The Masters Par-3 Contest was canceled before it really got started. (Getty) For the first time since it began in 1960, the Masters Par-3 Contest was canceled on Wednesday. With severe storms coming through the Augusta National Golf Club and the southeastern United States, play was initially stopped at 10:10 a.m., calling into question if […]
Phil Mickelson finishes T-21 in first post-surgeries start at CareerBuilder Challenge
January 23, 2017 by
Phil Mickelson didn’t win the CareerBuilder Challenge in his first year playing as the tournament ambassador, but he certainly acquitted himself well in his first PGA Tour start since a pair of sports-hernia surgeries. Mickelson closed on Sunday at PGA West’s TPC Stadium Course with a 2-under 70 to finish in a tie for 21st […]
Tiger Woods finds plenty of good and plenty of bad in first round since 2015
December 2, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. NASSAU, Bahamas — It’s just one round, and you can take from it what you wish. Tiger Woods returned to the world of competitive golf Thursday at the Hero World Challenge, an 18-man event, and finished his opening round at 1-over 73. If you’re pulling for Woods, as are […]
Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian winner on Ladies European Tour
November 13, 2016 by
Aditi Ashok made history in India on Sunday. (Getty Images) Aditi Ashok made history on Sunday, becoming the first Indian-born player to win on the Ladies European Tour. The 18-year-old, who made a splash in golf’s return to the Olympics, won the Hero Women’s Indian Open by a shot over two-time LPGA major winner Brittany […]
Hideki Matsuyama becomes first Asian-born WGC winner
October 30, 2016 by
Hideki Matsuyama won the WGC-HSBC Champions. (Getty Images) Hideki Matsuyama set a major milestone for Japenese and, more broadly, Asian golf on Sunday in winning the World Golf Championships HSBC Champions in China. Matsuyama, who won the event by seven shots at 23-under 265 at Sheshan International in Shanghai, became the first Japanese-born and Asian-born […]
Justin Rose wins first Olympic gold medal in golf in 112 years
August 15, 2016 by
Justin Rose celebrates winning the Olympic gold medal in golf. (Getty Images) Justin Rose is a U.S. Open winner and now an Olympic gold medalist, winning the men’s Olympic golf tournament on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro in a thriller of a duel against Henrik Stenson. The Briton prevailed with a two-shot win on the […]
Jim Furyk shoots first 58 in PGA Tour history at the Travelers
August 7, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jim Furyk made history early on Sunday at the Travelers Championship. For the second time in his career, Furyk shot a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour, shooting the first ever 58 in PGA Tour history in the final round of the Travelers Championship. Furyk got off to a […]
At 43, Lee Westwood contending for a first major golf title
July 11, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. OAKMONT, Pa. — The best player to have never won a major is in contention to win his first here at the U.S. Open. I’m not talking about Dustin Johnson. I’m talking about Lee Westwood. The 43-year-old came back on Friday to an Oakmont that had been drenched on […]
Daniel Berger notches first PGA Tour win by 3 in Memphis
June 13, 2016 by
Daniel Berger picked up his first PGA Tour win on Sunday, taking the FedEx St. Jude Classic by three shots over a trio of higher-profile challengers. At 13-under 267, Berger beat out nearly 46-year-old Phil Mickelson, 49-year-old Steve Stricker and Brooks Koepka, who last month lost to Sergio Garcia in a playoff for the Byron […]
Mickelson trails by 4 at Quail Hollow as he seeks first Charlotte win
May 7, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Phil Mickelson did what he usually does on Thursdays at Quail Hollow Club: He played himself into contention at the Wells Fargo Championship. Mickelson shot 3-under 69 in Round 1, leaving himself four shots off the lead of Andrew Loupe and Steve Wheatcroft. “‘I’m really happy with the start […]
