Tiger Woods made it official on Friday, entering next week’s PGA Tour season opener, the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. Woods committed to the event well ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline to join the field. He last played in this event in 2011, when it was called the Frys.com Open. This […]
Web.com Tour Championship canceled as Hurricane Matthew threatens
October 7, 2016 by
The Web.com Tour Finals were set to conclude this week. (Getty Images) The Web.com Tour Finals and season came to an abrupt conclusion on Wednesday, when the tour announced it was canceling this week’s Web.com Tour Championship in Atlantic Beach, Fla., as Hurricane Matthew threatens landfall on Florida’s east coast. On Monday, Florida governor Rick […]
Charl Schwartzel makes back-to-back eagles at the Tour Championship
September 25, 2016 by
Charl Schwartzel had himself a great couple of holes on Saturday at the Tour Championship. As you probably know, host East Lake in Atlanta has flipped the nines for this tournament, meaning the old back nine is now the first half of the course. That’s where the 2011 Masters winner took advantage, first dunking his […]
The PGA Tour has a serious football problem
September 24, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy at East Lake Golf Club. (AP) EAST LAKE, Ga.—Three hundred thirty-seven miles west of Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, give or take a five-iron, the Georgia Bulldogs spent most of Saturday afternoon getting pummeled by Ole Miss. At the same time, about 680 miles north, an unspectacular Notre Dame team prepared to kick […]
Jason Day feels 'cautiously optimistic' about health for Tour Championship
September 21, 2016 by
Jason Day is hoping to overcome a nagging back problem in Atlanta. (Getty Images) Jason Day withdrew after nine holes of the final round of the BMW Championship, citing a back injury that had flared up en route to victory at the WGC-Dell Match Play in March. With a full week to rest, the Aussie […]
Wesley Bryan earns three-win promotion from Web.com Tour
August 8, 2016 by
Wesley Bryan has earned the Web.com Tour’s Three-Win Promotion (Getty Images) Wesley Bryan has very quickly transformed himself from a YouTube trick-shot sensation into a PGA Tour member. That metamorphosis completed on Sunday, when Bryan won the Web.com Tour’s Digital Ally Open in Kansas. Bryan beat Grayson Murray and J.T. Potson on the second hole […]
Jim Furyk shoots first 58 in PGA Tour history at the Travelers
August 7, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jim Furyk made history early on Sunday at the Travelers Championship. For the second time in his career, Furyk shot a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour, shooting the first ever 58 in PGA Tour history in the final round of the Travelers Championship. Furyk got off to a […]
Daniel Berger notches first PGA Tour win by 3 in Memphis
June 13, 2016 by
Daniel Berger picked up his first PGA Tour win on Sunday, taking the FedEx St. Jude Classic by three shots over a trio of higher-profile challengers. At 13-under 267, Berger beat out nearly 46-year-old Phil Mickelson, 49-year-old Steve Stricker and Brooks Koepka, who last month lost to Sergio Garcia in a playoff for the Byron […]
Jordan Spieth ties career-best PGA Tour opener with Nelson 64
May 21, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jordan Spieth tied his best-ever first round in his PGA Tour career on Thursday, finishing up a 6-under 64 as the sun set on Day 1 of the AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Four Seasons in Dallas. Spieth attributed the performance not really to playing better, but rather having […]
Ariya Jutanugarn wins Yokohama Tire LPGA for 1st tour win
May 9, 2016 by
Ariya Jutanugarn had a chance to win the LPGA’s first major of the year, the ANA Inspiration, in April. She had the lead with three holes to play. She let it slip away into Lydia Ko’s capable hands. The question was how long it would take for the Thai to get over that tough loss […]
