Jason Day is dealing with a back problem. (Getty Images) Jason Day has withdrawn from the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, citing a back injury. Day entered the final round at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., at 5 under par, 13 shots back of 54-hole leader Dustin Johnson. He played […]
Rory McIlroy storms from behind to win Deutsche Bank Championship
September 7, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy wins the Deutsche Bank Championship. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy knew he was struggling with his putting, so he made some changes after the PGA Championship. He hired Phil Kenyon, who works with Henrik Stenson among others, as his putting coach. When Nike announced it would stop making golf clubs and balls, McIlroy picked […]
Inbee Park withdraws from LPGA's final major, The Evian Championship
September 3, 2016 by
Inbee Park took home the gold medal in Rio. (Getty Images) After winning an Olympic gold medal in Rio, Inbee Park will continue taking a sabbatical from the LPGA Tour, including the tour’s final major of the season. Park withdrew from The Evian Championship on Wednesday, citing the left thumb injury that kept her out […]
Wesley Bryan earns three-win promotion from Web.com Tour
August 8, 2016 by
Wesley Bryan has earned the Web.com Tour’s Three-Win Promotion (Getty Images) Wesley Bryan has very quickly transformed himself from a YouTube trick-shot sensation into a PGA Tour member. That metamorphosis completed on Sunday, when Bryan won the Web.com Tour’s Digital Ally Open in Kansas. Bryan beat Grayson Murray and J.T. Potson on the second hole […]
Taking a page from Woods’ book, Day moves up U.S. Open leaderboard
July 8, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. OAKMONT, Pa. — Jason Day tried taking a page from Tiger Woods’ playbook on Saturday. The world No. 1 tried to scare the inexperienced and unsuccessful pack of leaders into coming back to him. “I felt like if I can just put my name on the score board, hopefully […]
Fred Couples withdraws from Masters with back injury
April 4, 2016 by
Fred Couples has withdrawn from this week’s Masters with a back injury. The 1992 champion would have been making his 34th consecutive appearance at Augusta National this week. It’s the first time Couples has missed the Masters since 1982. Couples’ back has long been an issue, restricting how often the University of Houston product can […]
The one hole from 2015 that Jordan Spieth wants back
December 24, 2015 by
A lot of things went right for Jordan Spieth in 2015. He won the Masters, avenging a disappointing final 10 holes the year prior to hand a second green jacket to Bubba Watson. He also won the U.S. Open, joining a small group of players to win the first two majors of a calendar year. […]
PGA Tour considers moving WGC from Trump’s Doral
December 13, 2015 by
In light of Trump’s escalating anti-Islamic rhetoric, including a call for a “total shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States, the PGA Tour, USGA and PGA of America, all of which have formal commitments to play events on Trump-owned or managed courses, have come under pressure to sever ties with the Republican presidential front runner. […]
Trump’s name, likeness removed from Dubai golf development
December 12, 2015 by
Donald Trump’s name and likeness have been removed from a Dubai development on which the Republican presidential candidate is to manage a golf course. Damac Properties has pulled down a billboard featuring Trump at its Akoya by Damac project. Trump is set to co-own and manage Trump International Golf Club Dubai, a Gil Hanse-designed course, […]
