January 19 Brian Harman, winner of the 2014 John Deere Classic, turns 29. His best finish at a Major to date came when he tied for 26th at the 2014 Open Championship. Doug LaBelle, a two-time winner on the Web.com Tour, turns 41. January 20 Fredrik Andersson Hed, winner of the 2010 BMW Italian open, … Continue reading Golf Birthdays: January 18-26
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KLM Open Preview
How to draw big crowds to the KLM Open in The Netherlands this week while the PGA Tour has its penultimate leg of the FedExCup going on simultaneously? Give the people a 66-year-old course rookie. Yes, for the first time in his lengthy career, American favorite Tom Watson will take the course at the Kennemer … Continue reading KLM Open Preview
Willett Breaks Record at Suspended Omega Masters
England's Danny Willett set a new course record through 36 holes, 13-under thanks to a second-round 62 to lead the suspended Omega European Masters by a stroke. About 35 of the field of 156 players are yet to complete their second rounds because of a late-afternoon thunderstorm that halted play at 2:52 p.m. local time. … Continue reading Willett Breaks Record at Suspended Omega Masters
Rickie Fowler Wins Scottish Open
Americans Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar only live about 350 miles apart in the United States: the former in Jupiter, Florida, and the latter in Sea Island, Georgia. The two traveled about 4,000 miles each to battle it out Sunday at the Scottish Open in Gullane, Scotland, with Fowler knocking in birdies on 15, 16, … Continue reading Rickie Fowler Wins Scottish Open
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