Jason Day is dealing with a back problem. (Getty Images) Jason Day has withdrawn from the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, citing a back injury. Day entered the final round at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., at 5 under par, 13 shots back of 54-hole leader Dustin Johnson. He played […]
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 […]
Inbee Park out of Women's British Open with thumb injury
July 23, 2016 by
Inbee Park will not defend her title at next week’s Women’s British Open as she continues to recovery from a left thumb injury that has nagged her for almost the entire season. In a statement, the seven-time major winner said “this has been an incredibly hard decision for me to make and the reason I’ve […]
Ian Poulter out four months with foot injury
June 4, 2016 by
Ian Poulter will miss the next four months with a foot injury, endangering his chances of playing for Europe on this fall’s Ryder Cup team. The Englishman has been dealing with an arthritic joint in his right foot for months. The condition has devolved to the point that that it’s difficult to walk and practice. The […]
Fred Couples withdraws from Masters with back injury
April 4, 2016 by
Fred Couples has withdrawn from this week’s Masters with a back injury. The 1992 champion would have been making his 34th consecutive appearance at Augusta National this week. It’s the first time Couples has missed the Masters since 1982. Couples’ back has long been an issue, restricting how often the University of Houston product can […]
Mickelson wins over Daniel Berger after 18th hole injury
March 25, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson won his Thursday match at the WGC-Dell Match Play 1 up against Daniel Berger, but it probably wasn’t how the five-time major winner wanted to lock up his second win in as many days. Mickelson, who never trailed in the match, arrived to the 18th hole at Austin Country Club all square with […]
Ryder Cup player Jamie Donaldson suffers nasty chainsaw injury
January 19, 2016 by
Jamie Donaldson is out of this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship because of a gruesome chainsaw injury. The Welshman, who secured the winning point at the 2014 Ryder Cup, shared a picture of the post-incident injury on Twitter. (WARNING: If you get queasy easily, just skip down a little bit.) So folks in my […]
Jim Furyk uncertain for Presidents Cup with wrist injury, Haas says
October 5, 2015 by
U.S. Presidents Cup captain Jay Haas isn’t sure if Jim Furyk will be able to play on his South Korea-bound team next week. Furyk pulled out of last week’s season-ending Tour Championship with a wrist injury that happened ahead of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Despite a week break after the Boston-area event, Furyk then pulled […]
Furyk out of Presidents Cup with wrist injury, Holmes replaces
October 3, 2015 by
Jim Furyk has pulled out of the 2015 Presidents Cup, citing a bonus contusion on his left wrist, the PGA Tour annouced Friday. U.S. captain Jay Haas named J.B. Holmes as Furyk’s replacement on the South Korea-bound team. “There is nothing I take more pride in than representing the United States in The Presidents Cup […]
