Donald Trump and wife Melania prepare to leave Paris en route to the U.S. Women’s Open. (AFP) President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday morning that he will be attending the U.S. Women’s Open now underway at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Trump had been in France as part of that nation’s Bastille […]
Donald Trump confirms he will attend U.S. Women's Open, first sitting president to do so
July 15, 2017 by
Davis Love IV plays first U.S. Open with father Davis Love III as his caddy
July 9, 2017 by
ERIN, Wis. — You might not notice Davis Love III at the U.S. Open this week if you don’t know where to look for him. For one, he’s wearing shorts and toting a yardage book. For another, he’s walking in the considerable shadow of his 6-foot-5 son Davis “Dru” Love IV and carrying a bag […]
2017 U.S. Open: Billy Horschel cards a four-over … on the first hole
July 8, 2017 by
Billy Horschel’s very bad hole. (via usopen.com) You know the tired old line about how you can’t win a major on Thursday, but you can lose it? Billy Horschel saw that line, and raised it by a factor of 18, quite possibly losing his shot at the U.S. Open on the very first freaking hole. […]
USGA releases 2017 U.S. Open first- and second-round tee times, groupings
June 9, 2017 by
Jordan Spieth is looking for a second U.S. Open title in three years. (REUTERS) The U.S. Golf Association has announced full-field tee times for the first and second rounds of the 2017 U.S. Open, to be conducted June 15-18 at Erin Hills Golf Course in Hartford, Wisc. In setting up opening round groupings, the USGA […]
Lexi Thompson wins LPGA's Kingsmill Champ. by 5 for first win of year
May 23, 2017 by
Lexi Thompson got her week going by jumping out of an airplane. She ended it by winning her first LPGA title since a rules controversy cost her the first major of the year. Thompson won the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship on Sunday by five shots, setting the tournament record with a 20-under 264 total in […]
Sergio Garcia aces par-3 17th in The Players first round
May 12, 2017 by
Sergio Garcia of Spain celebrates his hole in one on the 17th during the first round of the THE PLAYERS Championship on May 11, 2017. (Getty Images) PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Year of Sergio Garcia continued on Thursday at The Players Championship when the reigning Masters champion made an ace on the island-green […]
John Daly wins first PGA Tour Champions event for first U.S. win since 2004
May 9, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. John Daly did all the right things on Sunday at the Insperity Invitational near Houston. He wore American flag pants. He kissed a large, painted Arnold Palmer umbrella logo walking up the final fairway. And, for the first time in more than 13 years, he won on American soil. […]
PGA Tour doles out first pace-of-play penalty in 22 years
April 29, 2017 by
Miguel Angel Carballo and Brian Campbell made odd history on Thursday. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour did something historic on Thursday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, issuing its first pace-of-play penalty in 22 years. The team of Miguel Angel Carballo and Brian Campbell were penalized one stroke as a team on the 14th […]
Lexi Thompson emotional in first news conference since ANA Inspiration debacle
April 28, 2017 by
Lexi Thompson was emotional throughout the back stretch of the ANA Inspiration after a controversial rules decision. (Getty Images) Lexi Thompson is playing this week for the first time since the LPGA’s first major of the year, the ANA Inspiration, during which she was retroactively given twin two-stroke penalties in the final round for improperly […]
99-year-old makes first hole-in-one
April 23, 2017 by
(KTVU) You’re never too old to accomplish your dreams. C.D. Madsen proved as much this week when he notched his first-ever hole-in-one … at age 99. The feat occurred at Marin Country Club in Northern California. Congratulations to 99 year old C.D. Madsen on his first hole-in-one today on #16 using a 6-iron from 108 […]
