AKRON, Ohio – The final WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will feature a fitting few days of high-profile pairings as the world’s best players assemble at Firestone Country Club. This week’s World Golf Championship, which will be relocated to Memphis next year and called the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, will be anchored by a foursome of marquee pairings, […]
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AKRON, Ohio – As surprises go, this one ranks just ahead of the sun rising in the east. But then any time the powers that be start digging into players’ bags there will be interest. As a steady rain cut short most practice schedules on Tuesday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational players mulled around the range […]
AKRON, Ohio – An elbow injury that forced Henrik Stenson to withdraw from the Scottish Open earlier this month continues to be an issue for the Swede. On Tuesday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, his first start since The Open, Stenson said his left elbow is still not 100 percent despite having last week off to […]
Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING DJ (+9%): There was a sense of inevitability about his Canadian Open title. When he’s on his game and focused, he’s just … better. Ariya (+7%): After capturing her 10th career title, Jutanugarn is […]
PGA TOUR LIVE’s Thursday & Friday Morning Coverage to be Distributed as Standalone Subscription Offering within NBC Sports Gold in 2019 PGA TOUR LIVE Joins Premier League, Tour de France, Rugby World Cup & Boston Marathon within NBC Sports Gold Offerings Available on Desktop, Android and iOS Devices, Apple TV; and New for PGA TOUR […]
Jarrod Lyle’s ongoing fight with acute myeloid leukemia took another sad turn this week when the former PGA Tour player announced via Instagram that he has been placed in “palliative care.” “This will be the final post on Jarrod’s page,” the Instagram post read. “Earlier today we started palliative care for him as his body […]
In a joint release Tuesday, the R&A and USGA announced their plans to limit the use of green-reading materials beginning in 2019, “reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgement, skill and ability.” Starting Tuesday, the proposal detailed below will be subject to a six-week period of “feedback and consultation […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Jessica Korda has a high threshold for pain. She proved that this year coming back to win in her first start after undergoing a difficult offseason surgery to alleviate migraine headaches caused by a misaligned jaw. She won the Honda Thailand still feeling the debilitating ache of the healing process. […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Jessica Korda would love to see American girls coming up in golf get the boost other nations get with a national team. Korda, a five-time LPGA winner, is the highest ranked American teeing it up at the Ricoh Women’s British Open this week at No. 9 in the world with […]
Fresh off his victory at the RBC Canadian Open, Dustin Johnson is the new solo favorite to win next week’s PGA Championship at Bellerive. Johnson is now 10/1 to claim the Wanamaker in the latest odds released by the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. Johnson was a 12/1 co-favorite with Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy when […]