NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Rory McIlroy joked that his pro-am scoring average is probably 75.7 – “I just don’t try,” he shrugged – but Wednesday’s spin around Aronimink certainly caught his attention. On his second nine (the front side), he made seven birdies in a row and then added a birdie on the ninth hole […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE – The threat of inclement weather has pushed up Friday tee times at the BMW Championship. Players will stay in groups of three and go off both tees from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET. Rory McIlroy, Marc Leishman and Kevin Na will go off No. 1 tee at 7:22 a.m., while Tiger […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Xander Schauffele is trying to make it to Atlanta and Paris at the last possible moment. The reigning Rookie of the Year and would-be defending champ at East Lake opened with a 7-under 63 Thursday at the BMW Championship, leaving him one off the pace set by co-leaders Tiger Woods and […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Maybe the Scotty felt like it had something to prove. Even if it’s already proven itself 13 times. After being benched following the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods’ iconic Scotty Cameron Newport 2 re-emerged Thursday at Aronimink, as Woods went out in 29 and authored an 8-under 62 to take the early […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods had his lowest round since his last victory more than five years ago, an 8-under 62 with birdie chances on all but two greens and only one bad swing all day. All it got him at the BMW Championship was a tie for the lead Thursday with Rory McIlroy. […]
Nothing fans the flames of the social media aristocracy like Ryder Cup wildcard picks and this week’s announcements left plenty of room for arm-chair captaining. This selection edition covers it all, from the can’t-miss (Jim Furyk) to the downright curious (Thomas Bjorn). Made Cut Jim dandy. Let’s face it, for U.S. Ryder Cup captain Furyk […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk had an easy time deciding on three of his four picks for the Ryder Cup. Xander Schauffele is making the last one a little more difficult. Schauffele nearly holed a wedge on his second hole, rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt in the middle of his […]
With another low round on Friday, Xander Schauffele continues to push for a top-5 spot at East Lake. Meanwhile, Jordan Spieth is in danger of not making the Tour Championship. Here’s a look at projected FedExCup standings through two rounds of the BMW Championship. FedExCup Rank PLAYER NAME FedExCup Points PROJ. OFFICIAL PROJ. TOTAL 1 […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – The third round of the BMW Championship will resume a normal schedule on Saturday. After tee times were pushed up Friday in anticipation of severe weather, the final group of leader Xander Schauffele and Justin Rose will tee off at 2 p.m. ET Saturday, with plenty of other intriguing pairings. Justin […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – He’s been sporting a swoosh on every piece of his clothing for the last two decades, so it was inevitable that Tiger Woods would be asked a question about Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick was announced earlier this week as the face of the 30th anniversary of Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign. A […]