Justin Thomas dominates, Tiger Woods looks lethargic, Georgia Hall wins her first event, Phil Mickelson puts on his dancing shoes and more in this week’s edition of Monday Scramble: Remember that ridiculous storyline that Justin Thomas was stuck in Jordan Spieth’s shadow? Now it’s worth debating whether it’ll be Thomas or Spieth, both 25, who […]
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It’s the home stretch of the season, and over the next two months Tiger Woods might battle his body as much as his competition. With 13 starts this season, he has already played his busiest schedule in five years. His upcoming slate is even more jam-packed, and he’s on pace to play as many as […]
Justin Thomas set himself up for another run at world No. 1. Thomas returned to the No. 2 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking following his impressive victory Sunday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The exact scenarios will be known later this week, but it appears that Thomas will be able to reclaim the No. […]
The top 12 in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings remain unchanged after the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. With just one week left in automatic qualifying, only Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Patrick Reed have secured their spots in Paris. Bubba Watson and Jordan Spieth are all but guaranteed to be there, too. But the positions […]
Justin Thomas added another PGA Tour title to his collection and a bunch more cash to his bank account. Here’s how the purse was paid out at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. 1 Justin Thomas -15 $1,700,000 2 Kyle Stanley -11 $1,072,000 T3 Thorbjorn Olesen -10 $510,000 T3 Dustin Johnson -10 $510,000 5 Brooks Koepka -9 $357,000 […]
Take a look at some answers to frequently asked questions about the PGA Championship: So, this is the championship of the PGA Tour, huh? Sigh. You don’t beat around the bush, do you? No, this is not the championship of the PGA Tour. That would be considered The Players Championship. This is the championship of […]
The reports that Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods will play a made-for-TV match in Las Vegas around Thanksgiving weekend is terrific. It will prove less than nothing about the strengths and weaknesses of both players. It will be absent of real tension or any type of personal jeopardy. But it will draw a very healthy […]
Andrew Putnam won his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship. Here’s a look inside his bag: Driver: TaylorMade M2 2016 (8.5 degrees), with Aldila Rogue Silver 65X shaft Fairway wood: Cleveland Launcher DST (13 degrees), with Miyazaki Black 85X shaft Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro (18 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD Hybrid shaft Irons: Srixon Z745 (3, 5-PW), […]
ST. LOUIS – Jordan Spieth can continue his march on history this week at the PGA Championship … and all anyone wants to talk about is the continued brilliance of Justin Thomas. Imagine that scenario three years ago. Members of the high school class of 2011 and friendly rivals, Spieth and Thomas, both 25, are […]
ST. LOUIS – Maybe Tiger Woods will capture his 15th major this week. Maybe he’ll lock down his 80th PGA Tour victory by the end of the season. Or maybe he’ll win the Ryder Cup on European soil for the first in his career come October. But even if none of that happens, it sounds […]