Highlights featuring the 17th hole at Sawgrass usually feature more tragedy than triumph. But Rickie Fowler submitted one of the latter on Wednesday, recording an ace on the famed island hole during a practice round for The Players Championship. His playing partner Justin Thomas wasn’t impressed. Hit it to a foot… lose the hole. Thanks […]
Tiger Woods finds plenty of good and plenty of bad in first round since 2015
December 2, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. NASSAU, Bahamas — It’s just one round, and you can take from it what you wish. Tiger Woods returned to the world of competitive golf Thursday at the Hero World Challenge, an 18-man event, and finished his opening round at 1-over 73. If you’re pulling for Woods, as are […]
British Open, final round: What to watch for
July 16, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The 145th British Open at Royal Troon has reached its final day, and after all the wind and rain and bunkers and gorse, we’re in for a treat. We’ve got two of the game’s finest at the top of the leaderboard, and stars both new and old lurking […]
U.S. Open Round 3 cheat sheet: What happened to Andrew Landry?
July 9, 2016 by
Updated as of 2:15 p.m. ET OAKMONT, Pa. — Thought Andrew Landry would shrivel up under the U.S. Open pressure and go away, didn’t you? Looked that way for a moment, when the stunning first-round leader went bogey-bogey-double on the front nine of Round 2 Saturday to fall from 4-under to even par. But Landry […]
U.S. Open: What you need to know for Sunday’s final round
July 7, 2016 by
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! As is always the case, the U.S. Open concludes on Father’s Day, which means Dad has carte blanche to watch golf all the live-long afternoon. The weather delays from Thursday still resonate; the third round didn’t end until Sunday morning, giving the leaders only a few […]
U.S. Open Round 1 wrapup: Dustin Johnson, rolling early yet again
June 18, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The opening round at Oakmont took more than 30 hours, thanks to multiple weather delays and an early closure to Thursday’s competition. A marathon Friday kicked off early, and halfway through, we saw the end of the U.S. Open’s first round. Here are the high points at the tournament’s […]
Spieth frustrated by putter after 2nd round 73 in Houston Open
April 2, 2016 by
Heading into the Shell Houston Open, Jordan Spieth said he was looking for some consistency leading into his first major title defense at the Masters. Through two rounds at Golf Club of Houston, Spieth hasn’t found it. After opening with 5-under 67 on Thursday, the 22-year-old Texan struggled with the putter on Friday, leading to […]
Spieth stuns with 79 at Riviera for worst PGA Tour 1st round
February 19, 2016 by
Jordan Spieth didn’t see this coming. No one did. But, here we are. Spieth shot 8-over 79 on Thursday to open the Northern Trust Open, where last year he finished a shot out of a three-man playoff eventually won by James Hahn. The poor start put him in a tie for next to last in […]
President Obama crashes wedding after round at ’08 Open host Torrey Pines
October 14, 2015 by
President Obama found himself a great 19th hole after wrapping up a round on Sunday at the South Course of Torrey Pines, the 2008 U.S. Open host near San Diego. After Obama played a round with the same hole locations Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, among others, faced in the final round seven-plus years ago, […]
