Tag: Golf

As Tiger Woods gets set to make his 2019 debut this week at the Farmers Insurance Open, he’ll do so alongside two of the game’s brightest young stars. The PGA Tour released featured groups for this week’s stop at Torrey Pines, and included in that collection is the trio of Woods, Xander Schauffele and Tony […]

A wire-to-wire victory for Shane Lowry on the European Tour means the Irishman is in great position to return to the Masters this spring. Lowry started the week ranked No. 75 in the world, but after capturing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship he moved up to No. 41 in the latest Official World Golf Ranking. […]

Let’s look back in history at this week in golf from Jan. 21-27. Information courtesy of Golf Channel Research Unit. Jan. 22, 1950: Polly Riley, an amateur, wins the Tampa Open, the inaugural event of the newly founded LPGA. Jan. 22, 1995: Phil Mickelson wins the Tucson Open, becoming the first player to win the […]

The field is nearly set for the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship. The tournament announced Tuesday the first 66 players who have accepted invitations into the 72-player field for the April 3-6 event in Augusta, Ga. The initial commitments include three players who earned their exemptions by winning recognized events, 55 qualifiers from the final Women’s […]

Erik Compton leads after two days of the Web.com Tour’s Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, with second-round play suspended because of darkness. Compton wrapped up his final eight holes of Round 1 on Monday to close out a 3-under 69 and then shot 7-under 65 in Round 2. At 10 under par, he’s one shot clear […]

Ian Poulter tweeted Tuesday morning that swing coach Pete Cowen’s home in England was burglarized. Among the items stolen, Poulter said, were “lots” of foreign currency, two rings and two Audemars Piguet watches.   “Watch out for them,” Poulter tweeted. “Any info would be appreciated.” Cowen’s stable includes some of the European Tour’s most successful players, […]

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING Adam Long (+8%): Seemingly the third wheel Sunday with Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin, all the 31-year-old rookie did was chip in twice on the back nine, play a remarkable shot from a tough […]

After moving from the disabled list to the winner’s circle in 2018, Tiger Woods was named as the latest recipient of the Ben Hogan Award by the Golf Writers Association of America. The award is handed out annually to a player who “has overcome a physical handicap or serious injury to remain active in golf.” Woods […]

SAN DIEGO – Tiger Woods is kickstarting his 2019 campaign at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open with some new clubs. Woods showcased his new equipment Tuesday on Twitter, and it had a few different items than the ones with which he captured the Tour Championship late last year. Woods will be using the TaylorMade M5 […]

SAN DIEGO – The golf world has now had three weeks to get accustomed to the new Rules of Golf. But for Tiger Woods, who is making his 2019 debut this week at the Farmers Insurance Open, there remains a learning curve. “I’ve seen a couple guys do it so far early this year as […]