Bo Van Pelt Takes Early Lead at Barclays

Bo Van Pelt was on the cast of supporting actors for this first tournament of the FedExCup playoff season, coming into the field ranked No. 104 of the 125 men qualifying for the post-season string of action. If he keeps putting together rounds like he did on Thursday, Van Pelt might get his part expanded … Continue reading Bo Van Pelt Takes Early Lead at Barclays →

Chase for FedExCup Begins at Barclays

The Barclays kicks off the 2014 FedExCup playoff season hoping for as dramatic a finish as last year, when Adam Scott edged four players - including 2013 Masters winner Justin Rose and Tiger Woods - by a single stroke in a field that saw 15 players finish within five strokes of the lead. Scott is … Continue reading Chase for FedExCup Begins at Barclays →

Rory McIlroy Opens as 5-to-1 Favorite for 2015 Masters

It makes perfect sense that oddsmakers are already buzzing about the 2015 Masters - after all, it's merely 235 days away. But that's what you get when you have a player in the field who will be trying to win a third straight Major title, as Rory McIlroy will do next April at Augusta National. … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Opens as 5-to-1 Favorite for 2015 Masters →

Phil Mickelson Surges Onto Ryder Cup Roster

Phil Mickelson's big finish at the PGA Championship, paired with Jason Dufner's neck injury, have Lefty back on the US Ryder Cup roster for a record-setting 10th time. The PGA Championship was the final event for Americans to qualify to make the team. With Ryder Cup points counting double in Major championships, Mickelson moved up … Continue reading Phil Mickelson Surges Onto Ryder Cup Roster →

Rory McIlroy Soars to Top Spot in FedEx Cup Standings

Jimmy Walker's six-month stint at the top of the FedEx Cup leader board came crashing to a halt on Monday. You'll need one guess why. Thanks to his third straight win and second straight Major title, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy overtook Walker in the points race for the year-end tournament. McIlroy has racked up 2,582 … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Soars to Top Spot in FedEx Cup Standings →

Magnificent McIlroy Adds PGA Championship to Trophy Case

Like a teenager racing home on curfew, Rory McIlroy battled darkness and his elders to win his fourth Major title, and second in a row, nipping Phil Mickelson by a stroke to capture the 2014 PGA Championship Sunday at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. Calling it the "most satisfying" of his four Major titles, McIlroy took … Continue reading Magnificent McIlroy Adds PGA Championship to Trophy Case →

Rory McIlroy Keeps 1 Stroke Lead at PGA Championship

Five different players rode hot streaks up the leader board to tie Rory McIlroy for first place at one time or another on Saturday at the PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. McIlroy turned them all back - just barely - and enters the final round on Sunday with a 1-stroke lead after firing … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Keeps 1 Stroke Lead at PGA Championship →

Rory McIlroy Surges Ahead at PGA Championship

For younger fans of golf who only know Tiger Woods for his infidelity and frequent surgeries, what's going on in Louisville, Kentucky this weekend is the closest the world of golf has been to Tiger-mania in about a decade. On a day when the legendary Jack Nickalus said McIlroy could win 15-20 Majors, the 25-year-old … Continue reading Rory McIlroy Surges Ahead at PGA Championship →

What’s Rickie wearing at the USPGA champs?

If you want to spend the weekend looking like Rickie Fowler - yes, there are some of you out there - this is what he'll be wearing in the USPGA champs. To be fair, as wqell as being one of the hottest young golf talents in the world, he does look pretty cool. And guess … Continue reading What’s Rickie wearing at the USPGA champs? →

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson in Same Group for PGA Championship

Although they are often thought of as the two best American golfers in the past 15 years, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods have spent surprisingly little time together on the course when it comes to the game's greatest tournaments. Thus, despite the fact that neither man is having a particularly memorable season in 2014, it's … Continue reading Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson in Same Group for PGA Championship →