Francesco Molinari won the Italian Open for the second time, backing up a 2006 win. (Getty Images) For the second week in a row, there was a home-nation hero on the European Tour. Last week, it was Joost Luiten winning his national championship in the Netherlands, taking the KLM Open for the second time with […]
Report: Bubba Watson invited to Ryder Cup team practice at Hazeltine
September 17, 2016 by
Bubba Watson is hoping to represent the U.S. in the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Bubba Watson isn’t part of the U.S. Ryder Cup team yet, but he will be practicing this week alongside members of the team at host venue Hazeltine National. Golf Channel reports Watson will join a half-dozen American team members at an […]
Nicklaus: Winning isn't the point of the Ryder Cup
September 17, 2016 by
Jack Nicklaus speaks to Dustin Johnson at the U.S. Open trophy presentation in June. (Getty Images) Jack Nicklaus thinks the United States is going to win the Ryder Cup in a few weeks in Minnesota, but the 18-time major winner doesn’t believe that’s the point of the biennial competition “To me the competition is incidental,” […]
ACC moves golf championships from N. Carolina in response to House Bill 2
September 16, 2016 by
The University of Virginia won the 2016 ACC women’s golf championship. Days after the NCAA announced it would remove seven of its championships from the state of North Carolina in response to the state’s so-dubbed “Bathroom Bill,” the Atlantic Coast Conference followed suit in removing all neutral-site championship games from the state for the season. […]
Michelle Obama tells Steph Curry how to trash talk President Obama on the golf course
September 15, 2016 by
Steph Curry is more than a NBA most valuable player; he’s also an accomplished golfer, carrying a 2 handicap (meaning you could expect him to hang around par in an 18-hole round when he plays well). However, Curry has taken on President Barack Obama twice on the golf course, and both times Curry has lost […]
Dustin Johnson wins BMW Championship for 3rd title of the year
September 14, 2016 by
Dustin Johnson may well have wrapped up PGA Tour Player of the Year honors on Sunday, winning the BMW Championship by three shots over Paul Casey for his third win of the season. Johnson shot a final round of 5-under 67 at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind., to finish at 23-under 265. Locked in a […]
Bubba Watson finds himself on the outside of the Ryder Cup, but why?
September 13, 2016 by
NORTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 02: Bubba Watson waits to play his shot on the 12th green during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on September 2, 2016 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Ryan Young/PGA TOUR) Bubba Watson is a two-time major winner, an Olympian and the No. 7 player in […]
Love adds Fowler, Kuchar, Holmes with three Ryder Cup wild-card picks
September 12, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. If you were hoping the new Ryder Cup selection process would lead to some unpredictability and fireworks with the wild-card picks added to the team, then you were probably somewhat disappointed by the three players U.S. captain Davis Love III named to his team on Monday. At Ryder Cup […]
Jason Day withdraws from BMW Championship with back injury
September 11, 2016 by
Jason Day is dealing with a back problem. (Getty Images) Jason Day has withdrawn from the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, citing a back injury. Day entered the final round at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., at 5 under par, 13 shots back of 54-hole leader Dustin Johnson. He played […]
U.S. Ryder Cup wild-card hopefuls pressing to make final impression
September 10, 2016 by
J.B. Holmes is powering his way around Crooked Stick. (Getty Images) U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has the task of selecting three of his four wild-card picks on Sunday after the BMW Championship. Conventional wisdom would suggest the captain’s microscope would be fixed on the players who came up just short of finishing […]
