The PGA TOUR Playoffs head to TPC Boston this week for the Deutsche Bank Championship. The field has been reduced to just the top 100 players within the FedEx Cup standings, and only the top 70 will move onto the BMW Championship next. This week Rory Mcilroy returns to competition having missed the Barclays to … Continue reading Expert Picks: Deutsche Bank Championship
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McIlroy Retakes No. 1 Spot
Rory McIlroy is back to being ranked No. 1 in the world thanks to Jordan Spieth missing the cut at last week's The Barclays. Just 0.1360 average points separates the two men, which means how they fare in the weeks ahead of the FedEx Cup, and McIlroy in the Race to Dubai, could conceivably see … Continue reading McIlroy Retakes No. 1 Spot
Jason Day Races to Barclays Crown
If Jason Day isn't careful, people are going to start claiming 2015 is his year, instead of that of Jordan Spieth. While Spieth still leads Day in Majors won this year (2 to 1), the Australian chalked up his second massive victory in three weeks on Sunday - taking the Barclays, the first leg of … Continue reading Jason Day Races to Barclays Crown
Day Forges Tie Atop Barclays Leaderboard
For a guy who wasn't even going to play at The Barclays a few days ago, Jason Day sure is seeming to enjoy himself. The PGA Championship winner fired a 7-under 63 Saturday in New York to forge a tie atop the leader board Korea's Sang Moon Bae at 11-under. Day 1 and 2 leader … Continue reading Day Forges Tie Atop Barclays Leaderboard
Watson Alone in 1st at Barclays
With Jordan Spieth showing surprising signs of weakness, Bubba Watson has an opening to make a move at the FedEx Cup over the next month. Watson broke a four-man tie with a 2-under 68 to drop to 7-under, opening up a one-stroke lead over four competitors, including world No. 9 Henrik Stenson and The Open … Continue reading Watson Alone in 1st at Barclays
FedEx Cup Field Set for Thursday Opener
To no one's surprise, Jordan Spieth is the No. 1 ranked player in the FedEx Cup standings to start the four-week post-season, but that doesn't mean he can't still fall by the wayside. Spieth has a whopping 1,710-point lead over second-place Jason Day and 1,762 points over Bubba Watson. No other player is within 2,100 … Continue reading FedEx Cup Field Set for Thursday Opener
PGA Championship Trending International
Simply by the nature of the event, the PGA Championship has produced far more American winners than any other nationality; after all the PGA is an American institution, and while an Englishman, Jim Barnes, actually won the first two tournaments back in the 1910s, the US also had a 31-year winning streak that stretched from … Continue reading PGA Championship Trending International
FedEx Cup Standings Update: August 17, 2015
Jordan Spieth didn't win the PGA Championship on Sunday, but his lead for the pricey FedEx Cup post-season chase got laughably higher with his runner-up finish. By taking second at the PGA Championship, Spieth increased his total on the season to 4,169 points. No. 2 Jason Day has 2,459 points, a distant 1,710 behind Spieth, … Continue reading FedEx Cup Standings Update: August 17, 2015
Jordan Spieth Takes Over No. 1 Ranking
Jordan Spieth became the 18th man to be ranked No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings, taking the spot from Rory McIlroy following Spieth's second-place finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday. At age 22 years, 21 days, Spieth is the second-youngest man to attain the No. 1 ranking. Only Tiger Woods achieved the … Continue reading Jordan Spieth Takes Over No. 1 Ranking
Jason Day Lofts First Major with Record Finish
Jason Day tossed aside the title of best golfer without a Major Sunday, using a closing-round 67 to hold of No. 2 Jordan Spieth by three strokes and win the US Open with a Major record 20-under finish. Day finished with a 68-67-66-67 - 268 to win $1.8 million. Spieth who would have preferred the … Continue reading Jason Day Lofts First Major with Record Finish