Ian Poulter got into a bizarre altercation on Friday in Hong Kong. (Getty Images) Ian Poulter’s second round at the Hong Kong Open was slipping away from him on Friday. He had just taken three from a greenside bunker at the 15th hole, only to hit the final shot from the sand clear across the […]
Spieth gets a shot closer to Jones, trails by 3 at Australian Open
November 28, 2015 by
Jordan Spieth shot the best round of the day on Saturday at the Australian Open. However, his third-round, 4-under 67 at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney only pulled him a shot closer to leader and host club member Matt Jones. Spieth is at 7-under 206, three shots behind Jones, who is seeking his first […]
Spieth gets into contention at the Australian Open, trails Jones by 4
November 28, 2015 by
Defending Australian Open champion Jordan Spieth is in contention for a repeat win after a Friday 68 at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney has him four shots behind halfway leader Matt Jones. Jones, who is a member of the host club, matched Spieth’s Friday 3-under score to reach 7-under 135 in conditions that mirrored […]
Kevin Kisner gets breakthrough win by a six-shot margin at The RSM Classic
November 23, 2015 by
In the last PGA Tour event of the year, the final putt belonged to a guy who finally got his breakthrough win. Kevin Kisner is a champion on the PGA Tour, winning The RSM Classic by six shots in the final official event of the calendar year. A second consecutive 6-under 64 on the Seaside […]
Phil Mickelson gets his first look at U.S. Open host Chambers Bay
May 30, 2015 by
Earlier this month, USGA executive director Mike Davis warned that the 2015 U.S. Open champion would be the player that gets as much exposure as possible to unfamiliar host Chambers Bay, near Tacoma, Wash. Davis took a lot of flak for saying a playing would need at least 10 rounds at property to win. Well, […]
Brandt Snedeker gets two lucky bounces off rocks at Bay Hill
March 20, 2015 by
Winning on the PGA Tour no doubt takes skill, but it also takes getting some things to unexpectedly go your way. If Brandt Snedeker winds up winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his second win of 2015, he’ll probably look back on the break he got on No. 18 on Thursday as one that saved […]
Bill Haas strikes again at the Humana Challenge, gets 6th Tour title
January 26, 2015 by
Since 2010, there are two guys who have more PGA Tour wins than Bill Haas: Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Haas notched his sixth tour title on Sunday, pulling out a one-shot win at the Humana Challenge over a slew of challengers, including Matt Kuchar, at 22 under par. The 32-year-old fired a final round […]
Rickie Fowler gets ‘USA’ buzzed into hair for Ryder Cup
September 22, 2014 by
Rickie Fowler is juiced for the Ryder Cup, which starts Friday at Gleneagles Resort in Scotland. The 25-year-old got a new do to look good for his third appearance on the American team. As part of the haircut, he had the barber buzz in the letters “USA” into his shorter locks. We’ll know if the […]
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 […]
Pablo Larrazabal gets stung by hornets, jumps in lake, makes birdie immediately after
April 19, 2014 by
Being a professional golfer has plenty of perks, but on Friday at the European Tour’s Maybank Malaysian Open one of the players in the field ran into a situation that was anything but desirable. Pablo Larrazabal, a 30-year-old professional golfer from Spain, was playing his round when hornets came after him. Larrazabal tried to get […]
