The breeze picked up at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday afternoon, making scoring tougher for the later wave of players. For the most part, Adam Scott had no such troubles. Not even when he hit an errant shot.
Remember show-and-tell day as a kid? You were probably really proud of your teddy bear or new soccer ball. Well, we hate to break it to you, but Brandt Snedeker’s kids would have one-upped you.
Eagle Point Golf Club is a great unknown to most of the golfers teeing it up this week at the Wells Fargo Championship. The stunning North Carolina course is making its US PGA Tour debut, subbing in for Quail Hollow, which is hosting the US PGA Championship later this year.
For the first time, the Wells Fargo Championship won’t be held at Quail Hollow Club. The Charlotte course, a popular track among US Tour pros since the tournament’s inception in 2003, is hosting this year’s US PGA Championship instead. But based on some early returns, it looks like golfers – and fans – are going to love its replacement.
A week ago, we saw Kevin Chappell let out some primal screams upon claiming his first US PGA Tour title. But in a similar situation overnight, Australia’s Cameron Smith almost couldn’t have made less noise.
The R&A and USGA announced a new rule this week that will limit the use of video review. New decision 34-3/10 is effective immediately – although there are plenty of players who probably wish it could be implemented retroactively.
Overnight, Tiger Woods announced a new golf course design at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri. Called “Payne’s Valley” in honour of the late Payne Stewart, the course features a 19th hole to help settle ties/bets.
Last Friday, Smylie Kaufman looked me in the face and said #SB2K17 was in serious jeopardy of not happening. “We’ve talked, but I doubt we can get anything on paper,” Kaufman said. “Everybody’s got such busy schedules.” Well, either Smylie was a last-minute invite (unlikely since he was voted the MVP of #SB2K16) or he Read more…
A packed leaderboard entering the final round of the 2017 Masters means a couple things. For one, fans should expect an exciting finish. For another, Jim Nantz has a lot of options when it comes to giving his winning play-by-play call.
Nearly two decades later, the most famous image of Sergio Garcia in a major remains his running, leaping scissor kick after hitting a recovery shot during the final round of the 1999 US PGA Championship.
Not even quadruple-bogeys in back-to-back Masters rounds or being 10 shots behind after Thursday could keep Jordan Spieth from getting back to a familiar position by Saturday night: in the mix to win another green jacket.
A who’s who of golfers paraded through Augusta National’s new media centre on Masters Tuesday. There were laughs. There were interesting takes. There were great stories. And there were tears. OK, maybe not the last one.