Buzz in the Beehive State as Black Desert Resort welcomes PGA Tour back to Utah: AnalysisVideo
The late Tom Weiskopf was never one to mince words inside the ropes or in the broadcast booth or even when he was surveying land for a new golf course. This was no ordinary land in the southwest corner of Utah: a 600-acre field of black lava amid red rock...
Kevin Yu birdies 18th twice and wins Sanderson Farms in playoff for first PGA Tour titleVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Kevin Yu made a 15-foot birdie on the 18th hole for a 5-under-par 67, and he birdied it again from 6 feet in a playoff to beat Beau Hossler and win the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Yu was nearly forgotten...
Greensburg native Rocco Mediate goes into playoff to win on the PGA Tour ChampionsVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Greensburg native Rocco Mediate missed a 4-foot par putt for the win and then made one from about the same distance on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Bob Estes and win the Constellation Furyk & Friends on the PGA Tour Champions. Mediate, who closed with...
Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson preparing for busy schedule
As Palmer Jackson was enjoying a stress-free round of golf at Oakmont Country Club on Oct. 1, he took time to watch some of the players putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class 3A boys golf championship. Jackson, the 2018 PIAA champion, was playing with good friend Gregor Meyer...
Beau Hossler leads by one at the Sanderson Farms in search of his first PGA Tour titleVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Beau Hossler did his part on another day of low scoring at the Sanderson Farms Championship, missing only one green Friday for an 8-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Hossler started his round with a...
Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from HeleneVideo
Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Thursday he was confident the Masters would be held as scheduled in April as the club directs its attention and resources to helping the area recover from devastating damage from Hurricane Helene. Augusta National and the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area...
David Skinns opens with a 60 to lead Sanderson Farms ChampionshipVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — David Skinns of England set a personal best and a course record with a 12-under-par 60 to lead the Sanderson Farms Championship. And he couldn’t help but be a little disappointed Thursday. Skinns ran off six birdies on the back nine and six more on the front...
Analysis: Internationals have everything needed to win Presidents Cup
MONTREAL — History will show the Presidents Cup began in 1994 when the PGA Tour decided the best players born outside Europe needed a competition similar to the Ryder Cup. The 15th edition is now in the books. The Internationals still only have one win. Some competition. Yes, the Presidents...
Americans get biggest road win, capture Presidents Cup for 10th straight time
MONTREAL — Xander Schauffele ran off four straight birdies to lead an onslaught of red scores on the board Sunday and the Americans made the outcome as inevitable as it usually is, winning the Presidents Cup for the 10th straight time. Sam Burns completed an unbeaten week, Russell Henley capped...
Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay put the Americans back in control at Presidents CupVideo
MONTREAL — Scottie Scheffler delivered big shots late in two matches, and Patrick Cantlay capped a strong recovery by living up to his “Patty Ice” reputation with a clutch birdie in the dark that gave the Americans an 11-7 lead on a long Saturday at the Presidents Cup. Scheffler finished...
Internationals return the favor with a sweep of their own in the Presidents CupVideo
MONTREAL — Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im tied a record for the biggest blowout, and Si Woo Kim polished off a most perfect day as the International team produced a sweep of its own tie the Americans in the Presidents Cup on Friday. “Incredible,” Adam Scott said. “Incredible day for...
Team USA wins all 5 matches in opening session of Presidents CupVideo
MONTREAL — The Presidents Cup matches were close. The score after the opening session was not. The Americans clung to a 1-up lead in all five matches Thursday when they delivered shot after shot, putt after putt, until this already lopsided series took a familiar turn. United States 5, International...
Jeeno Thitikul goes on a late birdie run to catch Lydia Ko in LPGAVideo
MAINEVILLE, Ohio — Jeeno Thitikul had a rocky closing stretch but did enough to expand her lead over Hall of Famer Lydia Ko, finishing with a birdie for a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday and a two-shot advantage in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Thitikul holed a 20-footer from the fringe...
Manassero leads BMW PGA Championship, 11 years after winning as a 20-year-old prodigyVideo
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Eleven years after winning the title as a 20-year-old prodigy, Matteo Manassero moved into position to capture the prestigious BMW PGA Championship again Saturday. Manassero shot 9-under-par 63 to take a three-stroke lead after the third round. Victory would cap a career revival for Manassero, who,...
Danny Lee beats Bryson DeChambeau to deny Crushers 2nd straight LIV Golf team titleVideo
CARROLLTON, Texas — Danny Lee took control of a back-and-forth match against U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau by holing a hard-breaking birdie putt on the 16th to lead his Iron Heads past DeChambeau’s defending champion Crushers in the LIV Golf Team Championship on Saturday. Iron Heads joined Legion XIII, Ripper...
Journeyman ties 36-hole record at Wentworth to lead by 2; McIlroy 4 shots backVideo
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Three weeks ago, Matthew Baldwin was laughing at himself for mishitting a drive so badly that the ball went between his legs and advanced just a yard in front of the tee markers. On Friday, the No. 363-ranked journeyman from England was the second-round leader by...
Vincent’s ace and Kozuma’s clutch putts lead Iron Heads to victory over Koepka’s Smash in LIV finaleVideo
CARROLLTON, Texas — Scott Vincent made a hole-in-one that sparked a rally for the lowly Iron Heads, and Jinichiro Kozuma finished it off with two clutch putts to eliminate the Smash team of Brooks Koepka and advance to the semifinals of the LIV Golf Team Championship on Friday. HyFlyers defeated...
Rory McIlroy loses club head, lead at BMW PGA Championship
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost a chance to take the first-round lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in an eventful 5-under-par 67 at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. The No. 3-ranked McIlroy was two...
Oakmont Country Club restoration is complete; course ready to host 2025 U.S. Open
It has been said that if the United States Golf Association needed to hold an event pronto, they would put in a call to Oakmont Country Club, and the course would be ready. After more than 18 months of bunker restoration, Michael McCormick, the club’s grounds superintendent, declared the course...
Lilia Vu puts away Europe with closing birdie, U.S. wins its 1st Solheim Cup since 2017Video
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lilia Vu’s teammates ran onto the 18th green after her kick-in of a birdie putt gave the United States the half-point it needed to beat Europe, and U.S. captain Stacy Lewis scooped up her 5-year-old daughter, Chesnee, for a bear hug. Finally, the Solheim Cup was back...
Nelly Korda leads Americans to a record-setting 6-2 margin on first day of Solheim CupVideo
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Nelly Korda danced at the urging of teammate Megan Khang as they walked off the first tee together at the Solheim Cup after a pep talk from former President Barack Obama. Then she let Khang raise her arms to pump up the crowd as they walked to...
Rory McIlroy birdies last 3 holes and is 2 shots off the lead at his home Irish OpenVideo
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy birdied his final three holes to shoot 3-under 68 and sit two strokes off the first-round lead Thursday at the Irish Open. The No. 3-ranked McIlroy is attempting to win his home tournament for the second time — eight years after the first —...
Analysis: Solheim Cup and other golf ties count as loss for Americans without trophy to take homeVideo
U.S. captain Stacy Lewis at least got one thing right when her Solheim Cup team left Spain a year ago — without the crystal trophy — following a draw with Europe. “We only have to wait another year to get this thing back,” she said. This will be the second...
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title, $25 million bonusVideo
ATLANTA — A Masters green jacket and an Olympic gold medal. A first-time father and his first time being arrested. A year Scottie Scheffler won’t forget ended the best way possible Sunday when he won the FedEx Cup to cap off golf’s best season in nearly two decades. “If you...
Scottie Scheffler closes in on $25 million FedEx Cup prize
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes Saturday at East Lake for a 5-under-par 66 that kept Collin Morikawa at bay and moved the No. 1 player in golf one round away from capping his season with a $25 million FedEx Cup prize. Scheffler extended his...
