Sometimes a golfer just needs a small change to get back on track. For Bubba Watson, it may have taken a big celebrity. A day after missing the cut at last week’s Genesis Invitational, Watson shared a group photo that included his friend Justin Bieber and the caption, “Fun golfing with the boys!” We’ll excuse
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7:54 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Rory McIlroy switched back to his old putter for the Mexico Championship and it made a world of difference. It helps that he’s still hitting the ball like the No. 1 player in the world. McIlroy ripped a 4-iron from 275 yards into the thin air at
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — The name popped from the caddie’s back, bolded in black against a white bib. That did little to help the volunteer tasked with taking scores during Wednesday’s pro-am, who was having a hell of a time deducing who was finishing on the 18th green. “Campbell … Campbell … Campbell,” the
MEXICO CITY — Three days after Brooks Koepka blasted Patrick Reed in a radio interview for having improved his lie in a bunker during the Hero World Challenge in December, Reed said on Thursday at the WGC-Mexico Championship that he was “of course” aware of Koepka’s comments. He also said he essentially had no response
6:41 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Kyle Stanley shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open. With most of the top players in the world playing in the World Golf Championship event in Mexico, Stanley had nine birdies and a bogey
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12:28 PM ET MEXICO CITY — Rory McIlroy dealt a serious blow to the prospects of the proposed Premier Golf League, saying Wednesday that he is not in favor of a plan that would see the top players splitting from the PGA Tour for a guaranteed financial windfall on a rival circuit. McIlroy, who at
In a move that is about as unsurprising as it is full-throated, the Acushnet CEO, parent of the Titleist and FootJoy brands, announced his company’s opposition to the USGA and R&A’s contention that the “cycle of distance increases” in golf must come to an end. “…we believe the conclusions drawn in this Report undervalue the