He started the final round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters five shots clear of the field. And the final margin of victory was six over a five-strong group that included playing partner Jon Rahm. So, a reasonably straightforward day at Real Club Valderrama in Spain for Christiaan Bezuidenhout, no? Hardly. Quite apart from
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8:54 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Stricker opened a six-stroke lead in the U.S. Senior Open on Saturday at Notre Dame, shooting a 4-under 66 and extending his bogey-free run to 48 holes. Seeking his second senior major title after winning the Regions Tradition by six strokes in May in Alabama,
Journeyman Nate Lashley’s ascent to the top of the leader board at Detroit Golf Club has been the story of the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. And it will continue to be come Sunday night should the 36-year-old former University of Arizona golfer, who tragically lived through the death of his parents and girlfriend while in
8:12 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Sung Hyun Park birdied the final two holes for an 8-under 63 and a share of lead with Carlota Ciganda on Saturday after the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Park, the second-ranked South Korean star who won the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore
The U.S. Senior Open is not over yet, though Steve Stricker likely has made winning a formality. Stricker, 52, distanced himself from the rest of the field with a four-under par 66 at Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, giving him a six-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s final round. His 54-hole score of 18-under par
It’s not be an easy road for Anthony Trudel. In 2017, the then-11-year-old was suffering from massive headaches, prompting a visit to a Parkland, Fla. hospital. Within hours of the visit, Trudel and his family would learn he had a tumor on his brain. “His world was turned upside down,” says Trudel’s mother, Daniela. Anthony
8:11 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Cameron Champ played one of the best stretches on the PGA Tour this season, matching the lowest nine-hole score and the longest birdie-eagle streak. Champ had an 8-under 28 on the front nine, shooting under par for six straight holes. “The hole looked pretty big for a while,”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A cold putter couldn’t keep Gary Nicklaus from advancing to the weekend in the U.S. Senior Open and extending a family gathering here in this famous university town. Playing in just his fourth event this year since rejoining the professional ranks, Nicklaus birdied his final hole Friday for a one-over 71
8:46 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Inbee Park had five consecutive birdies in a 9-under 62 to take the first-round lead Friday in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Seeking her 20th LPGA Tour victory and first since early last year, the South Korean star began the birdie run on the second hole of
Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly are long-time friends and foes and Madison, Wis., residents, who five days after vying for one title are engaged in a chase for a bigger prize, the U.S. Senior Open. Stricker followed his opening-round 62 with a six-under par 64 on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame in South
Michelle Wie has had a difficult season in 2019, after having surgery on her wrist in October of 2018. Pain in her wrist has led to her withdrawing from the HSBC Women’s World Championship in February, where she was defending. She didn’t come back until April, for the ANA Inspiration. Wie played the LOTTE Championship,
6:18 AM ET The winner of this year’s Open Championship will receive an increased pay-out of $1,935,000 after organisers announced they were upping the total prize money for the fourth major of the year. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) has added $250,000 worth of prize money to the pot for
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – One day after showing some reluctance talking about his age, Tom Watson couldn’t get to the subject fast enough Thursday at the U.S. Senior Open. The oldest player in the field, Watson shot his age in the first round at the Warren Course at Notre Dame, carding a one-under 69. The
9:00 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Stricker made his U.S. Senior Open debut Thursday with an eagle on the 17th hole for an 8-under 62 to share the lead with defending champion David Toms on a soft Warren Golf Course at the University of Notre Dame. Toms set a U.S. Senior
The top of the U.S. Senior Open leader board has not changed in a year, courtesy of David Toms, the defending champion. Toms began his title defense with an eight-under par 62 Thursday at Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Late in the day, Steve Stricker matched Toms’ 62 to share
Two-hundred-seventy-five years later, and more than two years after Muirfield’s Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers announced that it would open its membership to women, it has extended invitations to 12 women, the club announced on Thursday. “It is my great pleasure to announce that 12 women have been formally invited to join the Honourable Company
3:01 PM ET As the first-ever PGA Tour event within the city limits of Detroit is set to begin Thursday, local union members from Teamsters Local 299 are now picketing over a contract negotiation dispute. Seven union employees at Detroit Golf Club, the host venue for the PGA tournament, including five groundsworkers and two mechanics,
You’re forgiven if you’re suffering from a bit of a major championship hangover. Golfers are fighting along with golf fans. Brooks Koepka admitted as much last week, saying he was tired after two rounds at the Travelers. The new schedule has its advantages for being action-packed from April through June. Now we hit a lull