Tag: Golf

Tiger Woods got his third round off to a hot start Saturday afternoon at the Genesis Open. But after Woods had played his first seven holes in 5 under, darkness suspended play at Riviera Country Club, meaning Woods and the rest of the field would have to return early Sunday morning to resume their rounds. […]

LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods has often spoken about being an early riser but this might be extreme even for him. After the first round at the Genesis Open was delayed seven hours by a storm, players have been playing catch up all week which has prompted plenty of early wake-up calls. Woods, who didn’t […]

LOS ANGELES – After three and a half days of playing catch-up, the Genesis Open is back on schedule following the completion of the third round early Sunday. Justin Thomas pulled away from the field with his second-consecutive 65 and moved four strokes clear with a birdie on the 17th hole, but he won’t have much […]

LOS ANGELES – There were a few more fireworks after the chilly restart to the third round at the Genesis Open, but eventually Tiger Woods’ momentum ran out. Here are some thoughts during intermission of a marathon day at Riviera Country Club: · Woods completed seven holes of his third round last night before darkness, returning […]

Every now and then you see a Tour pro hit a stone-cold shank. But you typically don’t see it from a guy five clear of the field, and that guy tends not to save his par. And yet — that’s exactly what Justin Thomas did Sunday morning on the ninth hole at Riviera. Still working […]

Jordan Spieth started off his final round of the Genesis Open at 8 under, with a good chance to catch the leaders if he fired a low round. He began his round with a birdie on No. 1. From there, it only went downhill. His scorecard over the next nine holes featured everything from a […]

Maybe Tiger Woods should think about starting every day with a 2 a.m. wakeup call. This week’s tournament host finished off a round of 6-under 65 Sunday morning, and went right back out for his final round. Starting on Riviera’s second nine, he made birdie at No. 11 and avoided giving it right back when […]

J.B. Holmes was gaining momentum on a long, challenging Sunday at Riviera Country Club. He had just birdied the par-4 10th hole, and then watched as Justin Thomas made bogey to turn what was a one-shot deficit for Holmes into a one-stroke lead. Better yet, he wedged to inside of 4 feet on the next […]

It was a long, trying Sunday at Riviera Country Club, especially for J.B. Holmes, who played 33 holes on the final day before finishing off the victory at the Genesis Open. Here’s how it all unfolded: Leaderboard: J.B. Holmes (-14), Justin Thomas (-13), Si Woo Kim (-12), Rory McIlroy (-11), Marc Leishman (-11), Charles Howell […]

LOS ANGELES – Adam Scott had a front-row seat for J.B. Holmes’ marathon victory at the Genesis Open, one that lasted at least a few minutes longer thanks to Holmes’ lethargic pace of play. But after speaking out earlier this week on the subject, the Aussie doesn’t expect changes anytime soon when it comes to […]