Jennifer Kupcho moved into position to make history Sunday at the Marathon Classic. With a 5-under-par 66 Saturday, Kupcho is making a run at becoming just the sixth different amateur to win an LPGA title since the women’s tour was formed in 1950. Kupcho, 21, won some hearts beyond Wake Forest University taking the NCAA […]
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Jordan Spieth believes Le Golf National outside Paris will require players to hit a lot of shots to the same targets during the Ryder Cup this fall, and he believes that could turn the biennial international team event into a putting contest. That was Spieth’s take Saturday when he joined U.S. captain Jim Furyk and […]
Before the start of Wimbledon, John McEnroe compared the buzz Serena Williams is making with her return to tennis to what Tiger Woods is doing in his return to golf. “It’s like Tiger Woods when he came back,” McEnroe said. “All of a sudden, it’s top of the [TV] ratings.” Apparently, Tiger himself is helping […]
Michael Kim didn’t get his 25th birthday off to the start he hoped early Saturday morning at the John Deere Classic. After an early wakeup call, Kim took a four-shot lead out to finish up the 18th hole from the suspended second round, and he promptly bogeyed. After missing his approach right, he failed to […]
Highland Meadows Golf Club outside Toledo, Ohio, isn’t the ideal tune-up for Brittany Lincicome’s date with PGA Tour pros at next week’s Barbasol Championship. As home to the LPGA’s Marathon Classic, Highland Meadows is a tight track that isn’t allowing Lincicome to play the power game she’ll need against the men. Still, come this Sunday’s […]
JoAnne Carner didn’t make the cut Friday at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, but the Hall of Famer left her mark on the inaugural event at Chicago Golf Club. After shooting her age (79) in Thursday’s opening round, “Big Mama” won the admiration of fans and fellow players with the heart she put into trying […]
Brooke Henderson is tough to beat with the lead on a weekend. She’s right where she wants to be after closing with a pair of birdies Friday to take a share of the lead halfway through the LPGA’s Marathon Classic on the outskirts of Toledo, Ohio. With a bogey-free round of 5-under-par 66, Henderson is […]
David Hearn wasn’t surprised when PGA Tour rules officials summoned him after he posted a 7-under-par 64 Friday at the John Deere Classic to quiz him about his putting stroke. After he moved into contention, they had questions about his technique with his long putter, about how close he may be getting to anchoring his […]
Oh, that way madness lies. Let me shun that. No more of that. Pause. Breathe. Compose. Forget about the hundreds behind you, purposefully packed and bundled, closer to you than should be allowed, their hands on your back and their screams in your ears. Forget about the thousands watching in semi-circle ahead, eyes aghast, anticipating […]
Take a look at some answers to frequently asked questions about The Open: What’s all this “The Open” stuff? I thought it was the British Open. What you call it has historically depended on where you were. If you were in the U.S., you called it the British Open, just as Europeans refer to the […]