NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Pass Jim Furyk the Advil. He has a whopper of a headache coming on. When U.S. Ryder Cup decision-makers implemented the so-called Billy Horschel Rule after the 2014 matches, their intent was to make sure that the hottest American player had a spot on the roster. Though it sounds smart in […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE – Well, that was a bummer compared to yesterday. Tiger Woods gave up the little ground he gained Friday with a bogey-bogey finish en route to an even-par 70. The overnight co-leader will enter the weekend five behind leader Xander Schauffele. And now, deep thoughts with Tiger Tracker … • Woof. That deep […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Running late Friday morning, Justin Rose had no trouble rushing up the leaderboard. Tee times were pushed up about five hours because of a dodgy forecast, and Rose altered his pre-round routine when he noticed that he was running a bit behind schedule. “I was tired, running late,” he said. Rose […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods let loose a 310-yard drive at the par-5 16th Friday at Aronimink that found the middle of the fairway. And a massive divot. As bad of a break as it was, the divot ended up proving Woods little problem. He went down after his ball with a fairway wood […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Tiger Woods wasn’t the only BMW Championship co-leader who struggled to go low again Friday. Rory McIlroy didn’t fare much better. After a slow start, McIlroy birdied two of his last six holes to salvage a 1-under 69 and stay in the mix at Aronimink. At 9-under 131, he dropped from […]
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Jordan Spieth said Wednesday at the BMW Championship that his mind wouldn’t be set on any projections this week. After two rounds at Aronimink, Spieth has slipped from 27th in the FedExCup points standings to a projected 32nd, with only the top 30 advancing to the Tour Championship in two weeks. […]
Thomas Pieters has had better weeks in golf, and his frustration boiled over during the second round of the European Masters. Just two days after being passed over as a captain’s pick for the European Ryder Cup team, the 26-year-old shot a 7-over 77 to miss the cut in Switzerland, and he nonchantly snapped his putter […]
‘Golf Fore Kids’ – 17th Annual Chelsea Hotel Charity Golf Classic By Dave Finn Earlier this week I had the tremendous privilege of participating in the 17th Annual Chelsea Hotel Charity Golf Classic at Wooden Sticks in Uxbridge, Ontario. Not only did I get the opportunity to play at one of Canada’s premier golf courses, […]
Updated 11:05 a.m. ET NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa – Third-round play at the BMW Championship is expected to begin at noon ET, in threesomes off of split tees. Heavy overnight rains and scattered morning showers in the Philadelphia area prompted tournament officials to push back the the beginning of Round 3. Aronimink Golf club has taken […]
Tiger Woods cooled off with an even-par 70 in Round 2 of the BMW Championship after opening with a blistering 62 on Thursday. But he got back on the birdie train early during the third round at Aronimink, going 2 under on his first two holes after knocking a couple of approach shots close. 1 […]