J.B. Holmes shot a dazzling 62, tying a course record, to open up a 4-stroke lead at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Doral, Florida, on Thursday. Despite having not played Doral since 2010, Holmes said he felt the course is too easy for such a lofty event. The rest of the field didn't agree, with an … Continue reading Holmes’ 62 Leads Doral
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Patrick Reed Looks for Rare Cadillac Repeat
The greatest player to ever grace the WGC-Cadillac Championship is at home working on his game this week, but that doesn't diminish the field in the least. Defending champion Patrick Reed, who won a year ago by one stroke, leads a star-studded field at Doral for the biggest tournament pre-Masters. Reed tees off at 11:22 … Continue reading Patrick Reed Looks for Rare Cadillac Repeat
McIlroy Top Vegas Pick for Masters
Even though last year's eighth-place finish was the best Rory McIlroy has ever done at The Masters, that isn't stopping Las Vegas oddsmakers from installing him as the overwhelming favorite to wear the green jacket six weeks from now at Augusta. Even after missing the cut at the Honda Classic Saturday, Mcilroy is a 13/2 … Continue reading McIlroy Top Vegas Pick for Masters
Steele Leads Rain-Soaked Honda Classic
If there was ever a day when Brendan Steele would have wished for the power to control the weather, Friday would have been that day. Steele started his second round with four straight birdies, then had to let his hot hand down go to waste as rains wiped out the rest of his second round, … Continue reading Steele Leads Rain-Soaked Honda Classic
Harris English Takes Lead at Torrey Pines
Only three players have managed to score in the 60s on each of the first two days of the Farmers Insurance Open, which is why Harris English (68-66 - 134) has the lead after 36 holes. English fired a 66 on Friday to drop to 10-under par, rising from 11th to first on the leaderboard … Continue reading Harris English Takes Lead at Torrey Pines
Grace Prevails at Qatar Masters
Brendan Grace won his sixth European Tour title and second of 2015, edging Marc Warren by a single stroke to win the Qatar Masters on Saturday. Grace entered the day tied for first with Warren and Bernd Wiesberger. The Austrian shot himself in the foot early with a pair of bogeys in the first three … Continue reading Grace Prevails at Qatar Masters
Oliver Fisher Takes Lead at Qatar
The UK's Oliver Fisher fired three straight birdies to end his first round at 7-under, good for a one-stroke lead. Fisher was 5-under through 12 before suffering his lone bogey of the day. He turned it around with the three straight birdies to take a 1-stroke lead on Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Bello had a bogey-free … Continue reading Oliver Fisher Takes Lead at Qatar
Abu Dhabi Winner Stal Soars 254 Spots
The historic comeback, the defeat of two of the European Tour's premier players, even the paycheck paled in comparison to the impact on his ranking that Sunday's win had for Gary Stal. The 22-year-old Frenchman leapt 254 spots in the latest Official World Golf Rankings from No. 357 to No. 103 with his dramatic win … Continue reading Abu Dhabi Winner Stal Soars 254 Spots
Jordan Spieth Running Away with Hero Challenge
While Tiger Woods was throwing up, Jordan Spieth was throwing down the gauntlet to the rest of the world as the best golfer to start the 2014-2015 season on Saturday. The 21-year-old Spieth fired a 9-under 63, capped by a 50-foot birdie putt, to drop to 20-under through 54 holes at the Hero World Challenge … Continue reading Jordan Spieth Running Away with Hero Challenge
Spieth Adds to Lead at Wind Haven
Jordan Spieth is a boy among men, and a man among boys through two rounds of the Hero World Challenge in Florida. Spieth, whose round was cut short after 17 holes on Friday, dropped to 11-under for the tournament, the best mark in the short history of the event through 36 holes. Spieth overcame a … Continue reading Spieth Adds to Lead at Wind Haven