You can wear pink pants on Sunday when you're the winner at your home state tournament. That's what Wesley Bryan learned after winning the event last week with a 13-under performance. Down four strokes in the final round, he charged with a closing-round 67 to win by one stroke over Luke Donald. The former Gamecock … Continue reading Wesley Bryan Claims RBC Heritage in Native South Carolina
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Ranking the Day-Spieth Rivalry
As of Monday, Jason Day will have held the No. 1 ranking in the world for nine straight weeks, nearly one-half the 20 straight that Jordan Spieth put in at the top spot between last November and this March. Overall, the pair have traded the top spot back and forth six times since Day first … Continue reading Ranking the Day-Spieth Rivalry
Grace Scores First PGA Crown
South Africa's Branden Grace won for the first time on the PGA Tour, bookending rounds of 66 to win the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina, by two strokes over Russell Knox and Luke Donald. Grace fired a 66-74-69-66 - 275 to finish 9-under. Not bad for a guy who missed the cut at … Continue reading Grace Scores First PGA Crown
Snedeker Takes Lead in Hawaii
Brandt Snedeker followed up his opening round 63 with a 5-under 65 on Friday to open up a one-stroke lead through two rounds at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Snedeker recorded a bogey-free round, notching five birdies including four in the first 10 holes and the fifth on No. 18. He needed every one of … Continue reading Snedeker Takes Lead in Hawaii
Golf Birthdays: December 1-7
December 1 D.A. Points, two-time PGA Tournament winner, turns 39. Points took his two victories at the 2011 Pebble Beach Pro Am, in which he also won the Pro Am itself along with comedian Bill Murray, as well as the 2013 Shell Houston Open. He finished 10th at the 2011 PGA Championship. December 2 Jay … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: December 1-7
British Masters Preview
Dunhill Links Champion Thorbjorn Olesen will pair up with host Ian Poulter and 51-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez in one the signature groupings at the British Masters supported by Sky Sports, which kicks off Thursday at the Woburn Golf Club in the UK. The group just before that trio is nearly as heralded - Graeme McDowell, … Continue reading British Masters Preview
FedEx Field Shrinks to 70 Headed to Chicago
Just like that, the FedEx Cup field has gone from 125 players down to 70. In two short weeks, the field has been cleaved nearly in half, with 30 players cut following the Deutsche Bank Championship. The next cut will be even harsher, whittling the field down to just 30 finalists for the TOUR Championships … Continue reading FedEx Field Shrinks to 70 Headed to Chicago
RBC Canadian Open Preview
The RBC Canadian Open, the third-oldest continuously-running tournament on the PGA Tour (only the Open Championship and the US Open go back farther in history) kicks off Thursday with a host of former winners in the field and South Africa's Tim Clark trying to defend his title from a year ago when he fired a … Continue reading RBC Canadian Open Preview
BMW PGA Championship Preview
Rory McIlroy enters the BMW PGA Championship as the hottest player in the world, the No. 1 player in the world, and the defending tournament champion. Has the pressure ever been on the other 153 players in a 154-man field? Fresh off his wins at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play and the Wells Fargo Championship, McIlroy … Continue reading BMW PGA Championship Preview
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