Phil Mickelson won the Scottish Open on Sunday, but he didn’t make it easy on himself. His closest competitors faded, and Mickelson made a few clutch putts on his way in in regulation, including a par putt on the 17th hole, to give himself a shot lead with a single par-5 remaining. It looked like […]
Phil Mickelson three-putts the 18th hole at the Scottish Open to land in playoff, wins anyway
July 14, 2013 by
Steve Stricker’s bid to become oldest U.S. Open winner ends early on Merion’s second hole
July 6, 2013 by
Your browser does not support iframes. ARDMORE, Pa. — At 46 years, three months and 24 days, Steve Stricker came into Sunday’s action with a chance at becoming the oldest U.S. Open winner in the event’s 113-year history. But somewhere, Hale Irwin — the winner of the 1990 U.S. Open at Medinah at 45 years […]
Paul Casey drained a 50-foot eagle putt on the final hole to win the Irish Open
July 2, 2013 by
In golf, there are slumps and then there are slumps and Paul Casey was experiencing the latter at a phenomenal rate. Once ranked as high as No. 3 in the world, Casey had dropped to 169 in the rankings, going two years without a worldwide win and basically falling off the face of the earth […]
Sergio Garcia made a 10 on the par-4 15th hole on Saturday at the U.S. Open
June 15, 2013 by
Your browser does not support iframes. There are golf holes that just don’t fit a certain player’s eye. Each week we have pros that just can’t get past this par-3 or that par-4, making a bogey or worse on it every round and dreading it throughout their entire round before arriving on the tee. Sergio […]
Phil Mickelson makes clutch birdie putt on the final hole to tie for U.S. Open lead
June 15, 2013 by
Your browser does not support iframes. To put it mildly, it wasn’t the best putting day for Phil Mickelson. Lefty leads the PGA Tour in birdies per round this season, but found himself on the final hole at Merion without a single circle on his scorecard. The 18th, a par-4 playing 521 yards, is not […]
One hole, two results; a look at the difference between Sergio’s Players in ’08 and ’13
May 13, 2013 by
Back in 2008, Sergio Garcia found himself in a playoff with Paul Goydos at the Players Championship on a windy day at TPC Sawgrass. Garcia had shot a gutsy 1-under 71 on Sunday while Goydos could only muster a round of 74 as the two headed to the famous par-3 17th to begin the sudden-death […]
Sergio Garcia hit the flagstick on the famed 17th hole, goes on to make birdie anyway
May 12, 2013 by
If there is one thing Sergio Garcia might be known for over the years it’s his ability to get down on himself and blame whatever he can for anything negative on the golf course. When golf restarted on Sunday morning at the Players Championship, Sergio and Tiger Woods had four holes to complete, and Garcia […]
Teeing Off: Who had the best final hole celebration in the history of the game?
May 5, 2013 by
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Shane Bacon and national columnist Jay Busbee take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by hitting us on Twitter at@shanebacon and @jaybusbee. Today we talk about the best final hole celebrations of all time. Bacon: On Sunday at the […]
Jason Day holes out from the bunker on the second hole in the final round of the Masters
April 14, 2013 by
Sundays at the Masters always bring us fireworks, but usually it isn’t this early. That wasn’t the case with Jason Day, who made a lengthy birdie putt on the first hole and then found the greenside bunker on No. 2. Day plopped his second shot out of the sand, and watched it roll directly in […]
Watch Matt Every hole out for eagle from the water on Sunday at Bay Hill
March 24, 2013 by
Hitting your tee shot in a hazard is never fun, but sometimes you can get lucky and play it out. That happened to Matt Every on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. His tee shot on the par-4 third hole found the water, but it was playable and Every went after it. The result? Just […]
