Headlines and stories about tragedy draw interest and empathy, and there were few tales in golf over the last few years more harrowing than the illness and death of Camilo Villegas’ daughter. In March 2020, amid the early days of the COVD-19 pandemic, Villegas—the four-time tour winner known for his Spiderman putt-reading pose—and his wife, Read more…
The El Cardonol at Diamante course, that Tiger and his company fashioned in 2014, was Woods’ first layout to open, and this week it becomes the first course of his to host a PGA Tour event.
There are few places more special on the planet to Maverick McNealy than Pebble Beach. He’s a Northern California native who grew up in Portola Valley, 100 miles north of the famed links, and in 2021 the Stanford alum nearly pulled off the stuff of dreams when he shot 66 in the final round of Read more…
In an e-mailed statement, the tour said Vince India and Jake Staiano placed bets on PGA Tour competitions, though did not bet on tournaments in which they were participants.
Morikawa snapped his winless streak in his last official tour start of ’23, created tremendous confidence heading into the new year, and cemented his standing as yet another hero in Japan golf.
If you were a friend to pre-teen Chase Johnson in the late aughts, it would have boosted your relationship to share one or two keen interests of his: golf (and more specifically Tiger Woods), and anything related to Harry Potter. A self-proclaimed “nerd” from a young age while growing up outside Akron, Ohio, Johnson remembers Read more…
Whether Woods plays or not, the Hero will again have a star-studded field of 20 players, including world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and No.4 Viktor Hovland, who is the event’s two-time defending champion.
For most golfers who Monday qualify for a PGA Tour event, that very feat will probably be their biggest accomplishment of the week. Making the cut and a decent check becomes the goal. Winning? Good luck. Only five players since 1980 have gone from open qualifying to lifting the trophy on Sunday, and only two Read more…
The Floridian scored 11 victories on the PGA Tour in the era dominated by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson and had another three wins on the senior circuit.
It happens every year at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas. PGA Tour players meet and interact with kids who are sometimes suffering grave or debilitating illnesses. This year, for the first time, the young girls among that group will see someone who most resembles them.
ROME — Europe is off to a roaring start in the first Ryder Cup ever played in Italy. With a historic sweep of the morning foursome matches, the home team took a 4-0 lead over the Americans as Europe tries to win back the Cup it lost handily two years ago in Wisconsin. Europe had Read more…
The Ryder Cup Race ranks up there with all of them. Thanks to the return of the largest crowds since before the pandemic, Friday morning at Marco Simone Country Club was quite the spectacle.
ROME — Over the course of two days, 24 players sat on the relative hot seat in the Ryder Cup interview room. They were mostly insightful, enthusiastic, introspective, rarely touchy and, most welcomed of all, sometimes hilarious. These guys are the most sought-after interviews in the game, and they can sometimes switch into auto-response mode. Read more…
ROME — Passionate, highly competitive and, lord knows, mouthy, Jordan Spieth admits he’s probably the sports fan you think he is. Yes, he’s from Dallas, but he was most likely to scream at opposing players when his idol, Tom Brady, was still playing for the Patriots. “I’ve shouted plenty of things at sporting events at Read more…
The USGA announced on Tuesday that longtime college coach Chris Zambri has been named the first head coach of the U.S. National Development Program. The USGA said Zambri, who begins the job on Nov. 1, will lead the overall direction of the National Team program while also guiding elite golfers selected to represent themselves and Read more…
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