Once again, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player started the Masters, and once again, it was a wave of familiar memories. Devil Ball Golf
Bizarre rules violation costs player a tournament on a four-inch putt
July 29, 2017 by
A U.S. Junior Girls’ match has ended on one of the cruelest possible rules decisions in golf. Erica Shepherd and Elizabeth Moon were playing for a spot in the U.S. Girls’ Junior finals at the Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo. The head-to-head match had gone to extra holes, and on the 19th hole, […]
Dustin Johnson cruises to Riviera win, becomes golf's new No. 1 player
February 22, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Dustin Johnson won for the 10th consecutive season on Sunday, cruising to a five-shot win in the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club to become the 20th player in golf history to assume the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Johnson played 36 holes on Sunday, lapping […]
Dustin Johnson cruises to Riviera win, becomes golf's new No. 1 player
February 21, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Dustin Johnson won for the 10th consecutive season on Sunday, cruising to a five-shot win in the Genesis Open at Riviera Country Club to become the 20th player in golf history to assume the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Johnson played 36 holes on Sunday, lapping […]
Web.com Tour player makes record 15 in tough conditions in Bermuda
January 24, 2017 by
Greg Eason’s had a tough few weeks. (Web.com Tour) It’s been a difficult few weeks for Web.com Tour players as they get their season underway in unprecedented Sunday-to-Wednesday tournaments in the Bahamas. The schedule isn’t so bizarre as has been the weather, with the opening tournament seeing a handful of players shoot in the 90s […]
Stephen Curry loses basketball contest to PGA Tour player Harold Varner III
October 14, 2016 by
Stephen Curry follows his shot from the Silverado Resort North Course during the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament . (AP Photo) Stephen Curry was supposed to play in the Wednesday pro-am at the Safeway Open with Tiger Woods, pitting the NBA star and MVP against the greatest golfer of this generation. Well, that didn’t happen. […]
Mickelson: No current player is ‘remotely close’ to Tiger Woods’ level
February 24, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson keeps close tabs on the young bucks in the next generation of world-class touring pros. He has befriended and mentored them, and he has played against them in Tuesday matches that have become the stuff of legend. However, so far, Mickelson hasn’t seen any current player that is even in the same league […]
Ryder Cup player Jamie Donaldson suffers nasty chainsaw injury
January 19, 2016 by
Jamie Donaldson is out of this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship because of a gruesome chainsaw injury. The Welshman, who secured the winning point at the 2014 Ryder Cup, shared a picture of the post-incident injury on Twitter. (WARNING: If you get queasy easily, just skip down a little bit.) So folks in my […]
Jordan Spieth wins PGA Tour Player of the Year award; Berger top rookie
October 3, 2015 by
Although there was some doubt in the waning weeks of the season, Jordan Spieth was voted by his peers as PGA Tour Player of the Year, the Tour announced Friday. “It’s an honor because to win Player of the Year, because it was our MVP of our league,” Spieth said Friday. “And it’s voted on […]
Anirban Lahiri notches best major finish by an Indian player
August 19, 2015 by
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Anirban Lahiri may have finished seven strokes back of PGA Championship winner Jason Day, but his T-5 finish at Whistling Straits made history, marking the best finish in major championship by an Indian player. Shiv Kapur finished ninth at the 2013 British Open. “I won’t really say I was in contention here, […]
