Darren Clarke now has his nine automatic qualifiers for the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Nine of the 12 players who will represent Europe in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National have been decided — and a week ahead of the cutoff. Matt Fitzpatrick and Andy Sullivan locked up spots the two final automatic qualifying spots […]
European Ryder Cup team has its nine automatic qualifiers
August 22, 2016 by
Darren Clarke now has his nine automatic qualifiers for the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Nine of the 12 players who will represent Europe in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National have been decided — and a week ahead of the cutoff. Matt Fitzpatrick and Andy Sullivan locked up spots the two final automatic qualifying spots […]
Inbee Park two clear heading into women's Olympic finale
August 21, 2016 by
Inbee Park has a two-shot lead through three rounds in Rio. (Getty Images) Inbee Park is a round away from winning the first women’s Olympic golf gold medal since 1900. The seven-time major winner carries a two-shot lead into the final round in Rio de Janeiro, leading over American Gerina Piller and world No. 1 […]
Inbee Park runs away with women's golf gold while Ko finishes in a close second
August 20, 2016 by
Inbee Park locked up the women’s golf gold medal in a rout. (Getty Images) It was a coronation on Saturday for Inbee Park, the seven-time major winner, who won the first Olympic gold medal in women’s golf in 116 years in a runaway at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. The South Korean […]
Si Woo Kim shoots 60 in Greensboro, takes Wyndham Championship lead
August 20, 2016 by
Si Woo Kim of South Korea reacts after nearly making his birdie putt on the ninth green during the second round of the Wyndham Championship. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour almost saw the second sub-60 round of August on Friday, with Si Woo Kim coming up one shot shy of a 59 in the second […]
Venue announced for inaugural WGC-Mexico Championship
August 19, 2016 by
Adam Scott won the final WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that the inaugural WGC-Mexico Championship will be held next March at Club de Golf Chapultepec outside Mexico City. The transition away from hosting the World Golf Championships event at Trump National Doral in South Florida was made public in […]
Ariya Jutanugarn continues roll, takes Day 1 lead at Olympic tourney
August 18, 2016 by
Ariya Jutanugarn set the pace on Day 1 in Rio. (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Two weeks off didn’t change anything for Ariya Jutanugarn. The 20-year-old Thai won the Ricoh Women’s British Open for her first major title and fourth win of the season in her pre-Olympic tune-up. Then on […]
LPGA star Lewis would advocate for team portion to Olympic golf
August 17, 2016 by
Stacy Lewis prepares for the women’s Olympic golf tournament. (Getty Images) One of the drags on golf’s return to the Olympics — at least within golf circles — was the format of the two 60-player tournaments that would unfold in Rio. Yet another 72-hole, stroke-play, no-cut event? Don’t we have enough of those? Many in […]
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 […]
