PHOENIX – Sung Hyun Park isn’t a big fan of birdie-fest golf. She’s still awfully good at it. ”Personally, I like the difficult course better than the easy course,” Park said through a translator. The top-ranked Park shot her second straight 6-under 66 on Friday at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup for a share […]
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Pete Crozier is playing 50 golf courses, one in every state in the country, in just shy of a two-month span, in honor of his late father, George, who died after a stroke with complications from Type 2 diabetes 20 years ago. Crozier is also doing it for his 15-year-old son, Gavin, who has Type […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Nacho Elvira took a big step toward clinching a first European Tour title after he fired a 6-under-par 66 for a two-shot advantage over David Lipsky after the third round at the Maybank Championship on Saturday. Elvira has been on song since the opening round where he joint-led the standings, and he maintained that consistency with […]
Before the leaders teed off Saturday afternoon, Russell Knox quietly rocketed up the leaderboard on Moving Day at the Valspar Championship. Out in even par, Knox birdied four on the back nine, including a 72-foot bomb on No. 16. Have yourself a day, @RooKnox! Four birdies in six holes. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/WHnnf4FOoy — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 23, […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Thanks in large part to a timely hole-in-one, Jason Kokrak will head into the final round of the Valspar Championship with a shot at his maiden PGA Tour win. Kokrak started the day at 2 under, and he remained at that score through the front nine at Innisbrook. But birdies on […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Despite missing the cut at the Valspar Championship, Patrick Reed stayed overnight in the Tampa area and returned to the Innisbrook driving range Saturday afternoon for a second session with instructor David Leadbetter. The Masters champ is struggling, with his title defense just around the corner. He followed a final-round 78 at […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – It wasn’t the most colorful scorecard of the day at the event that bills itself as the most colorful on the PGA Tour, but it was more than enough to keep Luke Donald in the mix as he looks to win for the first time in seven years. The former world […]
Paul Casey will take a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson into the final round of the Valspar Championship. Here’s where things stand through 54 holes at Innisbrook: Leaderboard: Casey (-9), Johnson (-8), Kokrak (-7), Luke Donald (-6), Scott Stallings (-6) What it means: This week’s defending champion, Casey is hunting his third PGA Tour win […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Ernie Els was two shots behind Maybank Championship leader Thomas Pieters on a crowded leaderboard after the second round on Friday. Els carded a 2-under-par 70 to reach 6 under at the European Tour event. There were 15 golfers within three shots of Pieters, who was at 8 under overall after a 69 he wasn’t […]
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