Webb Simpson had a long time to think about his only bad shot during the opening round at The Greenbrier. Simpson was 7 under after 12 holes, including a chip-in eagle on No. 12, but had just blasted his drive on No. 13 into long grass right of the fairway when the horn sounded to […]
Rory McIlroy knows he’ll need to hole a few more putts over the weekend if he’s going to make a run at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. McIlroy bogeyed the last two holes Friday for a 1-over 73 that will leave him at least a half-dozen shots behind at Ballyliffin. He is at 1-under […]
In today’s world, if you do anything poorly it’s bound to end up on video for everyone to see. Russell Knox was reminded of that on Friday when he tried to throw his apple into the rough at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, only to throw it behind him and onto the green. You […]
Nine months ago, Edoardo Molinari spent 12 hours, hitting 500 golf balls from 145 yards out, trying to make a hole-in-one. He never did. Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, however, he got that ace. Molinari holed his 6-iron tee shot at the par-3 14th from 200 yards. That got him to even […]
The U.S. has taken an 8-4 lead over the Internationals after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Cup. Playing mixed fourballs on Day 1, the Americans swept the first five matches before the Internationals staged a brief rally late. NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho (Wake Forest) teamed with Matthew Wolff, a rising sophomore at reigning […]
The 147th Open begins Monday with Golf Central Live From The Open kicking off from Carnoustie in Scotland. Carnoustie has hosted this event on seven occasions, the first time back on 1931. This course is the not only the most northerly in The Open rotation, but it is also the longest at 7,400 yards. Known for some […]
With the news Friday that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are in negotiations to play a $10 million, winner-take-all exhibition match, we assembled two of our senior writers, Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner, to break down what it all means: LAVNER: OK, Rex: What do you make of the Golf.com report that a $10 million Tiger-Phil made-for-TV […]
In this week’s edition, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson appear ready for a match that has been decades in the making, and golf’s rules makers try to make sense of a maddening few days. Made Cut Off the books. Tiger vs. Phil. Phil vs. Tiger. This has been the engine that’s moved golf for the […]
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson remain committed to working out the details of a $10 million, winner-take-all, made-for-TV match, according to a report Friday by Golf.com. The primetime match was originally scheduled for July 3, likely at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. “We’re working on a different date,” Mickelson told the website. “I thought it […]
Rory McIlroy realized what he needed to fix with his putting stroke. The question is whether he’ll be able to do it before the year’s third major. Speaking to reporters after a third-round 72 left him 13 shots off the lead at the Irish Open, McIlroy said that he’s been practicing his stroke in the […]