Considering its rich golf history, Australia should host a PGA Tour event of some kind — especially since the tour has expanded it schedule across the Pacific, with events in Malaysia and China. World No. 3 Adam Scott agrees, suggesting there’s hope for Oz to hold a sanctioned PGA Tour event in the not-too-distant future. […]
Padraig Harrington took home Asian Tour title for first win in four years
December 9, 2014 by
In a 14-month stretch ending six years ago, Padraig Harrington won three major titles. However, in the last four years, the Irishman hadn’t won anywhere on the planet — that is, until Sunday. Harrington held on for a two-stroke win at the Asian Tour’s Indonesia Open, shooting even-par 71 in the final round to take […]
Cheyenne Woods earns LPGA Tour card at Q-School
December 8, 2014 by
Cheyenne Woods will be on the LPGA Tour in 2015. With a fifth-and-final-round 70 in the final stage of LPGA Q-School, Woods secured her status on the circuit for next year. Woods, who is the niece of Tiger Woods, overcame a second-round 79 that could have doomed her chances by playing the final three rounds […]
Streb outlasts 2 in McGladrey playoff for first PGA Tour win
October 27, 2014 by
Robert Streb is a winner on the PGA Tour. With a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at Sea Island Golf Club, Streb had defeated Will MacKenzie and Brendon de Jonge to take the McGladrey Classic for his first PGA Tour win. MacKenzie, who was co-leader after three rounds with Andrew Svoboda, […]
PGA Tour commissioner floats idea of Ryder Cup-style exhibitions
October 23, 2014 by
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem boiled down the Americans’ loss in the Ryder Cup to a simple problem: getting smoked in the foursomes format. “You can’t play foursomes down 7-1 (in eight foursomes matches) and think you’re going to win the cup,” Finchem said Wednesday at the McGladrey Classic in Georgia. “Seven to one in […]
Huge eagle propels Ben Martin to first PGA Tour win in Vegas
October 20, 2014 by
In Vegas, go big or go home. Ben Martin did just that to notch his first PGA Tour win on Sunday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin. Neck and neck with Kevin Streelman and defending champion Webb Simpson, Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt at the par-5 16th to regain a […]
Billy Horschel wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $11.44 million
September 15, 2014 by
Papa’s got a brand new bag, and it’s filled with $ 11.44 million. Father-to-be Billy Horschel closed out a historic run in the FedEx Cup playoffs on Sunday, winning the Tour Championship at East Lake for his second consecutive win and, in the process, claiming the FedEx Cup and its $ 10 million bounty. Horschel […]
European Tour ace earns Andy Sullivan a trip to outer space
September 14, 2014 by
Most weeks in pro golf, a hole-in-one gets a player a car. Andy Sullivan’s Sunday ace at the KLM Open, however, earned him a much more unique prize: a trip to outer space. Sullivan made a hole-in-one at the par-3 15th hole at Kennemer Golf & Country Club, winning a seat on a future space […]
Horschel, McIlroy share lead heading into Tour Championship finale
September 13, 2014 by
The best player in the world and the hottest player of these FedEx Cup playoffs are tied heading into the 16th, and final, round of the four-event series. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and BMW Championship winner Billy Horschel are tied at 9 under par through three rounds of the Tour Championship at East Lake in […]
Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk go out strong on Day 1 of the Tour Championship
September 12, 2014 by
ATLANTA, Ga. – Yes, the Tour Championship is golf’s grand finale of the 2013-14 season, but as it’s set in the heart of the south, the college football angle is inescapable. And it starts at the very top, where the University of Georgia’s Chris Kirk and the University of Florida’s Billy Horschel are writing yet […]
