The R&A announced overnight that Royal St George’s will host the 2020 British Open. The claret jug will make its 15th appearance at the Sandwich course, with its most recent visit coming in 2011.
It’s easy when discussing Dustin Johnson’s key equipment to always focus on the driver, and certainly this week at the Genesis Open that would apply as Johnson changed to a TaylorMade M1 2017 with the moveable weights set in the toe and back to help him with his power fade. But it was Johnson’s putting, however, that allowed the reigning US Open champion to run away with the title at Riviera Country Club near Los Angeles.
Dustin Johnson has dethroned Jason Day as the best golfer on the planet by demolishing the field to win the US PGA Tour’s Genesis Open by five strokes in Los Angeles.
American Lizette Salas will take a two-shot lead in the final round of the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Royal Adelaide, but 20-year-old Australian Su Oh has roared into contention with today’s best round in tough, breezy conditions.
Eye-popping length combined with incredible shot-making, a sizzling short game and an ability to seize the moment is how Tiger Woods dominated golf for nearly two decades.
Tiger Woods’ return to golf experienced a setback last week when the 14-time major winner withdrew before the second round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic due to back spams. Overnight, it appears the issue has not been alleviated, as Woods announced on his website that lingering injury issues will keep him on the sidelines for scheduled appearances at the Genesis Open and Honda Classic.
While it’s not uncommon for athletics to be disqualified from sporting events after the fact when it’s discovered they broke anti-doping rules, it’s rare when it happens to a golfer, and rarer still when it happens due to a case of “contaminated meat”.
Instead of hosting golf’s best at its annual US PGA Tour event last July, the Greenbrier served as a shelter for victims of the devastating floods that hit West Virginia.
The PGA of Australia, in partnership with Qantas Golf Club, is proud to present the One Million Qantas Points Hole-in-One promotion to run at all ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia State PGA Championships in 2017.
While he didn’t play competitive golf for more than a year, it’s easy to forget that Tiger Woods’ return is still in its infancy. That doesn’t mean the 41-year-old has lowered his expectations.
Tiger Woods is contesting a European Tour event for the first time since the 2015 British Open at St Andrews. Watch his opening salvo on pro-am day here.
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