In this week’s edition of Cut Line, Francesco Molinari’s victory at Carnoustie adds a new twist to the Ryder Cup hype, the PGA Tour may be second-guessing the secondary cut, and the RBC Canadian Open gets a new spot on the schedule and a better field . . . maybe. Made Cut Momentum moment. An […]
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Anyone who has ever hit what they thought was a great shot to a par-3 green should be able to identify with this video made by former Alabama, New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Greg McElroy. Most of us wind up disappointed when we find the ball sitting down in deep rough just off […]
Joaquín Niemann’s dream summer just got even better. Niemann, the former No. 1-ranked amateur who turned professional in April and secured special temporary status on the PGA Tour thanks to four top-10 finishes, has received a special invitation to play next month’s PGA Championship. Niemann’s father told Latin America Golf Channel this week that his […]
As there weren’t enough trouble already lurking on the Road Hole, Mark James on Thursday at the Senior Open encountered an identified flying object – a seagull. The 18-time European Tour and three-time PGA Tour Champions winner struck his drive on 17, and that drive struck a seagull in mid-air, ricocheting the ball out of […]
Updated 2:05 p.m. The Ryder Cup is still months away, but Thursday at the Porsche European Open had an old-timey cup feel to it. Patrick Reed was getting ready to hit his third shot on the par-4 10th when his caddie motioned towards the remote camera crew. Reed then moved away from his ball and […]
Making his first competitive start in more than a decade, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee opened with a 5-over 77 Thursday at The Senior Open. Chamblee, 56, turned in 1 over but made bogeys on Nos. 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 before a closing birdie. When he finished his round, he was 12 shots […]
Jean Van de Velde was inside the ropes at last week’s Open Championship, with golf spikes on, though of course he wasn’t part of the competition. Only former Open winners can play until they’re 60. He blew that chance 19 years ago. Now, he’s a part-time on-course TV reporter for Canal+ in France. Across four […]
Tom Watson might be playing his last competitive rounds at St. Andrews. The 68-year-old, who said farewell to The Open in 2015, is playing in the first Senior Open on the Old Course. He opened with a bogey-free, 3-under 69 as he looks to win for the first time on the famed links. “I didn’t […]
Dustin Johnson made a big move on Saturday to grab a share of the lead at the Canadian Open. Here’s the lowdown from the third round at Glen Abbey. Leaderboard: Dustin Johnson (-17), Whee Kim (-17), Ben An (-17), Kevin Tway (-17), Hudson Swafford (-13), Rory Sabbatini (-13) What it means: Coming off a disappointing […]
The last time I talked to Bruce Lietzke was almost 14 months ago. He was in good spirits considering his diagnosis. Glioblastoma is a death sentence that very few beat. Lietzke called it “a bolt of lightning” when we spoke last June, a cancer that shows up for no reason. On Saturday morning it took […]