This week sees the return of World Golf Championships to the schedule. The best players in the world all head to Akron, Ohio for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. This is an incredibly import week for many players looking to get into their respective Ryder Cup teams. Who would have thought Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson … Continue reading Expert Picks: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
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Best of Both Tours Convene at Bridgestone
It's not a Major, but the WGC Bridgestone certainly draws like one every year in Akron, Ohio, where its prize money counts as official earnings on both the PGA and European Tours. It's also as good a place as any for Tiger Woods, down to No. 10 in the world, to snap out of his … Continue reading Best of Both Tours Convene at Bridgestone
Tiger Woods Almost Out of Top 10
Ineffective play when he is healthy and skipping lots of tournaments between them is leading to Tiger Woods nearing a dip out of the top 10 in the official World Golf Rankings. Woods fell to 10th in this week's poll, dropping a spot as RBC Canadian Open runner-up Jim Furyk clambered from 10th to 8th. … Continue reading Tiger Woods Almost Out of Top 10
Jim Furyk Rises to Top 5 of FedEx Standings
The victory slipped away in the final hole for Jim Furyk at the Canadian Open on Sunday, but his impressive finish left him the chance for bigger fish to fry. Furyk rose nine spots in the latest FedExCup standings from 14th to fifth, having now finished in the top 10 of seven tournaments this year. … Continue reading Jim Furyk Rises to Top 5 of FedEx Standings
David Horsey Into Race to Dubai Top 60
The big check with his name on it translated into more than just a cool €166,600 in his bank account (after taxes and his agent's cut, of course) for David Horsey on Sunday in Moscow. It also meant a move into the current group of players eligible for the Race to Dubai year end tournament. … Continue reading David Horsey Into Race to Dubai Top 60
Tim Clark Rallies to Win Canadian Open
The only man with a legitimate chance to catch Jim Furyk headed into the final round of the Canadian Open did just that on Sunday at the Royal Montreal. South Africa's Tim Clark shot a 5-under 65 and won the tournament with a 6-foot par putt on No. 18 to win the tournament by a … Continue reading Tim Clark Rallies to Win Canadian Open
Horsey Rides Off with Russian Open Title
After all those birdies he piled up over four rounds to take the lead at the Russian Open, all David Horsey really needed was a par to win it. Horsey parred the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Ireland's Damien McGrane, who bogeyed it, to give the 29-year-old Englishman his first European Tour title … Continue reading Horsey Rides Off with Russian Open Title
Jim Furyk Fires 65, Expands Candadian Open Lead
The way he plays north of the border, you'd never guess Jim Furyk is no Canadian, but a guy born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The 44-year-old American who last won on the PGA Tour in 2010 fired a 5-under 65 to drop to 15-under for the tournament, taking a three-stroke lead into Sunday's final round. … Continue reading Jim Furyk Fires 65, Expands Candadian Open Lead
Scotland’s Whiteford Ties Horsey Atop Russian Open
David Horsey's penthouse at the top of the M2M Russian Open leader board just got a new resident on Saturday. Scotland's Peter Whiteford shot a 66 for the second time in three days to surge into a tie for first at 13-under with one day left at the Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club in Moscow. … Continue reading Scotland’s Whiteford Ties Horsey Atop Russian Open
Forty-Something: Jim Furyk, Tim Petrovic Tied for Canadian Open Lead
Top qualification to be atop the leader board after two rounds of the RBC Canadian Open? Remember being alive in the 1970s. American Jim Furyk, a two-time champion at the tournament, tied the club record at the Royal Montreal with a 7-under 63, allowing him to shoot up the leader board to tie fellow American … Continue reading Forty-Something: Jim Furyk, Tim Petrovic Tied for Canadian Open Lead
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