Why Rickie Fowler is embracing game-improvement long irons for high-handicappers

Fowler explains why his Cobra F9 Speedback 4-iron, which has characteristics similar to a utility iron, is the sneaky new weapon in his bag. The post Why Rickie Fowler is embracing game-improvement long irons for high-handicappers appeared first on Golf.

Former Masters participant Jin leaves USC to turn pro

USC junior Cheng Jin is leaving school early to turn pro. Jin informed Trojans head coach Chris Zambri of his decision on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Beijing, China, made it through Asian Tour Q-School last month and will relinquish his amateur status to play on the tour this year. The decision, though, wasn’t easy, as Jin wrote […]

Singh glad his lawsuit with the Tour is behind him

HONOLULU – After more than five years of legal wrangling, Vijay Singh settled his lawsuit with the PGA Tour in November, and on Tuesday at the Sony Open he said it’s relief, not necessarily vindication, that he feels now. “I just thought it was a very unfair deal. That’s why I pursued it, and I’m […]

Learning curve steep for 42-year-old rookie Thompson

HONOLULU – Chris Thompson began his press conference Tuesday at the Sony Open with a predictable snafu. “Rookie mistake,” he smiled after being told he needed to use a microphone. In Thompson’s defense, the learning curve has been steep for the 42-year-old PGA Tour rookie. After three decades plying his trade on mini-tours from South Florida […]

PGA Tour's '9 and 9' pro-am format grows in 2019

HONOLULU – Last season the PGA Tour introduced a new pro-am format that allowed professionals the option to share their pro-am commitment with another player. It is called the “9 & 9” option. Under the “9 & 9″ format, which was used at seven events in 2017-18, players could choose to play nine holes of the […]