Playoff streaks in jeopardy for Garcia, Haas

Since the advent of the FedExCup in 2007, only 13 players have managed to make the playoffs each and every year. But two of the PGA Tour’s stalwarts head into the regular-season finale with work to do in order to remain a part of that select fraternity. Sergio Garcia has rarely had to sweat the […]

Fiery Augenstein outduels Morikawa at U.S. Amateur

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Around the Vanderbilt golf team John Augenstein’s nickname is “Flash,” and it’s easy to see why. The swing loaded with speed. The on-course charisma. The big shot in the big moment. The Commodores junior added another highlight to his growing collection Wednesday, when he defeated world No. 3 Collin Morikawa in […]

Fowler (oblique) withdraws from playoff opener

The injury that slowed Rickie Fowler at last week’s PGA Championship will keep him out of the first event of the PGA Tour’s postseason. Fowler was reportedly hampered by an oblique injury at Bellerive Country Club, where he started the third round two shots off the lead but faded to a tie for 12th. He […]

Nadal checks phone for Tiger update after match

Even the greatest athletes in the world were captivated by Tiger Woods’ Sunday run at the PGA Championship. After winning his match on Sunday to capture the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Rafa Nadal turned his attention to Woods. Cameras focused on Nadal scrolling through and surveying his phone. He then revealed that he was trying […]

As Tour heads to NJ, legalized gambling comes into focus

It was New Jersey and then-Gov. Chris Christie who began the crusade to make sports betting legal beyond the confines of Las Vegas, so it’s no surprise that the Garden State would be the pointy end of the gaming spear. In May, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection […]

Bergeron prevails in 24-for-1 playoff at U.S. Am

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – It wasn’t just that Jacob Bergeron prevailed in an unprecedented 24-for-1 playoff Wednesday at the U.S. Amateur. It was how he did it – with a bogey-6, on Pebble Beach’s famous 18th hole. “Fortunate is the first word that comes to mind,” Bergeron said afterward. There have been larger playoffs to […]

Tee times, TV schedule, stats for Wyndham Championship

It’s the last tournament of the PGA Tour’s regular season as the top 125 in the FedExCup points list advance to next week’s playoff event. Here’s the key info for the Wyndham Championship. (Click here for tee times) How to watch: Thursday, Rd. 1: Golf Channel, 3-6PM ET; live stream: http://www.golfchannel.com/pgastream Friday, Rd. 2: Golf Channel, […]

McDowell needs Wyndham result to maintain status

For the first time in nearly three years, Graeme McDowell heads into an event with his PGA Tour status hanging in the balance. The Ulsterman joined the Tour in 2006, and he has had nearly uninterrupted status since winning the 2010 U.S. Open. But McDowell’s two-season exemption for winning the 2015 OHL Classic at Mayakoba […]

Faldo: Woods told fellow Masters champ 'I'm done' in '17

Your browser does not support iframes. Fresh off his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship, it’s easy to get caught up in the recent success and ebullient optimism surrounding Tiger Woods. But it was not that long ago that Woods even hitting another competitive shot was very much in doubt. Six-time major champ Sir Nick […]

Hammer in position (again) to co-medal at U.S. Am

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Cole Hammer is in position to go for a rare sweep in this summer’s biggest events. Two weeks ago, Hammer, an incoming freshman at Texas, was the co-medalist at the Western Amateur and went on to take the match-play portion, as well. Here at the U.S. Amateur, Hammer shot rounds of […]