Erin Hills and the US Open can get to even world No. 1 Dustin Johnson (Getty Images) When the 117th U.S. Open begins Thursday at Erin Hills in rural Wisconsin, less than a third of the 156-player field has even a remote chance of winning. You see, the U.S. Golf Association, which conducts the second […]
John Daly wins first PGA Tour Champions event for first U.S. win since 2004
May 9, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. John Daly did all the right things on Sunday at the Insperity Invitational near Houston. He wore American flag pants. He kissed a large, painted Arnold Palmer umbrella logo walking up the final fairway. And, for the first time in more than 13 years, he won on American soil. […]
Power rankings: WGC-HSBC Champions
October 26, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy brought the roars to the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) The WGC-HSBC Champions is the final World Golf Championships event of the year, played in China as the only of the WGCs contested outside of North America. Russell Knox is defending champion at Sheshan International in a field that features nine of the top […]
Big names, major champions miss the cut at the Masters
April 9, 2016 by
Though the Masters has the most generous cut among the four major championships, plenty of familiar names failed to make the weekend at Augusta National. For players like Rickie Fowler and Ernie Els, it was bad first rounds that did in their chances. In the case of Els, it was the first hole. He 6-putted […]
Spieth polishes off eight-shot win at Hyundai Tournament of Champions
January 12, 2016 by
If you were wondering how Jordan Spieth would follow on his incredible 2015, these last four days were a clear indication that he hasn’t yet found his ceiling. Spieth picked up his seventh PGA Tour win on Sunday, turning a five-shot 54-hole edge at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions into an eight-shot dominating victory over […]
Closing eagles gives Reed lead at Tournament of Champions
January 8, 2016 by
Patrick Reed ended Day 1 of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions where he finished here a year ago: atop the leaderboard. Reed, who won the PGA Tour’s winners-only event a year ago, has a one-stroke lead over Thursday playing partner Jordan Spieth after the first round at Kapalua’s Plantation Course on Maui in Hawaii. The […]
Champions Tour finalizes new playoff series with L.A.-based event
November 9, 2015 by
The Champions Tour is moving to a playoff system in 2016 that will settle the Charles Schwab Cup. The 50-plus circuit will have a three-event series in the fall, starting with a 72-player field in the new Powershares QQQ Championship near Los Angeles, announced Monday by PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. After that event, the […]
Kisner maintains HSBC Champions lead as D. Johnson, Spieth charge
November 7, 2015 by
Kevin Kisner is 18 holes away from his first PGA Tour win, carrying a one-shot lead into Sunday at the WGC-HSBC Champions. Kisner, who shot 2-under 70 at Sheshan International in his third round on Saturday, leads by one over 2013 champion Dustin Johnson, Li Haotong and Russell Knox, who has one hole to go […]
Power rankings: WGC-HSBC Champions
November 4, 2015 by
The final World Golf Championships event of the year convenes on Thursday in Shanghai, China, with the HSBC Champions. Bubba Watson is the defending champion at Sheshan International, a course where long hitters have dominated. The world Nos. 2 and 3 are in the field, along with 2013 champion Dustin Johnson. Here are our top […]
Fantasy golf power rankings: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
January 7, 2015 by
A new year has started in golf, and that means fantasy golf leagues are firing back up, too. Devil Ball Golf will have you covered all season long with our top five fantasy golf picks on Tuesdays for that week’s PGA Tour event. Golf is back! It was only gone for a few weeks, but […]
