With the PGA and European Tours officially on hiatus until 2015 rolls around on the calendar, a few pros took time out for a unique competition Thursday night. Jim Furyk, Harris English, and Brandt Snedeker competed in a contest in which players fired drives off the upper deck of the Jacksonville Jaguars' stadium, attempting to … Continue reading Jim Furyk Wins Contest During NFL Game
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Europe Drubs US for Third Straight Ryder Cup
The competition never really happened; and the results of the regular season - in which Europeans won three of the four Majors on the PGA tour, continued in the post-season. Europe easily cruised by the United States 16-1/2 to 11-1/2 to win its third straight Ryder Cup, and eighth in 10 tries, at GlenEagles, Scotland … Continue reading Europe Drubs US for Third Straight Ryder Cup
2014 Ryder’s Cup Preview: Meet Team USA
A look at the competitors for the US in the 2014 Ryder Cup, which begins Friday in Scotland. Keegan Bradley - Age: 28; Second Ryder Cup appearance; Career RC Record: 3-1-0; 2014 PGA Highlights: 6 top 10 finishes; 13 top 25 finishes; 33rd in FedExCup. Rickie Fowler - Age: 25; Second Ryder Cup appearance; Career … Continue reading 2014 Ryder’s Cup Preview: Meet Team USA
McIlroy Catches Horschel With 18 Holes To Go
The hottest player from the PGA's regular season and the hottest player from its post-season are fit to be tied after 54 holes of the last tournament of the 2013-2014 campaign. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, winner of the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, shot a 3-under 67 to tie Billy Horschel at 9-under … Continue reading McIlroy Catches Horschel With 18 Holes To Go
2014 TOUR Championship Preview
The final individual event of the 2013-2014 PGA season kicks off Thursday in Atlanta and the East Lake Golf Club, where the tour's 29 best players compete for $2.5 million immediately, and $10 million for the right to be crowned as the overall FedEx Cup champion. East Lake is not only the oldest golf course … Continue reading 2014 TOUR Championship Preview
2014 TOUR Championship Preview: The One-Shot Wonders
In our continuing preview of the 2014 TOUR Championship which begins Thursday, we break down all 30 golfers in the final tournament of the PGA season. In this installment, we take a closer look at the men who can take the FedExCup lead with a victory this weekend, and a little help from the rest … Continue reading 2014 TOUR Championship Preview: The One-Shot Wonders
2014 BMW Championship Preview
The men will be separated from the boys this week at the BMW Championship in Denver, Colorado, as more than half of the FedEx Cup Playoff field will be eliminated in preparation for next week's TOUR Championship in Atlanta. The beautiful Cherry Hills Country Club is the site of the third of four legs of … Continue reading 2014 BMW Championship Preview
Jason Day Surges to First-Place Tie with Ryan Palmer at Deutsche Bank
Ryan Palmer was 8 strokes worse on Saturday than he had been on Friday at the Deustche Bank Championship at the TPC Boston. Remarkably, that kept him tied for first place in the second of the FedExCup Playoffs. Palmer and Australian Jason Day lead the field with matching 8-under 134s after two rounds. While Palmer … Continue reading Jason Day Surges to First-Place Tie with Ryan Palmer at Deutsche Bank
2014 Deutsche Bank Championship Preview
It seems unlikely that Henrik Stenson will win the 2014 FedExCup title, but that was also the opinion a year ago going into the Deutsche Bank Championship (DBC) in Boston. Stenson won that event, of course, and the TOUR Championship two weeks later in Atlanta, to lock up the FedExCup. He’s one of a trio … Continue reading 2014 Deutsche Bank Championship Preview
Barclays Win Guarantees Fat Check, Top 10 Finish for Mahan?
First the bad news for Barclays champion Hunter Mahan. Only one golfer in the seven-year history of the FedExCup has won both the first tournament of the four-week playoff and the overall title. That man? Vijay Singh, who won the Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2008 en route to the title. Now the … Continue reading Barclays Win Guarantees Fat Check, Top 10 Finish for Mahan?