A year ago, Henrik Stenson made history at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. While he won't be able to repeat it, he could still end his year in style if he keeps playing like he did on Friday. The Swede fired a 6-under 66 to reach 10-under and open up a two-stroke lead … Continue reading Stenson Takes Lead at Dubai
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Rory McIlroy Tied for DP Lead
After missing the last month-plus embroiled in a legal dispute, no one in their right mind would expect Rory McIlroy to be on his game against the best competition in the world at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Nobody, of course, except McIlroy himself. The No. 1 player in the world fired a … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Tied for DP Lead
Dustin Johnson to Return in February?
Rumblings abound that Dustin Johnson will return to the PGA Tour beginning with the Farmers Insurance Open next week, according to Golf World. That tournament will be played February 5-8 at Torrey Pines. That date would fall after the impending birth of his first child by fiancee Paulina Gretzky. However, it also would fit in … Continue reading Dustin Johnson to Return in February?
Rory McIlroy Clinches 2nd Dubai Crown
How good of a year is Rory McIlroy having? He didn't even have to play a hole in the Final Series to claim the Race to Dubai title. Embroiled in a legal dispute with his former management company, and sporting an enormous lead in the points race, McIlroy locked up the Race to Dubai title … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Clinches 2nd Dubai Crown
Charley Hoffman Rallies to OHL Title
There's no doubting that Charley Hoffman bears an uncanny resemblance to actor Jeff Daniels, when the latter embodies his "Dumb and Dumber" alter ego Harry Dunn. There's also no doubting the coincidence that the very same weekend that Daniels returned to the big screen as Dunn in "Dumb and Dumber To" for the first time … Continue reading Charley Hoffman Rallies to OHL Title
Brooks Koepka’s 65 Takes Turkish Title
For the second consecutive week, an American export was the big winner on the European Tour's Final Series, as Brooks Koepka recorded his first-ever Europena win, firing a final-round 65 to edge Ian Poulter by one stroke at the Turkish Airways Open. His closing round 7-under allowed Koepka to valut from fifth to first on … Continue reading Brooks Koepka’s 65 Takes Turkish Title
Australia’s Wade Ormsby Takes Turkish Lead
Just when it seemed Ian Poulter was a runaway train at the Turkish Airlines Open, he went flying off the tracks on Saturday. After dropping to 14-under with the completion of the rain-soaked second round, Poulter struggled to a 3-over 75 in the third, hitting three bogeys and one double, dropping him a shot behind … Continue reading Australia’s Wade Ormsby Takes Turkish Lead
Poulter Forges Ahead at Rain-Soaked Open
Before the rains came in force, England's Ian Poulter took the field by storm at the Turkish Airlines Open on Friday. Poulter was 5-under through 14 to drop to 13-under for the tournament, opening up a three-stroke lead on Zimbabwe's Brendon De Jonge, who is 10-under through 13 holes. The tournament will restart at 8 … Continue reading Poulter Forges Ahead at Rain-Soaked Open
Jimenez’s 63 Leads Turkish Open Field
The swagger has come to Turkey. Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, who earlier this year became the oldest champion in European Tour history, fired a dazzling 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead following the first round of the Turkish Airlines Open at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Antalya, Turkey on Thursday. Three-under at the turn, … Continue reading Jimenez’s 63 Leads Turkish Open Field
Phil Mickelson Takes Job at Alma Mater
Phil Mickelson has taken on an interim assistant coach job at his alma mater, Arizona State University. Tim Mickelson, Phil's brother, is the Sun Devils' head golf coach. Tim took the head job at Alma Mater in 2011 after leading the University of San Diego to its first three NCAA appearances ever. The Sun Devils … Continue reading Phil Mickelson Takes Job at Alma Mater
