Saturday 62 has Keegan in position to end drought

PARAMUS, N.J. – Keegan Bradley went to college at St. Johns University, which is about 20 miles from Ridgewood Country Club, and still has friends in the area. But that doesn’t mean The Northern Trust is a friendly-confines deal for the lifelong Boston Red Sox fan. “A lot of Yankee fans. I hear a lot […]

Spieth (64) regains confidence in his putting

PARAMUS, N.J. – Jordan Spieth missed the green right of the par-3 sixth hole, chipped to 7 feet and calmly rolled in the par putt. What was routine by any measure was actually a eureka moment. “I wrote it down so that I wouldn’t forget. I’ll take a picture and put it in the notes,” […]

DeChambeau opens 4-shot lead in playoff opener

Bryson DeChambeau, the second-year PGA Tour pro known for his Hogan cap, his all-one-length irons and his scientific approach to golf, fired an 8-under 63 to take a four-stroke lead after three rounds of The Northern Trust, the first event in the FedExCup Playoffs. Here’s what happened on Saturday at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, […]

Projected FedExCup results: Thru Rd. 3 of Northern Trust

A look at the projected FedExCup standings based on where things stand through three rounds of The Northern Trust. FedExCup Rank PLAYER NAME FedExCup Points PROJECTED   CURRENT PROJ. EVENT PROJ. TOTAL CURRENT 1 8 9 Bryson DeChambeau 2000 3617 1617 2 1 1 Dustin Johnson 160 2877 2717 3 1 2 Justin Thomas 208 […]

DeChambeau relishes chance to pick Tiger's brain

PARAMUS, N.J. – Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau are both golf geeks. It’s one of the reasons why Woods has adopted DeChambeau so quickly as a little brother on the PGA Tour. Sure, they both play a golf ball made by the same manufacturer, so that, by nature, puts them together often in various functions […]

Ryder Cup captain's pick race heating up

PARAMUS, N.J. – It’s time for the biennial bout of selection subterfuge. It’s not that players want to misdirect, it’s just they have no other choice when it comes to the curiously complicated and convoluted world of Ryder Cup captain’s picks. There’s plenty on the line this week beyond September’s transatlantic member-member. Depending on how […]

With Canada behind her, Henderson eyes history

The Brooke Henderson show is setting up for a dramatic conclusion Sunday at the CP Women’s Open. Who’s going to catch her? The popular Canadian is right where she wants to be going into the final round, right where a legion of Canadian supporters want her. With a 2-under-par 70 on an unseasonably cool Saturday, […]

Projected FedExCup results: Thru Rd. 2 of Northern Trust

A look at the projected FedExCup standings based on where things stand through two rounds of The Northern Trust. FedExCup Rank PLAYER NAME FedExCup Points PROJ. CURRENT PROJ. TOTAL 1 3 Brooks Koepka 4012 2 1 Dustin Johnson 3207 3 2 Justin Thomas 2874 4 86 Jamie Lovemark 2576 5 9 Bryson DeChambeau 2107 6 […]

Highlights: Woods' three Saturday birdies

Tiger Woods’ 3-under 68 on Saturday morning looked better on paper than it did in person. While Woods didn’t drop a shot, he also let a number of quality birdie chances slip away as he struggled with his putting. That said, here are the three times he managed to convert for birdie. After five straight […]