Six players tied for the Day One lead at the WGC-Mexico: Ross Fisher, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Jon Rahm, Jimmy Walker, and Lee Westwood If that sounds a bit like a "turn back the clock" grouping, it is. Westwood will be 44 next month and hasn't won a tournament since taking the Maybank Malaysian Open … Continue reading Six Tied Atop Leaderboard after Round 1 at WGC-Mexico
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Looking Back at the 2016 Official World Golf Rankings
The final Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) have come out, with Jason Day comfortably sitting at No. 1. While Day is the top dog, it's hard to overlook some of the other efforts that came forth during 2016. Here's a look inside the numbers of the year that was. 87 - Places that Sweden's … Continue reading Looking Back at the 2016 Official World Golf Rankings
Expert Picks: Deutsche Bank Championship
The PGA TOUR Playoffs head to TPC Boston this week for the Deutsche Bank Championship. The field has been reduced to just the top 100 players within the FedEx Cup standings, and only the top 70 will move onto the BMW Championship next. This week Rory Mcilroy returns to competition having missed the Barclays to … Continue reading Expert Picks: Deutsche Bank Championship
Spieth, McIlroy Lead ESPY Nominations
ESPN's ESPY awards return to television in mid-July and voting is currently opening on the media giant's website, with a host of golfers in the mix for some of the golden trophies. American comedian Joel McHale, a huge fan of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, who played football and was on the rowing team at the … Continue reading Spieth, McIlroy Lead ESPY Nominations
Expert Picks: US Open
The season’s second major gets under way in Washington State later today, for the 115th edition of the US Open Championship. Chambers Bay is this year’s host course, and is expected to be a grueling test both mentally and physically, with the course measuring over 7,900 yards with many steep incline and drops. The Robert … Continue reading Expert Picks: US Open
An Leaps to 3rd in Race to Dubai
BMW PGA Championship winner Byeong-Hun An jumped to No. 3 in the Race to Dubai standings with his win on Sunday, having racked up 1.12 million points thanks to his Sunday win. Despite missing the cut at the event, Rory McIlroy still holds nearly a million-point lead in the standings, with Danny Willett second. Thongchai … Continue reading An Leaps to 3rd in Race to Dubai
McIlroy Top Vegas Pick for Masters
Even though last year's eighth-place finish was the best Rory McIlroy has ever done at The Masters, that isn't stopping Las Vegas oddsmakers from installing him as the overwhelming favorite to wear the green jacket six weeks from now at Augusta. Even after missing the cut at the Honda Classic Saturday, Mcilroy is a 13/2 … Continue reading McIlroy Top Vegas Pick for Masters
