Monthly Archives: April 2019

Kim nearly makes another ace, but Texas Open lead down to one

SAN ANTONIO – Si Woo Kim narrowly missed a second hole-in-one on consecutive days and saw his four-shot lead trimmed to one over Monday qualifier Corey Conners after Saturday’s third round of the Valero Texas Open. Kim aced the 16th hole at the TPC San Antonio on Friday, and he missed it by inches on the way to a third […]

J.Y. Ko goes from four down to five up, and settles for 1-shot lead at ANA

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Jin Young Ko turned a four-stroke deficit into a five-stroke lead in only 10 holes Saturday at the ANA Inspiration. She nearly gave it all back, setting up a final-round shootout in the first major championship of the golf season. Ko ended up with a one-shot advantage over second-round leader In-Kyung […]

Malaysian pro found dead in hotel room, final round of event canceled

SANYA, China – Officials at the Sanya Championship said Sunday that 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan died in his hotel room from ”apparent natural causes,” and the PGA Tour Series-China canceled the final round of the tournament. The PGA Tour Series-China said in a statement that Irawan missed the 36-hole cut Friday in the tournament at […]

Historic Introduction

“Fore please, Anna Redding now driving.” With those words, history was made Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club. The home of the Masters became the home of an instantly-distinguished women’s amateur tournament. Our Cassie Stein took it all in. The post Historic Introduction appeared first on Global Golf Post.

Debate rages on: Putting with flagstick in 'sacrilege' at Augusta?

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The new Rules of Golf that were introduced this year have been endlessly dissected, but next week’s Masters promises to rekindle at least one part of the debate. Since the start of the year, players have been asked their thoughts on putting with the flagstick in the hole – which was a change […]

Frederica Golf Club prepares Tour pros for Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Less than 24 hours before making his first trip to the Masters as a participant, Keith Mitchell was getting some last-minute preparation on putting and chipping surfaces as firm and fast as anything you’ll find outside the storied confines at Augusta National. Frederica Golf Club is annually known for doing an impressive impersonation of the […]

Repeat winner, near-perfect score highlight Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was a testament to the emerging history of the Drive Chip and Putt National Finals that Treed Huang, the winner of the boys 14-15 group, credited previous experience for his victory. “I definitely learned from my first three experiences [at the National Finals], how the green rolled and everything,” said Huang, […]

Priceless reactions from Conners' stunned wife during Texas Open win

Corey Conners had one of the more wild final rounds in recent memory Sunday at the Valero Texas Open. Four birdies in his first five holes, the Monday-qualifier then bogeyed his next four holes. Have no fear, though, as Conners would card six birdies on his back nine. His wife, Malory, could hardly believe what […]