ATLANTA – The U.S. Ryder Cup team won’t arrive in Paris for next week’s matches until Monday, but one pairing already seems to be penciled into captain Jim Furyk’s lineup. Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau have become regular practice-round partners, and when Furyk made both captain’s picks, it added to the notion that they would […]
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ATLANTA – Throughout this season Paul Casey has been in regular contact with European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn, with most communication being via text messages that the Englishman said always included an eclectic range of emojis. But when the Dane decided to make Casey one of his four captain’s picks, it had to be […]
For the second time in as many days, the golf world witnessed a professional sub-60. Drew Nesbitt fired a 12-under 59 on Saturday in the second round of PGA Tour Latinoamerica’s Brazil Open. Nesbitt’s round included a bogey, eight pars, five birdies, and four eagles – three of which came on one nine and one […]
ATLANTA – Justin Thomas was tied for fourth place following his second-round 69 on Friday at the Tour Championship, which considering the state of his game on Day 2 was an accomplishment. “I wish I had my ‘B’ game today. I would say I had my ‘C’ or ‘D’ game today,” he laughed. Thomas’ struggles […]
ATLANTA – Tiger Woods won the 2007 Tour Championship, the circuit’s first experiment with playoffs and convoluted points, so it seems only fitting that he finds himself back in the hunt at what will be the final Projection Open. With a second-round 68 that felt more like a 73, Woods remained tied for the lead at […]
ATLANTA – Maybe it should be no huge surprise that Rory McIlroy finds himself back in contention at the Tour Championship. It is, after all, a Ryder Cup year. In 2016, McIlroy won the finale before heading to Hazeltine and posting a 3-2-0 record. In ’14, he finished runner-up to Billy Horschel and went 2-1-2 […]
ATLANTA – Justin Rose is again in position to win a playoff event. Now, he wants more than just a consolation prize. Rose finished runner-up to Bryson DeChambeau at the Dell Technologies Championship. DeChambeau was in control of that event, so Rose figured he did well to win “the other tournament.” Two weeks ago, in […]
Tiger Woods and Justin Rose are paired in the final group Saturday at East Lake Golf Club, in the third round of the Tour Championship. Here’s a look at full tee times for the field of 30. (All times ET): 12:10PM: Bryson DeChambeau (+6), Brooks Koepka (+7) 12:20PM: Keegan Bradley (+6), Patrick Reed (+6) 12:30PM: […]
Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship on Sunday by two strokes. Here are the highlights from the final round. Woods got off to a great start with a birdie on No. 1. East Lake is LOUD. Listen to this place. Electric for @TigerWoods. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/o0nmr9PP8i — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 23, 2018 He then made […]
ATLANTA – No one has more to play for than Justin Rose on Sunday at the Tour Championship. The Englishman will begin the day three strokes behind front-runner Tiger Woods after a third-round 68 that could have been much worse after he began his day with back-to-back bogeys. Winning the tournament will be Rose’s top […]