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Howell goes 64-64, leads by three at RSM Classic

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. –  Charles Howell III is playing some of his best golf when he least expected it. Coming from a missed cut in Mexico to a tournament where he missed the cut last year, Howell kept bogeys off his card for the second straight day and was just as good Friday on the […]

Woods: 'I’ve been in Phil’s head for 20-some-odd years'

Whether you’re excited for “The Match” or you’re Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are squaring off in Las Vegas next week. And like with any good pay-per-view event, the competitors are making the media rounds, trying to drum up some business as the date inches closer. The good-natured trash talk between the two legends […]

'Confident' Lexi leads American charge at LPGA season finale

NAPLES, Fla. – Lexi Thompson’s name is back atop a leaderboard. Cristie Kerr wasn’t surprised to see it on the giant, wooden scoreboard along the 18th fairway as she finished her round late Friday afternoon at the CME Group Tour Championship. “Lexi has been through a lot the last couple years, but she is mentally […]

Howell, 40, embraces playing with lead: 'Still relatively new for me'

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – This week’s RSM Classic is Charles Howell III’s 529th PGA Tour start. He’s made 410 cuts, won twice and earned over $1 million every year for 18 consecutive seasons. Despite all that, he’s looking to embrace something new this weekend at Sea Island Resort. “I’ve almost done everything in my […]

Insurance salesman Gore has another shot at a PGA Tour title

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Would you buy insurance from this man? If things continue to go Jason Gore’s way at the RSM Classic you might not have the option to work with the PGA-Tour-winner-turned-insurance-salesman. “I’m just an insurance salesman now, so I was just kind of rolling with it. It’s honestly the truth. Didn’t […]

Wallace fined for slow play in opening round of DP World Tour

Matt Wallace entered the DP World Tour Championship having won three times and earned nearly 1.5 million pounds. That being said, it still stings a little when you’re fined for slow play, as Wallace was in the opening round of the season finale. After making birdie at the seventh and eighth holes, Wallace made a […]

A. Jutanguarn cleans up at LPGA Rolex Awards

NAPLES, Fla. – Ariya Jutanugarn added to her trophy collection during Thursday’s LPGA Rolex Awards dinner at the Ritz Carlton at Tiburon Golf Club. She picked up her second Rolex Player of the Year Award and the Rolex Annika Major Award for the best overall performance in the year’s five majors. She has also clinched […]

After slow-play fine, Wallace leads Dubai; Molinari struggles

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Matt Wallace took his shots on time and took the lead at the World Tour Championship. The 28-year-old Englishman, who was fined 3,000 pounds ($3,800) for slow play in the first round, shot a 7-under 65 Friday for a one-stroke lead over Danny Willett (67), Jordan Smith (68) and Adrian Otaegui (68). Wallace was at […]

An, with an ace, co-leads, Kuchar one back at Australian Open

SYDNEY – Byeong Hun An was having a mediocre round at the Australian Open on Friday, at least until the 15th hole. The South Korean’s 7-iron on the par-3, 197-yard hole hit the green, bounced twice and rolled into the hole, taking him from a stroke behind the leaders to one in front. He finished […]