Before the golf world turns its attention to the Masters, there’s still one more PGA Tour winner to crown. The Tour remains in the Lone Star State this week for the Valero Texas Open, where the vast majority of the field will look to snag a last-minute Masters invite by winning in San Antonio. Here’s […]
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The USGA announced Tuesday that the 36-hole U.S. Amateur final this summer will be played across two different courses for the first time in event history. The best amateurs in the world will head to Pinehurst in August, with the more famous No. 2 course as well as the No. 4 layout serving as the […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Michelle Wie played nine holes of practice Monday at Mission Hills and another nine Tuesday in preparation for the ANA Inspiration, the year’s first major championship. She’s looking to make her first start since withdrawing in pain in the first round of her title defense at the HSBC Women’s World Championship […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Michelle Wie’s return to golf comes with yet another change in her game. The incorrigible tinkerer will be using a new putting grip at this week’s ANA Inspiration. She has adopted a “left-arm lock” style of putting, similar to what Matt Kuchar uses, with a belly length putter anchored against her […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson broke through spectacularly to win a major championship at the ANA Inspiration five years ago. She controversially lost a heartbreaker here two years ago. The win trumps the loss in her memory bank. “I’ve played here since I was 14,” Thompson said Tuesday. “Just to be back brings back […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – So what is a top female amateur to do? Accept an invitation to make history playing the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur this week? Or play alongside childhood idols at the ANA Inspiration in the first major championship of the year? Even ANA Inspiration tournament director Chris Garrett feared the worst […]
A year after winning the ANA Inspiration, Pernilla Lindberg is still the toast of the small town in Sweden where she grew up – and made the right decision to pick golf over competitive skiing. Lewine Mair tells of Lindberg’s fame and recalls how she achieved it. The post Lindberg’s Legacy appeared first on Global […]
In his new role as senior director of player relations for the USGA, Jason Gore has a clear challenge: Rebuild the relationship between professional golfers and the governing body of the American game. Ron Green Jr. reports on that and other topics in Green In Regulation. The post Bridge Work appeared first on Global Golf […]
Tee times (ET) for first round and second rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, beginning Wednesday at Champions Retreat Golf Club. Saturday’s final round, which will feature the low 30 qualifiers (stroke play), will take place at Augusta National Golf Club. (Wednesday, first tee/Thursday, 10th tee) 9 a.m./11:12 a.m.: Jennifer Kupcho, Olivia Mehaffey (Northern Ireland), Atthaya […]
Jillian Hollis earned her first career win on the Symetra Tour at the 2019 IOA Championship, and she did it with a late birdie and a late eagle in the final round. After struggling in very windy conditions for much of the round, Hollis rolled in a birdie putt on the 15th hole, then eagled […]