Category: Golf

Tony Finau made five birdies over his first 10 holes to take a three-shot lead in Round 2 of the WGC-HSBC Champions, and then got what one on-air announcer described as “one of the unluckiest breaks I’ve seen in a long, long time.” Finau’s approach shot to the par-4 11th hit the top of a […]

Ah, yes, it was a lovely introduction for Brooks Koepka in Round 2 of the WGC-HSBC Champions. But then the U.S. Open winner/PGA champion/world No. 1 hit a terrible tee shot at the par-4 first and had to play this recovery shot. Koepka managed to escape the opening hole with a bogey, and he responded […]

After opening the WGC-HSBC Champions in even-par 72, eight off the lead, Rory McIlroy needed an early spark in Round 2. Didn’t happen. McIlroy had to make an 10-footer to save bogey at the first hole and then immediately made triple bogey after a series of poor shots. McIlroy was 183 yards from the hole […]

After taking the first round lead Thursday in Shanghai, Patrick Reed managed to avoid any discussion about his controversial comments following the U.S. Ryder Cup team’s loss in Paris. A second-round 72 on Friday left him three shots behind leader Tony Finau, and it also brought him back into the media center, where he opened and […]

Three off the lead and looking to secure solo second place entering the third round of the WGC-HSBC Champions, Patrick Reed hit his tee shot into the water at the par-5 18th hole on Friday. Undaunted, he then hit this recovery shot. ”I figured I just hit the shot I needed – a big, huge slice,” […]

Jordan Spieth is adding another new event to his schedule. Tournament officials for the Mayakoba Golf Classic announced Friday that Spieth has joined the field for next month’s event in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. That gives Spieth back-to-back starts, after he’d previously committed to next week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Last season, Spieth didn’t […]

Lydia Ko is riding some good mojo into weekend contention as she bids to win her second LPGA title this year. There’s something about the Swinging Skirts organization that brings out the best in Ko. “I don’t think I’ve seen anyone who loves golf as much as they do,” Ko said. She won her first […]

Take a look at the top images of the day from around the world of golf, including the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai and the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship. Click here to view the day’s gallery.

Thursday’s announcement that the match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will air on pay-per-view for a suggested retail price of $19.99 also made reference to the fact that Mickelson and Woods intend to play for even more than $9 million. “During the live event competition, both Woods and Mickelson will selectively make side challenges against one […]

Tony Finau entered the par-3 17th hole trailing Justin Rose by two strokes. He walked off the par-5 18th leading by three. Following a birdie at the par-4 16th, Finau nearly aced the toughest hole on the course and made a tap-in, birdie-2. Rose, meanwhile, carded a double-bogey 5 – the eighth double bogey of the […]