LAS VEGAS — She had no idea at the time, but Aaron Wise’s girlfriend Reagan Trussell pulled off an expert gambling move at the 15th hole at The Summit Club. It was the elusive reverse mush, where you basically say something isn’t going to happen in the hopes of it actually happening, hence “reverse.” In
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9:08 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Robert Streb went from making putts to wondering if he would ever miss Thursday in the CJ Cup at Summit. It led to his best start to any tournament and his lowest score on the PGA Tour. And on this day at The Summit Club, his 11-under
Early reports from the CJ Cup at this first-time PGA Tour venue said to expect plenty of birdies, especially at the start of rounds. Boots on the ground, both reporters and players, have been hinting that this strong field would post plenty of low numbers at The Summit Club, a tony still-in-development model of American
7:15 AM ET “Okay, great. I have two daughters now.” Simi Mehra’s father would respond in arithmetic summation when she told him she was gay. Then, like every other day, he shot off for a round of golf. “That’s how much my father hated drama,” Simi, India’s first-ever female pro golfer, laughs. Her mother, Billy,
After running away in the desert for his second career victory thanks to a final-round 62, Im is off to another nice start in Sin City. And the 23-year-old came within inches of pulling off what would have been one of the longest holes-in-one in PGA Tour history. The par-3 11th hole at The Summit
As Rory McIlroy prepared to play in his first event of the 2021-22 PGA Tour season, the CJ Cup at The Summit Club in Las Vegas, he was asked to assess the one just finished. In the process, the questioner highlighted McIlroy’s victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in May and his seven top-10 finishes.
8:16 PM ET The 2021 Australian Open and the 2022 Women’s Australian Open have been cancelled as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to play havoc with international travel plans. Golf Australia announced the tough decision on Thursday, saying it would begin planning for a return of the two Opens in the 2022-23 summer of golf. It’s
LAS VEGAS — I made the mistake of getting cocky. Less than 24 hours before I was set to play in the Wednesday Pro-Am at the CJ Cup, I took an unwarranted pot shot at a coworker in a group chat. The coworker in question was Alex Myers, who infamously got in a measly three
7:06 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Phil Mickelson won for the third time in four career starts on the PGA Tour Champions, closing with a 4-under 68 on Sunday for a 2-shot victory in the Constellation Furyk & Friends. The 51-year-old Mickelson won for the first time since his out-of-nowhere triumph at the
The outpouring—let’s call it what it was, a deluge—of genuine affection said it all really. The many tributes paid to Renton Laidlaw in the wake of the 82-year-old Scotsman’s passing on Tuesday followed a similar theme. Former Ryder Cup player Ken Brown summed it up best with the last line of his contribution, “love always.”
Swagger is a word used too frequently these days. It’s appropriate to use it when describing Tommy Armour III, the long-time tour pro known for his style and, yes, swagger—being the guy everyone wants to hang with. TA3 has been a golf buddy of Clint Eastwood’s and Michael Jordan’s, to name a few on his
1:05 PM ET Golf’s governing bodies announced a new local rule that will allow high-level tournaments to limit the length of drivers to 46 inches. Called a Model Local Rule, it would go into effect Jan. 1, 2022. The PGA Tour said on Tuesday that it will adopt the rule, which does not apply to
This will be one of the most fun weeks of the season for your authors. Powers is playing the CJ Cup pro-am on Wednesday—paired with a couple of great pros, Alex Noren and Patton Kizzire. Be careful, guys, that this writer doesn’t mush your golf games … he’s been known to mush nearly everything he
4:54 PM ET Associated Press BURLINGTON, N.C. — JR Smith stepped into a hornets nest in his first college golf tournament, and it had nothing to do with his high score. The 36-year-old two-time NBA champion was literally stung by hornets while completing his round Tuesday for North Carolina A&T on the second day of
Phil Mickelson is no fan of the United States Golf Association. He’s made that unmistakably clear with his words (he loves to call them “amateurs”) and his actions (putting a moving ball in protest of the course setup at the 2018 U.S. Open). It will not shock you, then, that Lefty is not a fan
Upon learning Im had finally bought a house in Atlanta at the end of 2020, many thought he might slow down his schedule. Well, those many people were wrong. Im is still playing a ton on the PGA Tour. Heck, the fact that he already has 100 career starts under his belt and he doesn’t
7:39 PM ET Associated Press BURLINGTON, N.C. — JR Smith couldn’t help but feel anxious. Sure, he had spent 16 years playing in the NBA, making millions and winning two world championships in packed arenas at the highest level of a global sport. But he had never been in the situation like he was Monday:
The PGA Tour has informed players that the purse for next year’s Players Championship will increase by a minimum of $5 million, the Golf Channel first reported. The news means the tour’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass will boast at least a $20 million purse. It is by far the most money allotted in a