Tag: Golf

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – If one were handing out awards this week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the 16th hole would likely win Most Popular. Rule 10.2b(4)? Not so much. “It’s just an odd rule,” said Denny McCarthy, who was penalized two shots Friday for violating said rule, which confusingly prohibits caddies from lining up […]

Rickie Fowler looked as though he was in danger of surrendering multiple shots to the field early in Sunday’s final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Up four shots on the third hole, an easily reachable par-5, Fowler flared his second shot short and right of the green into a penalty area. He proceeded to […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will take on Todd Gurley and the Los Angeles Rams Sunday evening in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. When it comes to who is favored to win among PGA Tour pros, there is no clear favorite. An informal survey of players competing this week at […]

A storm ripping through the Monterey Peninsula early Saturday morning destroyed a large upscale hospitality structure, damaged some sky suites and tore apart the giant video screen along the 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am just a few days away. The storm also knocked down a tree near the […]

It was already a bizarre week for the Rules of Golf, and then along came the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Here’s how things ended up out at TPC Scottsdale, where Rickie Fowler hung on for an elusive victory despite an unusual penalty that helped erase a five-shot lead: Leaderboard: Rickie Fowler (-17), […]

The Rules of Golf once again became a talking point at TPC Scottsdale when Rickie Fowler made one of the oddest triple bogey-7s you’re likely to see in the game. Up five shots through 10 holes at 19 under par on Sunday, Fowler saw his lead cut to just one when he hit a poor shot […]

Prize money payouts and FedExCup points breakdowns for winner Rickie Fowler and the rest of the players who made the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open: Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Rickie Fowler 500 1,278,000 2 Branden Grace 300 766,800 3 Justin Thomas 190 482,800 4 Chez Reavie 115 293,467 4 Bubba Watson […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Branden Grace had never experienced a moment quite like the one that happened Sunday afternoon on TPC Scottsdale’s par-3 16th hole. Grace tapped in his par putt to keep a share of the lead with fan favorite Rickie Fowler, who was 4 over through 15 holes thanks in large part to a […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Some players called it one of the most bizarre days of their careers. A cold, rainy Sunday in the Arizona desert dampened the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which was highlighted by more dropped shots in one round than were were downed all week at TPC Scottsdale’s famed par-3 […]

Brooke Henderson is withdrawing from the ISPS Handa Vic Open due to illness. The Vic Open features a unique format, with men and women competing on the same courses for the same prize money ($1.1 million for each gender) in Victoria, Australia. The European Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, the LPGA and Australian Ladies Professional […]