Brooks Koepka faced a stiff challenge from Gary Woodland on Sunday in South Korea, but eventually it came time to end the suspense. Having clung to a slim lead for much of the back nine, Koepka looked as though he was going to have to scramble just to save par when he missed the green […]

If there is a knock on Brooks Koepka, it’s that he’s a little too cool. Gary Woodland, who threw 11 birdies at Koepka on Sunday and still finished four shots back, inadvertently captured that exact sentiment after Saturday’s third round. “You know,” he said, “Brooks doesn’t seem like he cares too much.” Woodland meant that […]

Gary Woodland mounted an impressive rally at the CJ Cup, but in the end even 11 birdies weren’t enough to catch Brooks Koepka. Woodland started the final round in South Korea five shots behind the new world No. 1, but he made the biggest move of the day amid chilly conditions on Jeju Island. With […]

Your browser does not support iframes. Last season Brooks Koepka bagged a pair of majors en route to the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award. He started the new wraparound season with an emphatic win at the CJ Cup to reach world No. 1 for the first time. But amid the best form of […]

Danielle Kang beat three of the most formidable foes in golf Sunday to win the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Anxiety. Frustration. Anger. Kang overcame these demons of mind and spirit to win for the second time on tour, backing up her KPMG Women’s PGA Championship victory last year. “I’ve been going through a lot mentally,” Kang […]

Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here’s what’s weighing on our writers’ minds. On the global nature of Koepka’s rise to No. 1 … Brooks Koepka is an American superstar, and a two-time winner of his national open. But his rise to world No. 1 in, of all places, […]

Your browser does not support iframes. Brooks Koepka vaulted to world No. 1 with his victory at the CJ Cup. He also earned a lot of money. Here’s how the purse was paid out in South Korea. 1 Brooks Koepka -21 $1,710,000 2 Gary Woodland -17 $1,026,000 T3 Ryan Palmer -15 $551,000 T3 Rafael Cabrera […]

Azinger Will Be Lead Golf Analyst on Golf Channel and NBC Tournament Coverage, Contribute to Golf Central’s Live From the Masters, Golf Channel’s Instructional Platforms and Future Golf Films Projects Paul Azinger will become NBC Sports’ lead golf analyst in 2019, following Johnny Miller’s retirement at the Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 3). The […]

Acting-school teachers call it “using the space,” and there are few in golf who can so effortlessly fill a room like Paul Azinger. The subject is irrelevant. ‘Zinger can cover a lot of ground without a lot of prompting, from fishing to leadership management, but it’s not so much his insight and analysis as much […]

Your browser does not support iframes. In 2008, Paul Azinger became the first U.S. Ryder Cup captain in nearly a decade to lead a team to victory, doing so at Valhalla with his innovative “pod” system and a player-driven approach to leadership. In the wake of that victory there were many, including the vast majority […]