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Despite the name, the US Open has a small group of potential champions
June 15, 2017 by
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 […]
Despite walkover win, McIlroy out of WGC-Match Play as Kjeldsen wins
March 24, 2017 by
Rory McIlroy won in a walkover on Thursday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, getting the win when Gary Woodland withdrew from the tournament for personal reasons. McIlroy earned a full point with one match to go out of the three in the round-robin group play portion of the event. Unfortunately for the world No. […]
Despite career year in 2016, Dustin Johnson not thinking much about past success
January 6, 2017 by
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 […]
Koepka thriving at PGA Championship despite painful ankle injury
July 31, 2016 by
Brooks Koepka is in contention to win the PGA Championship despite an ankle injury. (Getty Images) SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — This is major, and it’s a good thing for Brooks Koepka. Koepka is in contention at the PGA Championship as it slips and slides to a muddy, potentially on-schedule finish on Sunday. At 9 under par […]
Despite poor tee-to-green game, Spieth could win the Nelson
May 22, 2016 by
The mark of a great player is displaying the ability to win without their best stuff. Last weekend at The Players, Jason Day flexed his muscle to grab a four-shot, wire-to-wire win in one of golf’s biggest events. Jordan Spieth, playing with Day for the first two days at TPC Sawgrass, had a front-row seat […]
Jordan Spieth can still finish No. 1 in the world despite Deutsche Bank missed cut
September 6, 2015 by
Even though Jordan Spieth missed his second consecutive cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday, the two-time 2015 major winner could well have his No. 1 ranking back on Tuesday. According to the folks behind the Official World Golf Ranking, Spieth will regain the top spot in the world — which he lost to […]
Sang-moon Bae focused on golf at Kapalua despite looming conscription
January 10, 2015 by
Sang-moon Bae played Friday like a guy who, at least professionally speaking, has no certain tomorrow. That’s because he doesn’t. Bae, who won the Frys.com Open in October to kick off the PGA Tour’s 2014-15 season, shot 7-under 66 in Round 1 of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, ultimately trailing leader Russell Henley by a […]
Woods shoots 69 despite sickness at Hero World Challenge
December 6, 2014 by
In one sense, Saturday was the best round of the week for Tiger Woods. In another, it was the worst. Woods shot 3-under 69 at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Round 3 of the Hero World Challenge, marking his best round in his return to competitive golf. However, a day after Woods spiked a […]
