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 […]
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It took an extra day, but Troy Merritt found a way back to the winner’s circle at the Barbasol Championship. With much of the final round spilling into Monday because of inclement weather, Merritt shot a 5-under 67 to finish the week at 23 under par at Keene Trace Golf Club in Lexington, Ky. That […]
Three majors are in the books, but there’s still one more trophy up for grabs in two weeks’ time. While next year The Open will signal the end of the 2019 major season amid a revamped calendar, this is the final year that the PGA Championship will be held in August. The tournament returns next […]
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 […]
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 […]
A T-12 finish at The Open allowed Webb Simpson to move past Bryson DeChambeau into the eighth and final automatic qualifying spot in the U.S. Ryder Cup points race with just three weeks to go. Simpson finished the week at 3 under, five shots behind winner Francesco Molinari. Adding another strong result to his win […]
Yealimi Noh is having quite the summer in 2018. On Sunday, July 22, she won her third big tournament – and it’s the biggest of them all for juniors: The U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. Noh defeated 13-year-old Alexa Pano, 4 and 3, in the championship match, which was played just four days before Noh’s 17th […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – For a proud man who spent the majority of his prime scoffing at silver linings and moral victories, Tiger Woods needed little cajoling to look at the bright side Sunday at Carnoustie. Sure, after a round in which he took the solo lead at The Open with nine holes to go, the […]
Suzann Pettersen is looking forward to returning to golf next year as a mom and a European Solheim Cup vice captain. Pettersen joined Scotland’s Kathryn Imrie as one of two vice captains named Tuesday by Euro skipper Catriona Matthew. Pettersen, the 15-time LPGA winner from Norway, called in to the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish […]
Two of the biggest names in women’s golf may have to go the extra mile to qualify for the Ricoh Women’s British Open next week. Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel aren’t yet qualified for the Women’s British Open Aug. 2-5 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in England, but they are among entries on the […]