Category: Golf

The “Ten Best-Mannered People” list published by the National League of Junior Cotillions (NLJC) came out this week, and it turns out Justin Thomas and Lexi Thompson have more in common than just the similarity of their last names. While Drew Brees topped the list in 2018, Thomas was right behind him at No. 2 and Thompson […]

Rory McIlroy made a Moving Day charge Saturday at Kapalua, but Gary Woodland still held onto his lead at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Here’s where things stand entering the final round on Maui: Leaderboard: Gary Woodland (-17), Rory McIlroy (-14), Marc Leishman (-13), Xander Schauffele (-12), Bryson DeChambeau (-12), Justin Thomas (-10), Kevin Tway (-10) […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Bryson DeChambeau’s decision to putt with the flagstick in the hole this week has drawn plenty of attention, particularly with the 25-year-old leading the field at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in strokes gained: putting through two rounds. In November, DeChambeau explained that his decision to putt with the flag in depended on […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Saturday’s third round at the Sentry Tournament of Champions was a collection of firsts for Gary Woodland. The round marked the first time Woodland was paired with Bryson DeChambeau. It was also Woodland’s first round with a player who opted to keep the flagstick in the hole when putting. The rule that allows […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Not that he needed it, but Gary Woodland will have some extra motivation when he tees off on Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a three-stroke lead. Woodland’s grandmother died last night at her home in Kansas. “I got that phone call late last night. That’s been tough,” Woodland said. […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii – In September, the PGA Tour unveiled the new strokes-based scoring format for this year’s Tour Championship, but one unanswered question was how world ranking points would be allocated at what is, essentially, a handicapped event. Under the new winner-take-all format, the FedExCup points leader will begin the Tour Championship at 10 under […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Rory McIlroy said he had the perfect warmup for the Sentry Tournament of Champions back home in Jupiter, Fla., last month. “It’s been very windy in Jupiter the last few weeks and I’ve been practicing a lot in the wind,” said McIlroy, who has had no problem with wind that’s gusted, at times, up […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Webb Simpson was searching for his ball in the weeds short of the fifth green Saturday at Kapalua when he stepped on a clump of grass and out popped the ball. Five days ago, he would have had to add one shot to his score. Under the new Rules of Golf, he put […]

Michelle Wie is taking the next step in her latest comeback, this time  from right-wrist surgery, and has been given the green light to start a bit of short game work. Wie posted this video to her Instagram page with the caption, “I still remember how to hit a chip shot!” Wie had wrist surgery in October […]

Ah, golf. The sport can giveth and the sport can taketh away. Xander Schauffele found out both Sunday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. After bogeying his opening hole of the final round at Kapalua’s Plantation Course, Schauffele birdied four holes in a five-hole stretch on the front nine before holing a chip from 18 […]