Mickelson wins over Daniel Berger after 18th hole injury

Phil Mickelson won his Thursday match at the WGC-Dell Match Play 1 up against Daniel Berger, but it probably wasn’t how the five-time major winner wanted to lock up his second win in as many days.  Mickelson, who never trailed in the match, arrived to the 18th hole at Austin Country Club all square with […]

PGA Tour player proposes to girlfriend on Pebble Beach’s 18th hole

Pebble Beach is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It makes a great setting for a golf course. It also, apparently, is the perfect setting for a wedding proposal. PGA Tour player Mark Hubbard got down on one knee behind Pebble Beach’s iconic par-5 18th hole on Thursday to ask his girlfriend Meghan […]

Storm uproots strategic tree on Pebble Beach’s iconic 18th hole

Pebble Beach’s iconic par-5 18th hole looks a different after a strong storm ripped through the Monterey Peninsula on Thursday. One of two cypress trees that play into the strategy of the tee shot at the sea-lining finishing hole was uprooted. Longtime USGA official Ron Read was on site during the storm and recounted the nasty […]

Justin Rose recreates the Payne Stewart fist-pump on the 18th green at Pinehurst

Your browser does not support iframes. Anytime the USGA goes back to Pinehurst from now until the end of time, Payne Stewart will be one of the focal points. A winner on this golf course back in 1999, Stewart tragically passed away in a plane crash later that year, and a statue sits behind the […]

Phil Mickelson three-putts the 18th hole at the Scottish Open to land in playoff, wins anyway

Phil Mickelson won the Scottish Open on Sunday, but he didn’t make it easy on himself. His closest competitors faded, and Mickelson made a few clutch putts on his way in in regulation, including a par putt on the 17th hole, to give himself a shot lead with a single par-5 remaining. It looked like […]

Merion Moment: Crowd rushes 18th to see Phil Mickelson take second at the U.S. Open (again)

ARDMORE, Pa. — One woman ducked under the rope and then she was followed by another. They were halted by a Merion Golf Club official and told to go back to where they belonged. The women agreed, but when they wheeled around, the looks on their faces said that, no, they probably didn’t have to […]