It’s hard for a PGA Tour event to distinguish itself. There are the majors. There’s Major Lite: The Players. There are four World Golf Championships. There’s Memorial and Bay Hill. Then there are the four FedEx Cup playoff events. All offer big purses and prestige. Several offer a guaranteed paycheck just for showing up. If […]
Power rankings: Travelers Championship
June 24, 2015 by
The PGA Tour resumes across the country from Chambers Bay with the Travelers Championship near Hartford, Conn. TPC River Highlands hosts a field that includes 39 players who were in the year’s second major. Kevin Streelman defends a title he won last year, finishing with seven consecutive birdies to pick up the win. Here are […]
Could Royal County Down host an Open Championship?
May 31, 2015 by
If you’ve seen any of the Irish Open this week, you know that Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down is an incredible golf course. It’s easily one of the 10 best in the world. This week, as usual, it’s also posing a trying challenge. The course chased host Rory McIlroy, reigning U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer […]
Bernhard Langer to make this his final Open Championship at St. Andrews
May 16, 2015 by
Bernhard Langer is going home one last time — to the home of golf, that is. The two-time Masters winner announced this week that he’ll make his final Open Championship appearance at the Old Course at St. Andrews in July. The 57-year-old German will be playing in his 30th Open at a venue where he finished […]
Michelle Wie withdraws from Kingsmill Championship
May 15, 2015 by
After an opening-round 78 on Thursday, Michelle Wie withdrew from the Kingsmill LPGA Championship citing a hip injury. Wie was among the bottom of the 144-player field at the Virginia resort, making six bogeys and a double bogey against just one birdie. The reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion tweeted about her withdrawal. Regrettably, I need […]
Power rankings: Wells Fargo Championship
May 13, 2015 by
The PGA Tour moves into the Tarheel State this week for the Wells Fargo Championship. Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club has typically been the host to The Players precursor, but that’s not the case this year. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, who won the WGC-Cadillac Match Play, is looking for a second win in three starts […]
Faldo, Watson will bid farewell to Open Championship at St. Andrews
April 21, 2015 by
The 2015 Open Championship in July will be the last for two of its greatest champions. Three-time Claret Jug winner Nick Faldo announced Monday that he would join five-time winner Tom Watson in making the tournament at the Old Course at St. Andrews his farewell to the game’s oldest major. Both players will participate in […]
Rory McIlroy makes first pro ace at Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
January 17, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy is a Masters away from the career Grand Slam, has been on three winning Ryder Cup teams and has been No. 1 in the world several times. However, McIlroy never enjoyed a hole-in-one in a professional event — that is, until Friday. At the par-3 15th hole […]
Let’s briefly discuss this Thailand Golf Championship photo
December 10, 2014 by
It’s a rite of passage for a pro golfer when they get into the upper echelon of the Official World Golf Ranking: They earn invites to far away events for large appearance fees in the sport’s faux off-season. And, with that appearance fee often larger than the tournament’s first-place prize – a lot larger – […]
A primer for tonight’s 2014 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship finals
November 5, 2014 by
Under the lights in Las Vegas, eight of the longest drivers in the world will mash golf balls against each other for a $ 250,000, winner-take-all prize and title of RE/MAX World Long Drive champion. Most people, even golfers, aren’t familiar with the sport of long drive. But everyone loves the long ball, so we […]
