Arhive lunare: aprilie 2019

DeLaet opts for second back surgery; out 6-12 months

Graham DeLaet is set to undergo a second back surgery. The injury-plagued Canadian underwent a series of stem-cell injections last fall in hopes of alleviating some of the pain in his back. In a statement posted Tuesday on his Twitter account, DeLaet said that the treatment did not help regenerate the L4 and L5 disks […]

NBC Sports' Brandel Chamblee and Gary Koch Qualify to Compete in the 2018 Senior Open, Taking Place at St Andrews Links in Scotland, July 26-29

Chamblee and Koch Each Take Co-Medalist Honors at Their Qualifying Venues; Chamblee with a 2-under par 69 at Scotscraig Golf Club; Koch with a 3-under par 68 at Lundin Links  Video: Chamblee and Koch on Qualifying for The Senior Open   ST ANDREWS, Scotland (July 24, 2018) – NBC Sports and Golf Channel analysts Brandel […]

What's in the bag: Open winner Molinari

Francesco Molinari won his first major championship at the 147th Open Championship. Here’s a look inside his bag: Driver: TaylorMade M4 (8.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60X shaft Fairway woods:  TaylorMade M3 (13 degrees), with Aldila Xtorsion Green 70X shafts Irons: TaylorMade P790 UDI (3), TaylorMade P790 (4), P750 (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (50, […]

What's in the bag: Barbasol winner Merritt

Troy Merritt won his second career PGA Tour title at the Barbasol Championship. Here’s a look inside his bag: Driver: Wilson Staff D300 (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Plus 70 X shaft Fairway wood:  Callaway Rogue (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana BF80 S shaft Irons: Wilson Staff FG Tour V4 Utility (2), with KBS C-Taper Prototype Hybrid shaft; Wilson Staff C300 […]

The Open purse payout: Molinari earns $1.89 million

Francesco Molinari became the first Italian to win a major at the 147th Open Championship. Here’s how the purse was paid out at Carnoustie. 1 Francesco Molinari $1,890,000.00 T2 Kevin Kisner 694,250.00 T2 Rory McIlroy 694,250.00 T2 Justin Rose 694,250.00 T2 Xander Schauffele 694,250.00 T6 Kevin Chappell 327,000.00 T6 Eddie Pepperell 327,000.00 T6 Tiger Woods […]

Furyk noncommittal on Woods' Ryder Cup chances

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk says it was fun to watch Tiger Woods contend at the British Open and briefly take the lead in the final round. Whether that means Woods is a lock for the U.S. team is still to be determined. ”I’m going to handle him the way I do […]

Woods missing only one thing – an aura message

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Tiger Woods’ approach shot into the first hole on Sunday at The Open dropped within 15 feet of the hole and roars could be heard all the way to Dundee. Four holes later he rolled in his first birdie of the day and the roars echoed across Carnoustie, an unmistakable statement that […]

Chamblee shoots 69, qualifies for Senior Open

Brandel Chamblee will be trading in his analyst chair for a tee time this week in Scotland. One day after Chamblee’s work dissecting the 147th Open at Carnoustie ended, the 56-year-old made the short trip to Scotscraig Golf Club in an attempt to qualify for this week’s Senior Open. Chamblee had qualified at Scotscraig to […]

Molinari moves to No. 6 in world with Open win

After breaking through for his first career major title, Francesco Molinari reached some rarified air in the latest installment of the Official World Golf Rankings. The Italian’s two-shot win at Carnoustie moved him up nine spots to No. 6 in the world, not surprisingly a new career high. But it’s also a quick ascent for […]

Monday Scramble: Flawless Francesco outlasts them all

Francesco Molinari outlasts the rest, Tiger Woods inches closer to an earth-shattering victory, Jordan Spieth lets a successful title defense slip away, Eddie Pepperell toasts his success and more in this week’s Open edition of Monday Scramble: Forza Italia. Amid a wild and windy afternoon at Carnoustie, where seemingly no less than a dozen players […]