He might not have won his second Major on Sunday, but Louis Oosthuizen's second-place finish at The Open Championship propelled him into second place in the Race to Dubai standings released this week. Oosthuizen has 2,454,469 points, putting him second only behind the injured Rory McIlroy, who racked up 2,875,645 in eight events this year. … Continue reading Oosthuizen makes Major move in Race to Dubai
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Zach Johnson Rises to No. 12 Post-Open Win
The Open Championship winner Zach Johnson rose from 25th to 12th in the latest Official World Golf Rankings following his triumph on Sunday at St. Andrews. Runners-up Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman did nicely as well, with the South African jumping four sports from 17th to 13th and the Australian soaring 34 places from 61st … Continue reading Zach Johnson Rises to No. 12 Post-Open Win
Expert Picks: The Open Championship
The 144th Open Championship returns to The Home of Golf’, the Old Course at St. Andrews. Defending champion Rory McIlroy becomes the first player since Ben Hogen to not attempt to defend his title following an unfortunate foot injury whilst playing football. This is good news for Jordan Spieth, who attempts to continue his quest … Continue reading Expert Picks: The Open Championship
Brooks Holds Narrow Lead at Gullane
Daniel Brooks shot his worst round of the Scottish Open on Saturday, a 1-under 69 put still holds a 1-stroke lead going into the final round of the tournament. Brook's 69 followed back-to-back rounds of 64 and 65. After just one blemish during his first two rounds, he started off Saturday with a double bogey … Continue reading Brooks Holds Narrow Lead at Gullane
Daniel Brooks Takes Scottish Lead
England's 28-year-old Daniel Brooks, after his first "full-round" European Tour victory, took the lead at the Scottish Open on Friday by firing a second-round 65 to reach 11-under through 36 holes. Brooks carded one bogey on the day, but made up for it with an eagle on No. 2 and three birdies on the back … Continue reading Daniel Brooks Takes Scottish Lead
Olesen’s 63 Leads Scottish Open
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen harvested a bumper crop of birdies, seven to be exact, to fire a first-round 63 at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane Thursday, taking a two-stroke lead. With a powerhouse field on course, largely in anticipation of next week's Open Championship, Olesen did not record a bogey and slid his … Continue reading Olesen’s 63 Leads Scottish Open
Scottish Open Preview
Justin Rose will defend his Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open title against the likes of American Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson beginning Thursday at Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland. This is the44th installment of the tournament, played on the par-70, 7,133-yard course. It's the first time at Gullane after recent stints at the … Continue reading Scottish Open Preview
Expert Picks: US Open
The season’s second major gets under way in Washington State later today, for the 115th edition of the US Open Championship. Chambers Bay is this year’s host course, and is expected to be a grueling test both mentally and physically, with the course measuring over 7,900 yards with many steep incline and drops. The Robert … Continue reading Expert Picks: US Open
Tee Times Set for US Open
The US Masters champion Jordan Spieth will be paired with Australia's Jason Day and the UK's Justin Rose in one of the biggest threesomes of the opening rounds of the US Open, with the three slated to tee off at 2:17 p.m. local time Thursday at Chambers Bay in Tacoma, Washington. Phil Mickelson, the six-time … Continue reading Tee Times Set for US Open
Wood Into Top 100 with Lyoness Win
Chris Wood jumped into the top 100, landing at No. 78 following his win at the Lyoness Open on Sunday. Most of the rankings moves were on the back half of the Top 100 with many top names sitting out in anticipation of the upcoming US Open this week. However because of those breaks, Justin … Continue reading Wood Into Top 100 with Lyoness Win
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