Articles by Ryan Herrington

October 26th, 2018

Watch the cruel break Tyrrell Hatton gets as his ball tracks for a seeming hole-in-one

The volatile Englishman rode a roller-coaster in the first round of the World Golf Championships event in China.

October 26th, 2018

Patrick Reed, in first start since Ryder Cup, jumps to early lead in Shanghai with opening 64

Only once in nine starts since the event became a World Golf Championship has a first-day leader gone on to claim the title.

October 25th, 2018

The LPGA names its rookie of the year… with four tournaments left to play

Winning an event earns you 150 points, which means the difference is such that mathematically no one can catch Jin Young Ko.

October 22nd, 2018

Brooks Koepka is the new world No.1 – and he’s only getting better

Brooks Koepka is a man with plenty of confidence in his game. That’s what happens when you make it look so easy.

October 20th, 2018

Michelle Wie undergoes surgery, out for the rest of 2018

While not offering a timetable on when she might play again, Wie sounded optimistic about the future.

October 20th, 2018

Brooks Koepka sizzles to sit one stroke back in his quest for world No.1

Brooks Koepka looks like he’s back to the form that earned him Player of the Year honours in the 2017-’18 season.

October 19th, 2018

Brooks Koepka, making a run at world No.1, sits three off lead after first round at the CJ Cup

Koepka entered the tournament ranked third in the world, but with a victory or a solo second without Thomas winning, he can jump Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose to become No.1.

October 15th, 2018

How’s this for confidence? Marc Leishman had a trip booked for Maui without yet qualifying for the Tournament of Champions

Leishman said he considered Hawaii one of his favourite places in the world, so if his bet on himself failed, it wasn’t the worst outcome.

October 15th, 2018

Eddie Pepperell learns winning ugly is still winning as he happily takes the British Masters title

The victory pushed Pepperell from 50th to a projected 35th in the world ranking.

October 11th, 2018

Jan Stephenson overjoyed with World Golf Hall of Fame selection

World Golf Hall of Fame set to induct five new members in Class of 2019

October 8th, 2018

Japan’s Takumi Kanaya wins Asia-Pacific Amateur by two, earns invites to Masters, British Open

Takumi Kanaya made winning look routine as he captured the 10th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Sunday.

October 8th, 2018

Greg Norman hopes golf isn’t going to put “all their eggs in one basket again and be all Tiger”

So what should we continue to expect from Tiger in 2019? At least one World Golf Hall of Famer worries it might go too far.

October 7th, 2018

Fred Couples, 59, shoots a seven-under 65, and improbably makes his 500th career PGA Tour cut

Couples has played just eight tournaments in 2018 on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, nursing his chronic bad back.

October 4th, 2018

The Safeway Open kicks off the 2018-’19 US PGA Tour season with an unusual field

But besides the quick turnaround, what makes the tournament stand out is the unusual make-up of the 144-player field.

October 3rd, 2018

Ryder Cup spectator hit by errant Brooks Koepka tee shot says she’s lost sight in right eye

The result, she said, was a fracture in the right eye-socket and damage directly to the eye, which doctors could not repair.

October 3rd, 2018

Three Aussies in running for World Golf Hall of Fame nod

The WGHOF Selection Commission, a 16-person group, will meet next week to discuss each finalist’s candidacy.

September 27th, 2018

Ryder Cup 2018: Why did Bubba Watson wear a golf glove in his press conference?

There are few more eccentric folks in professional golf than Bubba Watson. So was it really a surprise to see him wearing a blue golf glove during his Ryder Cup press conference on Wednesday?

September 25th, 2018

The 9 things you need to know about this year’s Ryder Cup

Golf fans everywhere are longing to see something special take place in France this week.

September 22nd, 2018

Oliver Fisher becomes the first golfer to shoot a 59 in European Tour history

It’s the first sub-60 round in European Tour history.

September 19th, 2018

Decorated European golfer found stabbed to death at course

One of the most celebrated golfers in the history of the Iowa State women’s golf program was found dead at an Ames, Iowa, golf course on Monday with police suspecting foul play.

September 17th, 2018

Angela Stanford didn’t just win her first Major, she went where no golfer (male or female) has gone before

It is believed that Stanford now holds the mark for the most Major appearances before finally winning her first big one.

September 13th, 2018

Augusta National offers more details on the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur

The inaugural staging of the tournament directly precedes the 2019 Masters Tournament.