Just three months short of his 90th birthday—“level fives” in his language—Peter Alliss passed away overnight on Saturday. Born in Berlin on Feb. 28, 1931 (he was, at the time, the biggest baby in Europe, weighing in at 14 pounds 12 ounces), the doyen of golf commentating died peacefully in his sleep at home in
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From Day 1—when his opening 61 (11 birdies, seven pars) over the “Fire” course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates shot him to the top of the leader board—until the final nine holes, the Golf in Dubai Championship had been Andy Sullivan’s version of “catch me if you can.” Leader at the end of the first,
7:24 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Yealimi Noh closed with a double bogey Saturday in the Volunteers of America Classic, dropping the 19-year-old American into a tie with major champions Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu with one round left. Two strokes ahead after a birdie on the par-5 17th, Noh took
On Thursday at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Justin Thomas shot arguably his worst round in three months, a one-over 72 that put him in an early hole. But if you ask him, Friday’s four-under 67, a five-shot improvement to make the cut, was far more frustrating. “I very easily could have shot 62 yesterday,” said
10:22 AM ET Frenchman Antoine Rozner claimed his maiden European Tour title in his rookie season by winning the Golf in Dubai Championship by two shots at the Jumeirah Golf Estates on Saturday. The 27-year-old fired seven birdies and a landed a superb eagle on the par-five 13th hole to go ahead, before signing off
Cristie Kerr has competed in the U.S. Women’s Open every year since 1998. But the 2007 winner’s status for next week’s championship at Champions Golf Club in Houston is unclear after Golfweek reported that she was involved in a golf cart accident on Friday. Kerr, 43, was set to play in the second round of
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is known more for the celebrities in its field and not the gallery outside the ropes. Still, the two go hand in hand, though that won’t be the case for the 2021 edition of the tournament. Pebble Beach on Friday joined most of the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing by
7:56 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Jessica Korda was prepared for another bone-chilling round at Old American Golf Club. Maybe, a bit too prepared. “My immediate regret when I was on the front nine, my kneecaps started to sweat and I didn’t have pants I could take off,” Korda said. “What a
She didn’t deserve this fate. Not then, not there, not like that. The only golf club I have ever loved is gone. If 2020 has taught us anything it’s to never think you have hit rock bottom, because that’s when life decides to drag you down further. Believing the nadir was reached when Nick Faldo
9:09 AM ET England’s Andy Sullivan stayed ahead of the chasing pack at the Golf in Dubai Championship on Friday with a steady third round of 68 at the Jumeirah Golf Estates for a two-shot lead over compatriot Matt Wallace heading into the final day. Sullivan began the round ahead by three strokes and landed
Any major golf championship is hard to prepare for, obviously. But the 75th U.S. Women’s Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston next week is likely the most difficult ever. And not just because it’s being played in December or during a pandemic, keeping fans from attending. It’s the toughest because instead of becoming familiar
The final PGA Tour event of this god forsaken year got off to a wet and windy start, with Day 1 of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, proving a rather difficult day for scoring. Just 56 of the 132 players in the field broke par at El Camaleón Golf Club, where
7:43 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Charley Hull fought through cold and windy conditions to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour’s Volunteers of America Classic. Hull, a 24-year-old Englishwoman, shot a 3-under 69, making six birdies and three bogeys at Old American Golf Club with the afternoon temperature only
Even die-hard LPGA Tour fans might have been doing a double take when they saw the unfamiliar name Ally Ewing near the top of the leader board on Thursday at the Volunteers of America Classic. An opening-round one-under 70 amid grey skies and 40-degree temperatures at Old American Golf Club outside Dallas left the 28-year-old
Annika Sorenstam was named the new president of the International Golf Federation Thursday as the sport prepares for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Sorenstam, a 10-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Famer, will replace Peter Dawson as head of the IGF. Dawson had been in the position for 10 years, and played a role
It is a landmark U.S. Women’s Open, No. 75, beginning next Thursday on the two courses at Champions Golf Club in Houston. And this year’s is certain to be among the most memorable Opens in the 75-year history of the premier championship in women’s golf, given its unique December date courtesy of a pandemic. In
Don’t ask Brooks Koepka his thoughts on 2020. Granted, this has been a year most would like to forget. But after bending the golf realm to his will the previous two, Koepka found himself on the business end of the sport this season. He was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open in September due
12:22 PM ET England’s Andy Sullivan shot a bogey-free 11-under-par 61 to set a course record and lead by two shots after the first round at the Golf in Dubai Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Wednesday. Sullivan recorded 11 birdies and briefly looked set to match compatriot Oliver Fisher‘s European Tour record of 59