The PGA Tour is getting into the meat of its Olympics-influenced schedule, with the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational moving up from the week before the PGA Championship into the July 4 weekend. Shane Lowry is the defending champion of a 61-player field, somewhat depleted because the European Tour chose not to co-sanction the event this year in […]
Jason Day, Shane Lowry bow out of Olympic consideration over Zika
July 1, 2016 by
Add two more, including the world No. 1, to the list of players bowing out of consideration for the 2016 men’s Olympic golf tournament. Jason Day and defending WGC-Bridgestone Invitational champion Shane Lowry announced on Tuesday that they will not represent their countries in the Olympics over fears of Zika virus. pic.twitter.com/UNmThs64re — Jason Day […]
Muirfield members will vote again on admitting female members
June 30, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Muirfield members voted six weeks ago on changing their club’s constitution and admitting female members for the first time. They came up just short of the two-thirds majority required to make that change. The fallout has been substantial, including the R&A removing Muirfield from the British Open rotation until […]
Billy Hurley III to skip British Open to attend sister’s wedding
June 29, 2016 by
Billy Hurley III has made his choice, and he’s going to choose family over the British Open. The newly minted PGA Tour winner announced Tuesday that he’ll attend his sister’s wedding the week of the year’s third major instead of making the trip to compete at Royal Troon. The Naval Academy grad earned a spot […]
Tiger Woods not certain he’ll play in 2016
June 28, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. With so much conjecture and rumor-mongering about when he’ll return to golf, Tiger Woods made it somewhat clear a return isn’t imminent. Woods, who was tournament host at this week’s Quicken Loans National, spent some time in the 18th hole tower with CBS’ Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo. Before […]
IOC member thinks golf should be out of the Olympics without stars
June 27, 2016 by
They’re dropping like flies, or mosquitoes, from the men’s Olympic golf tournament. Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Graeme McDowell, Branden Grace, Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen, Vijay Singh, Tim Wilkinson, Charl Schwartzel and Miguel Angel Jimenez have all withdrawn their names from consideration for the 60-player tournament in Rio. Some have voiced concerns over Zika virus. Others […]
The Greenbrier Classic canceled after floods at W. Va. resort
June 26, 2016 by
The PGA Tour and The Greenbrier resort announced Saturday that flooding and mudslides in southeastern West Virginia have forced the cancellation of The Greenbrier Classic. Torrential rains fell in Greenbrier County midweek, leading to flooding that has so far killed 26 people in the region. The flooding spread over the resort’s golf courses, including the […]
Tiger Woods’ son Charlie finished T-2 in U.S. Kids junior event
June 25, 2016 by
Charlie Woods is apparently a chip off the old block — at least inside the ropes. Tiger Woods’ son is a solid golfer, finishing tied for second place on Thursday in a U.S. Kids Golf South Florida Tour event near their home in Jupiter, Fla. Charlie, who is 7 years old, shot 55 in the […]
Greenbrier is underwater after major flooding in southeast W. Va.
June 25, 2016 by
Hope @The_Greenbrier drys out soon!! #GreenbrierClassic #hole18-17-1 pic.twitter.com/n2HRUTYpw7 — bubba watson (@bubbawatson) June 23, 2016 Less than two weeks away from The Greenbrier Classic, the iconic West Virgnia resort’s golf courses are underwater after major flooding from torrential rains in the southeastern portion of the state. Thursday rains in Greenbrier County led to the declaration […]
Podcast: How the USGA messed up at the U.S. Open & how to fix it
June 24, 2016 by
The USGA’s handling of the Dustin Johnson fifth green situation at the U.S. Open was, well, not good. We explain why in detail and try to figure out how to prevent something like this from happening again. We also talk about why we’re OK with Rory McIlroy skipping the Olympics over fears of Zika. Be […]
