Rory McIlroy committed to playing the FedExCup Playoffs opener at The Northern Trust, the PGA Tour announced after The Open Championship last month. But McIlroy left the PGA Championship last week saying he might need to skip the opener to regroup, and that’s just what he is doing. McIlroy wasn’t on The Northern Trust field […]
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Your browser does not support iframes. Brooks Koepka was moved by the respect shown when Tiger Woods waited for a half hour at scoring last Sunday to congratulate Koepka for his PGA Championship victory at Bellerive. While Koepka stands as an example of the new athletes Woods has attracted to the game, he laughs hearing […]
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – A U.S. Amateur Championship that began with 7,463 entries has been whittled down to just four players. Saturday morning’s semifinals not only will determine the two finalists for the most prestigious title in amateur golf, but also the players who will receive a likely invitation to the 2019 Masters and U.S. […]
Johnson Wagner kept his FedExCup Playoff hopes alive on Friday at the Wyndham Championship … and he did it in dramatic fashion. Needing a birdie on his final hole of the day to make the cut on the number, Johnson used a 9-iron from 153 yards out to dunk his approach for eagle to get […]
Sergio Garcia gave himself a chance to keep his perfect FedExCup Playoffs record going with his rally Friday at the Wyndham Championship. D.A. Points moved into position to make a historic leap into the postseason. And Johnson Wagner dunked his last shot of the day from long range to keep his hopes of making the […]
What’s the better story come Sunday? Brandt Snedeker turning his 59 in the opening round into a victory at the Wyndham Championship? Or D.A. Points winning after missing 16 cuts in his last 17 starts? They’re both scripts in the works at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Points, who has been struggling this season […]
Brandt Snedeker struggled coming off the emotional high that comes with shooting 59, but it didn’t stop him from rallying Friday to try to turn his historic round into a victory at the Wyndham Championship. After a sluggish start to the second round, Snedeker caught fire on the back nine at Sedgefield Country Club in […]
Martin Kaymer is one of the most decorated Europeans of this generation, and one of the most thoughtfully honest as well, as he is demonstrating yet again at this week’s Nordea Masters. Kaymer, a two-time major championship winner, has helped the Euros win three of the last four Ryder Cups. He won the singles match […]
Top 125 in the 2017-18 FedExCup point standings, through the final regular-season event, the Wyndham Championship. These players qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs. 1. Dustin Johnson 2,717 2. Justin Thomas 2,634 3. Brooks Koepka 2,012 4. Justin Rose 1,991 5. Bubba Watson 1,879 6. Jason Day 1,771 7. Webb Simpson 1,710 8. Francesco Molinari 1,682 […]
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Viktor Hovland had more than an hour to decompress and regroup for the afternoon session of the 36-hole final at the 118th U.S. Amateur. During that downtime, he scrolled on his phone for 20 minutes, uninterrupted, before he finally headed toward the buffet line in The Lodge. Every college kid is […]