RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Kristen Gillman did her best to add more red, white and blue to the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race. It’s notable given no American has won the award in 14 years, since Paula Creamer won it in 2005. Gillman, the two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champ and former University […]
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Here is the complete FedExCup points and purse breakdown for winner Corey Conners and the rest of the players who made the cut at the 2019 Valero Texas Open: .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg .tg-1wig{font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top} Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Corey Conners 500.00 1,350,000.00 2 Charley […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson didn’t win the ANA Inspiration with her strong Sunday finish, but she regained her foothold as the top American in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings. She also built some promising momentum. With a 5-under-par 67 in the final round, Thompson finished solo third, four shots behind winner Jin Young […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Jin Young Ko won the ANA Inspiration on Sunday at Mission Hills for her first major title and second victory in three weeks. Ko closed with a 2-under 70 in hot and mostly calm conditions for a three-stroke victory over Mi Hyang Lee. She celebrated with the traditional winner’s leap into […]
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, […]
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 […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – It’s a time-honored tradition around these parts: the past champions spend a good portion of their pre-tournament practice time playing with younger participants in the field, passing along some of the wisdom that helped earn them a green jacket. The familiar formula was again on display with the first threesome off the […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Last year, 61-year-old Mark O’Meara played his final Masters. Ben Crenshaw made his final turn at Augusta National in 2015 at 63, while Tom Watson endured a few years longer before playing his last in 2016 at 66 years old. There is no hard deadline for former champions at the year’s first […]
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 […]
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 […]