MELBOURNE, Australia – The World Cup of Golf is getting an early taste of Melbourne’s fickle weather. Organizers of the 28-team event at Metropolitan Golf Club have moved up tee times by an hour for Thursday’s first round of the 72-hole stroke-play tournament that features fourballs (better ball) and foursomes (alternate shot) over two rounds […]
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jack Nicklaus says if he were in a high-stakes match in Las Vegas in his prime, the most compelling opponent would be Arnold Palmer. Never mind that he considers his toughest rival to be Tom Watson. Or that he finished runner-up to Lee Trevino in majors four times in seven years. […]
Cameron Champ emerged as the breakout star of the PGA Tour’s fall season, with his win at the Sanderson Farms Championship and the ease in which he crushes balls farther than everyone else. Golf Channel Academy lead coach Tom Rezendes breaks down Champ’s driver swing, frame by frame. Click here to check it out.
Amid all of the cheesy jabs in the run-up to The Match on Friday, Phil Mickelson wants to make one thing perfectly clear about Tiger Woods. “[Tiger is the] greatest of all time,” Mickelson told reporters Tuesday at the pre-tournament news conference. “That’s an easy one for me. I’ve seen him do things with a golf […]
A legal battle that had been ongoing since May 2013 has been resolved, according to a statement released by the PGA Tour on Tuesday. Vijay Singh’s lawsuit against the Tour stemmed from his anti-doping suspension when he admitted in a Sports Illustrated article he’d taken deer-antler spray that contained IGF-1, a growth hormone like HGH […]
With the PGA Tour officially on hiatus until the new year, attention in the world of golf shifts south this week for the World Cup of Golf in Australia. Here’s a look at some of the marquee opening-round tee times for the team event, where the American contingent will play alongside the host nation at […]
A breakout fall for Cameron Champ will include one more tournament before the calendar flips to 2019. The long-hitting Champ has been added to the 24-person field for the QBE Shootout, replacing Kevin Chappell who withdrew because of injury. Champ will take Chappell’s spot as teammate for Kevin Kisner in the 54-hole team event. Champ […]
MELBOURNE, Australia – World Cup or Ryder Cup: Put Ian Poulter into a team event and he never seems to disappoint. Poulter’s approach to less than a foot helped set up one of England’s six birdies on the back nine Thursday to give him and Tyrrell Hatton a share of the lead with South Korea and Australia […]
PALM BEACH, Florida – President Donald Trump is spending the first day of his Thanksgiving break taking advantage of the good golfing weather. White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham says the president was playing ”a quick round” on Wednesday with golf legend Jack Nicklaus, Nicklaus’ professional golfer son Gary, and his grandson G.T. Trump has also been […]
It was entertaining, even if contrived. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods baiting each other with what would normally be obscene amounts of money – with Lefty throwing down $100,000 that he birdies the first hole. “Double it,” Tiger said with a smile. For all the entertainment value The Match: Tiger vs. Phil may or may […]