More than any other event on the calendar, the Open Championship is the one that is most affected by weather year in and year out. Forecasts can give you some indication who will get a break, …
Phil Mickelson unexpectedly earned the third leg of the career grand slam in 2013 with his Open Championship win at Muirfield. Not many gave him much of a chance to win another Claret Jug, but he …
Oakmont Country Club, the sit of next week’s U.S. Open, is already beating up the best players in the world and it’s not in tournament condition yet. With many of the top contenders making scouting trips …
Matt Kuchar just keeps cooking at Muirfield Village. The 2014 champion shot his second consecutive round of 6-under par 66 to share the 36-hole lead with Brendan Steele at 12-under par. The duo are one up …
ESPN released its World Fame 100 list last week, “a ranking, through statistical analysis, of the 100 most famous athletes on the planet.” It’s a noble gesture. After all, people love lists; can’t get enough of …
Phil Mickelson has walked on a tight rope for the majority of his nearly three-decade-long PGA Tour career, earning him hordes of fans, trophies and dollars. Yet, a piece published Wednesday night on the Wall Street Journal website openly …
A fast and furious start to Sunday’s Wells Fargo Championship final round ended with James Hahn earning his second PGA Tour victory in a playoff over Roberto Castro. The 34-year old fired weekend rounds of 68-70 …
With some of the biggest names in the game lurking, Andrew Loupe holds a 1-stroke lead at the halfway point of the Wells Fargo Championship. Loupe shot rounds of 65-71 to get to 8-under par for …
Finally, a round of PGA Tour golf that wasn’t interrupted by weather. The first round of the Wells Fargo Championship from the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte featured pristine conditions and some low numbers. Steve Wheatcroft …
This wasn’t quite a tradition unlike any other, but Charles Howell III rarely got through the early part of the year on the PGA Tour without being asked about the Masters. He grew up in Augusta, …
The best news out of the American camp since losing the Ryder Cup again to the Europeans is that no one has suggested another task force. The path forward is no less muddled than it was leaving Scotland …
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. captain Keegan Bradley is making sure fans get their money’s worth at the Ryder Cup. It’s been 12 years from the time Bethpage Black was announced as the host of this Ryder …
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — It was the wisdom U.S. Ryder Cup rookie J.J. Spaun needed, even after winning a major, climbing to No. 6 in the world and automatically qualifying for the team. Justin Thomas, who’s played …
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay, often better at asking questions than giving answers, had one question as he walked up the final hole at Marco Simone two years ago at the Ryder Cup. Why is …
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Rory McIlroy, who became only the sixth player in history to complete the career Grand Slam of majors by winning the Masters, now faces another tall order. McIlroy has been saying for the …
The Ryder Cup is still three weeks away and it feels as though it already has started. The opening shot was not from the first tee at Bethpage Black in a foursomes match. It was 1,600 miles (2,575 …
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Instead of outrage and grave concern that Rory McIlroy chose to sit out the first FedEx Cup playoff event — without dropping a single spot in the rankings — let it …
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — So much for all the PGA Tour fall events having weak fields. The Procore Championship in Napa, California, is shaping up to be training camp for the Ryder Cup for the …
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau left the windswept links at Royal Portrush somewhat bashed up after a tough first British Open round and said to himself: “I want to go home.” The American woke …
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Fickle weather and funny bounces are classic features of links golf, making the British Open a test of the mind as much as anything else. Perhaps, then, it’s no surprise to see Sadom …
