SAN DIEGO — Joel Dahmen calls himself a “SEAL junkie.” He’s not talking about marine life. “Anytime there was a documentary out or any of those movies like ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ l love watching those,” he says. “I was obsessed, because tthose guys are the baddest dudes on the planet Earth.” Dahmen was speaking, of Read more…
This was not the Joel Dahmen we all know. On Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open, the popular tour player who is easily recognizable because of his bucket hat looked like just your average pro. A normal golf cap was the headwear of choice because it had to be, with the Santa Ana winds consistently Read more…
Max Homa apparently had enough of the wind and his own ragged play on Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open. The champion of the event at Torrey Pines in 2023 withdrew with three holes to play on the North Course after heavy winds forced officials to suspend play. Homa stood at four over par for Read more…
SAN DIEGO — Late last week, sitting at home in Arizona, past PGA Tour winner Robert Garrigus figured he had no chance to play in one of his all-time favorite tournaments, the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. By his calculation, Garrigus was 217th among eligible players, which is like hoping to get a window Read more…
As Day pointed out, Torrey Pines makes sense because of its proximity to LA and history with the Genesis host, Tiger Woods, as the event seeks a one-off relocation away from fire-impacted Riviera Country Club.
The early California events on the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing are having a tough go of it with the withdrawal or absence of some of the game’s top players. The American Express, played last week in La Quinta, lost World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (hand injury) and No. 2 Xander Schauffele (reported medical issue). Read more…
It was only a few years ago that Friday’s co-leader of The American Express, Rico Hoey, thought his professional playing career was over before he’d reached his late 20s. In fact, he was serving an apprenticeship of sorts at his home club of Goose Creek in Southern California, where his duties including going out before Read more…
It’s already been established that Blades Brown does not lack confidence. When the then-16-year-old chipped in for birdie during his PGA Tour debut as an amateur in last May’s Myrtle Beach Classic, he entertained reporters later by recounting that, “I told [caddie] Jack, ‘You’re about to see some sauce right here,’ and then it went Read more…
Schauffele’s absence has stirred speculation that something has been amiss since he appeared in the inaugural match of the indoor simulator league TGL on January 8.
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Blades Brown was standing near the podium of The American Express golf tournament’s media center on Tuesday, happily chatting after pulling off a bright and engaging press conference ahead of his first PGA Tour start as a professional on Thursday. At 17 years old, the Nashville, Tenn., native announced in December Read more…
LA QUINTA, Calif. — At 17 years old, Blades Brown will embark on his professional golf career this week by playing on a sponsor’s exemption in The American Express Championship. He’ll face some of the fiercest competitors in the game. And, still, he’s not going to contend with the steely looks he gets from his Read more…
While no updates have been provided by the PGA Tour on the status of next month’s Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles as wildfires in the region continue to burn, the tournament has created a way for the public to donate to relief efforts. In an email announcement on Monday, the event unveiled a black “LA Read more…
With no opportunity to play for one year on the PGA Tour after his last LIV event, Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra is a man without a home tour at the moment.
SAN DIEGO — Two days before Christmas, Foresight Sports co-presidents Jon Watters and Scott Werbelow were at their desks at their headquarters in the San Diego surburbs, their large office warmly lit by bright sunshine. It hardly felt like the winter holidays, and while some businesses hit the snooze button this time of year, Foresight Read more…
[PHOTO: Tracy Wilcox] Let’s get the caveats and asterisks out of the way first. When the trade winds don’t pick up on the island of Maui in early January, the Kapalua Plantation course is as ripe for deep red numbers as any setup on the PGA Tour. To wit, nine of the past 10 editions Read more…
Not all golf courses have experienced a boom in business during the COVID-19 era. Some face the same challenges they did before the pandemic brought thousands of new golfers to the game: water availability and costs; maintenance and staff costs, and competition in saturated markets. Those were the issues facing the first Robert Trent Jones Read more…
Every golfer has a favorite club in their bag. Same for PGA Tour players, of course, but how about their least favorite? There’s one stick that virtually every player has that Sahith Theegala refuses to carry. A 7-iron. There’s a story behind that, of course. While guesting on Friday with Golf Channel’s Smylie Kaufman during Read more…
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