AUSTIN, Texas – In golf, when the calendar turns to spring the conversation almost always turns to the Masters and what to expect at the year’s first major. This year’s run up to the Masters is noteworthy following a dramatic change to the fifth hole, which was lengthened by 40 yards following last year’s tournament. […]
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AUSTIN, Texas – Bubba Watson is apparently less interested in playing in the Presidents Cup than he is in traveling to Australia as an assistant. Because he just brought that up again – and it was very much out of the blue. Seated in the interview room at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play on Tuesday, […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour last season created a parade of first-tee introductions with players he had never been paired with. Add a new name to that list for the first round on Wednesday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Woods has never played with Aaron Wise, the reigning Tour […]
AUSTIN, Texas – For two decades, Tiger Woods has insisted that he never enters an event he doesn’t expect to win. But winning here at Austin Country Club will be a little more taxing than normal. Whichever players advance to Sunday’s final match will have played seven rounds of golf in five days. That’s a […]
AUSTIN, Texas – After his victory at The Players, Rory McIlroy spent a good chunk of time explaining how he’s learned to separate himself from his work. Who he is as a golfer, he says, does not represent who he is as a person. That philosophy extends to his pursuit of the career Grand Slam […]
During the college golf season, GolfChannel.com will check in weekly to update what’s happening in the world of college golf. When it comes to being NCAA regional material, Stanford checks several boxes. The Cardinal certainly pass the eye test, boasting a deep team led by seniors Brandon Wu and Isaiah Salinda. They are ranked 31st […]
Nancy Lopez, Annika Sorenstam, Lorena Ochoa and Se Ri Pak will participate in a special first-tee ceremony ahead of the final round of the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The tournament announced that the quartet of World Golf Hall of Fame members, who have combined to win 20 major championships, will help kick off the […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Bryson DeChambeau closed out Russell Knox, 3 and 1, on the 17th hole, but he likely rented out some real estate in Knox’s head all the way back on No. 4. It was there that DeChambeau’s tee ball hit one of Austin Country Club’s ubiquitous stone walls and bounded into the weeds […]
Golf Channel’s David Feherty revealed in a recent interview that he suffered a relapse with alcohol. Speaking with Bryant Gumbel, Feherty said that he broke his decade-long sobriety after the death of his oldest son, Shey, who died from a drug overdose in the summer of 2017. Shey was found on what would’ve been his 29th […]
Here are the groups for pool play at the 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship in Austin, Texas. The player with the most points in each pool will advance to Saturday’s scheduled Round of 16 in Austin, Texas. Click here for the full bracket. Group 1 (1) Dustin Johnson (24) Hideki Matsuyama (40) Branden Grace (55) Chez […]