AKRON, Ohio – Asked a question about being paired with Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas at next week’s PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy paused and instead offered his unvarnished thoughts on a much more pressing topic. “I didn’t see it, no,” McIlroy shrugged. “Tell you what I did see after I spoke to you all yesterday, […]

A look at full-field tee times for the first two rounds of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. (Note: All times Eastern; p-club pro; *-TBD) Thursday No. 1 tee 7:50 a.m.: p-Michael Block, Eddie Pepperell, Ryan Fox 8:01 a.m.: Austin Cook, p-Craig Hocknull, Alexander Bjork 8:12 a.m.: Yusaku Miyazato, […]

Updated at 8:14 p.m. ET Tiger Woods will play alongside Rory McIlroy and defending champion Justin Thomas in the first two rounds of the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club. The PGA of America released featured groupings via social media on Friday. This marquee threesome, which was also a grouping earlier this year at […]

AKRON, Ohio – Nobody has a better scoring average Saturday on the PGA Tour than Tiger Woods, and the Bridgestone Invitational would be a good time to keep that up. Woods might not have a choice. Neither will Rory McIlroy, Jason Day or anyone else wanting to keep pace. Tommy Fleetwood took advantage of another […]

AKRON, Ohio – Count this as another round that could have been so much better, but then so could Tiger Woods’ play on Day 2 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. A little this and that from Firestone: • Tiger’s second-round 68 left him tied for 10th place, five strokes off the lead, but as he was […]

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday. Before being enshrined in Canton, Ohio, the golf enthusiast joined Golf Channel’s George Savaricas and Ryan Griffiths on the Pro-Am Pod. The fellas debated hair vs. no hair for Urlacher’s bust … “Definitely going bald,” Urlacher said. They […]

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – The wispy fescue, the prickly gorse and the damp, heavy air over the links at Royal Lytham & St. Annes didn’t stir Georgia Hall’s soul Friday morning as much as settle it. She’s home. Biscuits and tea at the turn couldn’t have made her feel more so. With her father, […]

LYTHAM & ST. ANNES, England – Mamiko Higa is engaged to Japanese sumo wrestling star Ikioi Shoto. Higa looked as if she were taking a lead from her fiancé Friday and putting a “nodowa” move on the field at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, until her misfire into the gorse at the 17th hole. It […]

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Move over, world. The Thais are playing through. The Jutanugarn sisters aren’t the only gifted young players from Thailand looking to make their marks in the women’s game. Pornanong Phatlum took the second-round lead Friday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open with a 5-under-par 67. She’s at 10 under, overall, […]

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – Corks were popping in the back of the media center Friday at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. After making a hole-in-one, Brooke Henderson sent the case of Prosecco Italian sparkling wine she won to the media. Henderson holed a 9-iron from 141 yards at the ninth hole. It was Henderson’s […]