Playing some of his best, healthiest golf in more than two years, Jason Dufner fired a 65 to take a 1-stroke lead at the CareerBuilder Challenge on Friday in La Quinta, California. Dufner is 15-under for the tournament, holding a one-stroke lead over fellow American Jamie Lovemark. Dufner started his round with six birdies in … Continue reading Dufner Leads CareerBuilder by 1
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Happy Birthday, Jack! Celebrating The Golden Bear’s 18 Majors
Nineteen times, Jack Nicklaus finished second in a Major. Nine times he finished third. Imagine that he's won half of those second places and a third of the thirds. That would give him an additional 12 Majors, 30 in all, and make Tiger Woods' quest to catch him not even halfway done. Of course, Jack … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Jack! Celebrating The Golden Bear’s 18 Majors
Sullivan Slips Ahead at Suspended HSBC
Fog sucked the life out of most of Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Friday, leaving the UK's Andy Sullivan as the leader in the clubhouse after he fired a second straight 67 to reach 10-under. Fifty-nine players, about 47% of the 126-man field, did not finish their second rounds and … Continue reading Sullivan Slips Ahead at Suspended HSBC
Four Tied for Challenge Lead
It might be the undercard in terms of who comprises the field, but the Career Builder Challenge got off to a roaring start on Thursday, with four players, including a former Major champion, tied for the lead at 8-under. India's Anirban Lahiri shot one of those 64s, with the others coming from Americans Jeff Overton, … Continue reading Four Tied for Challenge Lead
Spieth Buys Dallas Mansion for $7.1 M
Hunter Mahan is $7 million richer, and he didn't even have to beat Jordan Spieth on the golf course to do it. Instead, he sold him a house. Spieth plunked down $7.15 million to buy Mahan's former residence in North Dallas after visiting the place and loving what he saw. Mahan has had the home … Continue reading Spieth Buys Dallas Mansion for $7.1 M
Jordan Spieth Penalized for Slow Play
It didn't take the European Tour long to administer its first monitoring penalty for slow play, and it couldn't have happened to a bigger name. At the ninth tee box of the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Spieth was warned by tour officials that he was being monitored based on slow … Continue reading Jordan Spieth Penalized for Slow Play
Who is Bryson DeChambeau?
By the time the sun was up in the US on Thursday, the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship was over and the name at the top of the leaderboard was about as unlikely as anyone in the golfing world could imagine. In a field of former No. 1s and Major winners, … Continue reading Who is Bryson DeChambeau?
Amateur DeChambeau Leads Abu Dhabi
In a field of some of the world's best, a young American is leading the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after the opening round ... and his name is not Jordan Spieth. Twenty-two-year old Bryson DeChambeau, an amateur in just his seventh professional event, fired an 8-under 64 to jump out to a 1-stroke lead … Continue reading Amateur DeChambeau Leads Abu Dhabi
Golf Birthdays: January 18-26
January 19 Brian Harman, winner of the 2014 John Deere Classic, turns 29. His best finish at a Major to date came when he tied for 26th at the 2014 Open Championship. Doug LaBelle, a two-time winner on the Web.com Tour, turns 41. January 20 Fredrik Andersson Hed, winner of the 2010 BMW Italian open, … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: January 18-26
Gomez Surges Into Top 60
Fabian Gomez jumped from 112th to 55th in the latest Official World Golf Rankings after the 37-year-old won his second career title on the PGA Tour, this one coming at the Sony Open in Hawaii. South Africa's Haydn Porteous moved from 372nd to 215th by emerging victorious at the Joburg Open. There should be more … Continue reading Gomez Surges Into Top 60
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