Five for Friday: Top shots from first round of Deutsche Bank Championship

There was no shortage of good shots on Friday in the first round of Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Here are five of the best: 5. Zach attack British Open champion Zach Johnson nearly holed his third shot from 77 yards on the par-5 18th, spinning it to within 18 inches. […]

Tiger Woods surges to share of Wyndham Championship lead

Tiger Woods shares the lead on the PGA Tour. No, really. Woods is tied atop the leaderboard at the Wyndham Championship after a 5-under 65 at Sedgefield Country Club has him tied with 26-year-old Tom Hoge at 11 under par.  This marks the first time Woods will have a piece of the 36-hole lead on […]

Tiger Woods is definitely in for the Wyndham Championship

Really, truly, Tiger Woods is playing in the Wyndham Championship. Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg made the final, final confirmation on Monday that the world No. 286 will play in Greensboro, N.C., for the first time in his career.  “We discussed it in detail over the weekend. It was not appropriate to confirm during the PGA […]

Watson, then Mickelson make par-4 eagles at the PGA Championship

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Whistling Straits is playing more difficult on Sunday for the final round of the PGA Championship, but that doesn’t mean good scores aren’t to be had.  Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson both showed that the par-4 sixth hole, playing just 355 yards, can be where a big move is made for the […]

Power rankings: 2015 PGA Championship

The season’s final major is here, and it’s hard to imagine it’s gone by so quickly. The PGA Championship returns to Whistling Straits for the third time (2004, 2010) with a huge number of players who have a good chance to win the Wanamaker trophy. Jordan Spieth, who is looking to become the third man […]

The long-drive contest is coming back to the PGA Championship

After its successful resurrection a year ago at Valhalla, the PGA Championship long-drive contest is back in 2015. The 593-yard, par-5 second hole at Whistling Straits will serve as the Tuesday host ot the contest brought back by then-PGA of America president Ted Bishop and CEO Pete Bevacqua.  The winner will get a money clip which […]

Kenny Perry cruises to successful 3M Championship defense

Greg Vara is covering this week’s Champions Tour stop, the 3M Championship, for Devil Ball Golf. BLAINE, Minn. — Kenny Perry didn’t have his A-game on Sunday, but he didn’t need it. With a final-round 68 at the 3M Championship on Sunday, Perry became the first player in the 23-year history of this event to successfully […]

Lehman giving the home fans a show at the 3M Championship

Greg Vara is covering this week’s Champions Tour stop, the 3M Championship, for Devil Ball Golf. BLAINE, Minn. — The year was 2011 and the loyal fans that attend the 3M Championship on an annual basis were finally able to show their appreciation for the “hometown kid” in person. Though eligible to play the 3M […]

The Open Championship starts soon, and Graham DeLaet just got his clubs

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — And you thought your lost-luggage story was bad. Imagine a NASCAR driver without his steering wheel. An NFL player without his helmet. A baseball player without his bat. Now you’re getting an idea of the teeth-grinding agony that Graham DeLaet went through for more than two days waiting for his clubs […]

Bubba Watson wins Travelers Championship for 2nd time

Bubba Watson got back to his winning ways on the PGA Tour on Sunday at the site of his first Tour victory. Watson won the Travelers Championship for the second time, doing so, like he did in 2010, in a playoff. Watson birdied the second playoff hole to take down Paul Casey for his second […]