One can legitimately argue that Rory McIlroy began to fulfill his immense promise with his victory in the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic, where he held off Justin Rose by a shot after nearly surrendering a six-stroke lead over the final six holes. His maiden triumph on the then European Tour at age 19—after two playoff Read more…
Rough topped off at five inches. Green speeds of 15 on the Stimpmeter. A renovated golf course with at least one new hole location on each green. Nothing to see here. Just the setup basics for next month’s US Open at Oakmont Country Club.
After coming close to victory on the PGA Tour a couple of times apiece, Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak used their collective talents to finally break through, winning a nail-biter at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Rory McIlroy pulled out his driver on the third hole in Sunday’s final round of the Masters, Jack Nicklaus figured that either anger or desperation already had overcome the Northern Irishman and that he had discarded his carefully conceived pre-tournament plan. Nicklaus was leaning toward the former. “Rory got away from Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — He was the player who looked the most like he wanted to win, like he had the game and the will to win, and even like the player who should win. History be damned. Justin Rose played arguably the round of his life Sunday in the 2025 Masters, though later he couldn’t Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The long and short of Bryson DeChambeau’s third round in the 2025 Masters is that when he wasn’t long, he was usually short. Distance control is crucial to success at Augusta National Golf Club, and the reigning U.S. Open champion left home without his on Saturday, his vaunted power game nullified much Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Anger enveloped Nick Dunlap Thursday afternoon and into the evening. Anxiety gripped him on Friday morning as he grappled with the visceral discomfort from the knot in his stomach—”more than I’ve ever had starting a round of golf.” The anger he addressed by rifling several dozen golf balls into the woods behind Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first thing worth noting about Dustin Johnson’s second round in the 2025 Masters is that he finished bogey-double bogey to ruin not only a perfectly decent scorecard but also his plans for the weekend. The second thing worth noting is that he finished bogey-double bogey and still was willing to step Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A miracle putt here, a hole-out for eagle there, hybrids everywhere. Sixty-five-year-old Fred Couples had himself a day Thursday at the Masters, the kind that leads him to believe he still has enough golf in the tank to keep playing for a few more years—if he can stay relatively healthy. He was Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus likes Rory McIlroy’s chances this week to win his first green jacket and complete the career grand slam. In fact, he gave the world’s No. 2 player his stamp of approval after having lunch together last week at Nicklaus’ The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Fla. “I said, Read more…
Two PGA Tour stars mired in a funk on the golf course had a chance to emerge from their competitive darkness and lift a trophy. Only one managed to finish the job.
A long day at the Players Championship on Sunday was extended into Monday when J.J. Spaun’s 30-foot birdie bid for victory at the 72nd hole stopped two rolls short, setting up a three-hole aggregate playoff with world No.2 Rory McIlroy.
Golf fans have a chance to hang with Sir Nick Faldo Sunday while watching the final round of the Players Championship. Actually, more like HANG. The six-time major champion and former CBS Sports lead analyst is joining forces with HANG Media to launch a pilot program for golf. Faldo and co-host Brandt Packer, a former Read more…
Always a relatively aloof character, Brooks Koepka neither confirmed nor dispelled rumours that he is seeking to leave the LIV Golf League in favour of a return to the PGA Tour. Which in and of itself might be telling.
[Main Image: Richard Heathcote] Someone check on Russell Henley to make certain he has a pulse. We assume that he does. But one can never be too sure. He just stunned Collin Morikawa over the closing holes in the Arnold Palmer Invitational to win $US4 million, and he walked off the final green at Bay Hill Read more…
ORLANDO — Someone check on Russell Henley to make certain he has a pulse. We assume that he does. But one can never be too sure. He just stunned Collin Morikawa over the closing holes in the Arnold Palmer Invitational to win $4 million, and he walked off the final green at Bay Hill Club Read more…
ORLANDO — Keegan Bradley said that his game felt on point throughout the week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. On Sunday, he posted a score to prove it. Thanks to a record seven-under 29 on the opening nine, Bradley tied the low round of the tournament with an eight-under 64 at Bay Hill Club. Expected Read more…
ORLANDO — Xander Schauffele is glad he got that out of the way. It wasn’t just that the two-time major winner was coming back from a rib injury after eight weeks on the sidelines, but that he also was doing so on one of the tougher layouts on the PGA Tour. But he got in Read more…
ORLANDO — Andrew Novak still retains much of the build of the football player he was in high school, a tight end who knew how to block but preferred to line up on defense and hit somebody. He also was a standout pitcher and catcher in baseball and a swingman in basketball with a decent Read more…
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