Tag: Golf

In just his sixth career PGA Tour start, Adam Long held off Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin to win the Desert Classic with a birdie on his 72nd hole. Here’s how the 31-year-old Duke product got the job done Sunday in La Quinta, Calif.: Leaderboard: Adam Long (-26), Phil Mickelson (-25), Adam Hadwin (-25), Talor Gooch (-24), […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea left the mistakes to everyone else down the stretch in the LPGA tour season opener. Ji managed a strong wind and temperatures in the 50s on Sunday by making three birdies on the back nine to pull away and close with a 1-under 70, giving her a two-shot […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Major League Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz proved to be a formidable closer after a long career as a starting pitcher with the Atlanta Braves. He said closing out the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Sunday for his first celebrity title was nothing like closing in baseball. “I don’t want that adrenaline […]

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Two years ago, Alvaro Ortiz received an invitation to travel to Augusta National to take in a Masters practice round. Most people dream of getting to see Augusta National even once in their lives. But Ortiz declined. “The first time I wanted to step into Augusta, I wanted (it) to be because […]

Phil Mickelson’s putter went cold at the worst possible time. After posting the second-lowest 54-hole score of his PGA Tour career, Mickelson struggled on the greens during a 3-under 69 Sunday at the Desert Classic. It began early, with a three-putt and 4-foot miss on the opening hole, setting the tone for a day in […]

Phil Mickelson, Adam Long and Adam Hadwin were tied at 25 under par through 71 holes of the Desert Classic. Playing in the final threesome, Mickelson and Long both had birdie putts to reach 26 under. Hadwin was unable to hole a bunker shot and needed to hope for a pair of misses to reach […]

Adam Long notched his first PGA Tour victory in just his sixth career start Sunday at the Desert Classic, collecting more than $1.06 million in the process. Here’s a breakdown of how the FedExCup points and prize money were divided up: Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Adam Long 500 1,062,000 2 Adam Hadwin 245 […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Lydia Ko took a share of the lead to the back nine Sunday at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, but a couple of untimely hooks into heavy wind derailed her. Ko faded with two double bogeys and two bogeys over her final six holes. She closed with a 6-over 77 to finish […]

Rickie Fowler will make his 2019 debut this week with a significant equipment change. TaylorMade announced Monday that Fowler has signed a multi-year contract to play the company’s new golf ball, the TP5x. Fowler reached out to TaylorMade in the fall of 2018 and expressed an interest in playing the ball, which has already been […]

Wade Binfield’s 4-under 68 holds the clubhouse lead, but first-round play was suspended after a windy Sunday at the Web.com Tour’s Bahamas Great Abaco Classic. Binfield, a 31-year-old former substitute teacher who is playing this week on a sponsor exemption, made five birdies and just one bogey despite heavy winds that at one point caused […]