The PGA Tour resumes its 2015-16 season on Thursday in Hawaii with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The only way to qualify for the ’16 opener is to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since the last time the event was played in January 2015. Defending champion Patrick Reed is back at Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course […]
Jordan Spieth calls 2016 Olympic golf tournament his ‘fifth major’
November 25, 2015 by
Jordan Spieth has a lot to live up to in 2016. He won two majors, came up four shots shy of winning the other two and took the FedEx Cup. In total, he earned $ 22 million in on-course cash. So what’s another bit of added pressure for the 22-year-old? Spieth said Tuesday at the […]
Tiger Woods out until 2016 after 2nd microdiscectomy on his back
September 19, 2015 by
Tiger Woods announced Friday that he will be out until “early 2016” after he underwent a second microdiscectomy procedure on his back. The surgery, performed in Utah on Sept. 16 by Dr. Charles Rich, comes just 18 months after Woods had a similar procedure performed on March 31, 2014. “This is certainly disappointing, but I’m a fighter,” […]
Miguel Angel Jimenez is very interested in making the 2016 Olympics
September 10, 2015 by
There are just a little over 10 months until the two 60-player fields are decided for the 2016 Olympic golf tournaments. However, were the cutoff today, Miguel Angel Jimenez would make the field, representing Spain along with Sergio Garcia. The 51-year-old would be one of the oldest players in either the men’s or women’s field. […]
Love installed as 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain with reformed system
February 25, 2015 by
Common sense prevailed. The PGA of America revealed a new approach to the Ryder Cup at its Florida headquarters on Tuesday, fronted by a familiar face. Davis Love III was formally introduced as the 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, and he will complete his team with more time to find the hot hands that can […]
Azinger says he had no interest in 2016 Ryder Cup captaincy
February 18, 2015 by
Thanks, but no thanks. Paul Azinger, the last man to lead the U.S. to a win in the Ryder Cup back in 2008, didn’t want another crack at the job in 2016. “I had no interest in being the captain in 2016 for many reasons, personal and business,” Azinger said, according to Golf Channel. […]
Reports: Davis Love III will be 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain
February 17, 2015 by
Davis Love III will get a chance to avenge the “Meltdown at Medinah.” According to a report by Golfworld’s Tim Rosaforte and a tweet from former PGA of America president Ted Bishop, Love will be named 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Sources say Davis Love next US Ryder Cup Captain. #DoOver […]
One big change is coming to the 2016 Ryder Cup selection process
October 3, 2014 by
Expect the PGA of America to make a number of changes to their entire approach toward the Ryder Cup. What those changes will be and how sweeping we’ll consider them remains to be seen, but PGA of America president Ted Bishop said Tuesday they will not be made in hasty reaction to the third-straight American […]
Handicapping the contenders to be 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup captain
September 30, 2014 by
Tom Watson didn’t get the job done. The Americans lost their third-consecutive Ryder Cup on Sunday in Scotland, and the defeat had many fans, including PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner and FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel, demanding 2008 captain Paul Azinger get the job again. Azinger was the last man to guide the U.S. to […]
Rory McIlroy will play for Ireland at the 2016 Olympics
June 19, 2014 by
Do you know when an announcement is bigger than one man? When assembled media gives you a round of applause after you let them know your decision. That happened on Wednesday at the Irish Open, with Rory McIlroy letting the world know that he made a decision on which country he would be representing at […]
