AUSTIN, Texas – Keith Mitchell was just looking for a little insight from the man who is widely considered a match-play magician, but it appears he’s going to have to settle for some on-the-job training. Ian Poulter was playing a practice round at Augusta National on Sunday when he spotted Mitchell on an adjacent hole. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
AUSTIN, Texas – It’s been a physically demanding year for Kevin Na, but days like Wednesday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play help. Following his Day 1 upset of Bubba Watson, Na said his neck has been bothering him the last few weeks and caused him to miss last week’s Valspar Championship after making the […]
Bubba Watson’s title defense at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play got off to a sandy start. Watson was all square with Kevin Na in their opening-round match on Wednesday at Austin Country Club when Watson drove his tee shot into a greenside bunker at the par-4 18th hole. What happened next was shocking. With Na […]
Augusta National Women’s Amateur competitors Sierra Brooks and Maria Fassi helped reveal the trophy for the inaugural women’s event Wednesday on “Today.” Maria and Sierra helped reveal the #ANWAgolf trophy alongside @CarsonDaly and the @TODAYshow. pic.twitter.com/J7WaKoH6t7 — Augusta National Women’s Amateur (@anwagolf) March 27, 2019 The tournament will begin with 36 holes at Champions Retreat […]
The bracket is set, and the matches are underway. Here’s a look at how the drama unfolded during the opening day at Austin Country Club, where all 64 players teed it up in the first of three group-stage matches: Group 2 (2) Justin Rose def. (53) Emiliano Grillo, 2 and 1: Rose was the better […]
Eddie Pepperell hit his approach shot to the par-4 first hole on Wednesday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play to 21 feet. But he never had a chance to putt for birdie. That’s because his opponent, Gary Woodland, piped a drive 314 yards and then jarred his second shot from 87 yards for an eagle-2 […]
The European Tour announced last month that Betfred is to become the new title sponsor of the British Masters. Not a moment too soon. The two-year deal is a welcome development for a tournament that in recent years has struggled for sponsorship. But it also will extend what is now a centuries-old relationship between golf […]
Former NFL star Tony Romo is facing some long odds as he gets set to make his return to the PGA Tour. Romo made his Tour debut last year at the Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship, where he shot rounds of 77-82 to finish last among the 132-man field. He’s back this week […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Bryson DeChambeau closed out Russell Knox, 3 and 1, on the 17th hole, but he likely rented out some real estate in Knox’s head all the way back on No. 4. It was there that DeChambeau’s tee ball hit one of Austin Country Club’s ubiquitous stone walls and bounded into the weeds […]
Nancy Lopez, Annika Sorenstam, Lorena Ochoa and Se Ri Pak will participate in a special first-tee ceremony ahead of the final round of the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The tournament announced that the quartet of World Golf Hall of Fame members, who have combined to win 20 major championships, will help kick off the […]