The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in June near Tacoma, Wash., is going to be a unique test. For one, it’s the first time it’s hosted a major championship. Despite hosting the 2010 U.S. Amateur, almost the entire field will have never seen the course before playing practice rounds. (Jordan Spieth’s caddie, Michael Greller, used […]
Faldo, Watson will bid farewell to Open Championship at St. Andrews
April 21, 2015 by
The 2015 Open Championship in July will be the last for two of its greatest champions. Three-time Claret Jug winner Nick Faldo announced Monday that he would join five-time winner Tom Watson in making the tournament at the Old Course at St. Andrews his farewell to the game’s oldest major. Both players will participate in […]
Spieth leads, Monday qualifier Cook close at Shell Houston Open
April 5, 2015 by
Two young guys are at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Shell Houston Open. One is 21 years old; the other is 24. One is ranked fourth in the world; the other 993rd. Jordan Spieth leads at Golf Club of Houston by a shot at 14 under par, charging into the […]
Patrick Reed races caddie to get ball after Houston Open ace
April 4, 2015 by
Patrick Reed was so happy he made an ace on Saturday at the Shell Houston Open, he couldn’t wait to get to his ball. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Reed made the hole-in-one on the 188-yard, par-3 16th hole with a 5-iron at the Golf […]
Henrik Stenson out of Houston Open, battling illness
March 31, 2015 by
Henrik Stenson’s final Masters prep suffered a blow on Monday when the Swede pulled out of the Shell Houston Open with the flu. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Stenson announced his withdrawal via Twitter, also sharing that he won’t play a previously scheduled practice round […]
Morten Madsen’s ace-eagle finish propels him to Tshwane Open lead
March 14, 2015 by
It’s always good to play the last two holes of any round in four shots, but it’s particularly great when both holes result in eagles. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Morten Madsen of Denmark did just that on Thursday in the opening round of […]
Poulter’s late miscues open door for wild Monday Honda finish
March 2, 2015 by
With one swing, everything changed late on Sunday at The Honda Classic. Ian Poulter, searching for his first stroke-play PGA Tour win in the United States, was on the tee with an 8-iron at the par-3 fifth hole with a three-shot lead. He did the unthinkable, shanking his ball way right. The ball bounced off […]
Lydia Ko wins Women’s Aussie Open title by 2 for 6th LPGA win
February 22, 2015 by
Lydia Ko is a winner again on the LPGA Tour. The 17-year-old Kiwi put away the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open on Sunday with a two-shot win over Amy Yang. Ko shot a final-round, 2-under 71 on the composite course at Royal Melbourne to capture the title with a 9-under 283 total. Ko had entered […]
Sergio Garcia made an amazing escape at the Northern Trust Open
February 21, 2015 by
Sergio Garcia was in bad shape after his tee shot at the par-4 13th in Round 3 of the Northern Trust Open. The drive was so bad in landed in a bunker…on the 10th hole. Garcia had two options: take out a wedge and lay up over trees with an outside chance of […]
TopGolf to open location on Las Vegas Strip
February 19, 2015 by
Topgolf is a hot name in golf circles, and the Dallas-based company is hoping to sizzle on an even larger scale with a new location just off the Las Vegas Strip. The driving-range-slash-entertainment-complex has 13 U.S. locations with another nine under construction. The Vegas location, on which a ceremonially groundbreaking took place Wednesday, will be […]
