PINEHURST, N.C. – A marathon of golf will require a big finishing kick. With weather delays and another round suspended due to darkness, it has been a long week for the 100 players vying to win tour status at the LPGA’s inaugural Q-Series. And now it appears it will finish with a long day. Sarah […]
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Stanford (Women), Duke (Men) Claim No. 1 Seeds for Team Match Play Semifinals (Tuesday, 3-6 P.M. ET on Golf Channel) Women’s Semifinals: (1) Stanford vs. (4) Alabama; (2) USC vs. (3) Arizona Men’s Semifinals: (1) Duke vs. (4) Auburn; (2) Oklahoma State vs. (3) Alabama Albane Valenzuela (Stanford, junior) and Viktor Hovland (Oklahoma State, junior) […]
A moment of silence, please, for Lou King, who died Saturday in Iowa City at age 93. If you’re wearing a hat, do NOT take it off, especially if it bears some company’s name or logo. Lou used to get mad when professional golfers would take off their hats – at least the professional golfers […]
Farrell’s New Role Follows Past Decade Spent as CMO of USA Swimming Matt Farrell, CMO of USA Swimming, has joined Golf Channel as General Manager of Alternative Golf and Executive Director for the World Long Drive Association. Farrell is a 20-year veteran of sports and entertainment marketing spanning roles with USA Swimming, the U.S. Olympic […]
While many players at this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open are just getting their new season off the ground, Peter Uihlein is already in mid-season form. Just five weeks into the new wraparound schedule, Uihlein is already making his fourth start this week in Las Vegas. While he racked up plenty of frequent flier […]
ANTALYA, Turkey – The subtext at this week’s Turkish Airlines Open moved one round closer to reality on Friday with Justin Rose posting his second-consecutive 65 for a two-stroke lead. Rose, who won the event last year and is 71 under par in 15 competitive rounds in Turkey, can move back to No. 1 in […]
ANTALYA, Turkey – After two rounds at the Turkish Airlines Open, the field took on a distinct redemption feel with Danny Willett and Tom Lewis just two strokes off the pace set by Justin Rose. Willett has been slowed in recent years by shoulder and knee injuries and dropped outside the top 400 in the […]
LAS VEGAS – Friday’s match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson provided golf an initial glimpse into what professional golf could look like following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in May to strike down a federal ban on sports betting. Throughout the event, fans were updated on up-to-minute changes to betting lines, as MGM’s gambling […]
PINEHURST, N.C. – Doris Chen has had a tough time since winning the NCAA individual women’s championship four years ago and the U.S. Girls’ Junior eight years ago. It got tougher at the LPGA’s Q-Series with Chen’s disqualification after rules officials investigated a complaint during Friday’s round that she played a ball after her mother […]
There aren’t many better places out there to pull an ace than Las Vegas. And that’s exactly what Joaquín Niemann did on Moving Day at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, dunking home a hole-in-one at the 176-yard, par-3 17th hole. What’s the closest you’ve ever come to an ace?**Joaquin Niemann dunked one on the 17th […]