“Fore please, Anna Redding now driving.” With those words, history was made Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club. The home of the Masters became the home of an instantly-distinguished women’s amateur tournament. Our Cassie Stein took it all in. The post Historic Introduction appeared first on Global Golf Post.
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Jhonattan Vegas sees what we all see when it comes to Jordan Spieth at his best. It’s why Spieth is a three-time major champion and has four top-3 finishes in five starts at the Masters. Even amidst a season in which he ranks a dreadful 177th in the FedEx Cup standings, Spieth is liable to […]
SANYA, China – Officials at the Sanya Championship said Sunday that 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan died in his hotel room from ”apparent natural causes,” and the PGA Tour Series-China canceled the final round of the tournament. The PGA Tour Series-China said in a statement that Irawan missed the 36-hole cut Friday in the tournament at […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Danielle Kang is getting pep talks from swing coach Butch Harmon after every round. What is he saying with Kang in the hunt to win the ANA Inspiration Sunday at Mission Hills? “’This is how I want you to play,’ is what he said,’” Kang relayed. Kang, 26, is looking to […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Jin Young Ko turned a four-stroke deficit into a five-stroke lead in only 10 holes Saturday at the ANA Inspiration. She nearly gave it all back, setting up a final-round shootout in the first major championship of the golf season. Ko ended up with a one-shot advantage over second-round leader In-Kyung […]
SAN ANTONIO – Si Woo Kim narrowly missed a second hole-in-one on consecutive days and saw his four-shot lead trimmed to one over Monday qualifier Corey Conners after Saturday’s third round of the Valero Texas Open. Kim aced the 16th hole at the TPC San Antonio on Friday, and he missed it by inches on the way to a third […]
Amateurs love it when they can relate to pros, like when a pro has a large disparity in his two nine-hole scores. Saturday at the Valero Texas Open, Jordan Spieth looked like an amateur over his first nine. And then he looked like a three-time major champion on the second. Spieth shot 6-over 42 on […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Male or female, professional or amateur, Jennifer Kupcho put on a show Saturday that Augusta National had never before seen. The first player to hit a tee shot in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur more importantly struck the last putt – a 20-footer for birdie that capped a frenetic finish and […]
There was a change this week atop the Official World Golf Ranking – even though neither player involved hit a competitive shot. Justin Rose is back to world No. 1 heading into the Masters, passing Dustin Johnson by fractions of a point. Johnson had held the top spot since The Players, but he now drops behind the […]
The bettors believe a Grand Slam is on the horizon. It’s officially Masters week, and players have begun to arrive on the grounds at Augusta National. Bettors are also heading to the windows, eager to place wagers on who will slip into a green jacket come Sunday. And there’s plenty of support for Rory McIlroy, […]