The PGA Tour presents its crown jewel this week, with The Players Championship starting Thursday at TPC Sawgrass. The final three-hole stretch, maybe the best on the PGA Tour, will lay down the gauntlet for any player hoping to capture the proverbial Fifth Major. Yahoo Sports will stream PGA Tour Live’s featured holes coverage from […]
Mickelson wins over Daniel Berger after 18th hole injury
Phil Mickelson won his Thursday match at the WGC-Dell Match Play 1 up against Daniel Berger, but it probably wasn’t how the five-time major winner wanted to lock up his second win in as many days. Mickelson, who never trailed in the match, arrived to the 18th hole at Austin Country Club all square with […]
Jason Dufner wins CareerBuilder over Lingmerth on 2nd playoff hole
Call it the Escape from Alcatraz. Jason Dufner’s tee shot on the island-green par-3 17th – named after the infamous San Francisco prison – at PGA West’s TPC Stadium Course on Sunday went long and landed in some rocks in a hazard just off the grass. Tied with David Lingmerth at 25 under par, Dufner […]
Fabian Gomez wins Sony Open on 2nd playoff hole against Snedeker
Fabian Gomez is a two-time PGA Tour winner, taking the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff against Brandt Snedeker. Playing the par-5 18th at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu for the third time that day, Gomez scored his second birdie, building on the first that he made […]
The one hole from 2015 that Jordan Spieth wants back
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. […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: With Rory in doubt for the PGA, is this Jason’s time?
On this week’s podcast, we start with what we might glean from Rory McIlroy missing the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. We touch on Tiger Woods’ indifference about golf and the sudden rumor that he has fired swing consultant Chris Como in search of his own golf game. Finally, Robert Allenby reaps what he sews in his incident […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Can Jordan Spieth win the British Open?
On the eve of the 144th British Open, a storm is forming that could do in Jordan Spieth’s chances at winning the Claret Jug and get a step closer to the single-season Grand Slam. So who will win at the Home of Golf? We look at Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Adam Scott, as well […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Is Bubba Watson wasting his talent?
Bubba Watson won the Travelers Championship in a playoff for the second time and his eighth-career PGA Tour win. However, given his strength and talent, why isn’t Watson winning more often? Is he squandering his talent with his mental approach? Also, we touch on the Tiger Woods and Amanda Dufner-Boyd rumor. Be sure to subscribe […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Is Rory McIlroy in trouble?
Rory McIlroy stunned golf with a 9-over 80 to open the Irish Open on Thursday. Combined with his 78 to miss the cut at the BMW PGA Championship, is that reason to worry about his major chances this summer? We delve into the Dallas deluge that is the AT&T Byron Nelson and wonder if some […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Rickie Fowler takes a big step
Rickie Fowler picked up his second PGA Tour win on a big stage at The Players Championship, winning a three-man playoff after playing the final six holes of regulation in a staggering 6 under par. We talk about what this means for Fowler moving forward and if it might translate into a major championship this […]