DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Francesco Molinari missed two par putts from less than 2 feet in his opening round of the World Tour Championship on Thursday to give Tommy Fleetwood a sliver of a chance of keeping the European Tour season title. Molinari was cruising at one stage, having reached 6 under par after 14 holes, but […]
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Ryder Cup partners Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood are the only players who can walk away with the season-long Race to Dubai title on Sunday. Five players were in the hunt heading into last week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge, but Haotong Li, Lucas Bjerregaard and Rory McIlroy could not earn enough points to tighten the race. So […]
NAPLES, Fla. – Ariya Jutanugarn may need a wheelbarrow to haul away all the awards she is poised to claim at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship this week. She could sweep every important honor. The 22-year-old Thai could walk away looking as if she is dominating the tour. She isn’t, though. Nobody’s dominating the […]
Geoff Ogilvy takes pride in his Australian Open title, but he also views the current state of the tournament as one in dire need of improvement. Ogilvy lifted the Stonehaven Cup in 2010 at The Lakes in Sydney, where the tournament returns this week. While it remains the biggest event of the Australian golf summer, […]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The highlight of Austin Cook’s rookie year on the PGA Tour wasn’t his breakthrough victory at the RSM Classic or even an invitation to play the winners-only event in Maui. In fact, the best moment of his season had nothing at all to do with his play, but with a […]
While the PGA Tour’s offseason went by in a blink, the circuit is on the verge of a legitimate respite. Here’s a look at some of the marquee, early-round tee times at the RSM Classic, as Austin Cook gets set to defend his title in the final official Tour event of 2018 (all times ET): […]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – J.J. Henry struggled last season on the PGA Tour with just a single top-10 finish in 28 starts. He failed to qualify for the playoffs and secure his membership for the 2018-19 season. At 43 years old, the veteran’s options for the new season were limited until the Tour approved […]
The USGA and R&A jointly announced Tuesday that a world ranking for golfers with disability will launch beginning in 2019. The new rankings will begin Jan. 1, and will be administered in tandem with the World Amateur Golf Ranking for both men and women. The two governing bodies will take over the ranking following an […]
Rory McIlroy won’t be watching the upcoming Match – even after Phil Mickelson offered to cover the $19.99 pay-per-view fee. McIlroy told reporters Tuesday at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai that he initially contemplated buying the PPV of the $10 million showdown between Tiger Woods and Mickelson in Las Vegas. At one […]
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 […]