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Martin Kaymer wins PGA Championship
Martin Kaymer beat Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff to win the 92nd PGA Championship at Whistling Straights. Kaymer’s first major championship is not without controversy as Dustin Johnson was given a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker, putting Johnson out of the playoff. In what was billed as the start of [...]
Kuchar coming into his own at PGA Championship
After two rounds of play, Matt Kuchar seems to be in control of his game and the Whistling Straits golf course in Kohler, Wisconson. Kuchar leads the 92nd PGA Championship by one shot over Nick Watney. Play was suspended due to darkness with 78 players remaining on the course. Kuchar is at eight-under par through [...]
Mahan wins Bridgestone Invitational; Tiger and Phil struggle
Hunter Mahan was the man of the week at the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club but you wouldn’t know it. Mahan won by five shots, dominating with a final round 64. But, Tiger Woods shot 77 on Sunday to finish second…to last, while Phil Mickelson finished tied for 46th after rounds of [...]
Big stakes for Tiger Woods at Bridgestone Invitational
The PGA TOUR has a split schedule this week with top players at Firestone Country Club for the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational. Tiger Woods is the defending champion this week and boasts an impressive seven wins in 11 tries at this event. Woods, once the measure of consistency, has failed to put four solid – [...]
Turning Stone Resort Championship Preview
The Turning Stone Resort Championship has been the big event in the Fall Series and now move up on the rotation. Matt Kuchar won last year and he has enjoyed his best season this year, as Dustin Johnson did the year before. This year’s field hope to enjoy the same successes as Kuchar and Johnson [...]
Tseng wins RICOH Women’s British Open
Yani Tseng won the RICOH Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, United Kingdom. Tseng outlasted a charging Katherine Hull by one shot for her third major championship at age 21. Tseng shot 73 in the final round, making three bogeys and two birdies. After shooting three rounds of 68, Tseng had [...]
Appleby shoots 59 to win Greenbrier Classic
Stuart Appleby shot the PGA TOURs fifth round of 59 in the final round of the Greenbrier Classic to win by one shot over Jeff Overton. Appleby started the final round seven shots behind Overton and made birdies on six of the first nine holes. He started the back nine with pars on the 10th [...]
New event on PGA TOUR with Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier Classic is the only new event on the PGA TOUR this season, replacing the Buick Open. Set at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where Sam Snead was Golf Professional Emeritus from 1994 to 2002, the event will play the Old White Course, the original of four layouts that call [...]
LPGA Preview: RICOH Women’s Britsh Open
After yet another switch atop the LPGA’s Rolex Rankings, the Tour moves to the final major championship of the season – the RICOH Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Clun. Jiyai Shin regained the top spot on the Rolex Rankings after coming from behind to win the Evian Masters last week. Shin, who won [...]
Shin tops Pressel to win Evian Masters
Jiyai Shin overtook Morgan Pressel in the final round of the Evian Masters to win the Evian Masters in France. Shin, who started two shots behind Pressel at the start of the round, shot 67 on Sunday. Shin tied Pressel at 13-under par with a birdie on the 13th hole, as Pressel narrowly missed her [...]
Pettersson wins Canadian Open
Carl Pettersson completed a remarkable comeback at the Canadian Open this week on the PGA TOUR to win his first event in two years. Pettersson, who made the cut on the line, followed up a third round 60 with a final round 67 that put him a shot better than Dean Wilson, who shot 72 [...]
Clark, Wilson tied at Canadian Open
Tim Clark and Dean Wilson are tied for the lead at the Canadian Open. Both are 10-under par and lead by one shot heading into the weekend at the St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Toronto. Clark followed an opening round 66 with a bogey-free 64 to tie Wilson, who shot a second straight [...]
Mika Miyazato leads Evian Masters
Mika Miyazato, the younger sister of top ranked Ai Miyazato, leads the Evian Masters heading into the weekend in France. Mika is at nine-under par through two rounds of play, a shot better than Gwladys Nocera. Mika only made one bogey in the second round while carding six birdies for a 67. She is looking [...]
Wild ride on LPGA Tour: Miyazato, Kerr fight for top spot
Since Lorena Ochoa retired early this season, it has been a wild fight for the top spot on the Rolex Rankings. The race has seen four lead changes between three players. But, the rankings are closer than ever with the dominance of Ochoa, and Annika Sorenstam before. Heading into this week’s Evian Masters, Ai Miyazato [...]
Another memorable British Open
Louis Oosthuizen made it seem easy as the South African cruised to a seven-shot victory at St. Andrews Old Course for his first major championship win. Oosthuizen took control of the tournament with a 67 in the second round and pulled away from the field with a third round 69. He became an unlikely champion [...]
Creamer wins first major, Tiger looks for win at the British Open
A couple of weeks away from the computer and some of the greatest golf happened on the course. The biggest news was at last week’s U. S. Women’s Open with Paula Creamer winning her first major championship and only a few weeks back from thumb surgery. And, what about Paul Goydos carding a 59 to [...]
LPGA’s Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Preview
It will be tough to follow Cristie Kerr’s impressive win at the LPGA Championship last week but the LPGA is in Ohio for the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club, host since 1989. Defending champion Eunjung Yi will have to battle a tough field to successfully repeat this year. Jiyai Shin [...]
Tiger Woods returns for AT&T National
Tiger Woods is back in the field this week for the AT&T National, where he is the defending champion. The event has moved from Congressional Country Club to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. Woods is joined by fifth ranked Jim Furyk, Robert Allenby and last year’s runner up Hunter Mahan. [...]
Kerr becomes first American to top LPGA Rankings
Cristie Kerr has become the first American LPGA player to top the LPGA’s Rolex Rankings. Thanks to her record-setting win at the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans, Kerr jumped over Ai Miyazato and Jiyai Shin into the number one spot. The race for the top spot has been closer than ever since the retirement of [...]
Cristie Kerr dominates LPGA Championship
Cristie Kerr continued her domination of the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans with a bogey-free final round 66 to win the year’s second major by 12 shots. Kerr finished the tournament with a birdie, her sixth of the day, to bring home her second career major championship. She led from the start and, after breaking [...]
Watson gets first PGA win at Travelers Championship
Bubba Watson played to win on Sunday, taking home his first PGA TOUR trophy with a playoff victory at the Travelers Championship on the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut. Watson, Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank finish the 72-hole event tied at 14-under par to force sudden death. Watson started the day three shots behind leader [...]
Kerr leads LPGA Championship by eight
Cristie Kerr extended her lead at the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans with a third round 69 on the Locust Hill Country Club course. At 13-under par for the tournament, Kerr has an eight shot lead over three players as she looks to win the second major championship of her career. Kerr started with a [...]
Rose holds three shot lead at Travelers Championship
Justin Rose shot 68 in the third round to maintain a three shot edge over Ben Curtis at the Travelers Championship on the TPC River Highlands course in Connecticut. Rose struggled with the putter but made two birdies on the front nine, at the fifth and sixth holes. After the turn, Rose made three pars [...]
Rose leads Travelers Championship
Justin Rose pulled away from the field at the PGA TOUR’s Travelers Championship with a 62 on the TPC River Highlands course in Connecticut. Rose started on the back nine and, after a par on the 10th hole, made five straight birdies from the 11th to 15th holes. He added birdies on the second and [...]
Tiger Woods leads The Barclays