“It’s like my funeral going on,” Johnny Miller said—without choking, mind you—during a conference call Wednesday with the media discussing his impending farewell to his television career. “Funeral of broadcasting,” chimed in his longtime 18th tower partner Dan Hicks. Well, no one came to bury Miller. Or to praise him, really, though there was some
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2:20 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods said that he’s known nothing else, that “my entire life it’s been two strokes,” and that getting used to putting with the flagstick in while on the green and not being penalized will take some time. The question seems preposterous, given how far Tiger Woods had fallen.
The PGA Tour continues its West Coast Swing this week for the official, unofficial start of the season. With Tiger Woods making his 2019 debut, the NFL having a week off and CBS handling the weekend coverage, Torrey Pines always feels like golf’s real kickoff event. No disrespect to the 11 winners so far this
The PGA Tour continues its West Coast Swing this week with the Farmers Insurance Open, played at Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif. Players will play both the North Course and South Course in the first two rounds, with the final 36 holes being contested on the South Course, which hosted the U.S. Open in
1:12 PM ET American Lucy Li is among the players announced Tuesday as accepting invitations to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, which will have its final-round staged at the home of the Masters on April 6. Li, 16, who was the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, is among 66
When you’re Scotty Cameron— the world’s most recognized name in putter design—and you produce what you feel is your most technologically advanced putter line yet, it’s not simply going to be the next iteration of a current line. “I changed the name from Futura to Phantom X simply because I felt it was so different
2:07 PM ET Associated Press LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Alvaro Ortiz of Mexico refused to let a third chance at the Masters slip away from him Sunday in the Latin American Amateur Championship. A runner-up each of the last two years, Ortiz was two shots behind when he hit 3-wood to 20 feet for
Tiger Woods makes his 2019 debut at the Farmers Insurance Open this week, his first official PGA Tour appearance since last fall’s triumph at East Lake. Thanks to his successful comeback campaign in 2018, this year’s foray at Torrey Pines doesn’t boast the build-up as Woods’ previous post-surgery starts in La Jolla, the attention shifted
5:06 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea outlasted the cold and wind to close with a 1-under 70 and win the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions by two shots Sunday in the LPGA Tour season opener. Ji shared the 54-hole lead with Lydia Ko, who fell apart
Most golf fans are well aware of the place Jack Nicklaus holds in the game. But it’s not until you examine his stats more closely that you can gain a full appreciation for how dominant Nicklaus was for so long. For his 79th birthday, we dug up some of our favorite, still remarkable numbers from
The new Ping G410 metalwoods, led by the transformational G410 driver, embody a bold direction in technology for the company, yes, but also in tone. In short, Ping’s engineers are describing its latest driver’s capabilities—arguably its most complex ever—in the simplest of terms: “no sacrifice.” That sounds like an aggressive line for a company whose
7:17 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Adam Long made a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Desert Classic for his first PGA Tour title. Long closed with a 7-under 65 on the Stadium Course at PGA West to beat playing partners Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin by
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 Jan. 21. Long time coming Adam Long missed the cut in all
7:51 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Phil Mickelson made three long birdie putts on the back nine Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Desert Classic. Making his first start of the year, Mickelson shot a bogey-free round of 6-under 66 on the Stadium Course at PGA
LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — We’ve heard of rules officials getting on golfers for playing too slowly. But for playing too fast? To be fair, R&A director of rules Grant Moir wasn’t upset with the fact that Mexico’s Alvaro Ortiz was trying to speed things up during Saturday’s third round of the Latin America Amateur
LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — You’ll forgive Alvaro Ortiz if he was feeling a bit of déjà vu—or the Spanish equivalent—on Saturday at Casa de Campo Resort. For the second straight year, the 23-year-old from Guadalajara, Mexico, holds a one-stroke lead after 54 holes at the Latin America Amateur, the invitation to the Masters awarded
11:20 PM ET Associated Press KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Tom Lehman rallied to win the PGA Tour Champions’ season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday, taking advantage of David Toms‘ closing three-putt bogey. The 59-year-old Lehman closed with his second straight 7-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over Toms. Phil Mickelson topped the leaderboard for the third
Phil Inglis Tom Lehman won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. (Photo by Phil Inglis/Getty Images) A tournament that was David Toms’ to lose was lost on Sunday, when Tom Lehman erased a four-stroke deficit and won the PGA Tour Champions’ season opener, the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, by a stroke on the final