Dustin Johnson had his best year in 2016. (Getty Images) Dustin Johnson had a career year in 2016, winning his first major at the U.S. Open and adding a pair of other PGA Tour titles en route to securing the peer-voted PGA Tour Player of the Year award. At a TaylorMade Golf launch event in […]
Justin Rose awarded with MBE after Olympic gold in 2016
January 1, 2017 by
Justin Rose celebrates winning the Olympic gold medal in golf. (Getty Images) Justin Rose didn’t have his best year in 2016, but he certainly had a memorable one, capped by winning the first men’s Olympic golf gold medal in 112 years. Rose’s Rio triumph in a great duel against Henrik Stenson was one of the […]
Inbee Park done for 2016 as thumb injury heals
November 4, 2016 by
Inbee Park won a gold medal in Rio. (Getty Images) We won’t see Inbee Park in the final two events of the LPGA schedule, as the Olympic gold medalist continues to recover from a nagging left thumb injury. According to Golf Channel, Park won’t defend her title next week at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational and […]
PODCAST: Assessing the 2016 Ryder Cup teams
September 2, 2016 by
Darren Clarke now has his nine automatic qualifiers for the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) We now know 20 of the 24 players who will compete in the 2016 Ryder Cup. On this week’s podcast, I look at the 12 European players and the potential snub of Russell Knox, as well the eight automatic U.S. qualifiers […]
Tiger Woods not certain he’ll play in 2016
June 28, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. With so much conjecture and rumor-mongering about when he’ll return to golf, Tiger Woods made it somewhat clear a return isn’t imminent. Woods, who was tournament host at this week’s Quicken Loans National, spent some time in the 18th hole tower with CBS’ Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo. Before […]
Tiger Woods has registered for the 2016 U.S. Open
April 25, 2016 by
We don’t know when Tiger Woods will return to competitive golf, but the smoke signals from Jupiter Island, Fla., seem to suggest it’s going to be sooner than later. The latest indication Woods could be inside the ropes soon is that he registered for the U.S. Open at Oakmont in June. Woods registered on April […]
McIlroy opens 2016 with strong 66 in Abu Dhabi
January 22, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy is looking to start his 2016 the same way he ended 2015: with a win in the United Arab Emirates. McIlroy kicked off his year on Thursday with a 6-under 66 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, leaving him two shots behind […]
Podcast: Why Jordan Spieth (and Patrick Reed) are even better in 2016
January 16, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth kicked off his 2016 with a dominant, eight-shot win at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. While he demonstrated improvement in several facets of his game, perhaps the most impressive was the way he has figured out how to win every which way. Meanwhile, Patrick Reed didn’t successfully defend his title at Kapalua, but […]
Podcast: Why Jordan Spieth’s 2016 doesn’t matter
January 9, 2016 by
In the 2016 opener for The 19th Hole Golf Show, we talk about Jordan Spieth’s view that he isn’t playing this season as an encore to his incredible 2015. What does he mean by that and why does that make a lot of sense to him — and other athletes — but not to the […]
Z. Johnson, Koepka headline 2016 equipment changes
January 5, 2016 by
It’s an annual tradition in golf, starting out the year with a shuffle of pros going from one equipment sponsor to another. And, so far, the action has been pretty substantial, thanks in part to upstart boutique equipment marker Parsons Xtreme Golf. Created by GoDaddy founder and admitted golf junkie Bob Parsons, PXG was developed […]
