Jones, Robert Karlsson, Martin Kaymer, Jerry Kelly, Colt Knost, Russell Knox, Ben Kohles, Matt Kuchar, Hank Kuehne, Doug LaBelle II, Scott Langley, Steve LeBrun, D.H. Lee, Marc Leishman, Justin Leonard, Michael Letzig, David Lingmerth, Luke List, Bill Lunde, Jeff Maggert, Steve Marino, David Mathis, Troy Matteson, Billy Mayfair, William McGirt, George McNeill, Eric Meierdierks, Bryce Molder, Seung-Yul Noh, Henrik Norlander, Sean O’Hair, Nick O’Hern, Joe Ogilvie, Louis Oosthuizen, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Ryan Palmer, Rod Pampling, Jin Park, Jesper Parnevik, Cameron Percy, Pat Perez, Kenny Perry, Tim Petrovic, Scott Piercy, D.A. Points, Ted Porter Jr., Alistair Presnell, Dicky Pride, Ted Purdy, Jeff Quinney, Chez Reavie, Patrick Reed, Brian Ricketts, Tag Ridings, Alexandre Rocha, John Rollins, Andres Romero, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, John Senden, Wes Short, Jr., Marcel Siem, Vijay Singh, Heath Slocum, Jordan Spieth, Shawn Stefani, Darron Stiles, Robert Streb, Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard, Kevin Sutherland, Andrew Svoboda, Vaughn Taylor, Nicholas Thompson, Guan Tianlang, Brendon Todd, Peter Tomasulo, D.J. Trahan, Scott Verplank, Camilo Villegas, Jimmy Walker, Aaron Watkins, Boo Weekley, Mike Weir, Charlie Wi, Lee Williams, Casey Wittenberg, Gary Woodland, Y.E. Yang.
Alternates: Scott McCarron, Matt Bettencourt, Lee Janzen, Joe Durant, Ryuji Imada, Duffy Waldorf, Dean Wilson, Glen Day, Arjun Atwal, Cameron Beckman.
_ Jimmy Burch
The list includes Dustin Johnson, the No. 19 player in the world rankings who withdrew before Friday’s second round at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. because of a lower back injury. Johnson, a significant gate attraction and one of the tour’s longest hitters, posted Friday on his Twitter account that he is “hoping to rebound” at the Nelson and still plans to compete in Irving.
Only four players in next week’s field at the Four Seasons Resort rank higher than Johnson in the world rankings: Louis Oosthuizen (No. 7), Matt Kuchar (No. 11), Keegan Bradley (No. 14) and Charl Schwartzel (No. 16). The list of top-25 competitors also includes the past three Nelson winners: defending champ Jason Dufner (No. 20); 2010 champ Jason Day (No. 25), a former Fort Worth resident, and Bradley, the 2011 champ.
Among Friday’s notable additions to the Nelson field were John Daly, Ryo Ishikawa, Stuart Appleby, Camilo Villegas, Chris DiMarco and Ted Purdy, the 2005 Nelson champ. Dropping off the list was Bo Van Pelt, the No. 26 player in the world rankings, as well as Carl Pettersson, Johnson Wagner and Derek Ernst, last week’s winner at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
In addition, the 2013 Nelson will feature two notable teenagers: Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old from China who finished as low amateur at the 2013 Masters, and Dallas native Jordan Spieth, 19, who will compete for the first time as a professional in his hometown tour stop. Spieth made his PGA Tour debut at the 2010 Nelson and finished in a tie for 16th while playing as a 16-year-old during his junior year at Jesuit High School.
Notable international players in the Nelson field will be past major champions Trevor Immelman (South Africa), Martin Kaymer (Germany), Padraig Harrington (Ireland) and Angel Cabrera (Argentina).
But the big news is that Johnson, who also withdrew from the 2013 Masters because of his back ailment, still plans to compete in Irving despite withdrawing from The Players after posting a 74 in Thursday’s opening round. In explaining his decision on his Twitter account (@DJohnsonPGA), he wrote: “Felt good working out this morning but something didn’t feel right on the range b4 the round. Hoping to rebound @ the @hpbnc!!”
_ Jimmy Burch
_ Jimmy Burch
TCU golfer Julien Brun, a three-time winner of college tournaments this season, has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2013 Ben Hogan Award, given to the nation’s top college golfer.
Brun, a sophomore from Antibes, France who turned heads by winning a 2012 European Challenge Tour event while competing as an amateur, was joined on today’s list of finalists by California’s Michael Kim and Washington’s Chris Williams.
Brun, a semifinalist last year, is the first TCU golfer to be chosen as a Hogan Award finalist by members of the selection committee. He will join Kim and Williams, also semifinalists for last year’s Hogan Award, at the May 20 announcement of the winner in Fort Worth during tournament week activities at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
An All-American and first-team All-Big 12 selection, Brun has posted eight top-10 finishes in 11 college events in the past year, including a runner-up finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Selection committee members consider a golfer’s performances in college and amateur events over the past 12 months when voting for the winner.
Brun, who became the sixth amateur to defeat professionals in a European Challenge Tour event at the 2012 Allianz Open Toulouse, is on pace to set the TCU record for lowest season scoring average (70.45). He ranks fourth in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and is third among college players in the Golfstat Cup.
But his fellow finalists also offer lofty credentials.
Kim, a sophomore, is the top-ranked college player in both the Golfstat Cup and the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. He has won four college events this season and was selected Tuesday as the Pac-12 Player of the year. In 12 college tournaments, Kim has yet to finish below 11th in any event this season.
Williams, a senior, is the top-ranked player in both the World Amateur Golf Rankings and the Scratch Players World Rankings. He received the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top-ranked amateur and is slated to play in both the 2013 U.S. Open and 2013 British Open. But Williams is winless in 10 college events this season, although he has three runner-up finishes and seven top-10 placements.
Before Brun reached the finals in balloting for the 2013 Hogan Award, the best finish by a TCU golfer had been two semifinals appearances: Brun in 2012 and Adam Rubinson, a Fort Worth Paschal graduate, in 2003.
_ Jimmy Burch