Zach Johnson plays some of his best golf at TPC Deere Run. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour is split this week, sort of, with the Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro and the John Deere Classic entertaining any non-Olympic player in Silvis, Ill. Jordan Spieth would be defending champion here, but since he chose […]
Power rankings: RBC Canadian Open
July 21, 2016 by
The PGA Tour comes back across the Atlantic this week, with the Tour’s only stop in Canada with the RBC Canadian Open. Glen Abbey in Ontario hosts again as Jason Day defends what could arguably be the biggest title of his young career, the one that propelled him through an incredible summer and culminated in […]
Power rankings: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
July 2, 2016 by
The PGA Tour is getting into the meat of its Olympics-influenced schedule, with the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational moving up from the week before the PGA Championship into the July 4 weekend. Shane Lowry is the defending champion of a 61-player field, somewhat depleted because the European Tour chose not to co-sanction the event this year in […]
Power rankings: the Memorial Tournament
June 6, 2016 by
The PGA Tour honors Jack Nicklaus this week with the annual Memorial Tournament at Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Sporting a dramatically increased purse, the tournament has the top three players in the world in the field, as well a list of other world-class players vying for one of the most prestigious […]
Power rankings: Dean & DeLuca Invitational
May 25, 2016 by
It’s Colonial Week on the PGA Tour, although the tournament at Hogan’s Alley in Ft. Worth, Texas, now goes by a different name. It’s now called the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, named after the gourmet and specialty food seller. We should have a tasty tournament in store, with Chris Kirk defending his title, Jordan Spieth […]
Power rankings: The Players Championship
May 11, 2016 by
The PGA Tour has a home game this week, with The Players Championship emanating from the Tour’s headquarters at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The tournament is hard to predict, in part because the host course is so democratic in nature. At 7,215 yards, it’s not long by modern standards. Pete Dye’s design […]
Power rankings: Wells Fargo Championship
May 4, 2016 by
The PGA Tour heads into North Carolina this week, playing the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. The home of the 2017 PGA Championship plays host to defending champion Rory McIlroy, a two-time winner here, as well Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson and J.B. Holmes. With so much talent assembled the […]
Power rankings: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
February 10, 2016 by
The PGA Tour heads to the Monterey Peninsula in northern California this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Pebble Beach Golf Links headlines a three-course rotation, while a 156-professional field plays their tournament concurrently with a pro-am competition. Jordan Spieth and Jason Day headline the field, while Brandt Snedeker defends this title for […]
Power rankings: OHL Classic at Mayakoba
November 12, 2015 by
The PGA Tour is making its only stop in Mexico this week for the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. The Cancun-area tournament is on a sub-7,000-yard course, making it a breeding ground for a new vs. old showdown. However, a number of young players who have started well out of the gates, including three of the […]
Power rankings: WGC-HSBC Champions
November 4, 2015 by
The final World Golf Championships event of the year convenes on Thursday in Shanghai, China, with the HSBC Champions. Bubba Watson is the defending champion at Sheshan International, a course where long hitters have dominated. The world Nos. 2 and 3 are in the field, along with 2013 champion Dustin Johnson. Here are our top […]
