PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Jason Kokrak came within 8 inches of keeping alive his dreams of a PGA Tour victory. The 33-year-old entered this week’s Valspar Championship winless in 196 career starts on Tour, a testament to a consistent career that has yielded few serious chances to contend with a trophy on the line. But […]
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Bubba Watson heads into his title defense at next week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play with a little momentum, having gotten the best of some difficult conditions during the final round of the Valspar Championship. Just don’t bank on a repeat run through the bracket. Watson knocked in a birdie on the […]
PHOENIX — Jin Young Ko rallied to win the Bank of Hope Founders Cup on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 7-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over four players. The 23-year-old South Korean player birdied Nos. 14-16 and parred the final two to finish at 22-under at Desert Ridge. She won when […]
PHOENIX – Yu Liu came up short in her bid to join Shanshan Feng as the only players from China to win an LPGA title, but her disappointment Sunday came with a dose of hope. “It was an amazing week for me,” Liu said after tying for second at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. […]
PHOENIX – Nelly Korda didn’t win the Bank of Hope Founders Cup Sunday, but there is a nice consolation prize. At 20 years old, Korda is projected to become the highest-ranked American in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings. With her tie for second, she should move ahead Lexi Thompson when the new rankings are out. […]
Paul Casey is once again knocking on the door of the top 10 in the latest Official World Golf Ranking, although the number to watch this week will be the top 50. Casey successfully defended his title at the Valspar Championship, winning by a shot on the Copperhead Course for the second year in a […]
Click here for the cover, or get ready for your reminder that three is a magic number. Paul Alexander Casey won this third PGA Tour title – and his second in row at the Valspar Championship, contested near Tampa, Florida. The 41-year-old carried the 54-hold lead and did not stumble Sunday. “I feel like I […]
Nelly Korda moved up two spots to No. 6 in Monday’s release of the Rolex Women’s World Rankings, making her the highest ranked American in the world. Korda, 20, moved up with her T-2 finish Sunday at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. She has two victories, two second-place finishes and a third-place finish over […]
PHOENIX – Lizette Salas wasn’t going to squander a weekend reprieve and a chance to bolster her Solheim Cup position. With the American team looking especially difficult to make this year, Salas took advantage of what felt like a bonus chance Saturday at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. When Gemma Dryburgh bogeyed the 18th in […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Paul Casey has won on both sides of the Atlantic, is ranked inside the top 15 in the world and sits 18 holes away from becoming the first-ever repeat winner at the Valspar Championship. Just don’t call him the favorite. Casey holds a one-shot lead through 54 holes at Innisbrook, with […]