A look at some of the better numbers and notes from Day 1 of the 2016 Masters 13 - Total times winning the Masters by the three honorary starters - Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player. In the 1960s, they won seven straight as a trio. 50 - Consecutive Masters that Palmer played in … Continue reading The Masters Day 1 in Numbers
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Spieth Takes 4-stroke Lead In Maui
World No. 1 Jordan Spieth is already in take no prisoners mode this season, firing a second-round 64 to open up a four-stroke lead at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course at Kapalua, on the Hawaiian island of Maui in Friday. Spieth’s second round was flawless - seven birdies and an eagle … Continue reading Spieth Takes 4-stroke Lead In Maui
Outlook 2016: Top 5 Golfers 25 and Under
Tiger Woods turned 40 last week, and won't be playing on the PGA Tour again for much if not all of the 2016 season. While Woods, 45-year-old Jim Furyk, and 52-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez would very much like to convince you it's still a veteran's game out there, the crop of young talent emerging from … Continue reading Outlook 2016: Top 5 Golfers 25 and Under
Spieth Crowned FedEx Winner
So as it turns out, Jason Day was the best player in golf for about two months, but Sunday's results made it clear whose year 2015 was. Jordan Spieth. He shot a 1-under 69 to win the TOUR Championship by four strokes on Sunday, winning the FedEx Cup championship in the process. He became the … Continue reading Spieth Crowned FedEx Winner
Red-Hot Danny Lee Leads Bridgestone
Danny Lee, the Korean-born Australian who has finished in the top four of three of his last four tournaments, took a one-stroke lead at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Thursday. Lee overcame two back-nine bogeys with a flurry of birdies, seven in all, to take the lead at the hotly-contested event that is the prelude to next … Continue reading Red-Hot Danny Lee Leads Bridgestone
Rickie Fowler Rises to No. 5
Scoring a win at the Scottish Classic saw American Rickie Fowler rise from ninth to fifth in the latest Official World Golf Rankings released on Monday. The US now has five of the six golfers in the world - everyone ranked between second and sixth in Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Fowler, and Jim … Continue reading Rickie Fowler Rises to No. 5
Spieth’s FedEx Lead Balloons
Jordan Spieth's lead in the FedEx Cup standings is getting a bit ridiculous. With his win on Sunday at the John Deer Classic, Spieth now has 3,628 points, more than 1,700 ahead of second-place Jimmy Walker. Spieth has four wins so far on the PGA Tour this year, double any other player. His 3,628 points … Continue reading Spieth’s FedEx Lead Balloons
Jordan Spieth’s 61 Rocks John Deere Field
World No. 2 Jordan Spieth shot a career-best round of 61 to rocket to the lead at the John Deere Classic on Saturday, the site of his first career win two years ago. Spieth put an eagle from 106 yards on No. 17, his second eagle of the day, never made a bogey, and raced … Continue reading Jordan Spieth’s 61 Rocks John Deere Field
John Deere Classic Preview
World No. 2 Jordan Spieth, now the leading favorite to win next week's Open Championship with Rory McIlroy sidelined, returns to the home of his first win this week as the headliner of the John Deere Classic. Speith recorded his first PGA win here in 2013 with a 19-under 265. Last year, Brian Harman took … Continue reading John Deere Classic Preview
Wiesberger Into Top 25 Post Paris
Alstom Open champion Bernd Wiesberger rose 13 spots to a career-best No. 23 in the world, while Greenbrier Classic winner Danny Lee rocketed up 80 spots to No. 78 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings released on Monday. The top 15 spots in the rankings were unchanged from a week ago. Wiesberger started the … Continue reading Wiesberger Into Top 25 Post Paris
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