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 →

Brandt Snedeker Set to Defend Canadian Open Title

It's never easy being the first event right after a Major, but the RBC Canadian Open is doing mighty fine for itself, sporting a field of 17 Major winners and two members of the FedExCup standings top 10. In addition, the last five winners of the tournament, including 2013 champion Brandt Snedeker are in the … Continue reading Brandt Snedeker Set to Defend Canadian Open Title →

Martin Kaymer Nears Top of Race to Dubai

US Open champion Martin Kaymer had another strong performance at the Alstom Open last week, and the result is that the German has narrowed the gap at the top of the Race to Dubai standings to almost nothing. Kaymer trails Thomas Bjorn by less than €17,000 for the top spot in the year-end tournament, which … Continue reading Martin Kaymer Nears Top of Race to Dubai →

Graeme McDowell Roars From Behind, Defends French Open Title

At 1-under par, Graeme McDowell was barely even on the radar through three rounds at the Alston Open in Paris, France, this weekend. But that's why they play 72 holes, not 54. McDowell, the tournament's defending champion, fired a 4-under 67 on Sunday to take advantage of previous leader Kevin Stadler's meltdown and win his … Continue reading Graeme McDowell Roars From Behind, Defends French Open Title →

Kevin Stadler Extends Lead at Alstom Open

Paris, France, is not the ideal spot for an American to celebrate the Fourth of July, but Kevin Stadler seems to be making do. The Nevada-born Stadler overcame a double-bogey on the ninth hole with four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine to finish 3-under on the round and move to 10-under … Continue reading Kevin Stadler Extends Lead at Alstom Open →

Graeme McDowell Set to Defend Crown in France

You'll forgive the French sports enthusiasts if they don't really tune in to the 2014 Alstom Open de France until sometime on Saturday; after all, their national football team has kind of a big match on Friday. A thick field of top competitors will grace the greens of Le Golf National in Paris beginning Thursday … Continue reading Graeme McDowell Set to Defend Crown in France →

Mikko Ilonen Holds On For Irish Open Title

Mikko Ilonen got the trophy at the Irish Open; Edoardo Molinari and Danny Willett got something almost as good. The Finn staved off late runs by a number of players to win the Irish Open Sunday with a 13-under 271, defeating Italy's Molinari by a single stroke. Molinari and Willett each earned a trip … Continue reading Mikko Ilonen Holds On For Irish Open Title →

Two Close Gap on Ilonen at Irish Open

Finland's Mikko Ilonen is still the leader in the clubhouse after three rounds of the Irish Open, but the pressure is most definitely on the No. 63 player in the world entering the final round. England's Danny Willett fired a third-round 63, the best score of the tournament to date, to climb within a stroke … Continue reading Two Close Gap on Ilonen at Irish Open →

Finland’s Ilonen Maintains Lead at Irish Open

Finand's Mikko Ilonen wasn't the best golfer on the course on Friday at the Irish Open, but his second-round 68 was still good enough to maintain a four-stroke lead. Ilonen is 10-under through 36 holes, two strokes ahead of England's Robert Rock, who is in pursuit of a place in next month's British Open if … Continue reading Finland’s Ilonen Maintains Lead at Irish Open →

Finland’s Mikko Ilonen Takes Day 1 Lead at IrishOpen

In hopes of racing up the Race to Dubai standings, Finland's Mikko Ilonen came out firing on all cylinders Thursday at the Irish Open, firing a 7-under 64 to open up a two-shot lead. After opening up his round wtih a bogey, Ilonen rattled off five birdies on the remainder of the front nine and … Continue reading Finland’s Mikko Ilonen Takes Day 1 Lead at IrishOpen →