Lee Westwood has been atop the leaderboard after each of the last six rounds of the Malaysian Open. A year ago, Westwood went wire-to-wire in winning the co-sanctioned European Tour and Asian Tour event, taking the trophy by a seven-shot margin. This week, he returned to defend his title and hasn’t relinquished the lead yet. […]
Tiger Woods shoots 82 in Phoenix Open for worst round as a pro
January 31, 2015 by
Tiger Woods has never scored worse as a pro than he did on Friday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Woods shot and 11-over 82 at TPC Scottsdale for his worst-ever round as a professional, worse than the 81 he shot in the third round of the 2002 Open Championship. It was raining on that day, […]
Tiger Woods pulls out 73 in Phoenix Open first round
January 30, 2015 by
The first 12 holes of Tiger Woods’ season-debut round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open were a certifiable car wreck. The last six holes, however messy, salvaged a 2-over 73 at TPC Scottsdale. It could have been a lot worse. Woods’ opening tee shot set a foreboding mood, a blast skied so far right it […]
Jimmy Walker wins Sony Open in Hawaii by nine shots
January 19, 2015 by
On Monday, Jimmy Walker lost in a sudden-death playoff against Patrick Reed for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Walker got over the lost opportunity at Kapalua with a successful title defense at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Walker shot 62-63 on the weekend at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu to turn a two-shot 54-hole edge […]
16-year-old amateur Kyle Suppa made Sony Open in Hawaii cut
January 17, 2015 by
A teenager doesn’t make a cut too often on the PGA Tour, which is why Kyle Suppa is special. Suppa, a 16-year-old Hawaiian, made the 36-hole cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii on Friday. He shot a pair of 1-under 69s to make the cut on the number at Waialae Country Club. He’s dropped […]
PGA Tour tries reining in the fun at Phoenix Open 16th hole
January 14, 2015 by
What a buzzkill. The PGA Tour has decided things have gotten a little out of control at the par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale, host to the Waste Management Phoenix Open. And since regulating the behavior of some 20,000 daily spectators at the short hole is pretty much impossible, tour officials are imposing restrictions on […]
Andy Sullivan has ‘no regrets’ as he wins South African Open
January 11, 2015 by
Andy Sullivan was playing with house money in his sudden-death playoff against Charl Schwartzel for the South African Open Championship. Facing a difficult escape after a lousy tee shot on the first extra hole, his caddie reminded him to have “no regrets.” Sullivan swung freely, executed the recovery shot brilliantly and left his ball 10 […]
Jordan Spieth impresses with 6-shot Australian Open win
November 30, 2014 by
An American hadn’t won the Australian Open in 21 years. In windy conditions on Sunday at the Australian Open, naturally, it was a Texan who ended that skid. While the rest of the field was blown away by windy conditions at The Australian Golf Club, Jordan Spieth dominated the course to shoot a final-round, 8-under […]
McIlroy, Scott and Spieth poised for weekend battle at Aussie Open
November 29, 2014 by
At The Australian Golf Club, an Australian leads the Emirates Australian Open. However, through two rounds, an Ulsterman, American and the world’s top-ranked Aussie are in contention for the second leg of the nation’s Triple Crown. Two-time Aussie Open winner Greg Chalmers leads the way after shooting course-record-tying 5-under 66 on Day 2, taking a […]
Marcel Siem played Turkish Open final round with dislocated rib
November 17, 2014 by
If Marcel Siem was going to have even a remote chance of catching Rory McIlroy for the European Tour’s Race to Dubai crown, he had to win the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday. That bubble burst during Siem’s warm-up in the gym, when he dislocated a rib. However, Siem, who trailed the lead by a […]
