Preview: The Greenbrier Classic

Travelers Championship winner Bubba Watson and the 220th best player in the world will be among the men to watch at The Greenbrier Classic this week in West Virginia. The par-70, 7,287-yard course will host not only last week's winner, but also Tiger Woods, active for the first time since missing the cut at the … Continue reading Preview: The Greenbrier Classic →

Golf Birthdays: April 29 – May 1

April 29 Sweden's Niclas Fasth turns 43. Fasth has six career European Tour titles, finished second at the 2001 Open Championship and fourth at the 2007 US Open. His biggest Euro Tour win was the 2007 BMW International Open. Three of his six titles came via playoff. At the 2001 Open, he finished three strokes … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: April 29 – May 1 →

Hunter Mahan Takes Barclays Title, FedExCup Lead

Hunter Mahan won a golf tournament for the first time in more than two years, allowing him to vault from 62nd to first in the FedExCup standings. Mahan fired a final-round 65 to defeat Stuart Appleby, Cameron Tringale and 54-hole co-leader Jason Day by two strokes apiece. The win earns Mahan $1.44 million and 2,500 … Continue reading Hunter Mahan Takes Barclays Title, FedExCup Lead →

Brandt Snedeker Set to Defend Canadian Open Title

It's never easy being the first event right after a Major, but the RBC Canadian Open is doing mighty fine for itself, sporting a field of 17 Major winners and two members of the FedExCup standings top 10. In addition, the last five winners of the tournament, including 2013 champion Brandt Snedeker are in the … Continue reading Brandt Snedeker Set to Defend Canadian Open Title →

Two Aussies, Two Americans Tied at Congressional

Tiger Woods' duties on the weekend ahead at the Quicken Loans National are now limited to those of a gracious host, considering he missed the cut at Congressional on Friday, struggling to a 4-over 75 on Friday to finish two rounds at 7-over. He was hardly the only big-name player on the wrong side of … Continue reading Two Aussies, Two Americans Tied at Congressional →

Ben Crane Takes Two-Stroke Lead with First Round 63 at St. Jude

A wild collection of current top players, unknowns and living legends dotted the upper echelon of the leaderboard after one day at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, but each and every one of them was looking up to 38-year-old Ben Crane. Crane, currently ranked 159th in the world, fired a 7-under 63 thanks to … Continue reading Ben Crane Takes Two-Stroke Lead with First Round 63 at St. Jude →