INCHEON, South Korea – The UL International Crown is asking tough questions of the eight teams in the running. “It’s playing almost like a major championship,” American Jessica Korda said. It’s becoming an extreme test in extreme conditions with Typhoon Kong-Rey grazing the region. Korda said it wasn’t just the rain and wind that pummeled […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Justin Leonard is a major champion and a veteran of three U.S. Ryder Cup teams, but even he was surprised by the fallout surrounding Patrick Reed’s comments following the decisive American loss in Paris. Speaking on the latest episode of the Golf Channel podcast, Leonard broke down the various ways things went wrong for Jim […]
In this 2018-19(!) edition of Cut Line, we revisit the good, the bad and the ugly from last week’s Ryder Cup and lament the lack of anything even close to an offseason on the PGA Tour. Made Cut Hype and hope. Let’s be honest, following Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods’ poor performances at the Ryder […]
Two days ago, Phil Mickelson told a fan not to add him to his fantasy golf lineup. And after an opening-round 65 Thursday, he admitted that he had arrived in Napa expecting to head home after two days. Instead, Mickelson ascended to the top of the board Friday, moving to 10 under par and taking […]
INCHEON, South Korea – No golf will be played Saturday at the UL International Crown. Instead, the suspended third round of fourballs will resume Sunday at 7:05 a.m. local time (6:05 p.m. ET on Saturday). It’s uncertain whether that will allow for the event to conclude as scheduled on Sunday. The tour says that will depend […]
The final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will begin at 8:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET) Sunday in Scotland via a shotgun start. With winds expected to gust at 40 mph on the Old Course at St. Andrews, tournament officials are hoping a shotgun start will allow the tournament to finish on […]
The Republic of Korea and the United States lived up to their top seedings and advanced to singles. England and Sweden also advanced by virtue of finishing second in their respective pools, and Thailand won a wild-card playoff against Japan and Australia to advance as the fifth team in singles. Ariya Jutanugarn chipped in from […]
INCHEON, South Korea – The Jutanugarn sisters decided to pair up just in time. Ariya Jutanugarn chipped in from 60 feet for eagle to help Thailand win the UL International Crown’s wild-card playoff Sunday morning and advance to singles play as the fifth and final team. Jutanugarn’s clutch play eliminated Japan and Australia from the […]
INCHEON, South Korea – The UL International Crown will play out Sunday with some potential fireworks in singles matchups. Rolex world No. 1 Sung Hyun Park (Korea) will meet No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand). So Yeon Ryu (Korea) will meet Lexi Thompson (United States) in a rematch of their ANA Inspiration playoff last year, when […]
INCHEON, South Korea – Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson continue to streamroll opponents as partners in international team events. Kerr and Thompson defeated Japan’s Misuzu Narita and Mamiko Higa, 4 and 3, on Sunday morning in the final round of fourballs. The victory improved Kerr and Thompson to 11-1-2 as partners in Solheim Cup and […]