Ricochet off the stands leads to closing China Open eagle for George Coetzee

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/LfMILONirM — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) April 29, 2017 One of the perks of being a high-level pro golfer is having hordes of people watching you play, including in massive grandstands around tees and greens. Not only is having the adoring attention of thousands nice, an added perk is that all of those people […]

Adam Hadwin leads Valspar by 4, in position for 1st PGA Tour win

Adam Hadwin made history already in 2017, joining the elite company of players who have broken 60 on the PGA Tour. His third-round 59 in the CareerBuilder Challenge was a huge catalyst to a second-place finish behind Hudson Swafford in the California desert. The Canadian didn’t pierce 60 this week near Tampa, but he’s played […]

Sam Saunders leads Genesis Open 50 years after grandfather Palmer won it

Fifty years ago, Arnold Palmer won the Los Angeles Open for the third and final time in his career. He bested Gay Brewer by five shots and picked up a $ 20,000 winner’s check for his second consecutive win in the tournament. On Thursday, Palmer’s grandson, Sam Saunders, positioned himself atop the leaderboard at what […]

An leads Phoenix Open as big names Matsuyama, Mickelson among chasers

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 04: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays his tee shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 4, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Byeong-hun An has the lead through three rounds of the Waste Management […]

Lydia Ko leads Women’s PGA with chance to win third major in a row

Lydia Ko has a chance to do something on Sunday that’s never been done in LPGA history. The 19-year-old Kiwi carries a one-shot lead into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club in Washington. She’s at 2-under 211, ahead of Gerina Piller and two-time major winner Brittany Lincicome. And […]

Adam Scott leads by 2 at Doral as he looks for 2nd win in a row

Adam Scott isn’t part of the new Big 3. He is, however, having a great Big 3-5. The 35-year-old of Aussie leads by two shots heading into the weekend at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. That two-shot edge over Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson comes just five days after Scott polished off his 12th PGA Tour win […]

Snedeker ’embarrassed’ as Lingmerth leads Aussie PGA Championship

Brandt Snedeker shot 75 to miss the cut on Friday at the Australian PGA Championship, a day after an opening 84 in windy conditions left him near the bottom of the leaderboard. Unfortunately, the nine-shot improvement was nowhere near enough to get the American to the weekend at Royal Links. At 15-over 159, Snedeker missed […]

Kisner leads again on the PGA Tour, take 1-shot edge at RSM Classic

Kevin Kisner is again sitting atop a PGA Tour leaderboard, out in front of The RSM Classic by a shot at 7 under par at Sea Island Resort on St. Simons Island, Ga. Kisner, who finished second in his last start two weeks ago at the WGC-HSBC Champions and lost three sudden-death playoffs in the 2014-15 […]

Lucas Bjerregaard leads Garcia, Jaidee by 3 at the BMW Masters

Lucas Bjerregaard is finishing the European Tour season with a flurry, taking a three-shot lead into the weekend at the BMW Masters in China. The 24-year-old shot a second-consecutive 6-under 66 at Lake Malaren Golf Club to lead over Sergio Garcia and Thongchai Jaidee, tied for second on 9-under 135. Garcia was pleased to remain […]

Jason Day dominating BMW Championship, leads by 5 shots

Right now, Jason Day is unstoppable. On Friday, Day first finished off a first-round 10-under 61 at the BMW Championship before shooting 63 in Round 2 at Conway Farms Golf Club just outside of Chicago. His 18-under 124 total is five clear of the 69-player field.  For the second consecutive round, Day dropped a shot […]