Tag: Golf

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Ariya Jutanugarn, ranked No. 1 in Rolex Rankings, didn’t feel good about all the fairways and greens she missed Friday at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, but she had the luxury of having one of the NBA’s great sharpshooters alongside her for counsel. She played with Ray Allen on […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Lexi Thompson is making herself at home at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. Not only is her brother, Curtis, on the bag as caddie again this week, but her mother, Judy, is cooking for them at night at their rental on the property. Thompson’s boyfriend is on the trip, […]

Phil Mickelson’s West Coast swing will look decidedly different this year. For the first time in 29 years, Mickelson will miss the Farmers Insurance Open, his hometown event about 12 miles from his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. In a tweet announcing his upcoming schedule, he also said that he will skip the Genesis Open […]

LA ROMANA, Dominic Republic — One of the Dominican Republic’s own could become the second straight player to win the Latin America Amateur Championship in his home country. Juan Cayro Delgado backed up a first-round 69 with a second-round 68 Friday to take the outright lead by one shot over Mexico’s Alvaro Ortiz and Peru’s […]

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic —Brazil’s Herik Machado is the sixth of seven children. He lost his father at age 6, grew up impoverished, began caddying at age 9, mimicked the swings of players at the club using a broomstick, and was at age 10 invited to participate in a golf program for disadvantaged children. Now 21 years […]

After multiple weather delays and suspensions of play, the Singapore Open is back on schedule and Japan’s Yoshinori Fujimoto holds a one-shot advantage heading into the final day. Fujimoto shot 5-under 66 in the third round to reach 13 under par, and is in front of Matthew Fitzpatrick (66) and Jazz Janewattananond (65). Inclement weather on […]

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — It started with Matias Dominguez in 2015. Then, best friends Toto Gana and Joaquin Niemann took the titles in 2017 and 2018, respectively. And now, Chilean golf fans turn their eyes to 19-year-old Agustin Errazuriz. The Lynn University commit will enter Sunday one off of the lead at Casa de Campo, where he looks […]

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — It’s starting to feel like Luis Gagne was just biding his time. One of the pre-tournament favorites, the senior from LSU opened with rounds of 72-70, but finally made his move on Saturday with a bogey-free, 4-under 68 in the third round of the Latin America Amateur Championship. He’ll enter Sunday […]

A “rusty” Phil Mickelson continued to shine in the Coachella Valley and will take the 54-hole lead into Sunday’s final round of the Desert Classic. Here’s how Lefty remained out front Saturday in La Quinta, Calif.: Leaderboard: Phil Mickelson (-22), Adam Hadwin (-20), Adam Long (-19), Steve Marino (-18), Patrick Cantlay (-17), Michael Thompson (-17) What […]

Click:Prototype machining LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Stacy Lewis didn’t know what to expect in her return to the LPGA as a mom at this week’s Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, but she is off to a better start than she could’ve imagined. “I’m really happy,” Lewis said Saturday after equaling the 5-under 66 she shot […]