How to draw big crowds to the KLM Open in The Netherlands this week while the PGA Tour has its penultimate leg of the FedExCup going on simultaneously? Give the people a 66-year-old course rookie. Yes, for the first time in his lengthy career, American favorite Tom Watson will take the course at the Kennemer … Continue reading KLM Open Preview
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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
Jason Day Jumps to 1st at PGA
For the third time in four Majors this year, Jason Day has at least a share of the lead going into Sunday. He hopes to break form in Wisconsin tomorrow and finally win his first Major. To do so, he'll have to hold off a bevy of contenders within striking range, most notably world No. … Continue reading Jason Day Jumps to 1st at PGA
Featured PGA Championship Tee Times
The tee times have been announced for this week's PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. Some of the more interesting opening round trios are listed and analyzed below. Front Nine 7:45 a.m. - David Toms, Mark Brooks, Vijay Singh: All three are former PGA Championship winners; the 54-year-old Brooks in 1996; the 48-year-old … Continue reading Featured PGA Championship Tee Times
Jaco Van Zyl Takes Command at Alstom
South Africa's Jaco Van Zyl fired a 7-under 64, the best score of the tournament to date, to open up a 2-stroke lead after 54 holes at the Alstom Open de France in Paris on Saturday. It was a far cry from Van Zyl's 71 on Friday, which ended with a bogey and a double … Continue reading Jaco Van Zyl Takes Command at Alstom
Power Trio Top Alstom After 36 Holes
Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Martin Kaymer, and Victor Dubuisson are all tied for first place at 4-under at the conclusion of 36 holes at the Alstom Open de France in Paris. Cabrera-Bello and Kaymer are both ranked in the top 40 of the current Race to Dubai standings. Kaymer and Dubuisson are both ranked in the top … Continue reading Power Trio Top Alstom After 36 Holes
Rain Slow Play at Alstom Open
Heavy thunderstorms left about half the players in the field of the Alstom Open de France with incomplete first rounds on Thursday. One of those, Germany's Maximillian Kieffer, is the tentative leader at 4-under through 14 holes. Despite a double-bogey on No. 2, Kieffer had three birdies in a span of four holes at the … Continue reading Rain Slow Play at Alstom Open
Cabrera-Bello Leads Torrid Pace at Munich
Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello leads a red-hot field through two rounds of the BMW International Open in Munich. He followed up Thursday's 65 with a 67 to sit 12-under through 36 holes. The same hole - No. 7 -perplexed Cabrera-Bello for a second straight day, but he was flawless again on the back nine, shooting 4-under … Continue reading Cabrera-Bello Leads Torrid Pace at Munich
Cabrera-Bello Among Early Leaders at Munich
Spain's Rafa Cabrera-Bello was one of three players to shoot a 7-under 65 to hold a share of the lead after one round at the BMW International Open in Munich on Thursday. Despite two bogeys in his first eight holes, Cabrera-Bello strung together two separate streaks of three straight birdies. He's tied for the lead … Continue reading Cabrera-Bello Among Early Leaders at Munich