With only a one-point lead after the morning session, the United States won eight of the 12 fourball matches Saturday afternoon to take a five-point lead into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Cup. The U.S. leads, 20 ½ to 15 ½. The Americans need 30 points to retain the cup, with 24 singles […]
One of the most common refrains in teaching, “Feel is not real,” is a teacher’s way of breaking the bad news to a student, that despite their persistent efforts to coerce their limbs into a new order, they can look at the video of their swing—the way a radiologist looks at a mammogram— and not […]
A birdie on his final hole of the day Friday could have significant ramifications for John Peterson. With just one event left on his major medical extension, Peterson needs to earn about $60,000 this week at The Greenbrier to maintain conditional status for the rest of the season, or about $260,000 for full status. He’s […]
Kelly Kraft and Harold Varner III share the lead at The Greenbrier. Here’s where things stand through 54 holes in West Virginia: Leaderboard: Kraft (-14), Varner (-14), Xander Shauffele (-13), Kevin Na (-13), Sam Saunders (-12), Bubba Watson (-11), Joel Dahmen (-11), Anirban Lahiri (-11) What it means: Kraft, the 2011 U.S. Amateur champion, is […]
Talking to reporters Saturday at The Greenbrier, Phil Mickelson said that he didn’t “have much more to add” to the Golf.com report that he and Tiger Woods are in negotiations to play a $10 million, winner-take-all match. “I don’t know what else to add to that,” he said. “The report was accurate, but I don’t […]
Bubba Watson scowled and stomped his way around the Old White TPC – even after a scolding from his wife, Angie. He was miserable after an opening 68 at The Greenbrier. And he was grumpy after a second-round 66. But for talents as temperamental as Watson, success is never more than a holed putt or […]
Leading by five points heading into Sunday singles at the Arnold Palmer Cup, the United States dominated the Internationals to retain the cup in the first competition that featured both men’s and women’s college players. The Americans won 38 ½ to 21 ½ at the Evian Resort in France. Of the 24 singles matches on […]
Were it not for an early triple bogey during the final round – or a stubborn flagstick on the final green – Jon Rahm may have found a way to successfully defend his title at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Rahm started the final round eight shots off the pace, and his chances were […]
After holing not one but two lengthy putts on the 18th green at Ballyliffin, Russell Knox earned his first-ever victory in Europe at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Knox started the final round six shots off the lead, but the tournament became a free-for-all when Erik Van Rooyen’s four-shot advantage disappeared before the South […]
Despite coming up just short of his first European Tour win, Ryan Fox headlined a group of three players who qualified for The Open by virtue of their finishes at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Fox twice faced a putt from inside 15 feet with the tournament hanging in the balance. The first, a […]