LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Pornanong Phatlum started strong as the “visiting team” Sunday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. She made three birdies in a row on the front nine to build a two-shot lead on England’s Georgia Hall, who was heartily cheered by a strong British showing. In the end, though, Phatlum couldn’t […]

Justin Thomas never faced a serious challenge on Sunday, and he cruised to his third win of the season at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Here’s the lowdown from the finale at Firestone. Leaderboard: Justin Thomas (-15), Kyle Stanley (-11), Thorbjørn Olesen (-10), Dustin Johnson (-10), Brooks Koepka (-9) What it means: Thomas was never really in […]

AKRON, Ohio – A light rain was falling when Justin Thomas headed out for a practice round on Tuesday at Firestone. A two-time winner this season on the PGA Tour and a lock to don the red, white and blue later this year at the Ryder Cup, this was hardly a lost season. Yet, as […]

Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here’s what’s weighing on our writers’ minds. On the PGA Tour’s final go-round at Firestone Country Club … Firestone isn’t the only casualty of next year’s condensed PGA Tour schedule, but it is the toughest change. The South Course has been a fixture […]

AKRON, Ohio – Although he already had two victories this season on the PGA Tour, heading into the U.S. Open Justin Thomas decided it was time for a change. At Shinnecock Hills he switched to a new driver and explained on Sunday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational that he spent the next few weeks tinkering with […]

AKRON, Ohio – Justin Thomas marked his 14-foot putt for birdie on the 18th green Sunday afternoon at Firestone and glanced into the gallery surrounding the green. “I just happened to see my parents, saw my grandma and grandpa and I just got a huge knot in my throat and I just had to put […]

AKRON, Ohio – Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy have become regular range rats at The Bear’s Club, the tony south Florida enclave where they practice. Earlier this week, the Northern Irishman was asked if Thomas tried to hit the ball as far as he does when they first played together. “He was trying to,” McIlroy […]

AKRON, Ohio – On Friday at Firestone, Rickie Fowler had three bogeys, a double bogey and just a single birdie. In other words, a reason to look forward to next week’s PGA Championship. For Fowler, however, his second-round 74 set the stage for the week’s best rebound round. Fowler was 11 strokes better on Day […]

Cole Hammer completed a wire-to-wire week at the Western Amateur. Hammer, who was the co-medalist after shooting a tournament-record 23 under in stroke-play qualifying, led throughout his championship match against Davis Riley to capture one of the most prestigious titles in amateur golf. “Biggest day in my golf career, no question,” he said afterward. “It […]

AKRON, Ohio – As Tiger Woods stomped down the hill on Firestone’s third hole a fan yelled, “We love you more than LeBron [James], Tiger.” While Woods’ final turn around the South Course will likely be similar to James’ early exit from last year’s NBA Finals – sans the hasty move from Cleveland to the […]