SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — As one player said this week, Baltusrol will “par 4 you to death.” And if you’re not dead by the time you get through 16 holes of long par 3s and many par 4s hovering around 500 yards, then you finally get to the Lower Course’s par 5s. The first is a […]
Phil Mickelson puts Open disappointment aside in search for another PGA
July 27, 2016 by
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Phil Mickelson can be sad about the British Open another day. Right now, he’s focused on winning a sixth major title. Denied two weeks ago by Henrik Stenson at Royal Troon, the 46-year-old Mickelson gets another crack at a major in this compressed Olympic summer at a place where he’s won previously. […]
United States rallies to win UL International Crown
July 26, 2016 by
From worst to first. The United States was shut out in Day 1 of the UL International Crown, but by the time the matches at Merit Club near Chicago wrapped on Sunday, the American quartet had claimed the second title in the team-based event. The U.S. team of Gerina Piller, Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson and […]
Jhonny Vegas goes low on Sunday to win the Canadian Open
July 25, 2016 by
Jhonattan Vegas crapped out last weekend at the Barbasol Championship. He hit the jackpot on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open. Vegas went out ahead of the lead pack on Sunday at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario, finishing with three consecutive birdies to shoot 8-under 64 and capture the clubhouse lead. One by one, the […]
Steph Curry joins Justin Timberlake, Alfonso Ribeiro for the Carlton dance
July 24, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. It’s become a thing. Each year — practically each round — at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actor Alfonso Ribeiro and American treasure Justin Timberlake spend some time on the course doing Ribeiro’s famous Carlton dance. Well, on Saturday at Lake Tahoe, […]
The 5 most interesting PGA Championship groupings
July 23, 2016 by
The groupings and tee times are out for the first two rounds of next week’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., and the PGA of America has some good ones in store for the year’s final major. In a rare July slot thanks to the scheduling imperative created by golf’s inclusion in […]
Inbee Park out of Women's British Open with thumb injury
July 23, 2016 by
Inbee Park will not defend her title at next week’s Women’s British Open as she continues to recovery from a left thumb injury that has nagged her for almost the entire season. In a statement, the seven-time major winner said “this has been an incredibly hard decision for me to make and the reason I’ve […]
David Hearn is Canada's highest-ranked hope for Open breakthrough
July 22, 2016 by
It’s been a while since a Canadian won their national open. Pat Fletcher, who was actually born in England, was the last Canadian champion in one of golf’s oldest events, taking the title representing Canada in 1954. You’d have to go back even further to find a Canadian-born winner. There’s only one: Carl Keffer, who […]
Power rankings: RBC Canadian Open
July 21, 2016 by
The PGA Tour comes back across the Atlantic this week, with the Tour’s only stop in Canada with the RBC Canadian Open. Glen Abbey in Ontario hosts again as Jason Day defends what could arguably be the biggest title of his young career, the one that propelled him through an incredible summer and culminated in […]
Bubba Watson explains his no-flinch decision to play in the Olympics
July 20, 2016 by
Bubba Watson didn’t hesitate on representing the United States in next month’s Olympic golf tournament in Brazil. Appearing on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Watson told Patrick about his short decision-making process. “As soon as they said I was on the team, it was a go,” Watson said. He explained why the common reasons so many […]
