A T-12 finish at The Open allowed Webb Simpson to move past Bryson DeChambeau into the eighth and final automatic qualifying spot in the U.S. Ryder Cup points race with just three weeks to go. Simpson finished the week at 3 under, five shots behind winner Francesco Molinari. Adding another strong result to his win […]
After breaking through for his first career major title, Francesco Molinari reached some rarified air in the latest installment of the Official World Golf Rankings. The Italian’s two-shot win at Carnoustie moved him up nine spots to No. 6 in the world, not surprisingly a new career high. But it’s also a quick ascent for […]
Francesco Molinari outlasts the rest, Tiger Woods inches closer to an earth-shattering victory, Jordan Spieth lets a successful title defense slip away, Eddie Pepperell toasts his success and more in this week’s Open edition of Monday Scramble: Forza Italia. Amid a wild and windy afternoon at Carnoustie, where seemingly no less than a dozen players […]
Three majors are in the books, but there’s still one more trophy up for grabs in two weeks’ time. While next year The Open will signal the end of the 2019 major season amid a revamped calendar, this is the final year that the PGA Championship will be held in August. The tournament returns next […]
It took an extra day, but Troy Merritt found a way back to the winner’s circle at the Barbasol Championship. With much of the final round spilling into Monday because of inclement weather, Merritt shot a 5-under 67 to finish the week at 23 under par at Keene Trace Golf Club in Lexington, Ky. That […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk says it was fun to watch Tiger Woods contend at the British Open and briefly take the lead in the final round. Whether that means Woods is a lock for the U.S. team is still to be determined. ”I’m going to handle him the way I do […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Tiger Woods’ approach shot into the first hole on Sunday at The Open dropped within 15 feet of the hole and roars could be heard all the way to Dundee. Four holes later he rolled in his first birdie of the day and the roars echoed across Carnoustie, an unmistakable statement that […]
Brandel Chamblee will be trading in his analyst chair for a tee time this week in Scotland. One day after Chamblee’s work dissecting the 147th Open at Carnoustie ended, the 56-year-old made the short trip to Scotscraig Golf Club in an attempt to qualify for this week’s Senior Open. Chamblee had qualified at Scotscraig to […]
Francesco Molinari became the first Italian to win a major at the 147th Open Championship. Here’s how the purse was paid out at Carnoustie. 1 Francesco Molinari $1,890,000.00 T2 Kevin Kisner 694,250.00 T2 Rory McIlroy 694,250.00 T2 Justin Rose 694,250.00 T2 Xander Schauffele 694,250.00 T6 Kevin Chappell 327,000.00 T6 Eddie Pepperell 327,000.00 T6 Tiger Woods […]
Sean Foley has been saying all along that Tiger Woods will win more majors. What Tiger’s former swing coach saw at The Open last week only bolstered his belief. “How can we all forget so quickly what we watched for two decades?” Foley said Monday on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. Foley’s right. How can we? […]