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LOS ANGELES – As conditions at the Genesis Open deteriorated Friday afternoon, most of the players in the field found Riviera Country Club to be at or near its peak difficulty. Then there was Justin Thomas. Thomas might as well have been playing a casual round back home in Florida, as he turned in a […]

LOS ANGELES – Adam Scott’s putting issues have been well-documented, from his decision to switch to a broom-handle putter, to his recent choice to putt with the flagstick in the hole. He’s gone to great lengths to find an answer. On Friday at the Genesis Open he came across a peculiar fix – putting from […]

Jessica Korda won’t be able to defend her title at the Honda LPGA Thailand next week. Korda, 25, has withdrawn from the event with a forearm injury. She also has withdrawn from the HSBC Women’s World Championship the following week. “Unfortunately, my recovery from my forearm injury has taken longer than we expected,” Korda wrote […]

Nelly Korda isn’t thinking about executing a scissors kick Down Under just yet, but it would be a terrific story. A Korda sweep looms as a possibility at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open after Nelly posted a 5-under-par 67 Saturday to take the lead in Adelaide. She’s seeking to become the fourth family member […]

Click:Spearmint Nicotine Pouches LOS ANGELES – John Wood, Matt Kuchar’s regular caddie who was unable to make the trip to Mexico last fall when his boss won the Mayakoba Golf Classic, broke his silence on Friday. “Matt, his entire family and team have never been anything but generous, inclusive, respectful, and complimentary of me and […]

Even par through 35 holes and 2 1/2 days at Riviera, Tiger Woods arrived at the uphill, par-4 ninth Saturday morning needing a birdie to get himself back on the right side of the then-1-under cut line. And he got it. Woods played a 4-iron to the back edge and sank this 24-footer from the […]

LOS ANGELES – Give the man credit; he has a flair for the dramatic. Here are some observations after a short-but-brisk walk with Tiger Woods, as he completed his second round at the Genesis Open by holing a putt on the final green that will likely allow him to play some more golf: · Tiger completed the […]

LOS ANGELES – Matt Kuchar had just finished 36 grueling holes over two days in cold and wet conditions, but the toughest part of his week still awaited. Mounting criticism over Kuchar’s decision to pay his replacement caddie, David “El Tucan” Ortiz, $5,000 following his victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic last fall prompted the […]

LOS ANGELES – Apparently all Rory McIlroy needed to get things going at the Genesis Open was some extra sleep and a little bit of sun. McIlroy struggled in the opening round at Riviera Country Club, carding a 1-over 72, and he didn’t fare much better in the rain and wind Friday afternoon as he […]

LOS ANGELES – When Justin Thomas was playing junior golf, his father, Mike, would ask him at the end of each round: “How many?” Mike Thomas wasn’t inquiring about birdies or putts. Instead, he wanted to know how many fairway woods his son had to hit for his approach shots into par 4s. That seems like a lifetime ago […]