Ariya Jutanugarn set the pace on Day 1 in Rio. (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Two weeks off didn’t change anything for Ariya Jutanugarn. The 20-year-old Thai won the Ricoh Women’s British Open for her first major title and fourth win of the season in her pre-Olympic tune-up. Then on […]
Marcus Fraser takes 3-shot lead after Day 1 of men's Olympic golf tourney
August 12, 2016 by
Marcus Fraser took the Day 1 lead at the men’s Olympic golf tournament (Getty Images) On a historic Day 1 at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Fraser earned a three-stroke lead in the first round of golf played in the Games since 1904. Fraser shot 8-under 63 on the Gil Hanse-designed […]
Jason Day shoots 65, opens up big lead at Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 20, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jason Day is on fire at Bay Hill. The world No. 3 backed up an opening 6-under 66 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a Friday 65 that has him well in command. Day went bogey-free on Friday, a day after blitzing Bay Hill’s back nine in 31 strokes […]
Jason Day hangs onto 2-shot lead at rainy Bay Hill
March 19, 2016 by
On a stormy morning at Bay Hill, Jason Day kept his Arnold Palmer Invitational outlook sunny. The Aussie 36-hole leader shot 2-under 70 on a rainy Saturday in Orlando to maintain a two-shot lead heading into the final round. At 15-under 201, Day leads three players tied for second, including Henrik Stenson, Kevin Chappell and […]
Jason Day takes one-shot lead after Day 1 at Bay Hill
March 18, 2016 by
Jason Day looked on Thursday like the guy who rose to No. 1 in the world last summer. Day finished strong at Bay Hill, including one-putting the final seven holes, to shoot 6-under 66 and take a one-shot lead after Round 1 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. After the Aussie turned in 1-under 35 following […]
Haas surges to Valspar lead, seeks 7th PGA Tour win
March 13, 2016 by
Bill Haas has the 54-hole lead at the Valspar Championship, but the six-time PGA Tour winner said he hasn’t yet played his best golf. “The game has been a hair off and even so far this week I feel like I’ve gotten a lot out of my game to be near the lead and so […]
Spieth survives opening Valspar 76 to make cut; 7 back of lead
March 12, 2016 by
Small goals. After an opening 5-over 76 at the Valspar Championship on Thursday, Jordan Spieth had a small, albeit not so simple, goal for Friday: play well enough to make the cut in the first of five title defenses in 2016. He did that, shooting 3-under 68 on Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course to land a […]
Inspired by Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley shares Valspar lead
March 11, 2016 by
Keegan Bradley saw what Adam Scott did the last two weeks and felt inspired. He turned that inspiration into results on Thursday at the Valspar Championship, shooting an opening 4-under 67 that has him in a three-way share of the lead with Ken Duke and Charles Howell III. “That did get me motivated and made […]
Piercy, Fraser tied for WGC lead after Day 1 at Doral
March 4, 2016 by
In the third year since Gil Hanse redesigned it, the Blue Monster didn’t have the same sharp teeth it’s showed since it got a facelift. Scoring was modestly good on Day 1 of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral on Thursday, with Scott Piercy and Australian Marcus Fraser sharing the lead with 6-under 66. […]
