Monthly Archives: April 2019

Read Global Golf Post – March 25

Click here for the cover, or get ready for your reminder that three is a magic number. Paul Alexander Casey won this third PGA Tour title – and his second in row at the Valspar Championship, contested near Tampa, Florida. The 41-year-old carried the 54-hold lead and did not stumble Sunday. “I feel like I […]

Woods gets Rookie of the Year in opening match of WGC

AUSTIN, Texas – Tiger Woods is at another new golf course for a World Golf Championships event and faces another player he doesn’t know. Woods, who arrived Monday and played nine holes at Austin Country Club, opens the Dell Technologies Match Play against Aaron Wise, an NCAA champion from Oregon and the PGA Tour Rookie of the […]

Player advisory council rejects proposed Match Play format change

AUSTIN, Texas – Players were informed last week that a proposal had been presented to the player advisory council to dramatically change the format of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. The new format, which was requested by Dell Technologies, would double the number of players who advance out of match play group play to 32 […]

Stock Watch: Casey repeats, but don't bet on P-Reed

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING Paul Casey (+9%): Getting better with age, Casey shrugged off his Sunday doldrums in Tampa with a gritty performance on a firm, fiery course that featured stellar driving, clutch par saves and a macho shot […]

Wie (hand) withdraws from Kia, unsure about ANA Inspiration

Michelle Wie isn’t ready yet to give her surgically repaired right hand another test. Wie withdrew from the Kia Classic Monday evening, according to the LPGA. Wie, 29, underwent surgery in late October to repair an avulsion fracture, nerve entrapment and bone spurs in the wrist and hand. She made her return at the Honda […]

Out of the pool and into the Masters? Furyk focused on task at hand

AUSTIN, Texas – Jim Furyk called his 26th year on the PGA Tour a “season of opportunity.” After beginning the 2018-19 season with limited status and ranked 222nd in the world following a series of injuries and his two-year stint as the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, his fortunes turned around quickly in 2019. The 48-year-old […]