It's not the competition, the course, nor the interruption in his normal schedule that has Jason Day reconsidering competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics, it's the Zika virus. Day told reporters at The Memorial that he has been reconsidering his attendance in the event after reading a news report about Detroit Tigers pitcher Francisco Rodriguez … Continue reading Zika Virus Has No. 1 Day Wary of Olympics
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Ranking the Day-Spieth Rivalry
As of Monday, Jason Day will have held the No. 1 ranking in the world for nine straight weeks, nearly one-half the 20 straight that Jordan Spieth put in at the top spot between last November and this March. Overall, the pair have traded the top spot back and forth six times since Day first … Continue reading Ranking the Day-Spieth Rivalry
McIlroy Scores Win at Irish Open
Rory McIlroy scored his first win of 2016, a three-stroke victory at the Irish Open that gives him 11 professional wins in the last 2-1/2 years. McIlroy fired a 67-70-70-69 - 276 to finish 12-under, three strokes ahead of Wales' Bradley Dredge and Scotland's Russell Knox. The three-stroke margin of victory was deceiving. McIlroy saw … Continue reading McIlroy Scores Win at Irish Open
Hahn Outlasts Castro to Win Wells Fargo
James Hahn hadn't made a cut all year entering the Wells Fargo Championship last Thursday. When he finally did, he came out smelling like a rose. The 34-year-old native of Seoul, South Korea,took the best advantage of Rickie Fowler's Day 4 meltdown, edging Roberto Castro on the first hole of a playoff to finish 9-under … Continue reading Hahn Outlasts Castro to Win Wells Fargo
Spieth Leads McIlroy by 1 at Masters
The crew at CBS and Augusta National couldn't have drawn up a better Saturday if they had tried. World No. 2 Jordan Spieth, defending Masters champion, and No. 3 Rory McIlroy, who has won four Majors in his short career but is lacking the Augusta title to compete the Grand Slam, are 1-2 on the … Continue reading Spieth Leads McIlroy by 1 at Masters
Jason Day Wins Dell, New No. 1
There was only one way for Jason Day to reclaim the No. 1 ranking in the world - win the most competitive tournament to date of 2016. And that's what he did on Sunday, routing Louis Oosthuizen 5 and 4 to claim the WGC-Dell Match Play for the second time in three years. He took … Continue reading Jason Day Wins Dell, New No. 1
Jason Day Reclaims No. 2 Ranking
Jason Day reclaimed the No. 2 ranking in the world with his win at Bay Hill on Sunday, and is in position to retake the No. 1 spot from Jordan Spieth this weekend at the WGC-Dell in Austin, where Spieth played his collegiate golf. Day's victory saw him bypass Rory McIlroy and move within 0.3074 … Continue reading Jason Day Reclaims No. 2 Ranking
Scott’s Second Shot on 18 Wins WGC-Cadillac
Adam Scott's remarkable second shot on No. 18 secured an easy par putt and the victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship Sunday at the Trump National Doral in Miami. Scott shook off two double bogeys in his opening five holes to fire a final-round 69 and win the tournament by one stroke over Bubba Watson. On … Continue reading Scott’s Second Shot on 18 Wins WGC-Cadillac
Adam Scott Scores Honda Classic Win
In the end it didn't really matter if Adam Scott used a belly putter, a normal putter, or quite frankly a log when it came time to make the winning shot at the Honda Classic. About 30 inches was all that was required for Scott to knock in the winning putt that gave him a … Continue reading Adam Scott Scores Honda Classic Win
20 Years of Happy Gilmore
Twenty years ago this week, golf finally got its wish - a brash young player who could convert the masses to start following the game that by and large was without a true megastar, the days of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer having receded. His name was not Tiger Woods; it was Happy Gilmore. Played … Continue reading 20 Years of Happy Gilmore
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