AKRON, Ohio – Ian Poulter was recently looking at his results at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and was surprised by what he saw. “[Tied for 13th] is as good as it’s been, which is surprising,” Poulter said. “It’s frustrating to look at. I actually thought I had a better finish than that, so it really annoyed […]
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AKRON, Ohio – The long-awaited match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will take place over Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas, Mickelson confirmed on Thursday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The match will be played at Shadow Creek Golf Course on either Nov. 23 or 24. “We’ll have more [details] shortly. [A]s we firm up more […]
AKRON, Ohio – In a strange way this was the Tiger Woods we all missed. This wasn’t the guy who made the game look so effortless for the better part of two decades, the guy whose play could demoralize a field with a rare combination of power on command and unrivaled creativity. This was the […]
I love sports, and perhaps you do too, for its unassailable clarity. As an athlete, that pass-fail test – against the player you were yesterday; against the team you were last week; your win-loss record – is, like a fire in the kitchen, vitalizing to one’s sense of purpose. If I missed anything about competing, […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Sandra Gal was the early story the last time the Ricoh Women’s British Open was played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. She seized the first round lead back in ’09. With another fast start Thursday in the championship’s return to the formidable links course, Gal is looking to keep […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Who needs the Olympics? The women’s game puts on an international spectacle every week. The Ricoh Women’s British Open is the best example of that yet. Australian Minjee Lee, who might be the game’s next breakout star, topped a leaderboard Thursday that looks like a United Nations assembly. The flags […]
AKRON, Ohio – Tiger Woods’ first trip back to Firestone Country Club since 2014 felt a lot like all of those previous stops … only better. Unpacking a solid opening round: • Tiger’s first-round 66 was his best opening round this season and just the third time this year he’s started his week under par. […]
Tiger Woods started his opening round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on the back nine Thursday at Firestone. He began his Day 1 scoring with a birdie at the par-4 11th, spinning back a wedge from 135 yards to 3 feet: Tiger is dialed in early. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/VW4aLyi7MF — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2018 Following […]
AKRON, Ohio – Justin Thomas had just signed for a second-round 64 that left him tied for the clubhouse lead at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Good times, right? Well, like every other golfer the eight-time PGA Tour winner went a different direction when asked to assess his round. “I had one mistake there on 16, which […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Pernilla Lindberg enters the weekend in contention at the Ricoh Women’s British Open with the confidence that comes in knowing she is good enough to win a major. Only two players ahead of her know that feeling (So Yeon Ryu and Sung Hyun Park). With a 4-under-par 68 Friday, Lindberg […]