Jordan Spieth was a busy man in 2016. (Getty Images) Jordan Spieth is trying to craft for himself an offseason that the PGA Tour, frankly, doesn’t offer. The two-time major winner and two-time PGA Tour winner in 2016 will play in next week’s Australian Open in Sydney, and then he’ll play in Tiger Woods’ Hero […]
Tiger Woods says he's coming back in December, really, no kidding
November 3, 2016 by
Tiger Woods has reaffirmed his commitment to play in December’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, a small event that will offer Woods a friendly environment for his first tournament since August 2015. Look, you’ve heard this before. Woods had committed to play in last month’s Safeway Open but pulled out just days before the […]
Jason Day, Justin Rose taking time off to nurse back injuries
October 8, 2016 by
Jason Day, left, and Justin Rose struggled with injuries in 2016. (AP) Jason Day and Justin Rose are planning to take the next few months off as they each try to rest back injuries that affected them throughout the season. Rose announced he will be taking two months off from competitive golf, as he gets […]
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 (Getty Images) Jason Day has withdrawn from the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, citing a back injury.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 […]
With late stumble, Johnson falls back into tie for third in Memphis
June 11, 2016 by
Dustin Johnson let a good round get away on Friday at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Through 16 holes, Johnson was 4 under on the round and alone in second place behind 36-hole leader Daniel Berger. Then Johnson found the greenside bunker with his approach into No. 17, leading to a bogey. On the finishing […]
Jason Day concerned over Zika, may back out of Olympics
June 5, 2016 by
Jason Day isn’t sure now if he’s going to represent Australia in the Olympic golf tournament in August. He’s concerned about the spread of Zika virus, and that may cause him to back out of the event. “It’s difficult to say right now,” Day said at the Memorial Tournament. “We’re just really trying to monitor […]
Going back to traditional style, McIlroy putting well at Memorial
June 4, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy was just going through a phase, and now it’s over. The world No. 3 had been putting with a left-hand-low stroke, dating back to the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral in March. He broke through for his first win of 2016 with the stroke at the Irish Open in his last start. And he’s […]
Jordan Spieth rallies on back nine to win by 3 at Colonial
June 1, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth is Jordan Spieth again. Spieth won the Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Ft. Worth, Texas, on Sunday, pulling away for a three-shot win on the back of a nine-putt final nine. The 22-year-old shot 5-under 30 at Hogan’s Alley to post a second consecutive 5-under 65 and post a […]
Tiger Woods isn’t back yet, but he’s getting very close
April 23, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The news on Tiger Woods is no news, but you get the feeling something’s about to happen, don’t you? Woods hasn’t played competitive golf since August 2015, and since then he’s undergone two surgeries. He ended months of (mostly idle) speculation the Friday before the Masters by declining to […]
Fred Couples withdraws from Masters with back injury
April 4, 2016 by
Fred Couples has withdrawn from this week’s Masters with a back injury. The 1992 champion would have been making his 34th consecutive appearance at Augusta National this week. It’s the first time Couples has missed the Masters since 1982. Couples’ back has long been an issue, restricting how often the University of Houston product can […]
