Tag: Golf

Sweden’s Per Langfors is the top seed among the 24 match-play qualifiers at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth after carding an 8-under 64 Saturday at Lake Karrinyup Country Club. Langfors, the 24-year-old rookie who a day earlier had made the first cut of his European Tour career, climbed 36 spots on the leaderboard Saturday […]

Mark Hubbard made eight birdies and went bogey-free Saturday around Lakewood National, shooting 8-under 64 to reach 20 under for the week. He will take a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Web.com Tour’s Lecom Suncoast Classic. Hubbard, a 29-year-old San Jose State product, spent three straight seasons on the PGA Tour before losing his […]

Grandstands in the way? No problem for Phil Mickelson. After hitting his approach shot right of right on Riviera’s 18th hole Saturday during his second round of the Genesis Open, Mickelson decided it best not to take relief near the third tee box – even with the grandstands sitting between he and the green.  Of course, […]

LOS ANGELES – A two-day race to beat darkness is officially underway at the Genesis Open. Still looking to make up ground after enduring a seven-hour weather delay during the opening round, officials began third-round tee times at 6 p.m. ET Saturday at Riviera Country Club just minutes after the final groups completed Round 2. […]

LOS ANGELES – Following back-to-back weeks of delays and deluges it’s safe to say Jordan Spieth is weather weary. Spieth endured last week’s rain-delayed AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which finished on Monday, and it hasn’t been any easier this week. He was in the early wave on Thursday when play had to be restarted because […]

LOS ANGELES – Take a look at the recent winner’s list at the Genesis Open and you’ll quickly realize that Riviera Country Club often masquerades as a bomber’s paradise. Dustin Johnson cruised to a win here two years ago, and Bubba Watson has captured three titles since 2014. It should come as no surprise, then, […]

Looking to make up some ground after weather plagued the first two days of the Genesis Open, officials decided to get the third round started late on Saturday, hoping to get in as many holes as possible before darkness fell over Riviera Country Club. Tiger Woods made the most of his abbreviated opportunity. After getting […]

Wade Ormsby will face Scott Vincent in Sunday’s opening round of matches at the World Super 6 Perth. He also will likely have to do so with a replacement putter. Ormsby frantically took to social media Saturday night after discovering that his Scotty Cameron putter had been stolen following Saturday’s third round of stroke play. […]

LOS ANGELES – Even though it feels like the Genesis Open is nearing a conclusion, Adam Scott is preaching patience. The Aussie completed only two holes of his third round Saturday, hitting his tee shot on the par-4 third before darkness halted play at Riviera Country Club. It sets up a marathon final day, one […]

LOS ANGELES – It was perhaps the most electric seven-plus holes Tiger Woods has ever played at Riviera Country Club. Here are some thoughts and observations after watching the man play into darkness after starting the third round of the Genesis Open in style: Where exactly did that come from? After struggling on this course […]