Your browser does not support iframes. A day after finishing runner-up at the BMW SA Open in South Africa, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy withdrew from this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the United Arab Emirates, citing a rib injury. “It’s bitterly disappointing to have to withdraw from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship,” McIlroy […]
Mickelson 'hopeful' to compete in CareerBuilder Challenge
January 16, 2017 by
Phil Mickelson has been rarely hampered by injury in his career. (Getty Images) Phil Mickelson is in his first year at the ambassador — basically, the host — of the CareerBuilder Challenge, scheduled to start on Thursday. However, a pair of off-season sports hernia surgeries have his place in the field in doubt. At the […]
Graeme Storm upsets Rory McIlroy in SA Open playoff
January 15, 2017 by
Graeme Storm is a winner on the European Tour again. (Getty Images) It seemed as though Graeme Storm had lost his European Tour card last season by the slimmest of margins, missing out on finishing inside the top 111 in the Race to Dubai in order to maintain status. The ramifications on his career would […]
New PGA Tour commissioner open to possible legal sports betting
January 14, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. New PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is keeping an open mind to all kinds of new opportunities and avenues now that he is at the helm — including not shutting the door on an embrace of legalized sports betting. “You look at [daily fantasy sports providers] DraftKings and Fan […]
Rory McIlroy unlikely to compete in 2020 Olympic golf tournament
January 14, 2017 by
Rory McIlroy has said he “resents” the Olympics for forcing him into an awkward choice. (Getty Images) Don’t expect to see Rory McIlroy in the Parade of Nations at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Ahead of this week’s BMW SA Open in South Africa, the reigning FedEx Cup champion said he doesn’t intend to […]
Justin Thomas opens Sony Open in Hawaii with 59
January 13, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Justin Thomas shot the eighth round of sub-60 in PGA Tour history on Thursday, shooting 11-under 59 in the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. For anyone who thought last week’s winner of the SBS Tournament of Champions was due for a post-victory letdown, they were wrong. […]
Power rankings: Sony Open in Hawaii
January 12, 2017 by
The PGA Tour remains in the Aloha State for the Sony Open in Hawaii, the second event of 2017 and the first full-field event of the year. Fabian Gomez defends his title in a tournament where Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas and Justin Rose headline one of the event’s deeper fields in recent memory. […]
Spieth wants 2017 to be more fun, avoid having a 'short fuse'
January 11, 2017 by
Jordan Spieth is looking to simplify and have more fun in 2017. (Getty Images) Jordan Spieth wants to flash the pearly whites a little more in 2017, and, aside from perhaps getting revenge at Augusta National, enjoy his professional life a little more. “Honestly, I want to have a lot more fun,” Spieth said Tuesday […]
Rory McIlroy says he couldn't live Tiger Woods' life
January 10, 2017 by
Rory McIlroy has four major titles. He’s been No. 1 in the world multiple times. He just won the FedEx Cup and its $ 10 million prize. His estimated brand value, according to his management company, is in the area of $ 400 million. And despite everything he has accomplished, McIlroy could conceivably show up […]
Report: Jim Furyk to be named 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup captain
January 9, 2017 by
Vice-captains Jim Furyk and vice-captain Tiger Woods of the United States spray champagne after winning the Ryder Cup during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club on October 2, 2016 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Jim Furyk is expected to be named the next U.S. Ryder […]
