Hoey settles for joint ninth in Procore Championship; Pagdanganan struggles in LPGA Kroger Queen City
RICO HOEY secured his third Top 10 finish of the 2025 PGA Tour but Bianca Pagdanganan bungled her golden opportunity in the LPGA as Philippine golfers experienced contrasting fates on Sunday.
Mr. Hoey fired a bogey-free four-under 68 in the final push to place joint ninth in the $6-million Procore Championship in Napa Valley that was ruled by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (269 after a closing 67).
The 29-year-old Fil-Am, who had earlier rounds of 68-68-70, birdied the last three holes to complement an early birdie on No. 4 and bring his four-round tally to 12-under 276.
Mr. Hoey earned $181,500 (around P10.4 million) for this finish, his third-best of the season after tying for seventh at the Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic in May and sharing eighth at the Barracuda Championship in July.
Running fifth at the start of the day, Ms. Pagdanganan struggled big-time in the most crucial stage and tumbled to joint 29th at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Ohio.
She was actually just one shot behind eventual winner Charley Hull of England after her two-birdie, one-eagle performance in the first eight holes but Ms. Pagdanganan suddenly lost her touch and saw her bid for a maiden LPGA title or at least a Top 5 finish slip away.
A double-bogey on No. 9 marked the start of the end as the Pinay shotmaker dropped a shot five more times the rest of the way, including four straight from No. 12, for 75 and a 278 aggregate.
Ms. Pagdanganan went home with $15,426 (over P800,000) as Ms. Hull (268 after a 68) clinched a one-shot triumph over Thai star Jeeno Thitikul (269 after a 68) in the $2-million tournament. — Olmin Leyba
