In a 14-month stretch ending six years ago, Padraig Harrington won three major titles. However, in the last four years, the Irishman hadn’t won anywhere on the planet — that is, until Sunday. Harrington held on for a two-stroke win at the Asian Tour’s Indonesia Open, shooting even-par 71 in the final round to take […]
Streb outlasts 2 in McGladrey playoff for first PGA Tour win
October 27, 2014 by
Robert Streb is a winner on the PGA Tour. With a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at Sea Island Golf Club, Streb had defeated Will MacKenzie and Brendon de Jonge to take the McGladrey Classic for his first PGA Tour win. MacKenzie, who was co-leader after three rounds with Andrew Svoboda, […]
Tiger Woods’ first golf course, El Cardonal, to open Dec. 16
October 22, 2014 by
You will soon be able to finally play a course designed by Tiger Woods. Woods’ El Cardonal, a project developed at the Diamante development in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, will open on Dec. 16. The 14-time major champion made the announcement on Twitter. Resilience, hard work & now excitement. El Cardonal @DiamanteCabo will open Dec. […]
Huge eagle propels Ben Martin to first PGA Tour win in Vegas
October 20, 2014 by
In Vegas, go big or go home. Ben Martin did just that to notch his first PGA Tour win on Sunday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. Neck and neck with Kevin Streelman and defending champion Webb Simpson, Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt at the par-5 16th to regain a […]
Nicolas Colsaerts an inch away from European Tour’s first 59
October 10, 2014 by
Nicolas Colsaerts almost had it, almost had carded the first 59 in European Tour history, but his bid for history was an inch too far to the left. Instead, the Belgian shot the 19th 60 in European Tour history on Thursday in the Portugal Masters. The long-hitter had to work hard to give himself a chance […]
McDowell, Dubuisson hand Mickelson/Bradley pairing its first Ryder loss
September 27, 2014 by
Graeme McDowell and Victor Dubuisson were able to do what no other European pairing has been able to: defeat the pairing of Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley. Europe notched a 3&2 victory in the closing match of the Friday afternoon session, adding another point and extending Europe’s lead to 5-3. Europe has followed a time-honored […]
Kevin Sutherland becomes the first Champions Tour player to ever shoot 59
August 17, 2014 by
The Champions Tour is named “champions” for a reason. So many legends turn 50 and take their talents to a completely different tour, going up against huge names in golf that can still really, really golf their ball. But unlike the PGA Tour, nobody had ever broke 60 until Saturday on the Champions Tour. While […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Who gets the Grand Slam first, Rory or Phil?
July 27, 2014 by
Each week for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon or e-mail me at shanebaconblogs@yahoo.com and we will try to get to it […]
Jordan Spieth recreated his famous bunker shot at the John Deere and holed it on his first try
June 4, 2014 by
Jordan Spieth has been the “it” kid in 2014, carding 13 top-25s this season and six top-10s, but maybe his most famous golf shot happened in 2013 when he needed to hole a bunker shot on his final hole at the John Deere to make a playoff. Spieth did just that, eventually winning the John […]
A mini tour player just made a hole-in-one in a playoff to qualify for his first PGA Tour event
May 14, 2014 by
Monday qualifying on the PGA Tour is normally reserved for the “what if” story. What if I had made just one birdie? What if I hadn’t choked on the final hole? What if I had finally got that break I need?! On Tuesday at the The Lakes at Castle Hills, it was anything but a […]
