Making his first competitive start in more than a decade, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee opened with a 5-over 77 Thursday at The Senior Open. Chamblee, 56, turned in 1 over but made bogeys on Nos. 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 before a closing birdie. When he finished his round, he was 12 shots […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Updated 2:05 p.m. The Ryder Cup is still months away, but Thursday at the Porsche European Open had an old-timey cup feel to it. Patrick Reed was getting ready to hit his third shot on the par-4 10th when his caddie motioned towards the remote camera crew. Reed then moved away from his ball and […]
As there weren’t enough trouble already lurking on the Road Hole, Mark James on Thursday at the Senior Open encountered an identified flying object – a seagull. The 18-time European Tour and three-time PGA Tour Champions winner struck his drive on 17, and that drive struck a seagull in mid-air, ricocheting the ball out of […]
Joaquín Niemann’s dream summer just got even better. Niemann, the former No. 1-ranked amateur who turned professional in April and secured special temporary status on the PGA Tour thanks to four top-10 finishes, has received a special invitation to play next month’s PGA Championship. Niemann’s father told Latin America Golf Channel this week that his […]
Anyone who has ever hit what they thought was a great shot to a par-3 green should be able to identify with this video made by former Alabama, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Greg McElroy. Most of us wind up disappointed when we find the ball sitting down in deep rough just off […]
In this week’s edition of Cut Line, Francesco Molinari’s victory at Carnoustie adds a new twist to the Ryder Cup hype, the PGA Tour may be second-guessing the secondary cut, and the RBC Canadian Open gets a new spot on the schedule and a better field . . . maybe. Made Cut Momentum moment. An […]
Bryson DeChambeau maintained his position atop the Porsche European Open leaderboard, but he wasn’t the only American making moves on Friday in Germany. Patrick Reed, who on Thursday made headlines when TV viewers heard him criticizing a camera crew for making noise while he was trying to play a shot, followed his opening 70 with […]
It looks like the “SB” in “SB2K” no longer only pertains to Spring Break. This time, it looks like it stands for “Summer Break” or maybe even “Spieth’s Birthday.” Jordan Spieth took to Instagram on Thursday and sent out these photos from an “amazing trip with the boys.” Today, July 27th, just so happens to […]
Brandel Chamblee’s Senior Open debut came to an end on Friday when he followed his opening-round 77 with a 75 and missed the cut. The Golf Channel analyst, 56, failed to make a birdie, instead making three bogeys on the Old Course. “It was tougher than I thought it would be,” Chamblee said, per Golf […]
For the second consecutive year, Tom Watson shot his age at the Senior Open Championship, posting a 4-under 68 on Friday at the Old Course. Watson, who carded a third-round 67 at last year’s Senior Open, had a single bogey and birdied the 17th hole – one of just eight birdies on Friday on the […]