The last time I talked to Bruce Lietzke was almost 14 months ago. He was in good spirits considering his diagnosis. Glioblastoma is a death sentence that very few beat. Lietzke called it “a bolt of lightning” when we spoke last June, a cancer that shows up for no reason. On Saturday morning it took […]
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Dustin Johnson wasted little time before grabbing the lead Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open. The No. 1 player in the world birdied five of his first six holes and filled out the rest of his 5-under-30 front nine with four pars. He opened his third round with a tee ball into the right rough, […]
Bruce Lietzke, who preferred fishing or tending to his collection of muscle cars to working on his golf swing, died Saturday of brain cancer. He was 67. Lietzke, a Texas native who played golf at the University of Houston, parlayed a consistent fade into 13 wins on the PGA Tour and seven more on the […]
Five-time Open champion and three-time Senior Open champion Tom Watson once again dialed back the clock Saturday at St. Andrews, but only for 13 holes. The 68-year-old got off to a magical start in Round 3, making the turn in 3-under 33 thanks to this improbable eagle at five … … and this follow-up birdie […]
Dustin Johnson made a big move on Saturday to grab a share of the lead at the Canadian Open. Here’s the lowdown from the third round at Glen Abbey. Leaderboard: Dustin Johnson (-17), Whee Kim (-17), Ben An (-17), Kevin Tway (-17), Hudson Swafford (-13), Rory Sabbatini (-13) What it means: Coming off a disappointing […]
The golf world is back to normalcy. A week after missing the cut in The Open – his only missed cut of the season – Dustin Johnson returned to a more familiar place on Sunday: the winner’s circle. Here’s how things unfolded in the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey: Leaderboard: Dustin Johnson (-23), Whee […]
Before the start of the third round of the Ladies Scottish Open, the pros had some fun and tried to hit a drive like Happy Gilmore. When it was Paula Creamer’s turn, the Pink Panther, uh, had some issues. Thank you @ladies_scottish for an awesome week in Scotland I now know I will never do […]
Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here’s what’s weighing on our writers’ minds. On the race for PGA Tour Player of the Year … There’s less than two months left in the PGA Tour season, and the Player of the Year race is far from settled. Justin Thomas and […]
Only two weeks remain before the close of automatic qualifying to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team, with two notable names just outside the cut-off. Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson occupy the ninth and 10th spots, respectively, on the U.S. points list. The top eight players on the list at the end of the PGA […]
Ben An wasn’t able to chase down world No. 1 Dustin Johnson on Sunday, but his T-2 finish at the RBC Canadian Open came with more than just a big check. An jumped from 61st to 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking, thereby adding his name to the field at this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Championship […]