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Koepka's pursuers have no illusions about catching him

Your browser does not support iframes. Ahead by four, wielding his driver like Thor’s hammer, Brooks Koepka is 18 holes from his third victory in five months and his first ascent to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking. The tournament isn’t over. No one is handing him the trophy and updating the OWGR […]

Koepka ahead by four, with No. 1 ranking in his grasp

Your browser does not support iframes. Following a closing birdie and a third-round 67 at Nine Bridges, Brooks Koepka will take a four-shot lead over Ian Poulter and Scott Piercy into final round of the CJ Cup. Here’s how Koepka separated himself from the field in South Korea. Leaderboard: Koepka (-13), Piercy (-9), Poulter (-9), […]

Watch: Koepka flies ball 330 yards, drives green

It’s a good thing par doesn’t actually matter in tournament play, because if it did, the PGA Tour would have to consider 350-yard par-3s, and even those might not stop Brooks Koepka. Already ahead by two during Saturday’s third round at the CJ Cup in South Korea, Koepka drove the green at the par-4 14th, […]

Bend it like Garcia? Sergio scores in player-caddie soccer match

Sergio Garcia has always been able to work his golf ball from left to right, but he’s also – apparently – proficient at playing a draw with a soccer ball. This year’s Adalucia Valderrama Masters is suffering through some weather issues. But the highlight of the week – and, according to the Felipe Aguilar, “the […]

Watch: Is this the up-and-down of the year?

Play away from the pin? Just because there’s a tree in your way? Not Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano. Watch him channel some Arnie (or, more appropriately, some Seve) with this shot in the Valderrama Masters: Best up and down of the year?!@gfcgolf #ValderramaMasters pic.twitter.com/jrFQCLl5V3 — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 19, 2018

Cut Line: Johnny's exit, Tiger's fatigue

In this week’s edition we bid farewell to the most outspoken and insightful analyst of his generation and examine a curious new interpretation that will require players to start paying attention to the small print. Made Cut Here’s Johnny. After nearly three decades Johnny Miller will hang up his microphone following next year’s Waste Management […]

Koepka wins CJ Cup, ascends to world No. 1

Brooks Koepka eagled the 72nd hole Sunday to cap off a final-round 64, win the CJ Cup and supplant Dustin Johnson as the new No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Here’s how Koepka took over the golf world Sunday in South Korea. Leaderboard: Koepka (-21), Gary Woodland (-17), Ryan Palmer (-15), Rafa Cabrera […]

Azinger 'lobbied' to captain Ryder Cup team a second time

Your browser does not support iframes. In 2008, Paul Azinger became the first U.S. Ryder Cup captain in nearly a decade to lead a team to victory, doing so at Valhalla with his innovative “pod” system and a player-driven approach to leadership. In the wake of that victory there were many, including the vast majority […]

Don't expect Azinger to try to be another Miller

Acting-school teachers call it “using the space,” and there are few in golf who can so effortlessly fill a room like Paul Azinger. The subject is irrelevant. ‘Zinger can cover a lot of ground without a lot of prompting, from fishing to leadership management, but it’s not so much his insight and analysis as much […]

Paul Azinger Joins NBC Sports Group, Succeeding Johnny Miller as Lead Golf Analyst

Azinger Will Be Lead Golf Analyst on Golf Channel and NBC Tournament Coverage, Contribute to Golf Central’s Live From the Masters, Golf Channel’s Instructional Platforms and Future Golf Films Projects Paul Azinger will become NBC Sports’ lead golf analyst in 2019, following Johnny Miller’s retirement at the Waste Management Phoenix Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 3). The […]