The 1,198th ranked golfer in the world nearly won on Monday in his ninth PGA Tour start. University of Alabama product Bobby Wyatt got into the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on a sponsor’s exemption. The 23-year-old, who has no status on any major tour, found himself in the lead late in the weather-shortened, 54-hole […]
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 […]
Roundup: Garcia wins in Vietnam, Leishman takes Sun City in South Africa
December 6, 2015 by
Sergio Garcia won his first tournament in two years on Sunday, taking the Asian Tour’s inaugural Ho Tram Open in a four-man, sudden-death playoff. Garcia finished on 14-under 270 along with Wen-tang Lin, Himmat Rai and Thaworn Wiratchant. The Spaniard made a double bogey on the 71st hole of the tournament, relinquishing a two-shot lead, […]
Jordan Spieth wins Tour Championship by four, takes FedEx Cup
September 29, 2015 by
If there was any debate as to who should win the PGA Tour’s peer-voted Player of the Year award, Jordan Spieth made the closing statement on Sunday that ended the race. Spieth won the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta by four shots and, in the process, clinched the 2014-15 FedEx Cup, […]
Henrik Norlander takes Hotel Fitness Championship with final-round 62
September 14, 2015 by
Henrik Norlander entered the final round of the Hotel Fitness Championship trailing leader D.H. Lee by six shots, with a crowded path of contenders to pass along the way to the top. Then Norlander made 10 birdies and no bogeys on Sunday at Sycamore Hills Golf Club, shooting a 62 that allowed him to sprint […]
Jordan Spieth wins stunning U.S. Open, takes step toward historic Grand Slam
June 22, 2015 by
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — All that is gold doesn’t glitter. This wasn’t pretty, but golf’s Golden Child is now halfway to the Grand Slam. Jordan Spieth won the U.S. Open on Sunday in a completely different fashion than he did the Masters just two months prior. At Augusta, he was poised beyond his years; at […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Rickie Fowler takes a big step
May 14, 2015 by
Rickie Fowler picked up his second PGA Tour win on a big stage at The Players Championship, winning a three-man playoff after playing the final six holes of regulation in a staggering 6 under par. We talk about what this means for Fowler moving forward and if it might translate into a major championship this […]
Bubba Watson takes BP with a golf club for a great trick shot
April 22, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Bubba Watson was in China this week to play a post-Masters event, the Shenzhen International on the European Tour. One of the perks of playing in the event, aside from a hefty appearance fee for the two-time Masters winner, was playing Night Golf at host Genzon Golf Club’s Course […]
Rory McIlroy scorches Dubai field in third round, takes four-shot lead
January 31, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Since 2009, Rory McIlroy had played the first two rounds of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in a stunning 47 under par. On the weekends? Just 6 under. McIlroy matched that total on Saturday at Emirates G.C., shooting 6-under 66 to take a four-shot edge over the field heading […]
