It wasn't the announcing,the graphics, or the commercials that bothered Ian Poulter and Billy Horschel about the debut of Golf on Fox last weekend, it was the placement of a camera tower. Both players drove into a distant portion of the 17th hole's fairway bunker, only to find their view of the green obstructed by … Continue reading Poulter, Horschel Find Fault in Fox
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PGA Tour Alters FedEx Points
The end of the 2015 FedExCup race should have a much more competitive flourish after the PGA Tour announced changes to the points system on Thursday. Points won in the four post-season tournaments will be factored at a 4x rate instead of a 5x rate compared to the regular season starting next year. The tour … Continue reading PGA Tour Alters FedEx Points
Hero Challenge Brings Tiger Woods Back to Golf
Tiger Woods will be back on the golf course for the first time since the opening rounds of the PGA Championship last August when he takes part in the Hero Challenge beginning Thursday in Windmere, Florida. Woods will tee off at 12:15 p.m. local time alongside Jason Day. The field of 18 players also includes … Continue reading Hero Challenge Brings Tiger Woods Back to Golf
WGC-HSBC Champions Preview
The Final Series remains in scenic Shanghai this week fro the WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Course, where a majority of the top 60 players in the Race to Dubai series are joined by a smattering of qualifiers from the Asian Tour. The biggest stars get the latest tee times, most notably the … Continue reading WGC-HSBC Champions Preview
Billy Horschel, Jason Dufner Headed for CIMB Classic
While the European Tour's bigwigs are hitting the links for mad money in Shanghai this week, the PGA Tour starts the third week of the 2014-2015 season with a visit to Kuala Lumpur for the CIMB Classic. Perhaps the most unlikely name on the entry list is Spain's Sergio Garcia, who could be participating in … Continue reading Billy Horschel, Jason Dufner Headed for CIMB Classic
Rory McIlroy Wins PGA Player of the Year
In a result that surprised no one on this planet, Rory McIlroy wont he PGA Tour's Player of the Year trophy on Thursday. It's his second time to win the crown, introduced in 1990. The only other men to win it twice are Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Nick Price. McIlroy was one of only … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Wins PGA Player of the Year
Billy Horschel’s Great Week Continues
Two days after winning $11.44 million for taking the title at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, along with the FedExCup overall title, Billy Horschel and wife Brittany forgot about all that money as they welcomed their first daughter, Skylar Lillian, into the world. Talk about starting a college fund off right. Earlier in the week, … Continue reading Billy Horschel’s Great Week Continues
Five Finalists Named for PGA Player of the Year
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and FedEx Cup winner Billy Horschel are among the five finalists named for PGA Player of the Year. The award will be announced on September 28. McIlroy seems a virtual lock tow in the award. He entered 17 events, won three of them, including two Majors, finished first on the … Continue reading Five Finalists Named for PGA Player of the Year
Red-Hot Horschel Wins TOUR title, FedExCup Crown
Billy Horschel won't turn 28 years old until December, and has never won a Major, entering the 2014 FedExCup post-season with exactly one PGA win to his credit. The rest of his career is uncertain, but one thing is for sure - they'll never forget the way he closed out the 2013-2014 season. Horschel continued … Continue reading Red-Hot Horschel Wins TOUR title, FedExCup Crown
McIlroy Catches Horschel With 18 Holes To Go
The hottest player from the PGA's regular season and the hottest player from its post-season are fit to be tied after 54 holes of the last tournament of the 2013-2014 campaign. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, winner of the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, shot a 3-under 67 to tie Billy Horschel at 9-under … Continue reading McIlroy Catches Horschel With 18 Holes To Go