Nordea Masters Preview

With the US Open coming up fast, the best of the European Tour are either taking time off or hitting the links to sharpen their craft before the second Major of the year. Those on the lee side of the pond will do so at Sweden's Nordea Masters starting Thursday, where local resident Thomas Bjorn … Continue reading Nordea Masters Preview →

Expert Picks: the Memorial Tournament

The Memorial Tournament was founded 39 years ago by Jack Nicklaus, and is played at the Jack Nicklaus designed Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The Memorial is a restricted field event on the PGA TOUR, with only the first 75 players on the previous year's money list are guaranteed invitations. Each year the tournament … Continue reading Expert Picks: the Memorial Tournament →

Golf Birthdays: June 1-2

June 1 John Huston, a seven-time PGA Tour winner, turns 54. Huston had two Top 5 Major finishes: tied for third at the 1990 Masters and tied for fourth at the 2000 US Open. Often called the Tour's "fastest player", he left the PGA Tour with two records, a 28-under 260 at the 1998 United … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: June 1-2 →

Idle Bubba Watson Replaces Stenson at No. 3

Not playing turned out to be a pretty sweet deal for Bubba Watson last week, as the American moved up to No. 3 in the world, bypassing Henrik Stenson. Stenson was also idle, having not played since May 17. The Swede has struggled lately, at least from what you expect of a player who won … Continue reading Idle Bubba Watson Replaces Stenson at No. 3 →

Walker Closes FedEx Gap on Spieth

Jimmy Walker used his second-place finish at the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic to move within 462 points of first-place Jordan Spieth in the latest FedEx Cup standings released Monday. Spieth finished 30th at the same event. He leads the chase with 2,366 points while Walker has 1,904. Both men have played in 15 eligible events … Continue reading Walker Closes FedEx Gap on Spieth →

Bowditch Goes Wire to Wire at Byron Nelson

Officially, Steven Bowditch will always swear that the day of his wedding will be the best moment he's ever had at the TPC Four Seasons, where he got married four years ago. In very private moments, however, he might put Sunday up there as well. Bowditch shot a 5-under 64 on the rain-altered course Sunday … Continue reading Bowditch Goes Wire to Wire at Byron Nelson →

Kjeldsen Joins Dubai Top 20

His big win at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open upjumped Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen into the top 20 of the Race to Dubai standings released on Monday. Through 13 tournaments played, Kjeldsen has 586,444 points. Irish Open runner-up Bernd Wiesberger rose to fifth in the standings, the fifth man to break 1 million points for … Continue reading Kjeldsen Joins Dubai Top 20 →

Kjeldsen Wins Irish Open in Playoff

Proving that you can wipe out an awful round with one great shot, Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen won the Irish Open on Sunday in a playoff with a birdie on the first hole, defeating Bernd Wiesberger and Eddie Pepperell. The recently turned 40 Kjeldsen had been in the lead since Friday, but stumbled his way to … Continue reading Kjeldsen Wins Irish Open in Playoff →

Bowditch’s 65 Equals 2-Stroke Lead

Australia's Steven Bowditch fired a 4-under 65 to open up a two-stroke lead at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas on Saturday. Bowditch is 13-under for the tournament, and is looking for his second-ever PGA title. His first, ironically, also came in Texas, at the Texas Open in San Antonio in 2014. Bowditch has … Continue reading Bowditch’s 65 Equals 2-Stroke Lead →

Kjeldsen Takes 2-Stroke Lead at Irish Open

Forty is looking mighty fine for Soren Kjeldsen. The Dane who hit the big 4-0 two weeks ago, but who has not won an European Tour event since 2009, shot 4-under on Saturday to reach 7-under for the tournament, giving him a two-stroke lead over Max Kieffer and Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Three straight birdies by Kjeldsen … Continue reading Kjeldsen Takes 2-Stroke Lead at Irish Open →