Author: EMPEZARUNBLIG

MEXICO CITY – Paul Casey roared out to a dream start on Saturday at the WGC-Mexico Championship, 3 under through three holes after an eagle at the par-5 11th followed by a birdie at the drivable par-4 12th hole. That’s when things became interesting. Casey explained that on his first three holes of Round 2 at Club […]

A hole after Dustin Johnson received free relief from a cart path Sunday at Chapultepec Golf Club, Rory McIlroy pleaded for a similar decision. “But Dustin got a drop on the last hole,” McIlroy told the rules official as his ball sat against a tree trunk on the par-5 sixth hole. He didn’t get it. […]

Despite struggling through the early part of the season, PGA Tour rookie Martin Trainer rallied to win for the first time on Tour at the Puerto Rico Open. Trainer started the final round alone in third place, two shots behind Aaron Baddeley, but closed with four birdies in his final 10 holes for a closing […]

He started the final round with a big lead and barely broke a sweat. Here’s how things ended up at the WGC-Mexico Championship, where Dustin Johnson left Chapultepec with the trophy for the second time in the last three years: Leaderboard: Dustin Johnson (-21), Rory McIlroy (-16), Paul Casey (-11), Ian Poulter (-11), Kiradech Aphibarnrat […]

MEXICO CITY – Moments after narrowly missing a 14-footer for birdie that would have set a new course record at the WGC-Mexico Championship, Justin Thomas was asked if he knew who had originally set that record. “Yeah, me,” he said with no small amount of frustration. Although he came up short of that record – which […]

MEXICO CITY – Tiger Woods finished up the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship with a 2-under 69 to finish tied for 10th at 8 under par. He made curious choices off the tee and putted horribly. · We’ll start with his strategy this week at Chapultepec. Through the first two days, Woods hit iron after iron after […]

Prize money and FedExCup points breakdowns for winner Dustin Johnson and the rest of the field at the WGC-Mexico Championship: Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Dustin Johnson 550 1,745,000 2 Rory McIlroy 315 1,095,000 3 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 152 472,000 3 Paul Casey 152 472,000 3 Ian Poulter 152 472,000 6 Patrick Cantlay 96 261,667 […]

Dustin Johnson won the WGC-Mexico Championship on Sunday in Mexico City. Surprisingly, though, Johnson didn’t crack the top 10 in longest drives in the high altitude at Chapultepec Golf Club. Instead, it was Justin Thomas’ 457-yard drive on the par-4 10th hole Saturday that led the way for the week. Here is a look at […]

MEXICO CITY – Dustin Johnson’s commanding performance at the WGC-Mexico Championship was nearly derailed early on Sunday when his drive at the par-4 fifth hole raced down a hill and came to rest behind a tree. Unable to advance the ball toward the green, Johnson called in a rules official, who agreed that in order […]

MEXICO CITY – There’s not much that can produce a genuinely excited response from Dustin Johnson. But on Sunday at the WGC-Mexico Championship, Johnson was reminded that his 20th PGA Tour victory is a requirement for lifetime membership. “I definitely wanted to get to that 20 number,” said a smiling Johnson, who won by five strokes following a final-round […]