Tag Archives: PGA
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Harrington, Rose tied at Travelers Championship
Padraig Harrington, Justin Rose, Mathew Goggin and Charlie Wi shot 64 in the first round to lead the Travelers Championship. The packed leaderboard has 34 players within three shots of the top spot at the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut. Harrington started the day with three straight birdies and made his first bogey on the [...]
Perry looks to recapture magic at Travelers Championship
Kenny Perry comes to this year’s Travelers Championship win looking for his first victory of the 2010 PGA season in a familiar place. Perry won at the TPC River Highlands last year with a final round 63 to beat David Toms and Paul Goydos. Perry has only one top 10 this year at the season [...]
McDowell wins fantastic U. S. Open
The 2010 U. S. Open at Pebble Beach had everything a U. S. Open should have. Both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made their respective runs at the top of the leaderboard but, unfortunately, neither was on Sunday. Dustin Johnson showed us that there are some very good American golfers under the age of 25, [...]
Mickelson makes move into contention at U. S. Open
Phil Mickelson shot 66 in the second round of the U. S. Open at Pebble Beach to move into a tie for second place heading into the weekend. Graeme McDowell leads the field at three-under par after shooting 68 to be a shot better than Mickelson, Ernie Els, Ryo Ishikawa and Dustin Johnson. Tiger Woods [...]
Tie atop U. S. Open leaderboard; Woods, Mickelson not there
There is a three-way tie after the first round of the U. S. Open at Pebble Beach and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are no where in site. Paul Casey, Shaun Micheel and Brendon de Jonge are tied with opening rounds of two-under par, 69, and lead a group of seven players by one shot. [...]
U. S. Open at Pebble Beach Preview
Tiger Woods may not be the favorite going into this year’s U. S. Open at Pebble Beach but, he is the player to watch. The usual conversation heading into PGA TOUR majors of the past was who would win – Tiger or the field? Though not the question asked this year, Woods enters into the [...]
Does Phil want the top spot?
For weeks now the talk of the PGA TOUR every time Phil Mickelson tees it up has been how he can overtake Tiger Woods in the Official World Golf Rankings. But, every week ends with no change in the standings. So, does Mickelson really want the top spot? Mickelson put himself within reach of Woods [...]
Rose wins Memorial Tournament
Justin Rose continued the first-time PGA TOUR winner trend with a come-from-behind victory over rookie Rickie Fowler at the Memorial Tournament. Rose shot 66 on the Muirfield Village Golf Club course to overtake Fowler, who led heading into the final round. Rose was bogey-free in his six-under par final round. He started the day four [...]
Fowler, Rose, Ogilvy tied at Memorial Tournament
Rookie Rickie Fowler fired a first round 65 at the Muirfield Village Golf Club to tie Justin Rose and Geoff Ogilvy atop the Memorial Tournament leaderboard. Phil Mickelson is two shots back with a five-under par, 67, while Tiger Woods is at even-par. Fowler made a bogey on the second hole but then went on [...]
Tiger Woods leads The Barclays