Adam Scott found difficult scoring conditions like the rest of the Masters field (Getty Images) Scoring at Augusta National was tough on Thursday. The field average for the first round of the Masters was 74.98, the highest of the 2010s. The first nine played a stroke over par while the second nine played near two […]
The Road to ruin: St. Andrews’ 17th played like a par 5 on Thursday
July 17, 2015 by
After Zach Johnson finished an impressive 6-under 66 to start his British Open at St. Andrews, he was told there hadn’t been a birdie all day at the famous Road Hole 17th. “That’s not right,” Johnson said. “The group in front of us all made 4s.” The 17th hole is a par 4. On the […]
A different Rory McIlroy takes mid-round adversity and turns it around on Thursday at the PGA Championship
August 8, 2014 by
The old Rory McIlroy wouldn’t be a story this Thursday at Valhalla. The pre-2014 McIlroy would have let the middle of his round on day one trip him up, ruin his card, doom his week and force him to another disappointing major championship. McIlroy might only be 25, but he’s changed, and it has never […]
The Open Championship Day 1: Rory rules Thursday
July 18, 2014 by
The Open Championship is underway! Here’s your complete roundup of the first day. Getting to the top of the leaderboard at the Open Championship is one thing. Staying there is something else entirely. Rory McIlroy, who oscillates between brilliance and madness on the golf course, tipped off the Open Championship in fine fashion on Thursday, […]
Phil Mickelson makes a birdie off the cart path on Thursday at the Scottish Open
July 11, 2014 by
While 2014 has been a really disappointing season for Phil Mickelson, a refresher of what you’re capable of can really turn things around. A year ago at the Scottish Open, Mickelson won in a playoff, following that up the next week with a Sunday 66 to claim his first ever British Open title and the […]
Phil Mickelson, the king of the flop shot, gives us another great one on Thursday at the St. Jude
June 6, 2014 by
In 100 years from now, golf fans will remember only certain things about this generation of golfers. We will remember the Tiger Slam and and his win at the 1997 Masters. We won’t forget about guys like Ernie Els, Fred Couples, and the late Payne Stewart. And we will always remember Phil Mickelson as the […]
Rory McIlroy made two eagles in six holes on Thursday at the BMW PGA Championship
May 23, 2014 by
It has been a pretty crazy 24 hours for Rory McIlroy, who announced on Wednesday that he and fiance Caroline Wozniacki were splitting up and had a tee time on Thursday in one of the biggest events of the year on the European Tour. Rory started out a little sluggish, making two bogeys after just […]
Here are the Thursday and Friday featured groups for the 2014 Masters
April 10, 2014 by
The featured groups for the Masters online coverage have been announced, and while these groups have frustrated fans in the past (mostly because they hardly ever included Tiger Woods), I think the Masters did a good job with the 2014 pairings. On both Thursday and Friday, the featured groups will begin on Masters.com and CBSSports.com […]
Adam Scott ties course record on Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational
March 22, 2014 by
Life isn’t bad for Adam Scott. A year ago he became the first Australian to ever win the Masters, and he’s continued his ridiculous play into the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scott came in with a PGA Tour-best 30 straight cuts made and it looks like he will easily make it 31 straight after an opening […]
Bubba Watson nearly hit his wife with an errant golf shot on Thursday at the Accenture
February 21, 2014 by
If Bubba Watson was looking for a night on the couch, he nearly got it with this second shot during his second round match at the Accenture Match Play. Bubba badly pulled his second shot on the long par-5 11th, and the ball bounced and bounded right at his wife Angie (in the stripped shirt) […]
