Max Homa is happy. And even a little surprised. The six-time PGA Tour winner shot an opening eight-under 63 Thursday at the John Deere Classic, the lowest first-round score of his career. He’s tied for second place, one shot behind Doug Ghim. Yes, that score pleases him. The surprising part? “I didn’t hit one crazy Read more…
Colourful Englishman Eddie Pepperell was not able to compete in the last 18 holes for a chance to win his first event since the British Masters in 2018.
Family over everything. Tommy Fleetwood painfully bogeyed two of the last three holes Sunday at the Travelers Championship to hand the tournament to Keegan Bradley, who made birdie from six feet on the 72nd hole at TPC River Highlands. Bradley, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, was going bonkers, as was the New England gallery. It Read more…
The U.S. Women’s Open champion had clearly had enough Sunday at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. NBC Sports showed footage of Maja Stark putting with a pitching wedge on the par-4 16th hole during the final round at Fields Ranch East in Frisco, Texas. She was standing over a 15-footer for birdie and putted her Read more…
There’s a first for everything. Jordan Spieth was hoping it wouldn’t come this week at the Travelers Championship, however, but after making five bogeys in the first 12 holes Thursday during the first round, he had to withdraw because of a neck injury.
Adrien Dumont de Chassart made four early birdies Thursday at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open then made bogey on the 15th hole at Crestview Country Club, his sixth hole of the opening round. He was three under par at the time. Three hours later he tapped in Read more…
Charlie Woods continues his strong play this summer, following an AJGA victory three weeks ago at Streamsong in Florida with another good performance in a qualifier for the U.S. Junior Amateur. The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods shot one-under 71 Thursday at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla., to get into a three-for-one Read more…
In a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world, it’s common to suggest that whatever happened recently is the best-ever. To that end, we present Phil Mickelson’s insane flop shot Sunday late in the final round of LIV Golf’s Virginia event at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville. The 54-year-old six-time major champ was in contention on the 17th Read more…
Have a day Jake Sherwin. The 30-year-old from Estero, Fla., was paired with Charlie Woods Saturday during the third round of the 108th Florida Amateur at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, when something Sherwin never could’ve dreamed of happened. Playing the 113-yard, par-3 fourth hole on the East Course, playing partner Pavel Tsar Read more…
Ariya Jutanugarn opted to take the road less traveled Saturday during the third round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Erins Hills and promptly discovered why the host course is called Erin HILLS. The two-time major champion has a 2018 U.S. Women’s Open championship on her resume but that was at Shoal Creek in Alabama, Read more…
[PHOTO: Alex Slitz] It was an impressive run for Sergio Garcia, but after competing in each of the past 25 straight US Opens, his streak has ended. Garcia bogeyed his 36th hole of the day during US Open qualifying at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas and it pushed him one shot short of being Read more…
Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele, playing alongside World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, both rallied to make the cut Friday at the PGA Championship. Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, among other big names, did not. They’re all looking up at Jhonattan Vegas, who has shot 64-70 at Quail Hollow to lead at eight-under-par, although he double Read more…
A scary scene happened Friday afternoon at one of the world’s most well-known golf courses when a small airplane made an emergency landing at Riviera Country Club in California.
Ouch! This video should come with a warning label. Ariya Jutanugarn was playing the 72nd hole of the Chevron Championship with a one-shot lead. She blasted her second shot on the par-5 hole over the back of the green, a familiar spot for many players as they often get a free drop from the grandstands. Read more…
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