6:22 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Matt Kuchar and Harris English took a 5-stroke lead Saturday in the QBE Shootout, opening and closing with long birdie runs for an 11-under 61 in modified alternate-shot play. “I feel like our games really fit this format well,” English said. “He does a lot of stuff
The lineup of major championship venues in 2021, aside from the traditional stop in Augusta, Ga., is not what most would be inclined to describe as inspirational. It’s not that the scheduled host courses—operative word being scheduled—are devoid of redeeming qualities. You certainly can’t complain about their respective global coordinates adjacent to water. It’s just
Every golfer should pay more mind to their sock game. It’s an easy way to make or break an outfit—and a golf game. These Golden Bear-inspired crew socks are stylish, comfortable and performance-ready. Moisture-wicking material, breathable mesh zones, arch support and a ton of cushion are built into these socks to give some well-needed attention
My Son’s And I First Real Golf Lesson | I wanted to get my son’s lessons for a while. I felt that they weren’t ready until now. I haven’t pushed it on them like some obsessive parent. I wanted to ease them into the sport. There are a lot of things to learn so I
A proper grip on the club is arguably one of the hardest things to learn with golf, but it is an essential component to achieving success in the sport. Put simply, a bad grip will always result in a bad swing and therefore it is imperative that players focus on perfecting their grip, if they
In addition to Tiger having his longtime caddie Joe LaCava by his side, Charlie will have Joe LaCava Jr. on his bag during the two-day PNC Championship, which begins Saturday at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando. Woods and his 11-year-old son will team together for the first time in the event formerly known as
7:08 AM ET Tiger Woods‘ early prowess as a golfer and the influence his father, Earl, had on his development are legendary. It is the stuff of books and movies, and the 15-time major champion himself has long cited his dad’s encouragement as a big factor in his success. Earl, an Army veteran, had access
It’s fair to say that 2020 encapsulated the entire Dustin Johnson Experience. When things are going good for Johnson—which is often—he can make this impossible game look impossibly easy. Even so, Johnson’s career has partially been defined not for what it is, but for what it is not, particularly at the majors. Just when the
2:09 PM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The number of Rolex Series events on the European Tour has been reduced from eight to four for the 2021 season, with each having a prize fund of at least $8 million. The changes were announced Tuesday as the tour revealed its schedule for next season,
There are a few gaps, five tournaments and/or venues still need to be confirmed and the number of Rolex Series events has gone down to three, but the 2021 European Tour schedule, formally revealed on Tuesday, contains a minimum of 42 events in 24 countries. As many as 18 tournaments that were either postponed or
In this video my friend Lars is playing golf for the first time in his life. I want to test his natural skill, and then give him a 10 minute lesson to see how much he can improve. Since he has never played golf before I really don’t know what to expect, but I was
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9:00 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Seconds after Amy Olson’s birdie putt on the 18th hole of the final round of the 75th U.S. Women’s Open dropped, she pumped her right fist in the air, then picked up her golf ball out of the cup and raised her head toward the sky. On Monday, standing next
After an exciting Monday finish at the U.S. Women’s Open, the spotlight stays on women’s golf for a second straight week as the LPGA Tour gets set to host its 2020 season finale, the CME Group Tour Championship. However, it will do so without two of this year’s four major champions competing in the event
Punctuated Equilibrium (n) — the hypothesis that evolutionary development is marked by isolated episodes of rapid speciation between long periods of little or no change The idea of punctuated equilibrium, which Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge first posited in 1972, is that evolution, in fact, does not happen steadily on some uniform, predictable trajectory.
3:31 PM ET Englishman Lee Westwood was crowned Europe’s number one golfer for the third time in his career with a second-placed finish on Sunday behind compatriot Matthew Fitzpatrick, who won the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship. Westwood won the Harry Vardon Trophy again 20 years after he first lifted it, with a
TaylorMade put two new drivers on the conforming list of golf clubs published by the R&A this week, both apparently follow ups to the current SIM line of drivers. Placed on the weekly updated list are the SIM2 and SIM2 Max. The SIM and SIM Max are TaylorMade’s current flagship drivers. (It is likely that
HOUSTON—In a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines, it was perhaps fitting that in the final major championship of 2020 another one would be written by a player wearing a mask all week, even as she played, at the U.S. Women’s Open. “Every time I practice, I usually wear a mask, so I’m