On Monday, Jimmy Walker lost in a sudden-death playoff against Patrick Reed for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Walker got over the lost opportunity at Kapalua with a successful title defense at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Walker shot 62-63 on the weekend at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu to turn a two-shot 54-hole edge […]
Patrick Reed wins Hyundai TOC, inches closer to top-five ranking
January 13, 2015 by
Patrick Reed is still getting grief for a comment he made after his last PGA Tour win at the WGC-Cadillac Championship last March. After beating an all-world field at Doral, Reed said he believed he was a top-five player in the world, even if the Official World Golf Ranking didn’t yet recognize it. A lot […]
Andy Sullivan has ‘no regrets’ as he wins South African Open
January 11, 2015 by
Andy Sullivan was playing with house money in his sudden-death playoff against Charl Schwartzel for the South African Open Championship. Facing a difficult escape after a lousy tee shot on the first extra hole, his caddie reminded him to have “no regrets.” Sullivan swung freely, executed the recovery shot brilliantly and left his ball 10 […]
Greg Chalmers wins Aussie PGA from Adam Scott on 7th playoff hole
December 14, 2014 by
If anything, Adam Scott has one weakness in his golf game: putting. He ranked a modest 55th on the PGA Tour last year in strokes gained putting, but an abysmal 137th in one-putt percentage from inside 5 feet. It was the latter liability that lead to losing the Australian PGA Championship to Greg Chalmers on […]
Bubba Watson wins WGC-HSBC Champions in thrilling finish, playoff
November 10, 2014 by
No matter what you think of Bubba Watson, his style of golf is undoubtedly exciting — especially at its best. Watson needed his best on the final shot of regulation at the WGC-HSBC Champions, shocking everyone when he holed out a bunker shot at the par-5 finisher for a playoff-forcing eagle. In the ensuing extra […]
Inbee Park wins LPGA Taiwan; Lewis finishes runner-up, stays 2nd in world
November 2, 2014 by
A week ago, Inbee Park took over the top spot in the Rolex Rankings from Stacy Lewis. In yet another idle swap at the top, neither played at that week’s Blue Bay LPGA. However, on Sunday, Park proved she’s the best in the world right now, winning the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship by two shots […]
LPGA player Kang wins two cars with an ace in consecutive tournaments
November 1, 2014 by
It’s been a good eight days for Danielle Kang. The 22-year-old LPGA player has not only made an ace in back-to-back tournaments, but she’s also won a car for each ace she’s made. The second ace came on Friday in the second round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship. Kang used a 7-iron from 158 yards […]
Henrik Stenson wins at Volvo Match Play with walk-off eagle
October 18, 2014 by
In match play, you’re always supposed to assume your opponent will make the putt, or the chip or the sand shot. But from the fairway? No. It’s reasonable, then, if Thongchai Jaidee was rather shocked when he lost his Friday match at the Volvo World Match Play Championship. He lost to Henrik Stenson on a […]
17-year-old wins pro-junior at Pebble Beach with walk-off albatross
September 29, 2014 by
Christopher Meyers stood in the fairway at Pebble Beach’s iconic par-5 18th hole, needing to get up-and-down for eagle to win the pro-junior competition at the Nature Valley First Tee Open. With partner Lee Janzen looking on, Meyers struck a 4-iron from 204 yards. After a couple of hops, Meyers’ second shot found the bottom […]
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 […]
