Category: Golf

NASSAU, Bahamas – Despite his popularity among fans and his ability to reach a younger audience, Rickie Fowler’s resume remains relatively thin for a player of his prominence, with just four official PGA Tour victories. His last victory of any kind came last year at the Hero World Challenge. On Wednesday, when he was asked […]

No player Thursday will have a stranger story to tell than John Senden. Playing in the first round of the Australian PGA Championship, Senden was 2 under par and teeing off on the par-5 ninth when his driver shaft snapped during his downswing. He completed his swing, somehow, but was unable to make contact, striking […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – The PGA Tour’s dramatic makeover of its schedule beginning in 2019 prompted a number of changes to the European Tour’s lineup, with the latter circuit shifting five of eight Rolex Series events after the Tour Championship. In theory, the moves should have made it easier for players who play both tours to […]

American International Group announced Thursday that it is the new title sponsor of the Women’s British Open. The AIG Women’s British Open will be staged Aug. 1-4 at Woburn Golf Club’s Marquess Course outside London next year. The global insurance group signed a five-year contract as title sponsor, succeeding Ricoh, which sponsored the event the […]

The dissolution of the Patrick Reed-Jordan Spieth partnership became one of the key subplots of this year’s Ryder Cup, and apparently the two major champs haven’t exactly patched things up since leaving Paris. Reed became a lightning rod in the wake of the American loss in September, telling the New York Times that he was […]

BEAU CHAMP, Mauritius – Victor Perez continued his fabulous start to life on the European Tour by sharing the first-round lead with an 8-under 64 at the Mauritius Open on Thursday. Perez and Chikkarangappa S. are the co-leaders on the second weekend of the tour’s 2019 season. Perez finished in a tie for third at […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – It was a lackluster start to the last event of the year for Tiger Woods at the Hero World Challenge. Here are some thoughts and observations from a largely underwhelming 1-over 73 that left him one shot out of last place in the 18-man field. • First the good. Tiger put on […]

A star-studded field has gathered this week in the Bahamas, and they’re all chasing a pair of Patricks. Here’s how things look after the opening round of the Hero World Challenge, where Patrick Reed and Patrick Cantlay share the top spot: Leaderboard: Patrick Reed (-7), Patrick Cantlay (-7), Henrik Stenson (-4), Dustin Johnson (-4), Bubba […]

The Hero World Challenge, with its 18-man field, repairs after each round. Here’s a look at second-round tee times at Albany. (All times ET) 11:15 a.m.: Tiger Woods (+1), Hideki Matsuyama (+2) 11:26 a.m.: Rickie Fowler (E), Xander Schauffele (+1) 11:37 a.m.: Tony Finau (E), Gary Woodland (E) 11:48 a.m.: Jon Rahm (-1), Jason Day […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – After a full year of relative health it’s no longer a staple of every post-round press conference to ask how Tiger Woods is feeling, but on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge he was spotted walking gingerly. Woods finished the day with a 1-over 73 and was tied for 16th in the […]