Month: June 2020

8:29 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Phil Mickelson figures age might be an asset. Playing his first tournament since turning 50 this month, the five-time major champion shot a 7-under 63 on Friday in the Travelers Championship to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend. Lefty said said it was perhaps the wisdom
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In golf, packing a quality pair of sunglasses is almost as important as remembering to bring your driver or a sleeve of balls. While not technically considered equipment, sunglasses—or lack of—can have a huge impact on your game. Improper eyewear on sunny days will make it harder to track the ball, read the greens and
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CROMWELL, Conn.—Matt Wallace was on the first tee and he didn’t know what to do. The starter had announced Wallace’s name, which has been standard these past three weeks despite no fans to announce the name to, and he had struck a beauty of a baby fade to the right-center of the fairway. He put
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12:24 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Denny McCarthy on Friday told the Golf Channel that he tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the Travelers Championship, becoming the sixth player to pull out of this week’s field. McCarthy, who shot 3-under 67 in the first round of the event, withdrew before Friday’s second
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3:08 PM ET The Memorial Tournament, founded by Jack Nicklaus at a course he designed, is forging ahead with plans to be the first PGA Tour event to have spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was given the green light a few weeks ago by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who approved a proposal to
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Another week, another PGA Tour event featuring a loaded field that includes the top five golfers in the world. This time the tour is in Connecticut at TPC River Highlands for the Travelers Championship. Unlike the preceding two events in the tour’s return to golf, this will be the first tournament on the revised schedule
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Motocaddy has launched the new M7 REMOTE trolley, offering golfers an improved hands-free experience for transporting their clubs on the golf course. The M7 REMOTE is the eighth model in the brand’s compact M-Series range and represents a significant upgrade on the original S7 REMOTE model it replaces. The new model features an anti-glare LCD screen, plus
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7:41 PM ET Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Mackenzie Hughes shot a career-low 60 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Travelers Championship as the PGA Tour tried to switch its focus back to golf amid growing concerns about the coronavirus. Hughes, a 29-year-old Canadian, had a chance to shoot the 12th sub-60 round
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CROMWELL, Conn. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan addressed safety concerns at tour events during an impromptu press conference Wednesday following five players withdrawing from the Travelers Championship in the last two days due to coronavirus-related issues. “While we’ve been thorough in building and implementing a program that mitigates as much risk as possible, we
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Apart from the Coronavirus pandemic, much of the talk that has dominated the PGA Tour’s return to action this month has been about the 20lbs of bulk that Bryson DeChambeau has put on during the lockdown and the 326-yard driving average he has achieved in the two tournaments he has played in so far. The
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