DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — He came to Dubai in search of what he called an “international” victory, one that would underline his highest-ranking status in the field (No. 5) for the 30th Omega Dubai Desert Classic. But there was also an inexorable quality to the manner in which Bryson DeChambeau went about his business
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7:15 PM ET SAN DIEGO — They shook hands and hugged on the first tee, smiles and fist bumps all around. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed did their best to put any Ryder Cup animosity behind them, showing off for the cameras and saying all the right things afterward. Justin Rose maintained a three-shot advantage
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Tiger Woods again has assumed a role which which he has become increasingly familiar in recent years, that of a non-factor. Going off early on another sunny day at Torrey Pines, Woods shot a ho-hum one-under par 71 on the South Course on Saturday and finished the day tied for 46th,
LA JOLLA, Calif. — This is how you would script the final round of any tournament, even a major, if it were up to script writers, which it isn’t, hence the one glaring omission. Tiger Woods won’t be part of the cast. Woods largely is still in the wishful-thinking stage of his comeback, as two
5:48 PM ET SAN DIEGO — A couple of late birdies took some of the sting out of a tough day for Tiger Woods, who finds himself readjusting his goals while playing on the opposite side of the draw this weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods struggled with his iron play and putting during
The third round at the Farmers Insurance Open provided the most intriguing 8:10 a.m. Saturday tee time in recent memory. And we’re not referring to the group featuring Tiger Woods. While the 14-time major champ began his day on the 10th tee at Torrey Pines’ South Course, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, a pair of
10:25 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Twenty-five years after winning for the first time at the Dubai Desert Classic, Ernie Els is having another run at the title. The Big Easy, however, will have to overtake a player almost half his age to get back in the winner’s circle. Els, 49,
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Jordan Spieth was unable to provide clarity on where his game is vis-a-vis his disappointing 2018, though suffice it to say that on Friday it wasn’t where he preferred it to be. Spieth, who went without winning last year, stumbled on the back nine of the South Course at Torrey Pines,
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Tiger Woods, however his comeback eventually plays out, no longer comes with a guarantee, the virtual certainty he’ll be in contention wherever and whenever he plays. Torrey Pines once was the safest bet possible, his domain, a track on which he has won nine times, with victories here in his teens
5:35 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Missed opportunities were the story of Tiger Woods‘ second round at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he easily made the 36-hole cut on Friday but will play the weekend at Torrey Pines well behind the leaders. Woods had hopes of moving up the leaderboard on the North course but
It is not unusual for a major manufacturer to decide to skip the PGA Merchandise Show. It has happened before, and likely will happen again. But the industry’s annual celebration of the game’s best new products and the rocket-ship jump start to the golf season is still attended by tens of thousands of golf’s leading
7:40 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm began with an eagle and kept going lower until he had a 10-under 62 on the North Course at Torrey Pines for a one-shot lead over Justin Rose in the first round Thursday of the Farmers Insurance Open. Tiger Woods had his moments but also
LA JOLLA, Calif. — There was notably less trouble locating Tiger Woods on the golf course than on the leader board on Thursday. Find the moving mass of humanity and Tiger was somewhere in the middle of it. It is a one-man show here, now that favorite son Phil Mickelson has defected, for one year,
Golf fans wondered whether they’d see the Tiger Woods from the Tour Championship or the Tiger Woods from everything since when the 14-time major champ returned to the PGA Tour on Thursday. And in his opening round at the Farmers Insurance Open, Woods looked like a hybrid of both. RELATED: Golf personalities make their Tiger
For some perspective on just how much work Tiger had to do when starting his comeback a year ago at Torrey Pines: For the week, he hit just 17 of 56 fairways and only 42 of 72 greens. But he saved par 19 of 30 times, never shot a round over par, made the cut
Golf fans are well aware of the great partnership between Tiger Woods and caddie Joe LaCava, but it looks like they’ll get an even better look into their close relationship through a new video series on Discovery’s GOLFTV. The first installment dropped following Wednesday’s pro-am at the Farmers Insurance Open and it didn’t disappoint. RELATED:
9:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy is amused by the unusual followthrough and theatrics of Ho-Sung Choi, a Korean golfer who has gained a following due to his unorthodox methods. But McIlroy is not quite sure Choi deserves a spot in a PGA Tour event. McIlroy was asked about Choi’s crazy swing Wednesday
Rory McIlroy has received plenty of criticism of late for his struggles to close out tournaments on Sundays, stumbling, surprisingly, when the lights are shining brightest. The same can’t be said, however, for the Northern Irishman on Tuesdays or Wednesdays of tournament weeks when he meets with the media. That’s when McIlroy always delivers, sometimes