The world’s best players head to TPC Sawgrass this week for the PGA Tour’s flagship event, the Players Championship. Since 2007, the Players has been contested in May, but it returns to its original spot on the schedule in March this year, making it the first marquee event of the season. While there were doubts
8:09 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The door that Rory McIlroy keeps knocking on refuses to open. Sure, it would help if the four-time major champion did more to barge through it, but he has maintained a modest, almost stately approach to adding tournament hardware to his collection, only to come up empty. Sunday offered
MY LESSON WITH DAVID LEADBETTER In this weeks Impact Show, we arrive at David Leadbetter’s headquarters at Champions Gate in Orlando, where Piers has a personal golf swing lesson with David Leadbetter. This was a great experience for both of us, as it gave us the opportunity to witness first hand how one of the
How to hit a punch shot golf tip: Golf is a tough sport as it is, but the wind can cause all sorts of problems. The punch shot is a great way to keep the ball low, straight and under control. Check out this useful tip from PGA Professional Paul Babbage as he shows you
PONTE VERDA BEACH, Fla. — After missing last week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational because of a neck strain, it appears Tiger Woods will be able to give it a go at this week’s Players Championship. On Monday, Woods spent nearly three hours on the back of the range at TPC Sawgrass going through his entire bag.
The Miura K-Grind 2.0 wedge, an update of the distinctive original from half a dozen years ago, again illustrates that Miura’s designs aren’t just limited to the traditional expected shapes. That said, the K-Grind 2.0 still incorporates the company’s focus on the feel of a classic forged blade. The K-Grind 2.0 is memorable for its
Peter Lee grew up a tennis player outside Seattle, his aversion to golf the same as many kids’. The game took too long, was too expensive and not many of his friends were playing. Looking back years later, as someone who picked up golf as an adult and whose three kids are now golfers, he
Alexa Pano missed out on history on Sunday. Luckily, it sounds like she won’t be short on opportunities for a second chance. At 14 years old, Pano was in the final group at the SKYiGOLF Championship, the season opener on the LPGA’s developmental Symetra Tour. Playing on a sponsor’s exemption, the amateur was looking to
8:18 AM ET It’s almost here. One month from now, returning champion Patrick Reed, along with Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods return to Augusta, Georgia, for the 83rd edition of the Masters Tournament. That’s right, the grandest golf tournament in the world and the first major championship of the PGA Tour
Kirk Triplett clearly believes in the “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” thing. Having twice before played the 18th hole and failing to find the green with his second shot on the par-5 finisher, Triplett took a swipe with a 3-wood from 252 yards and once again thought he had come up
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 11. Molinari’s blitzkrieg at Bay Hill Francesco Molinari is unassuming. Reserved
9:05 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Kirk Triplett made a 12-foot eagle putt on the second hole of a playoff with Woody Austin on Sunday to win the Hoag Classic for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory. The 56-year-old Triplett forced the playoff with a similar left-to-right breaker for birdie on the