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 […]
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“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.
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 […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The new Rules of Golf that were introduced this year have been endlessly dissected, but next week’s Masters promises to rekindle at least one part of the debate. Since the start of the year, players have been asked their thoughts on putting with the flagstick in the hole – which was a change […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was a testament to the emerging history of the Drive Chip and Putt National Finals that Treed Huang, the winner of the boys 14-15 group, credited previous experience for his victory. “I definitely learned from my first three experiences [at the National Finals], how the green rolled and everything,” said Huang, […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Less than 24 hours before making his first trip to the Masters as a participant, Keith Mitchell was getting some last-minute preparation on putting and chipping surfaces as firm and fast as anything you’ll find outside the storied confines at Augusta National. Frederica Golf Club is annually known for doing an impressive impersonation of the […]
Corey Conners had one of the more wild final rounds in recent memory Sunday at the Valero Texas Open. Four birdies in his first five holes, the Monday-qualifier then bogeyed his next four holes. Have no fear, though, as Conners would card six birdies on his back nine. His wife, Malory, could hardly believe what […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The scene on the first tee Saturday morning at Augusta National was reminiscent of a Masters Thursday. Patrons packed around the ropes, 10-deep in some places. Those who didn’t get there early lined up down the fairway, leaning over the ropes to get a view. Green jackets, including those of Augusta National […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – English women’s golf is on the rise, and it just got another big boost with Saturday’s announcement that the next UL International Crown will be played at the Centurion Club just north of London, Aug. 27-30, in 2020. The English made a hard run at winning the Crown last year, before […]