Davis Thompson takes 2-shot lead into the final round of the low-scoring John Deere ClassicVideo
SILVIS, Ill. — Davis Thompson made birdie on half of his holes Saturday on a soft and defenseless TPC Deere Run, matching his career low with a 9-under-par 62 for a two-shot lead going into the final round of the John Deere Classic. Thompson made birdie even after his one...
Fox Chapel notebook: David Fuhrer captures C.R. Miller Memorial Match Play Invitational
David Fuhrer didn’t have it easy. But after five playoff holes, Fuhrer won something several other family members accomplished last Wednesday at Fox Chapel Golf Club. Fuhrer, a Fox Chapel graduate and incoming freshman at George Mason, became the third member of his family to win the C.R. Miller Memorial...
Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic leadVideo
SILVIS, Ill. — Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under-par 63 to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. Still in...
Springer posts the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history with his eagle-birdie finish for a 59
SILVIS, Ill. — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history Thursday, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under-par 59. All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a rain-softened TPC Deere Run...
Analysis: The easier path on the PGA Tour doesn’t make it easyVideo
Jordan Spieth returns to the John Deere Classic for the first time since he won a playoff in 2015. Just don’t get the idea this is some kind of nostalgia tour. He needs the points. Spieth started the year guaranteed starts in all eight of the PGA Tour’s signature events...
Sewickley’s Carol Semple Thompson receives special exemption into U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club
Next month’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club will have some local flair, as one of greatest amateur female golfers from the region, and the world, will be in the field. Seven-time USGA champion Carol Semple Thompson received a special exemption for the event Aug. 1-4. Thompson,...
Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior majorVideo
NEWPORT, R.I. — Richard Bland shot a 4-under-par 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open — catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning — and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and...
Neal Shipley finishes productive weekend, ties for 20th in PGA Tour event
Neal Shipley’s first taste of the PGA Tour turned out to be tasteful. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, and he made it pay off. Shipley shot an even-par 72 during the final round...
Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic for 2nd time after Akshay Bhatia 3-putts 18th holeVideo
DETROIT — Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under-par 70 on Sunday that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the final hole. “I wouldn’t wish what happened to Akshay on anyone,” Davis said. “But I’ve...
Mt. Lebanon’s Shipley shoots under par again but loses ground at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley turned in his seventh consecutive subpar round as a professional Saturday at the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, but he fell back on the leaderboard. Shipley, playing in his first PGA Tour event as a pro on a sponsor’s exemption after making his pro debut a...
Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai share lead for 2nd straight day at Rocket Mortgage ClassicVideo
DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai ended the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in the same position they started it: tied atop the leaderboard. Bhatia and Rai each shot 4-under-par 68 on Saturday to reach 17-under, sharing the lead again on a crowded leaderboard. “So many people...
Neal Shipley within 4 stokes of lead after 2 rounds of his 1st PGA Tour event
Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley turned in a second straight big-time round in his first tournament on the PGA Tour, moving within four strokes of the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Friday in Detroit. Shipley made one bogey and five birdies to shoot a 4-under-par 68. He’s at 9-under...
Akshay Bhatia shares lead after his ball finds fairway drain
DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia walked down a fairway at Detroit Golf Club, looking for his ball after a long, straight tee shot, and found it in an improbable spot — underground, after it fell into a drain. Bhatia said he and the PGA Tour rules official, who granted a free...
Frank Bensel makes back-to-back holes-in-one at U.S. Senior Open
NEWPORT, R.I. — The next round in Newport is on Frank Bensel — and make it a double. The 56-year-old club pro from New York made back-to-back holes-in-one at the U.S. Senior Open on Friday — a first in the 1,001-tournament history of the USGA and believed to be the...
Akshay Bhatia takes 1st-round Rocket Mortgage Classic lead
DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia closed strong enough in the opening round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic that he surged atop the leaderboard, and yet he knows no lead is safe at the Detroit Golf Club. Bhatia chipped in for eagle from 83 feet on the 17th hole and ended with...
Neal Shipley makes 5 straight birdies, shoots 67 in 1st round on PGA Tour
Neal Shipley’s first round in a PGA Tour event ended with a bang Thursday afternoon. Playing the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club on a sponsor’s exemption, Shipley made five consecutive birdies on his back nine to shoot a 5-under 67 for the day. He’s tied for ninth place,...
Bethel Park’s Darin Kowalski wins Pittsburgh Open for 2nd time
Darin Kowalski didn’t know who was leading the Tri-State PGA Section Pittsburgh Open on Tuesday until he asked someone before hitting his second shot on No. 17 at The Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox Chapel. When he learned he held a three-shot lead, Kowalski decided to be conservative. Kowalski, an...
Analysis: Bryson DeChambeau had his chances to make Olympics
Bryson DeChambeau is a U.S. Open champion, and for now that will have to do. He is among the great entertainers in golf, with a YouTube channel approaching 800,000 subscribers. He certainly is among the best players over the last three months. Just look at his record in the majors...
In pro debut, Mt. Lebanon’s Neal Shipley ties for 9th at The Beachlands Victoria Open
Neal Shipley earned a top-10 finish in his first professional golf tournament. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic grad fired his fourth subpar round Sunday at the PGA Tour Americas’ The Beachlands Victoria Open in Victoria, British Columbia. He shot a 3-under-par 67 to tie for ninth at...
Amy Yang wins Women’s PGA Championship for 1st major title
SAMAMMISH, Wash. — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title Sunday, a three-shot victory in the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship. Yang closed with an even-par 72 at Sahalee to finish at 7-under 281. She was nearly flawless...
Scottie Scheffler outlasts course intrusion, Tom Kim to win Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world walking off...
Tom Kim clings to a 1-shot lead in rain-delayed Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — Tom Kim made enough birdies on a soft, vulnerable course to stay in front Saturday in the rain-delayed Travelers Championship, getting up-and-down for par on the last hole in near darkness for a 5-under-par 65 and a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Akshay Bhatia. The tone...
Amy Yang takes lead into last round of Women’s PGA Championship
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Amy Yang shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship as she chases her first major victory. Yang was at 7-under 209 at Sahalee Country Club, remaining steady around the greens on the tree-lined...
Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley cards best pro round
Neal Shipley didn’t let a poor ending to the second round of his first pro event bother him. The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic rebounded with his best round as a pro. Shipley, 23, shot a 6-under-par 64 on Saturday at the PGA Tour America’s The Beachlands Victoria...
Ahead of 2025 U.S. Open, Oakmont Country Club remains ‘a cathedral of the game’
Birds in the trees surrounding the No. 1 tee box at Oakmont Country Club on Friday were singing their usual morning melody. Carts were headed in several directions. Golfers teed up opening drives. Noisily, groundskeepers kept busy. Oakmont head professional Devin Gee watches over much of that activity every day,...
