Philanthropy in any form is noble, though not always newsworthy, but when it travels at a top speed of 170 miles per hour with a Pebble Beach caddie behind the wheel, well, that requires closer inspection. Where to even begin? Maybe here: If a self-described ski bum had not broken his back in a snowboard
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6:45 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — The prospect of potentially playing seven rounds in five days is outweighed for Tiger Woods by the accomplishment of qualifying for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship again and only having to play against a single competitor. For the first time since 2013, Woods, 43, is competing in the
Not only do the vagaries of match play make the WGC-Match Play one of the toughest events on the calendar to predict, but with the existing format and having to advance out of your group before making the bracket portion of this tournament, we’d say this is almost as tough to make prediction as an
Following his final round at the Valspar Championship, Bubba Watson remarked he’s not a huge fan of match play. It was assumed the the two-time major winner was referring to this week’s WGC tournament in Texas; apparently that sentiment applies to team events, too. Speaking on Tuesday at Austin C.C., the 40-year-old was asked what
1:58 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas – Five years into the existing format for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship, there is talk about altering it again. And one possible idea has already been rejected by the players. Tournament sponsor Dell put forth a plan recently that would have seen the 64-player field cut to 32
Writing a book can be a daunting task. But writing more than 140? That would seem to redefine the term prolific. Yet that’s how many titles James Patterson has produced, either as a solo writer or co-author, with more than 115 of them becoming New York Times best sellers. “I have a massive imagination,” says
6:15 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Tiger Woods will face Patrick Cantlay, Brandt Snedeker and Aaron Wise this week during the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship at Austin Country Club. A three-time winner of the event, Woods, 43, has never played the format that has 16 groups of four players, with the leading point-earner after
Forget the NCAA Tournament. The real madness in March is happening on the PGA Tour. The WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play pairings were announced Monday night, and though the reveal lacks the gravitas of college basketball’s selection show, the drama that lies ahead does not disappoint. (Actually, we take that back. While the Golf Channel presented
Golf’s version of March Madness returns this week with the WGC-Match Play. Unlike it’s basketball counterpart, however, a defeat won’t necessarily send a competitor packing. For the first 16 years of its existence, the Match Play mirrored the bracket format of the NCAA Tournament: 64 entrants broken up into quadrants, with each match-up carrying a
6:52 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey became the first back-to-back winner of the Valspar Championship on Sunday by closing with a 1-over 72 for a one-shot victory over Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen. Casey thought his biggest challenge would be Dustin Johnson, who was one shot behind. Instead, the world’s
Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social media headlines and upcoming events, here’s every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of March 25 Casey repeats at Valspar It took Paul Casey a decade
10:33 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Jin Young Ko rallied to win the Founders Cup on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 7-under 65 for a 1-stroke victory over four players. The 23-year-old South Korean player birdied Nos. 14-16 and parred the final two to finish at 22-under 266 at
A playoff looked inevitable at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup in Phoenix on Sunday. After two weeks off, the LPGA was back and there were at least five players at any given point in the final round who looked like they could win. Jin Young Ko, the 23-year-old South Korean, finished her seven-under round
No winner of the Valspar Championship has ever successful defended his title since the tournament’s inception in 2000. It’s a fact that on its surface seems both surprising and yet not that outlandish. Winning a golf tournament on the PGA Tour is tricky business. So winning it in back-to-back is no small feat. Yet there
3:47 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Robert Garrigus became the first PGA Tour player suspended for a drug of abuse, saying on Twitter that he had a relapse with marijuana. The tour announced Friday that the 41-year-old Garrigus, whose only PGA Tour victory was at Disney at the end of the 2010
A lot of people talk about the Golf Gods and the cruel and peculiar ways they wreak havoc, mentally and physically, on unsuspecting lugs just trying to get their ball in the hole in as few a shots as possible. (That doesn’t include me, mind you, as I don’t dare directly talk about the sport’s
6:16 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey was on the verge of building a comfortable lead Saturday until a bogey on the final hole for a 3-under 68 that cut his lead to one shot over Dustin Johnson in the Valspar Championship. Johnson, the world’s No. 1 player, had some say
Tournament golf is hard enough as it is, which is why you’ll often see tour pros try just about anything to gain even the slightest advantage. Usually, it’s by using the rules in their favor, but in the case of Australia’s Scott Hend on Saturday at the Maybank Championship, it was a manmade object that