WASHINGTON – Colluding with Russia? The special counsel says no. Cheating at golf? Well, that’s something else. From pulling a fast one on Tiger Woods to exaggerating his handicap, Donald Trump’s alleged misdeeds on and around the golf course are the subject of a new book by former Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, ”Commander in Cheat: How […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Two days after a controversial incident involving Matt Kuchar and Sergio Garcia, the two players met Monday to clear the air. “We’re all good,” said Garcia, who tweeted out a clip of he and Kuchar talking about what happened Saturday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. In their quarterfinal match at Austin Country Club, Garcia missed […]
With one week to go until the Masters, Rory McIlroy is still the man to beat – at least, in the eyes of oddsmakers. McIlroy couldn’t keep pace with Tiger Woods at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, but a seventh straight top-10 finish means the Ulsterman remains the betting favorite for the season’s first major. […]
Tiger Woods’ every move commands the spotlight, even down to especially the way he dresses. With the Masters around the corner, Tiger Woods’ look for the year’s first major has been revealed, and it features a throwback of sorts. Per Nike, Woods will rock mock turtlenecks all four rounds of the Masters, finishing in his traditional […]
Let’s look back in history at this week in golf from April 1-8. Information courtesy Golf Channel Research unit. April 2, 1939: After finishing runner-up the previous two years, Ralph Guldahl wins the Masters by one over Sam Snead. April 2, 1958: The Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson Bridges are dedicated at Augusta National Golf Club. […]
Click here for the cover, or say grace and then dig right into the main course. The big weekend event was the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, staged in Austin, Texas. Kevin Kisner, runner-up in this event last year, took the final step this time, defeating Matt Kuchar 3 and 2 in the final. Match play […]
Jillian Hollis earned her first career win on the Symetra Tour at the 2019 IOA Championship, and she did it with a late birdie and a late eagle in the final round. After struggling in very windy conditions for much of the round, Hollis rolled in a birdie putt on the 15th hole, then eagled […]
Tee times (ET) for first round and second rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, beginning Wednesday at Champions Retreat Golf Club. Saturday’s final round, which will feature the low 30 qualifiers (stroke play), will take place at Augusta National Golf Club. (Wednesday, first tee/Thursday, 10th tee) 9 a.m./11:12 a.m.: Jennifer Kupcho, Olivia Mehaffey (Northern Ireland), Atthaya […]
BILOXI, Miss. – Kevin Sutherland made his first birdie in two days, and it was all he needed to finally win for the second time on the PGA Tour Champions. Sutherland, bothered overnight by a 2-foot putt that could have ended the sudden-death playoff, holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the seventh extra hole Monday […]
Shane Lowry and Justin Harding both qualified for the Masters thanks to their positions in the latest Official World Golf Ranking, bringing the field size for next week’s tournament in Augusta, Ga., to 86. Lowry and Harding were the only players inside the top 50 this week who didn’t start the year in the top 50 […]