Peter Hanson’s Ace Pays Fan’s Mortgage for a Year

Move over, president of the Peter Hanson fan club; you've just been replaced as the golfer's biggest fan. Hanson, who didn't factor into the final leader board at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional last weekend, made an ace on the par-3, 222-yard No. 2 on Saturday. With it, he won a contest for golf … Continue reading Peter Hanson’s Ace Pays Fan’s Mortgage for a Year →

Congressional Champ Justin Rose Soars to 12th in FedEx Cup

Justin Rose has had a ho-hum campaign for most of 2014. Good enough to make the FedEx Cup, but not exactly a contender to win the thing. Rose changed all that Sunday when he won Congressional, rising from 43rd to 12th in the FedEx Cup Standings, surging to 1,240 points with the addition of 500 … Continue reading Congressional Champ Justin Rose Soars to 12th in FedEx Cup →

Justin Rose Takes Congressional in Playoff

You should never let a Major champion hang around so long in a tournament. The rest of the field at the Quicken Loans National found that out on Friday as 2013 US Open winner Jason Day rallied to take the tournament title in a playoff, defeating Shawn Stefani. In the playoff, Rose shot a par … Continue reading Justin Rose Takes Congressional in Playoff →

Patrick Reed Opens Up 2-Stroke Lead at Congressional

Patrick Reed had his worst round of the Congressional on Saturday, and it got him into a spot at the top of the leader board all by himself. Reed's 71 while several other players struggled kept him at 6-under through 54 holes, giving him a two-stroke lead over three other players headed to Sunday's final … Continue reading Patrick Reed Opens Up 2-Stroke Lead at Congressional →

Two Aussies, Two Americans Tied at Congressional

Tiger Woods' duties on the weekend ahead at the Quicken Loans National are now limited to those of a gracious host, considering he missed the cut at Congressional on Friday, struggling to a 4-over 75 on Friday to finish two rounds at 7-over. He was hardly the only big-name player on the wrong side of … Continue reading Two Aussies, Two Americans Tied at Congressional →

Greg Chalmers Leads Congressional; Tiger Woods Tied for 83rd

Tiger Woods was the most-talked about golfer on the course at the first round of Quicken Loans National at Congressional on Thursday, but he definitely wasn't the best. Australia's Greg Chalmers took the top spot on the leader board, firing a 5-under 66 on the tournament's first day. Chalmers bogeyed the first hole, then turned … Continue reading Greg Chalmers Leads Congressional; Tiger Woods Tied for 83rd →

Quicken Loans National Trumpets Return of Tiger Woods

The Quicken Loans National will never be confused for a Major, but it's the major news event of June considering Tiger Woods is returning to action. Played at the picturesque Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, the tournament is a perfect setting for Woods' return from three months' inactivity due to surgery to repair a … Continue reading Quicken Loans National Trumpets Return of Tiger Woods →

“Pain-Free” Tiger Woods Back In Action, Eyes British Open

Tiger Woods will take to the golf course in a professional tournament for the first time in three months on Thursday, saying that his recovery from surgery is ahead of schedule, and his goal remains to win more tournaments and more Majors. Woods held a press conference Tuesday in which he said that he's had … Continue reading “Pain-Free” Tiger Woods Back In Action, Eyes British Open →