Greg Hardwig

Australians Marc Leishman and Jason Day shot a 16-under 56 in the scramble format to take a one-stroke lead in the QBE Shootout on Friday in Naples.

Australians Marc Leishman and Jason Day got another hole-out eagle from Leishman, and lead the QBE Shootout by three strokes after Saturday in Naples.

Lexi Thompson and Bubba Watson are in sixth after the second round of the QBE Shootout in Naples on Saturday.

Country stars Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell brought up one of the PGA Tour players to sing a Garth Brooks classic at Live Fest in Naples on Saturday.

Both the FGCU men’s and women’s basketball teams had successful nonconference slates, going a combined 21-5 entering ASUN play Wednesday.

The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to play a total of 18 spring training games at JetBlue Park and will open the season on Feb. 25.

Kaye and Masterson were teammates in youth football, and then all four years at Gulf Coast High School, and are teammates again in the Hula Bowl.

Nelly and Jessica Korda, and Lexi Thompson as well as Laura Davies and Cristie Kerr are among the players in the Fort Myers field next week.

David Duval, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer, Retief Goosen and Colin Montgomerie were golfers announced for the Naples Chubb Classic 2022.

While Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson are not going over to Singapore and Thailand next month, some players are, even as COVID-19 remains a factor.

Billy Andrade, Brad Faxon, Dudley Hart, Michael Balliet and Michael Muehr are the five sponsor exemptions next week in Naples.

Here’s a look at 18 to watch this week at Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort:

This week is the 35th anniversary of the PGA Tour Champions’ event and second year at Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort.

Nancy Jackson didn’t even play golf when she signed up to volunteer at the first Naples tournament back in 1988. She’s still volunteering.

Harrington traveled to Ireland for the funeral of his 91-year-old uncle earlier in the week, and did not get to Naples until Thursday night.

The 1964 PGA Championship winner, the original director of golf at Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers, was able to attend a gala Saturday night.

Maguire was on a break from the Korn Ferry Tour and defending champion Rick Lamb let him know about the tournament. Then he won it.

Chambers back as a head coach after resigning from Penn State following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Miami’s Tarik Can was the medalist at Pelican Marsh Golf Club with a 66, followed by Ryan Celano with a 68 and two others with 69s. Miller won a playoff.

Longtime Naples Daily News reporter and editor Greg Hardwig is off to Nashville.