LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Who needs the Olympics? The women’s game puts on an international spectacle every week. The Ricoh Women’s British Open is the best example of that yet. Australian Minjee Lee, who might be the game’s next breakout star, topped a leaderboard Thursday that looks like a United Nations assembly. The flags […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Sandra Gal was the early story the last time the Ricoh Women’s British Open was played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. She seized the first round lead back in ’09. With another fast start Thursday in the championship’s return to the formidable links course, Gal is looking to keep […]
I love sports, and perhaps you do too, for its unassailable clarity. As an athlete, that pass-fail test – against the player you were yesterday; against the team you were last week; your win-loss record – is, like a fire in the kitchen, vitalizing to one’s sense of purpose. If I missed anything about competing, […]
AKRON, Ohio – In a strange way this was the Tiger Woods we all missed. This wasn’t the guy who made the game look so effortless for the better part of two decades, the guy whose play could demoralize a field with a rare combination of power on command and unrivaled creativity. This was the […]
AKRON, Ohio – The long-awaited match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will take place over Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas, Mickelson confirmed on Thursday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The match will be played at Shadow Creek Golf Course on either Nov. 23 or 24. “We’ll have more [details] shortly. [A]s we firm up more […]
AKRON, Ohio – Ian Poulter was recently looking at his results at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and was surprised by what he saw. “[Tied for 13th] is as good as it’s been, which is surprising,” Poulter said. “It’s frustrating to look at. I actually thought I had a better finish than that, so it really annoyed […]
AKRON, Ohio – Jarrod Lyle only played three full seasons on the PGA Tour, his career cut short by two bouts with acute myeloid leukemia, but his legacy has touched nearly every player. When news surfaced this week that Lyle has started “palliative care” because “his body is no longer able to fight [leukemia]” the […]
AKRON, Ohio – Phil Mickelson has had plenty of embarrassing moments in his career, the most recent coming at this year’s U.S. Open when he hit his golf ball while it was still moving on a green. But he may have topped himself in a commercial that was released on Thursday. The commercial for clothing […]
AKRON, Ohio – Ian Poulter was annoyed upon realizing he had never finished better than 13th at Firestone, so he took a step toward doing something about it Thursday with an 8-under 62 and a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods found himself fighting his swing. He settled for a 66. Such was […]
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – The Women’s British Open is headed back to England’s Woburn Golf Club next year and to Royal Troon for the first time in 2020, the R&A announced Friday. It’s a quick return to Woburn, but that’s good news for Rolex world No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn and Charley Hull. Two years […]