Last November Rory McIlroy threw a curveball at European Tour CEO and commissioner Keith Pelley, telling reporters at the circuit’s season-ending event in Dubai that he planned on spending most of the 2019 season in the United States. The Ulsterman remarked he desired to compete against the world’s best on a more consistent basis, an
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9:48 PM ET DALLAS — On almost every tee box and every green Thursday, Tony Romo was greeted by shouts of encouragement during the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club. Good shot or bad, the fans were as invested in Romo as they were during his decade-long run as
Tony Romo started strong before mistakes cost him down the stretch. If that sounds like a familiar refrain for the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback on the football field, it still added up to a more-than-respectable performance on the golf course on Thursday. Romo recorded an opening five-over-par 76 at the AT&T Byron Nelson, but he
I’m the youngest of five brothers. Al, who is just ahead of me and was always big for his age, did most of the brotherly hazing. He invented a two-player football game he called Cut-down. We each got four downs, and on my possession he’d let me get to the equivalent of his five-yard line,
11:26 AM ET Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Phil Mickelson has committed to play in the Travelers Championship, returning to Connecticut’s PGA Tour stop for the first time in 16 years. The 48-year-old Mickelson, who is currently ranked No. 23, won what was then named the Greater Hartford Open in 2001 and 2002. The three-time
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson stole the show in Bethpage Black’s major debut at the 2002 U.S. Open. On Wednesday, the two icons toured the venerable Long Island property to see the test that awaits at next week’s PGA Championship. Pictures surfaced on Instagram and Twitter of Woods and Mickelson, both former PGA champions, making
8:02 PM ET James Adducci, the 39-year-old man from Wisconsin who became famous after winning $1.19 million off an $85,000 bet on Tiger Woods to win the Masters, is back at it. And it doesn’t appear he has lost any faith in Woods. On Wednesday afternoon, Adducci, who told multiple news outlets in April that
There was a lot of exhaling being done around the country as 24 schools extended their 2018-’19 seasons by one more precious start, qualifying for the NCAA D-I Women’s Championship at The Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., May 17-22. Just one top 10 program—No. 9 South Carolina—failed to advance out of the four NCAA
Sure, we’re all trying to hold back our excitement in anticipation of next week’s PGA Championship. That’s a little unfair to the AT&T Byron Nelson, which is held at the ultra-unique and interesting Trinity Forest Golf Club in south Dallas, Texas. The field has dampened the lead-up to the year’s second major as we have
12:25 PM ET European captain Padraig Harrington has opted to reduce the wildcards from four to three for next year’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, the European Tour said Wednesday. The change means nine players will secure automatic qualification — five from the world points list and four from a European list. Harrington will then
Quick-rakes be damned, New Yorkers love them some Phil Mickelson. And the sentiment is reciprocated by the 48-year-old, a love affair partially fueled from Mickelson’s forays at Bethpage, finishing runner-up at both the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open. But on the eve of major championship golf returning to the Long Island venue, Mickelson’s not in
7:25 PM ET ESPN News Services John Daly has been approved to use a cart next week in the PGA Championship because of an injured left knee, it was announced Tuesday. Daly, who said he has osteoarthritis in his right knee that keeps him from walking a full round, will be the first player to
For the first time in almost a decade, a player will be using a golf cart during a major championship. According to the AP, John Daly has been granted permission by the PGA of America to ride in a cart during competition in next week’s PGA Championship at Bethpage Black. The 53-year-old, who is in
Morgan Pressel and the U.S. Women’s Open have a long history. In 2001, she qualified for the USGA’s most prestigious women’s event as a 12-year-old, at that time becoming the youngest to ever do so. She did it again as an amateur in 2003 and 2005, which turned out to be the last time she
12:03 PM ET Veteran PGA Tour player Chris Kirk announced Tuesday via Twitter that he would be taking time away from the game to deal with alcohol and depression issues. Kirk, who turns 34 on Wednesday, said that he has been dealing with “alcohol abuse and depression for some time. I thought I could control
A little more than a week before the start of the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, we caught up with defending champion Brooks Koepka, who enjoys even more good vibes than usual in the New York City area. Just last summer, Koepka won the U.S. Open at Shinnecock. After winning three majors in 14 months,
9:00 PM ET Tony Romo has PGA Tour experience, ample familiarity with the course and a chance to win this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas, Texas – a 10,000-to-1 chance. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas installed Romo at 10,000-1 to win this week at Trinity Forest Golf Club, where the former Dallas Cowboys
Tiger Woods received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump on Monday. In an evening ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House, President Trump bestowed the honor to Woods, who had his children, mother, girlfriend and caddie Joe LaCava in attendance. “Today is my privilege to award our nation’s highest civilian