France's Benjamin Hebert and Austria's Bernd Wiesberger are tied atop the Porsche European Open leader board after each shot a 7-under 64 at the Golf Resort Bad Griesbach in Germany on Thursday. Hebert, ranked 181st in the world and a distant 106th in the Race to Dubai standings, had eight birdies and one bogey on … Continue reading Hebert, Wiesberger Tied in Germany
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Stenson’s 63 Leads TOUR Championship
Henrik Stenson, one of five men who could take the FedEx Cup title with a victory this weekend, fired a 7-under 63 to lead the TOUR Championship by two strokes in Atlanta. Stenson, who finished second at both the Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship earlier this month, was 6-under through nine holes thanks to … Continue reading Stenson’s 63 Leads TOUR Championship
Golf Birthdays: September 22-27
September 22 Phil Blackmar, one of the tallest men to ever play on the PGA Tour, turns 58. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches, Blackmar won three PGA tournaments between 19895 and 1997, all three in playoffs, all three with a birdie on the first extra hole. His best finish at a Major came in 1997 … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: September 22-27
FedEx Cup: Meet the Final 30
With the BMW Championship in the book, the remaining Top 30 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings head to Atlanta this week for the TOUR Championship, with the overall prize of $10 million for the crowned FedEx winner up for grabs. Despite Jason Day's lead of more than 2,000 points in the current standings, five … Continue reading FedEx Cup: Meet the Final 30
New No. 1 Jason Day Cruises to BMW Win
Jason Day took over the No. 1 ranking in the world and widened his lead in the FedEx Cup standings to more than 500 points, cruising to victory at the BMW Championship Sunday in Chicago. Day did things the Tiger Woods' way: exploding to an insurmountable lead and playing smart, safe golf the rest of … Continue reading New No. 1 Jason Day Cruises to BMW Win
Jason Day Claims No. 1 Ranking
Jason Day leapfrogged Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy to take over the new No. 1 ranking in the world on Monday following his triumph at the BMW Championship on Sunday. Day won for the second time in three weeks and the third time in five weeks including the PGA Championship. He's the first man to … Continue reading Jason Day Claims No. 1 Ranking
Kaymer Climbs to 11th in Race to Dubai
Martin Kaymer didn't win the Italian Open on Sunday, but his second-place finish earned him enough points to reach the No. 11 spot in the Race to Dubai standings released on Sunday. Through 16 tournaments, Kaymer has 1,166,819 points. Henrik Stenson is 10th with 1,177,944. Rory McIlroy, currently playing in the PGA's FedEx Cup, leads … Continue reading Kaymer Climbs to 11th in Race to Dubai
Tiger Woods’ Surgery Deemed A Success
Tiger Woods disclosed that he underwent microdiscectomy surgery on September 16 to remove a small disc fragment that as pinching his nerve. It's his second microdiscectomy surgery on his back, following one on March 31, 2014, that largely erased much of his 2014 season and ultimately cost him the No. 1 ranking in the world. … Continue reading Tiger Woods’ Surgery Deemed A Success
Karlberg Claims Italian Open in Playoff
Heading into a playoff, would you take the guy with 11 European Tour wins, 2 Majors who was formerly ranked No. 1 or the guy who has 0 wins, 0 Majors, and would be happy to be ranked No. 100? Logic went out the window on Sunday in Italy where Sweden's Rikard Karlberg defeated Germany's … Continue reading Karlberg Claims Italian Open in Playoff
Golf Birthdays: September 13-20
September 13 Mark Wiebe, five-time winner on the Champions Tour, turns 58. He won twice on the PGA Tour in the mid-1980s, and won The Senior Open Championship in 2013 in a playoff versus Bernhard Langer. September 14 Notah Begay, the first and only full-blooded Native American golfer on the PGA Tour, turns 45. He … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: September 13-20
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