Patrick Reed officially has some company among the most successful navigators of one of professional golf’s most pressure-packed gauntlets. Monday qualifying is not for the faint of heart, with a full field of pros usually fighting over four spots in the upcoming week’s PGA Tour event. But T.J. Vogel is apparently immune to the pressures […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
The Old White TPC course at The Greenbrier has long been kind to Ted Potter, Jr. He surprisingly won there for his maiden PGA Tour victory in 2012. He tied for sixth in ’13 and is 4-for-4 in making the cut at this event. Thanks to a little luck in Round 1 on Thursday, he’s […]
POTOMAC, Md. – Tiger Woods finished the Quicken Loans National with a 66 and was on his way to discuss his performance with the media when he was asked to stop for a few pictures. That’s not unusual. Except on this occasion, the request came from the guy who had just signed his card. ”He’s […]
Rory McIlroy is on the fringe of contention in the early going at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open despite the fact that his putter failed to cooperate during his opening round at Ballyliffin. The tournament host carded four birdies en route to a 2-under 70 under sunny skies, and the score left him three […]
After making five birdies and turning in what most would deem a respectable score at The Greenbrier, Bubba Watson became his own harshest critic. Watson shot a 2-under 68 on The Old White TPC, a short drive from where he and his family have a property in the West Virginia mountains. But as the only […]
Padraig Harrington insisted that he was a “good value” for anyone wanting to place a bet ahead of this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. And he certainly looked the part in Round 1. Harrington, who was listed at 66/1 odds prior to the start of the event, shot 4-under 68 at Ballyliffin. “There’s not […]
The USGA International Team Selection Committee revealed changes Thursday to its controversial selection process for the Walker Cup and two other team events. Selection of the 10-man Walker Cup team will now be announced in two waves, in late summer, before the start of the biennial matches. The first few selections should be obvious (and what […]
During last month’s Travelers Championship, Bryson DeChambeau was spotted using a type of compass to mark hole locations in his greens book. After consulting with the USGA, the PGA Tour initially ruled that DeChambeau could continue using it because the Rules of Golf do not address its use, but this week the USGA informed players […]
The Old White TPC is a rare PGA Tour venue where Joaquin Niemann has some experience, and he put it to good use Thursday during his opening round at The Greenbrier. Niemann closed out last year’s event in West Virginia with a 64 in the final round as an 18-year-old amateur, and now returning as […]
Phil Mickelson got off to a solid start Thursday at The Greenbrier, and he likely won’t have to sweat the second-round cut line. But staying the full weekend in the West Virginia mountains will make for a busy stretch leading into the season’s third major. Making his first competitive start since his rules fiasco at […]