LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Corks were popping in the back of the media center Friday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. After making a hole-in-one, Brooke Henderson sent the case of Prosecco Italian sparkling wine she won to the media. Henderson holed a 9-iron from 141 yards at the ninth hole. It was Henderson’s […]
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LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Move over, world. The Thais are playing through. The Jutanugarn sisters aren’t the only gifted young players from Thailand looking to make their marks in the women’s game. Pornanong Phatlum took the second-round lead Friday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open with a 5-under-par 67. She’s at 10 under, overall, […]
LYTHAM & ST. ANNES, England – Mamiko Higa is engaged to Japanese sumo wrestling star Ikioi Shoto. Higa looked as if she were taking a lead from her fiancé Friday and putting a “nodowa” move on the field at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, until her misfire into the gorse at the 17th hole. It […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – The wispy fescue, the prickly gorse and the damp, heavy air over the links at Royal Lytham & St. Annes didn’t stir Georgia Hall’s soul Friday morning as much as settle it. She’s home. Biscuits and tea at the turn couldn’t have made her feel more so. With her father, […]
Smylie Kaufman has filed for a medical extension, ending his PGA Tour season. The one-time PGA Tour winner told Golf Digest that an “inflamed left elbow has plagued him for months. … An MRI revealed no structural damage, but the pain, swelling and lack of range of motion was too much to bear.” Per the report, […]
PREVIEW: Rahm Recalls First PGA TOUR Win at Farmers Insurance Open Two-time PGA TOUR winner and current No. 5 ranked player in the world Jon Rahm, along with All-Pro NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will join David Feherty on his self-titled, Emmy-nominated series Feherty presented by Farmers Insurance®, Monday at 9 p.m. ET on Golf […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – The Women’s British Open is headed back to England’s Woburn Golf Club next year and to Royal Troon for the first time in 2020, the R&A announced Friday. It’s a quick return to Woburn, but that’s good news for Rolex world No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn and Charley Hull. Two years […]
AKRON, Ohio – Ian Poulter was annoyed upon realizing he had never finished better than 13th at Firestone, so he took a step toward doing something about it Thursday with an 8-under 62 and a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods found himself fighting his swing. He settled for a 66. Such was […]
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday. Before being enshrined in Canton, Ohio, the golf enthusiast joined Golf Channel’s George Savaricas and Ryan Griffiths on the Pro-Am Pod. The fellas debated hair vs. no hair for Urlacher’s bust … “Definitely going bald,” Urlacher said. They […]
AKRON, Ohio – Count this as another round that could have been so much better, but then so could Tiger Woods’ play on Day 2 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. A little this and that from Firestone: • Tiger’s second-round 68 left him tied for 10th place, five strokes off the lead, but as he was […]