PGA Championship Preview: Part II

Continuing from Part I on Tuesday, here is a hole-by-hole look at the back nine at Whistling Straits, home of the 2015 PGA Championship beginning Thursday. No. 10: Voyageur, Par 4, 361 yards - An up-and-down sloping fairway kicks off the back nine, with a deep bunker on the right side of the landing area … Continue reading PGA Championship Preview: Part II →

Featured PGA Championship Tee Times

The tee times have been announced for this week's PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Some of the more interesting opening round trios are listed and analyzed below. Front Nine 7:45 a.m. - David Toms, Mark Brooks, Vijay Singh: All three are former PGA Championship winners; the 54-year-old Brooks in 1996; the 48-year-old … Continue reading Featured PGA Championship Tee Times →

PGA Championship Preview: Part I

Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wisconsin, hosts the PGA Championship for the third time in 11 years. The Straits Course will host the vents, as it did in 2004 when Vijay Singh defeated Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard in a playoff and the 2010 PGA Championship, which saw Martin Kaymer defeat Bubba Watson in … Continue reading PGA Championship Preview: Part I →

McIlroy a Go For PGA Championship

Just five weeks after injuring himself playing soccer, and months before traditional wisdom says he would be fit for athletic competition, world No. 1 Rory McIlroy has declared himself ready for this week's PGA Championship, one of two Majors he won a year ago, and his first action since the US Open on June 21. … Continue reading McIlroy a Go For PGA Championship →

Lowry Into World Top 20 with Win

Ireland's Shane Lowry surged from 44th to 19th in the latest Official World Golf rankings on the back of his win Sunday at the WGC-Bridgestone. American Jim Furyk, who finished tied for third at Bridgestone, moved up from sixth to fourth, giving the US a three-man bloc from No. 2 to No. 4 of Jordan … Continue reading Lowry Into World Top 20 with Win →

FedEx Cup / Race to Dubai Standings Updates

Justin Rose moved into the Top 10 of the latest FedEx Cup standings, while Jordan Spieth expanded his huge lead. Rose, who finished tied for third at the event, moved from 12th to seventh in the standings, with 1,592 points. Spieth, who finished tied for 10th at the event, leads the chase with 3,839 points, … Continue reading FedEx Cup / Race to Dubai Standings Updates →

Shane Lowry Scores Bridgestone Title

In a sky full of stars, Ireland's Shane Lowry outshone them all. The 28-year-old won his first PGA title by firing a final-round 66, pushing past Major winners Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, and Justin Rose on the final day to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Trailing Rose and Furyk by two strokes heading into the final … Continue reading Shane Lowry Scores Bridgestone Title →

Golf Birthdays: August 6-9

August 6 Doug Ford: Two-time Major winner Doug Ford turns 93. Ford won the 1957 Masters and 1955 PGA Championship among his 19 PGA titles. The 1955 PGA title came when the tournament was still a match-play style, and he defeated Cary Middlecoff 4&3, winning Player of the Year honors in the process. In 1957, … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: August 6-9 →

Rose Ties Furyk For Bridgestone Lead

Justin Rose fired a 7-under 63, tying for the best round of the day, to shoot into a first-place tie with Jim Furyk at 9-under at the conclusion of 54 holes Saturday at the WGC-Bridgestone in Akron, Ohio. Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, jumped from eighth into a share of the lead by carding … Continue reading Rose Ties Furyk For Bridgestone Lead →

Jim Furyk Takes Bridgestone Lead

It's been 14 years since Jim Furyk's misery at Bridgestone, but if he he keeps playing the way he has through the first two rounds this weekend, he'll soon make up for it. Furyk's second straight 66 on Friday put him 8-under for the tournament, giving him a 4-stroke lead through 36 holes. In 2001, … Continue reading Jim Furyk Takes Bridgestone Lead →