Vince Whaley was trying to win the Sanderson Farms Championship when he opted to do something that most people who aren’t playing for tour status and a pay cheque wouldn’t dare.
MacIntyre shot three rounds of 66 at Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and the Old Course to shoot 18-under 198 at an event that was shortened to 54 holes because the entire third round was cancelled because of dangerous winds.
By now, golf fans are well aware of the verbal abuse showered on Rory McIlroy during the Ryder Cup. And even some beer that got showered near the five-time major champ and his wife. Disgusting stuff.
Where the Rules of Golf can be a little unclear concerns actions taken in a bunker that some might consider testing the surface or improving the conditions affecting the stroke. Let’s review what is and isn’t a penalty.
With the US team charging and the crowd raging, Lowry stood over a six-footer for a birdie to halve the match and give Europe the crucial half-point they needed to retain the Ryder Cup. With the weight of a continent on his shoulders, he buried it.
The U.S. Ryder Cup aren’t the only ones getting dog-walked at Bethpage on Saturday. Amid an increasingly chippy Saturday fourball session, Justin Rose added a little sizzle to the European’s steak (and a little salt in the USA’s wound) with an early-walk birdie that Brad Faxon called the greatest he’s ever seen. Grab that leash Read more…
Where the US players may only see PGA of America personnel at the PGA Championship or Ryder Cup, the European crew see most of the top name players on their team 10 to 15 times each year.
Bryson DeChambeau has been in the news this week. Stop us if you’ve heard that one before. The US Ryder Cup star has come under fire from Rory McIlroy and Brandel Chamblee specifically, the latter unleashing a scathing monologue in New York in which he likened DeChambeau to a “circus barker.”
Golf Channel’s “Live From” is back in full force this week at Bethpage and so is Brandel Chamblee, who opened the week’s first show with an absolute scorcher.
Elvis Smylie has enjoyed his best finish on European soil as fellow Queenslander Justice Bosio endured a bittersweet end to her rookie season on the LET Access Series.
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