One week after calling the Open Championship at Carnoustie, NBC Sports and Golf Channel analyst Gary Koch will be hanging around for the weekend at the Senior Open Championship at St. Andrews. Koch, who Monday qualified for the event with a 3-under 69 at Lundin Links, signed for rounds of 71-73 and sits at even […]

A 20-year-old man, Carlos Crespo, has been charged with first-degree arson and burglary of an unoccupied structure after causing an estimated $500K in damages to a notable Miami golf course, according to a report from the Miami Patch. Crespo is alleged to have set fire to 40 of Melreese Country Club’s golf carts, which you […]

Keegan Bradley was cruising along on Friday, 3 under par through 14 holes but well off the lead at the RBC Canadian Open, when things turned around – quickly. Bradley began his run with an 11-footer for birdie at the 15th hole and finished birdie-eagle-birdie-eagle, playing his last four holes in 6 under to shoot […]

Five-time Open champion and three-time Senior Open champion Tom Watson once again dialed back the clock Saturday at St. Andrews, but only for 13 holes. The 68-year-old got off to a magical start in Round 3, making the turn in 3-under 33 thanks to this improbable eagle at five … … and this follow-up birdie […]

Bruce Lietzke, who preferred fishing or tending to his collection of muscle cars to working on his golf swing, died Saturday of brain cancer. He was 67. Lietzke, a Texas native who played golf at the University of Houston, parlayed a consistent fade into 13 wins on the PGA Tour and seven more on the […]

Dustin Johnson wasted little time before grabbing the lead Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open. The No. 1 player in the world birdied five of his first six holes and filled out the rest of his 5-under-30 front nine with four pars. He opened his third round with a tee ball into the right rough, […]

The last time I talked to Bruce Lietzke was almost 14 months ago. He was in good spirits considering his diagnosis. Glioblastoma is a death sentence that very few beat. Lietzke called it “a bolt of lightning” when we spoke last June, a cancer that shows up for no reason. On Saturday morning it took […]

Dustin Johnson made a big move on Saturday to grab a share of the lead at the Canadian Open. Here’s the lowdown from the third round at Glen Abbey. Leaderboard: Dustin Johnson (-17), Whee Kim (-17), Ben An (-17), Kevin Tway (-17), Hudson Swafford (-13), Rory Sabbatini (-13) What it means: Coming off a disappointing […]

Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here’s what’s weighing on our writers’ minds. On the race for PGA Tour Player of the Year … There’s less than two months left in the PGA Tour season, and the Player of the Year race is far from settled. Justin Thomas and […]

Before the start of the third round of the Ladies Scottish Open, the pros had some fun and tried to hit a drive like Happy Gilmore. When it was Paula Creamer’s turn, the Pink Panther, uh, had some issues. Thank you @ladies_scottish for an awesome week in Scotland I now know I will never do […]