Rory McIlroy Surges to Top of Race to Dubai Standings

Nothing like a fat paycheck to jump to the top of the standings in your tour's most prestigious field. Rory McIlroy did just that on Sunday, winning the Open Championship to overtake Thomas Bjorn as the new money leader for the European Tour's Race to Dubai. In his 10 European Tour events this year (the … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Surges to Top of Race to Dubai Standings →

Rory McIlroy Widens Lead to 6 at British Open

If someone not named Rory McIlroy is going to win the 2014 Open Championship on Sunday, two things need to happen. 1) That person needs to have the best round of their life. 2) McIlroy has to implode. The two-time Major winner ranked No. 6 in the world surgically took apart the course at Hoylake … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Widens Lead to 6 at British Open →

Rory McIlroy Leads British Open; Tiger Woods 3 Strokes Back

For the second time in a week, Rory McIlroy has gotten off to a hot start across the pond. He's hoping his second round as the leader of the Open Championship is a little better than last Friday's ugliness at the Scottish Open. McIlroy has six birdies and no bogeys to finish with a 6-under … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Leads British Open; Tiger Woods 3 Strokes Back →

Phil Mickelson Hopes to Re-Find Magic in Open Defense

Phil Mickelson has neither a Top 10 finish nor a win in the current season. The last time he didn't secure at least one victory during the season was 2003, but he had seven top 10 finishes that year. The last time he didn't finish in the Top 10 over an entire season was in … Continue reading Phil Mickelson Hopes to Re-Find Magic in Open Defense →

Brian Harman, Zach Johnson Rise in FedEx Standings

Zach Johnson wasn't too happy with his second straight second-place finish at the John Deere Classic, but the jump from 17th to 10th in this week's FedEx Cup Standings helped make up for it. Brian Harman is even happier. His win at the tournament in Silvis, Illinois, propelled him from 48th to 14th in the … Continue reading Brian Harman, Zach Johnson Rise in FedEx Standings →

Bubba Watson Closes Gap on Jimmy Walker in FedEx Standings

It's always fun to be the guy being chased in any race, because that means you're No. 1. But for Jimmy Walker, the hunter is about to become the hunted. Masters champion Bubba Watson used his Top 10 finish at the Greenbrier Classic to move within 187 points of Walker for the No. 1 position … Continue reading Bubba Watson Closes Gap on Jimmy Walker in FedEx Standings →

Miguel Angel Jimenez Takes Greatest Picture of 2014

Miguel Angel Jimenez didn't win the BMW International Open last week in Germany, but he did win the "Best Picture" award. Jimenez, puffing on one of his signature cigars, was front and center for one of the tournament's promotional shots, joining fellow Euro Tour stars Marcel Siem, Henrik Stenson, Victor Dubuisson, Sergio Garcia and John … Continue reading Miguel Angel Jimenez Takes Greatest Picture of 2014 →

Fabrizio Zanotti Soars to 24th in Race to Dubai

Winning the BMW International Open has moved Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti from the ranks of tour school graduate to elite professional, at least in the eyes of the Race to Dubai. Zanotti moved to No. 24 in the Race's current standings thanks to his victory in a four-man playoff on Sunday. The top 60 players at … Continue reading Fabrizio Zanotti Soars to 24th in Race to Dubai →

Paraguay High: Fabrizio Zanotti Wins BMW Open

Without a team in the World Cup, there hasn't been a lot of applause on the sports scene in Paraguay - at least until Sunday. Thirty-one-year-old Fabrizio Zanotti shot his second straight 65 on Sunday to fight his way into a four-way playoff at the BMW International Open, then won the entire tournament on the … Continue reading Paraguay High: Fabrizio Zanotti Wins BMW Open →

Pablo Larrazabal Stretches Lead to 3 at BMW Open

Spain's Pablo Larrazabal didn't match his sizzling 63 from Friday's second round at the BMW International Open in Germany, but his 5-under 67 was more than enough to open up a three-stroked lead heading to Sunday's final round. Of course, as much as the leader board has changed throughout the first three days in Koln, … Continue reading Pablo Larrazabal Stretches Lead to 3 at BMW Open →