AUSTIN, Texas – This week’s so-called “group of death” at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play will come down to a pair of forty-somethings, but the odds were always in their favor. Stenson’s 4-and-3 victory on Thursday over Jason Day and Jim Furyk’s 1-up triumph over Phil Mickelson sets up a Day 3 showdown between the […]
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Lucy Li’s amateur status came into question earlier this year when the teenage prodigy appeared in an advertisement for the Apple Watch. Li was let off with a warning, but her case was fresh on the minds of many who watched the first-round coverage Thursday at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. Former NFL quarterback […]
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Joel Dahmen birdied five of his last six holes Thursday for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Dahmen rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 third with four straight birdies and closed with another birdie on the par-3 […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Chella Choi birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead Thursday in the Kia Classic. Choi had a bogey-free round at Aviara Golf Club in the final event before the major ANA Inspiration next week in Rancho Mirage. The South Korean player was in the first group […]
AUSTIN, Texas — No player – not even those who have started 2-0 – is guaranteed to be around for the weekend at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. For groups left without an outright winner at the completion of pool play Friday afternoon, sudden-death playoffs – not head-to-head tiebreakers – will determine who moves on […]
Cristie Kerr made a hole-in-one in the first round of the Kia Classic and then celebrated like she just won a car. Which she did, a 2020 Kia Telluride, to be exact. Kerr holed a 9-iron from 143 yards on the par-3 14th and then reacted appropriately alongside playing competitor Eun-Hee Ji, who, coincidentally, aced […]
With his Ryder Cup captaincy behind him, and in good health again, Jim Furyk – at age 48 – is enjoying a resurgence and is close to a Masters invitation. Senior writer Ron Green Jr. tells Furyk’s story. The post Welcome Revival appeared first on Global Golf Post.
The Korda sisters – Jessica, 26, and Nelly, 20 – have both the talent and the drive to be perhaps the best pair of sisters the LPGA has ever seen. GGP+ correspondent Ron Sirak writes their story. The post Sister Act Extraordinaire appeared first on Global Golf Post.
The master of walking in putts is at it again. Kevin Na has been doing it for years, but a couple weeks after Tiger Woods brought his quick pickups a little extra attention at The Players, the two-time PGA Tour winner was up to his old tricks at the WGC-Match Play. During his opening round […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Rory McIlroy’s resume at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play tells an impressive story, including his victory at the event in 2015 and two other trips to the final four, but he still saw room for improvement. In his three trips to Austin Country Club to play the event, he’s failed to advance […]