Imagine dedicating years of your life to achieving a single goal, only to have it ripped away from you at the last minute. That’s what happened Wednesday at the NCAA Div. I Women’s Golf Regional in Baton Rouge, La. That morning, 110 women headed to The University Club, home to LSU’s men’s and women’s golf,
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Just two weeks after saying he was unsure if he’d accept a special exemption into the U.S. Open, the USGA announced on Friday that Phil Mickelson did accept its special exemption into the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Mickelson, who now its at 116th in the Official World Golf Ranking following his 69th-place finish
6:41 AM ET Omar Uresti has gone from an obscure, little-known PGA Tour player to a full controversial PGA Professional in a very short amount of time. But through everything that’s happened to him, Uresti’s just a guy who wants to play golf for a living. Full disclosure: My journey into the professional golf world
When David Lynn arrived at Kiawah Island to prepare for the 2012 PGA Championship, it’s safe to say few eyes were on the then 38-year-old Englishman. It’s even safer to state no one expected him to finish second that week, beating everyone in the elite field except the runaway eight-shot winner, Rory McIlroy. Playing for
9:41 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — Jordan Spieth had his longest stretch all day of mere pars — a whopping four holes — on the besieged new home course of the AT&T Byron Nelson when the local favorite stepped over a 55-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th. Nothing but the bottom of
The Jordan Spieth Experience is often described as a roller coaster, only if that coaster hit a few banks, froze on its barrel roll and brandished an “out-of-order” sign for months. Thursday in Dallas … well, there was still the occasional bump against the railing. But Spieth’s Round 1 at the AT&T Byron Nelson was
3:55 PM ET Amy Bockerstette’s historic appearance at the NJCAA women’s golf national championships came to an unexpected and early end Thursday when the final round was reduced to the top 15 teams and other golfers in the top 24 because of weather conditions. Bockerstette, who’s in her third season at Paradise Valley Community College
SUSSEX COLDFIELD, England — Back in 2016, the world was a very different place for Chris Wood. Winner of the biggest tournament on the European Tour, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the then 28-year old went on to make his Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine later that summer. By the end of the season,
English writer Izaak Walton said, “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” Walton died in 1683 but I suspect if he’d held on for another 329 years, he’d have found the precise inverse of this on a shuttle of frustrated golf media members at the 2012 PGA Championship. There are certain images
8:58 PM ET The women’s golf NCAA regional in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was abruptly canceled Wednesday before the tournament even started. NCAA committee representative Brad Hurlbut walked down the stairs at LSU’s University Club and announced to players and coaches that the golf course was playable, but was not championship-level playable due to rain and
The return of the NCAA college golf postseason was supposed to be joyful time for programs that had seen the 2020 season cut short prematurely by COVID-19. But for 12 of the 18 schools competing at the NCAA Women’s Regional in Baton Rouge, La., there was only more frustration in seeing their 2020-21 postseasons end
Tyler Strafaci looks like a different man this week. Part of that stems from the reigning U.S. Amateur champ making his professional debut this week at the AT&T Byron Nelson, a move that brings a certain glow and disposition to the aspiring tour player. But mostly it’s, well, Strafaci looks like a different man this
8:00 AM ET Coming off last week’s Wells Fargo Championship (won by Rory McIlroy, who was picked by betting deputy editor David Bearman to win at 18-1), the PGA Tour heads to McKinney, Texas, for the AT&T Byron Nelson for a tuneup before the PGA Championship. This year’s event is moving to TPC at Craig
SUTTON COLDFIELD, England — OK, so The Belfry isn’t exactly The Old Course at St. Andrews or Augusta National when it comes to many things—history, atmosphere or classic architecture to name but three. But the mind’s eye is a wonderful and powerful thing. Even a short stroll around the premises, which hosts this week’s Betfred
5:19 PM ET Hideki Matsuyama is making his first start since winning the Masters last month, looking to regain the form that saw him become the first male Japanese golfer to win a major championship. There was little time for Matsuyama to work on his game as he went home to Japan immediately after his
There is nothing more dangerous than a consensus bet. There’s also nothing as rewarding as a consensus bet that hits. Ultimately, you have to decide which side of history you want to be on. The negative, “I called the missed cut!” side, or the positive vibes only, full team celebration side. Personally, we prefer the
Cheyenne Woods was involved in a bizarre rules situation at a U.S. Women’s Open qualifier on Monday. Fortunately, this one had a happy ending. Woods and a playing partner mistakenly hit each other’s golf balls during their first round at Spring Lake (N.J.) Golf Club, resulting in a two-stroke penalty. Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols reported
6:37 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy found his comfort zone at Quail Hollow and left with a trophy he badly needed. McIlroy closed with a 3-under 68 and made it tough on himself at the end Sunday, driving into the hazard left of the 18th fairway and needing two putts from