Maurice Allen won his first Volvik World Long Drive Championship Wednesday night with a 393-yard blast to defeat Justin Moose. Allen had never made it past the quarterfinals, but he was clearly the best competitor all night long, with drives of 392 yards in the quarterfinals, 393 in the semis and 393 in the final. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods will play the first round of the BMW Championship with his Scotty Cameron putter back in the bag. Woods played a nine-hole practice round at Aronimink on Tuesday with his Newport 2 after benching it earlier this summer. He arrived at the Quicken Loans National in late June with a […]
Updated 5:50 p.m. Rickie Fowler continued to honor his late friend Jarrod Lyle on Thursday at the BMW Championship, sporting a custom pair of Puma golf shoes. .@RickieFowler will be paying tribute to his late friend Jarrod Lyle today in the opening round of the @BMWchamps. He’s wearing custom shoes in Jarrod’s traditional yellow with […]
The U.S. Ryder Cup squad did some bonding Wednesday night at a dinner in Philadelphia, where they were greeted by someone who knows something about team building. Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Kzrzyewski was photographed with 11 of 12 team members, Jim Furyk, and his vice captains. The head coach at Duke since 1980, he […]
Tiger Woods put his old Scotty Cameron putter back in his bag in Round 1 of the BMW Championship and it paid dividends immediately at Aronimink. Beginning on the back nine, Woods rolled in this birdie putt from 20 feet at the par-4 10th: Tiger’s old putter is bringing back old results.https://t.co/GqCwylKKND pic.twitter.com/KiNaP2OCIY — GOLF.com […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Coming off an oblique injury, Rickie Fowler played 72 holes last week to simulate the experience of the BMW Championship. He played well in South Florida and carried it over into an actual tournament. Fowler carded a bogey-free, 5-under 65 to sit just three shots off the lead at Aronimink. Full-field […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – It’s a new body trying to recapture old feelings. Tiger Woods began this comeback by eschewing a swing coach and watching tape of his old action. He’s tinkered with driver shafts and lofts, trying to rediscover what used to feel comfortable. And he’s rekindled his love affair with his Scotty Cameron […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods said he’s never skipped a Wednesday pro-am, but at the tail end of a long season, at the final stop on a stressful three-week stretch, he finally decided to sit one out. “I needed it,” he said Thursday. “I really did. I’ve played a lot of golf in the […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods made the turn in less than 30, and I managed not to pass out from excitement. Here’s what it was like watching Tiger rip off a first-round 62 and take the co-lead Thursday with Rory McIlroy. • I kind of can’t believe how calm I feel about this. Tiger […]
While Bryson DeChambeau is sitting comfortably on top of the projected FedExCup Playoff rankings after an opening 67 at the BMW Championship, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy made the biggest moves on Thursday after their matching 8-under 62s. Here’s a full look at the projected standings after the first round of the third playoff event: […]