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SAN DIEGO – Rory McIlroy has what is widely considered one of the game’s most fundamentally sound golf swings, and what he sees in Hosung Choi’s action is, “technically,” a good swing. Now, what happens after the South Korean makes impact? That is another story. “I’m not sure a golf shot should mean that much […]

SAN DIEGO – For the second time in a month, Rory McIlroy is playing a PGA Tour event for the first time. And for the second time in January, he’s having to learn a new golf course on the fly. “I feel like I’ve watched this tournament a lot on TV,” said McIlroy, who also […]

SAN DIEGO – For the second straight week, Justin Rose is preparing to take on a PGA Tour venue without his longtime caddie by his side. Rose finished T-34 last week at the Desert Classic while his regular looper, Mark Fulcher, underwent heart surgery in New York. With Fulcher still on the mend, the world […]

GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Rafael Campos won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25-mph wind Wednesday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history. Campos closed with a 2-under 70 at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay for a one-stroke victory. The 30-year-old former Virginia Commonwealth player finished at 7-under 281 and […]

One of Bryson DeChambeau’s goals this year is to pick off an international title, and he’s off to a good start Thursday at the Dubai Desert Classic. The world No. 5 opened with a bogey-free 66 to sit just a shot off the lead. DeChambeau is playing in Dubai for the first time since 2016, […]

Tiger Woods could take another significant step in the world rankings this week at Torrey Pines.   If he were to capture an eighth career title at the Farmers Insurance Open, Woods, now ranked 13th, could move as high as No. 6 in the world, according to Golf Channel’s OWGR guru Alan Robison. Woods is […]

Tiger Woods may be one of the most powerful people in sports, but he apparently doesn’t hold sway over the local pizza boy. While playing his morning round during Wednesday pro-am at the Farmers Insurance Open, Woods wandered over in search of a few slices. Instead, he was turned away: “They aren’t letting us serve right now.” […]

In his first competitive round of 2019, Tiger Woods made five birdies against two bogeys in a round of 2-under 70 on Torrey Pines’ South Course that has him eight off the pace set by Jon Rahm on the North. Getting off to a slow start, Woods parred the first, bogeyed the second, and missed […]

SAN DIEGO – As comebacks go, it’s fair to count Bud Cauley’s climb back from the depths of injury a success. Cauley hasn’t won since returning from a horrific car accident during last year’s Memorial. He’s not really even contended. But considering how grueling the last few months have been, both physically and mentally, just […]

SAN DIEGO – In the days leading up to Jordan Spieth’s 2019 debut earlier this month at the Sony Open there were some who questioned if the 25-year-old had come down with a case of the putting yips. Although it’s an admittedly small sample size, Spieth’s performance the last two rounds would suggest those observations were […]