Arhive lunare: aprilie 2019

American stars missing from Lytham leaderboard

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Where are the American stars? Nowhere to be found on the Ricoh Women’s British Open leaderboard. Lexi Thompson skipped the championship to “recharge my mental batteries.” Michelle Wie withdrew in the first round with a right hand/wrist injury and will be out recuperating for awhile. Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller […]

Phatlum, Hall, Ryu all have something to prove at Lytham

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Pornanong Phatlum is looking to help Thailand shake up the world order in women’s golf by singing her way to victory. Georgia Hall is looking to give her English homeland a heartwarming Sunday to remember. So Yeon Ryu is looking to continue South Korea’s domination. The stage is set for […]

TT Postscript: 3-over 73 worst Rd. 3 of season

AKRON, Ohio – Tiger Woods didn’t have a good warm-up session before his third round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, couldn’t turn it around on the course and couldn’t get any putts to drop. It all added up to his worst Saturday on the PGA Tour this season: • Tiger began Saturday’s round with the lowest […]

Thomas leads McIlroy, Poulter by three at Firestone

AKRON, Ohio – Justin Thomas pulled away from a crowd with five birdies in the middle of his round for a 3-under 67 and a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational as he goes after his third victory this season on the PGA Tour. No one could keep pace with […]

Merritt has emergency surgery to remove clot

AKRON, Ohio – Less than two weeks after winning his second PGA Tour event at the Barbasol Championship, Troy Merritt underwent emergency surgery on Friday to remove a large blood clot from his left arm. Merritt said he’s been experiencing pain in his arm for about a month and following last week’s RBC Canadian Open […]

Kerr calls 68 a 'step in the right direction'

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Cristie Kerr thinks she found something Saturday that may help her hoist a trophy before the year’s out. Maybe not this week, with the leaders running away in the third round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open, but she feels as if her best golf may be yet to come […]

How to watch the PGA Championship on TV and online

The PGA Championship is next week at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. Here is your guide to getting complete coverage of the men’s final major of the season, on TV and online: (All times Eastern and airing on Golf Channel, unless otherwise noted; live stream link in parentheses) Monday7-9AM: Morning Drive (stream.golfchannel.com)7-9PM: Live […]

Hammer, Riley advance to Western Amateur semis

Two down with five holes to play, co-medalist Cole Hammer rallied to defeat Spencer Ralston and advance to the semifinals of the Western Amateur. Hammer, a freshman at Texas, birdied Sunset Ridge’s 14th hole, made par on 15 to square the match and then pulled ahead with a birdie on 16 to win his match, […]

Tiger vs. Phil might lead to more matches

AKRON, Ohio – After giving slightly conflicting answers on Thursday at Firestone Country Club, Tiger Woods seemed to be more onboard for the made-for-TV match against Phil Mickelson in November. “We’re going to have fun. We’re going to do something that’s never been done before in the game of golf, so that’s always fun to […]

McIlroy: Thomas has that 'nasty streak' in him

AKRON, Ohio – Bryson DeChambeau caused what amounts to a stir in the golf world when he was a little too gruff for some people’s liking following his loss at last week’s European Open. Maybe DeChambeau should have lingered a little longer over his handshake with winner Richard McEvoy, maybe in the heat of the […]