Tag: Golf

MEXICO CITY — Tiger Woods couldn’t help but laugh. For whatever reason, the first-tee starter at the WGC-Mexico Championship — after rattling off the usual list of career achievements — introduced the 14-time major winner to the Chapultepec crowd as “Tiger … Tiger … TIGER WOODS!” Things quickly went downhill from there. With a 5-wood […]

Bryson Nimmer had played more competitive golf so far this week than anyone in the field at the Puerto Rico Open. The Clemson senior shared medalist honors at the 54-hole Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday at Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Grande. After a practice round Wednesday at Coco Beach Golf Club, site of this week’s […]

The USGA has announced several future U.S. Amateur venues, including a pair of recent U.S. Open hosts and a pair of upcoming Ryder Cup courses. The host sites for the next two years were already determined, with Pinehurst hosting this summer and Bandon Dunes in 2020. The scene will shift to Oakmont Country Club in […]

MEXICO CITY – A new face on Jordan Spieth’s bag, but a similar result on Thursday at the WGC-Mexico Championship. Playing with his father, Shawn, on his bag because his normal caddie Michael Greller had to return home following the death of his father, John “Bear” Greller, Spieth struggled to a 4-over 75. It was Spieth’s second […]

The shots were flying high in the thin air of Mexico City, but no one controlled their ball in the opening round better than Rory McIlroy. Here’s how things look after one day at the WGC-Mexico Championship, where McIlroy got off to a hot start en route to a one-shot lead: Leaderboard: Rory McIlroy (-8), […]

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Andres Romero shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Puerto Rico Open. Romero birdied three of his last five holes in a bogey-free round at Coco Beach Golf and Country Club. The 37-year-old Argentine player won his lone PGA Tour title in New Orleans in 2008 and has […]

MEXICO CITY — To hear him tell it, Tiger Woods was undecided about his upcoming schedule until an hour before his first-round tee time Thursday in Mexico. At about the time he started his pre-round warmup, he announced on Twitter that he will skip next week’s Honda Classic in his own backyard and will be […]

MEXICO CITY – It’s been a whirlwind handful of weeks for Ryan Fox. Fox had played five consecutive weeks in three different countries, from the United Arab Emirates to Australia, before the real scramble began Monday when he learned he’d earned a spot into this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship. Fox flew from New Zealand to Mexico […]

MEXICO CITY – Following an eventful few weeks, Matt Kuchar didn’t know what to expect from the crowds this week at the WGC-Mexico Championship but when he arrived on the 10th tee to begin his round on Thursday the reception was overwhelmingly supportive. “It was nice. The fans were great,” Kuchar said. “I had so many […]

Kentucky High School Athletic Association commissioner Julian Tackett is digging in. Days after the KHSAA announced controversial changes to its state golf championships, Tackett dismissed opposition from players, coaches and even PGA Tour players as nothing but Twitter noise. “The feedback from those who do not know the structure of our board and particularly those who […]