Category: Golf

Rickie Fowler finished second in his Mayakoba Golf Classic debut. This time around, he’s looking to go one better. Fowler headlined the field last year in Mexico, then came within a shot of catching Patton Kizzire as the two traded birdies down the stretch. Instead he settled for a second-place showing, one that led him […]

Sergio Garcia’s supposedly lost year continues to get more memorable. Two weeks after a stirring victory at Valderrama, Garcia opened with a bogey-free, 8-under 64 Thursday to take the early lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the penultimate event on the European Tour schedule. Garcia’s 2018 had been largely forgettable, after missing the cut in […]

No longer needing a special exemption into his own tournament, Tiger Woods is among 14 of the top-20 players in the world who will tee it up at next month’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Woods is currently No. 13 in the Official World Golf Ranking – a far cry from the past two […]

After Patton Kizzire hit his approach shot to the par-4 sixth in the first round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, no one was sure if it was good or not. No one but Kizzire. Kizzire exclaimed, repeatedly, “Oh, boy” after making contact. A TV announcer exclaimed, “That’s not a good, ‘Oh, boy.’” Oh, but it […]

When Zach Johnson’s caddie had to call for a sub, a familiar face stepped in to take his place at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. According to a Golf.com report, Johnson’s longtime looper, Damon Green, was struggling in the Mexican heat Thursday and left the group with four holes to go. Johnson was playing the first […]

After making his return to competition this summer, Brandel Chamblee is hoping to add even more to his busy schedule next year. The Golf Channel analyst moved back inside the ropes at The Senior Open, where he led his 18-hole qualifier to earn a spot at the Old Course at St. Andrews. While he missed […]

This Sunday, November 11, will mark the 100-year anniversary of Armistice Day, the end of World War I. Observed as Veterans Day in the United States, fighting between the Allied and Central Powers ceased at 11 a.m. in Paris on November 11, on “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” In honor of the […]

Tiger Woods has reportedly turned down a seven-figure appearance fee to participate in the European Tour’s foray into Saudi Arabia in January. According to a report from the U.K.’s Telegraph, Woods was offered “at least” 2.5 million pounds, which would equate to more than $3.25 million and “apparently dwarfs” any previous offer Woods has received […]

A crowded leaderboard was produced during the first round of the PGA Tour’s stop in Mexico. Here’s how things look at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, where Matt Kuchar is among a trio of co-leaders: Leaderboard: Matt Kuchar (-7), Kramer Hickok (-7), Dominic Bozzelli (-7), Bud Cauley (-6), Abraham Ancer (-6), Gary Woodland (-6), Emiliano Grillo […]

Muni He isn’t teeing it up at the Blue Bay LPGA in China this week, but she’ll be looking to play her way to her homeland next year. He, who goes by the first name “Lily,” is the newest Chinese player to break through and earn LPGA membership, coming through Q-Series last week. But she […]