Tag: Golf

SAN DIEGO – Shaking up the schedule has paid off so far for Rory McIlroy. Weeks after the Ulsterman tied for fourth in his Kapalua debut, he once again found his footing quickly in his first visit to the Farmers Insurance Open. Matching rounds of 3-under 69 over the weekend on the South Course helped […]

Top-ranked Justin Rose strengthened his lead in the Official World Ranking following his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open. Rose became the first world No. 1 to win a Tour event at Torrey Pines since Tiger Woods in 2008. Even though he padded his advantage over No. 2 Brooks Koepka, there could be a scenario […]

Haotong Li was penalized two strokes for having his caddie assist in lining up his putt on the final hole of the Dubai Desert Classic. The penalty dropped him from T-3 to T-12 and cost him around $100,000 in prize money. Fellow players jumped to Li’s defense on social media, criticizing the ruling.

In the wake of a controversial ruling that cost Haotong Li about $100,000 in earnings, the R&A released a statement Monday to confirm that the Rules of Golf were correctly applied at the Dubai Desert Classic. On Sunday, as Li sized up a short birdie putt on the 72nd hole, his caddie appeared to help […]

It’s officially Super Bowl week, which means that bettors of every shape and size have dozens of prop bets to pore over as the Los Angeles Rams get set to take on the New England Patriots. Included among them are a few that touch upon the performances of some of golf’s biggest names. Oddsmakers at […]

Click:cnc turning He’s the No. 1 player in the world and the most recent PGA Tour winner, so it’s no surprise that Justin Rose is now the betting favorite to win the Masters. Rose held on for a two-shot win at the Farmers Insurance Open, increasing his lead in the world rankings over Brooks Koepka. […]

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING Justin Rose (+9%): New clubs, same Rosie, which is to say a well-rounded stud who is playing the best golf of his career, at age 38. That he was able to withstand a scratchy […]

The field for the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur is complete. A week after 66 players were announced as having accepted invitations into the April 3-6 event in Augusta, Ga., the tournament completed its 72-player field on Monday by adding six more participants. They final selections were Taiwan’s Yu-Sang Hou (ranked 54th in the Women’s World Amateur […]

Distance remains on the rise in professional golf, and the numbers back it up. The USGA and R&A issued findings Tuesday from a joint study on distance, the fourth such annual report issued by the game’s governing bodies. According to the report, driving distance increased by an average of 1.7 yards in 2018, an incremental […]

In the face of mounting scrutiny over tour pros choosing to play the inaugural Saudi International this week, Eddie Pepperell stepped up Tuesday with a detailed explanation of why he’s playing. Four of the top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking are among those scheduled to play in the same week that a United […]