Phil Mickelson and Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay earlier this year. (Getty Images) One of the longest-running player-caddie relationships in golf history has come to a close. Phil Mickelson and Jim “Bones” Mackay, joined at the hip for a quarter-century, have decided to go their separate ways. “After 25 very rewarding and memorable years, Bones and I […]
PGA Tour doles out first pace-of-play penalty in 22 years
April 29, 2017 by
Miguel Angel Carballo and Brian Campbell made odd history on Thursday. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour did something historic on Thursday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, issuing its first pace-of-play penalty in 22 years. The team of Miguel Angel Carballo and Brian Campbell were penalized one stroke as a team on the 14th […]
Sam Saunders leads Genesis Open 50 years after grandfather Palmer won it
February 18, 2017 by
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 […]
Lydia Ko, teacher David Leadbetter split after 3 years
December 10, 2016 by
Lydia Ko and David Leadbetter have parted ways. (Getty Images) The changes in Lydia Ko’s professional life have been coming in rapid succession in recent months, with another revealed on Wednesday. Ko has fired instructor David Leadbetter after 3 years, looking for a new instructor after working at his Leadbetter Academy since turning pro. Leadbetter […]
Padraig Harrington wins Portugal Masters for 1st Euro Tour win in 8 years
October 24, 2016 by
Harrington made a 5-footer for the win. (Getty Images) Padraig Harrington is a winner again on the European Tour for the first time in eight years. He pulled off the victory at the Portugal Masters on Sunday, closing with a 6-under 65 at Victoria Clube de Golfe to beat Andy Sullivan by a shot at […]
Five years after brutal diagnosis, Sauers wins U.S. Senior Open by one
August 16, 2016 by
Gene Sauers celebrates winning the U.S. Senior Open (Getty Images) You might have been hard-pressed to convince Gene Sauers five years ago that he was still going to be playing professional golf in 2016. On Monday, he became a first-time major champion. Sauers won the U.S. Senior Open by a shot over Billy Mayfair and […]
Justin Rose wins first Olympic gold medal in golf in 112 years
August 15, 2016 by
Justin Rose celebrates winning the Olympic gold medal in golf. (Getty Images) Justin Rose is a U.S. Open winner and now an Olympic gold medalist, winning the men’s Olympic golf tournament on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro in a thriller of a duel against Henrik Stenson. The Briton prevailed with a two-shot win on the […]
Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach for 1st PGA Tour win in 11 years
February 15, 2016 by
A week ago, Vaughn Taylor was flying home to the United States from Colombia. He had pulled out of the Web.com Tour event there with the flu. He hadn’t been able to eat in two-and-a-half days. However, as a past two-time PGA Tour winner, Taylor got into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. And with a […]
On verge of 40, Tiger Woods says he feels career has been 140 years
December 25, 2015 by
In a week, Tiger Woods turns 40. His Dec. 30 birthday cap to a tumultuous, mostly down year for the 14-time major winner, which will conclude with him still waiting to figure out when he can start full rehabilitation from a pair of fall back surgeries. Woods didn’t post a single top-10 finish until the […]
Adam Scott’s worldwide streak of 15 years with a win in jeopardy
November 30, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Adam Scott has one last chance to win a golf tournament for the 16th consecutive year. Scott came up a shot short of winning the Australian Open on Sunday, finishing tied with defending champion Jordan Spieth behind winner and fellow countryman Matt Jones. A closing 6-under 65 wasn’t good […]
