Brendan Steele Scores Safeway Win

A year after blowing the lead at 54 holes, Brendan Steele delivered in the clutch for a victory at the Safeway Open, the first event of the 2016-2017 PGA Tour season. Steele's three straight birdies to end the tournament with a low round of 65, defeating fellow American Payton Kizzire by a single stroke. Steele … Continue reading Brendan Steele Scores Safeway Win →

Mickelson Makes Plans for Ryder Cup 2018

How psyched up over the US Ryder Cup's victory two weeks ago at Hazeltine is Phil Mickelson? He's already making plans for the 2018 installment of the biannual rivalry. Outside of winning the US Open to complete his career Grand Slam, Mickelson is already expressing interest in being on the Ryder Cup in two years … Continue reading Mickelson Makes Plans for Ryder Cup 2018 →

PGA Championship: Baltusrol Preview Hole by Hole

The PGA Championship begins July 28 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. The 121-year old private club is one of the most famous in the country, with a par 70 for Majors and a total length of 7,400 yards. Both the Lower and Upper Courses were designed by A.W. Tillinghast. Baltusrol first … Continue reading PGA Championship: Baltusrol Preview Hole by Hole →

Who is Jared du Toit?

Canadians will have their television sets fixed firmly on the final round of the Canadian Open come Sunday, ready to firmly affix a national hero crown on young Jared du Toit if he can do the unthinkable. du Toit is one stroke back of PGA veteran Brandt Snedeker heading into the final round of the … Continue reading Who is Jared du Toit? →

FedEx Cup, Race to Dubai Updates – July 18, 2016

Open Championship winner Henrik Stenson vaulted to No. 2 in the latest Race to Dubai standings, putting the first serious pressure on leader Danny Willett since Willett won the Masters in late April. Stenson has 2.866 million points through 10 events. Willett leads the field with 3.154 million through 15 events. Willett was a non-factor … Continue reading FedEx Cup, Race to Dubai Updates – July 18, 2016 →

Henrik Stenson’s Open Win: By the Numbers

Here are some of the more interesting statistics and bits of trivia from Henrik Stenson's record-setting win at the 145th Open Championship. -20: Henrik Stenson's final score tied Jason Day's record for the lowest cumulative score at a Major. Day shot 20-under at the 2015 PGA Championship. 4: Consecutive Major winners who are first-timers: Stenson, … Continue reading Henrik Stenson’s Open Win: By the Numbers →

Stenson Breaks Records, Wins Open Title

Henrik Stenson joined Johnny Miller as the only men in pro golf history to card a 63 in the final round of a Major, doing so Sunday at Royal Troon in Scotland to win The Open Championship, tying a Major record by finishing 20-under par. He needed every ounce of that record-setting performance to hold … Continue reading Stenson Breaks Records, Wins Open Title →

Stenson, Mickelson Separate from Pack at Troon

Unless golf's fickle hand of fate interferes, Sunday's final day at The Open Championship figures to be a two-man race between a 5-time Major winner and man looking to win his first at age 40. Sweden's Henrik Stenson fired his second 68 in three days to take a 1-stroke lead over American Phil Mickleson on … Continue reading Stenson, Mickelson Separate from Pack at Troon →

Stenson Close Gap on Mickelson at Troon

Henrik Stenson is in the conversation for the best golfer in the world to have never won a Major - he's been ranked as high as No. 3 in the world, has 14 combined wins on the PGA and European Tours, is the only man to win the FedEx Cup and the Race to Dubai … Continue reading Stenson Close Gap on Mickelson at Troon →

Considering Phil Mickelson’s US Open Drought Historically

If you like Phil Mickelson, and most of us in the golf world do, it's hard to talk about the affable Hall of Famer this time of year. Mickelson has had a fantastic career, and unlike his most compared contemporary, Tiger Woods, remains upright and competitive now into his mid-40s (he'll turn 46 on Thursday). … Continue reading Considering Phil Mickelson’s US Open Drought Historically →