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Kupcho nearing LPGA card while battling food poisoning

PINEHURST, N.C. – Wake Forest’s Jennifer Kupcho is putting together a remarkable effort at LPGA Q-Series considering she can barely eat. The reigning NCAA champion is making a run at winning despite battling the lingering effects of food poisoning. She shot a 3-under-par 69 Thursday to move into a tie for third, just two shots off […]

Tour limited number of 'challenges' for Tiger and Phil

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 […]

NCAA champ DQ'd from LPGA Q-Series for playing ball after mother moves it

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 […]

Watch: Niemann dunks home hole-in-one at Shriners

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 […]

Ryder Cup opening ceremony could be held in Colosseum

ANTALYA, Turkey – Recent reports have suggested that the ongoing economic and political instability in Italy could jeopardize the 2022 Ryder Cup which is scheduled to be played outside of Rome. On Saturday at the Turkish Airlines Open, European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley dismissed those concerns.  “I’ve said all along the Ryder Cup in […]

If anyone can hold off Rose, Li has confidence to do it

ANTALYA, Turkey – China’s Haotong Li will begin the final round of the Turkish Airlines Open leading the likes of defending champion Justin Rose and 2016 champion Thorbjorn Olesen by three strokes. A player like Rose, who can take over No. 1 in the World Golf Ranking with a victory on Sunday, can make any […]

Unclear if Euro Tour's new Saudi Arabia event will be embroiled in political tension

ANTALYA, Turkey – On Monday the European Tour announced next season’s schedule which included a new event that will be played in Saudi Arabia in January. The news comes amid growing tensions between the Turkish government and the leadership in Saudi Arabia following last month’s death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Turkish investigators say the Saudi […]

Randall's Rant: Tiger-mania resumes at Hero after The Match fails to deliver

After Black Friday’s refunds were issued for The Match, Thanksgiving leftovers tasted much better. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson didn’t deliver the gravy we expected to top a year in which we watched both win PGA Tour events. Charles Barkley spoon fed us the unappetizing truth. “This has been some awful golf,” Barkley said during […]

Woods could reach as high as No. 6 with Hero win

What a difference a year makes. When Tiger Woods docked in the Bahamas for last year’s Hero World Challenge, he did so ranked No. 1199 in the world on the cusp of his first competitive rounds in nearly a year. Even against an 18-man field, there were more questions than answers. Fast forward to this […]

Mickelson's streak hits 25 years inside OWGR top 50

Phil Mickelson didn’t receive any OWGR points for his match-play win over Tiger Woods this weekend, but he still reached an impressive milestone when the latest rankings were published. By remaining at world No. 27 for another week, Mickelson has now gone 25 straight years without ever dropping outside the top 50 in the rankings. […]