COLUMBUS, Ohio — The magic carpet ride that is Chris Holtmann’s first season as Ohio state coach continues Monday night against Nebraska at Value City Arena. The No. 22 Buckeyes improved their record to 17-4 overall and 8-0 in the Big Ten after breezing to a 67-49 victory over Minnesota on Saturday at Madison Square […]
Erin Hills was different, yes, but also great as US Open host
June 22, 2017 by
From the sounds of the bellyaching in pockets of social media, Brooks Koepka’s name should have an asterisk next to it on the U.S. Open trophy. You see, Koepka, in their view, didn’t win a real Open. Koepka won something less than an Open — maybe a PGA Championship or something like that — because […]
2020 Olympic golf host club delays vote on accepting female members
February 8, 2017 by
Peter Dawson helped shepherd golf to a successful Olympic return in 2016. (Getty Images) Kasumigaseki Country Club, which is set to host the men’s and women’s golf tournaments in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, has delayed a vote on ending its all-male membership policy. The vote stalled Tuesday, with the head of the club’s board […]
European Tour looking into rocket attack near Turkish tournament host
October 18, 2016 by
Victor Dubuisson of France won the Turkish Airlines Open in November 2015. (Getty Images) European Tour officials have spent the weekend investigating reports of a rocket attack in the Turkish southern city of Antalya, host to the forthcoming Turkish Airlines Open. On Friday, Turkish media reported two rockets were fired into the town from a […]
Hazeltine National proved a great match play host
October 6, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. CHASKA, Minn. — The Ryder Cup crowds may not have always — or all that often — lived up to the moniker “Minnesota nice,” but host Hazeltine National did. It was brilliant as a venue for the best event in golf. Hazeltine had previously been host to a pair […]
Spieth says even par will be a great score at U.S. Open host Oakmont
May 5, 2016 by
Defending U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth got a look at 2016 host Oakmont Country Club in an 18-hole Wednesday practice round, and the experience affirmed something most everyone in the golf world already knows: Oakmont is really hard. “There’s just so many other tough holes that par is going to be a fantastic score,” Spieth […]
Italy to host 2022 Ryder Cup matches
December 15, 2015 by
Italy will host the Ryder Cup for the first time, witth the European Tour announcing Monday that a club near Rome’s city center will host the biennial matches in 2022. Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, about 11 miles from Rome’s city center, will host the competition pitting a dozen European-born players against 12 Americans. […]
Italy to host 2022 Ryder Cup matches
December 14, 2015 by
Italy will host the Ryder Cup for the first time, witth the European Tour announcing Monday that a club near Rome’s city center will host the biennial matches in 2022. Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, about 11 miles from Rome’s city center, will host the competition pitting a dozen European-born players against 12 Americans. […]
Royal Portrush to host 2019 British Open
October 20, 2015 by
The British Open is coming to Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, the R&A announced the game’s oldest major championship will be played at Royal Portrush in 2019, as well two future to-be-determined years. The 2019 Open will mark just the second time in the nearly 150 times that the championship has been played that it will […]
