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With Tiger Woods' approval, Keegan Bradley locks in Ryder Cup captaincy — perhaps even as a player
Read full article: With Tiger Woods' approval, Keegan Bradley locks in Ryder Cup captaincy — perhaps even as a playerKeegan Bradley was just as shocked as anyone when Zach Johnson told him he’d been selected as the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain.
Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner says
Read full article: Rory McIlroy's time off 'exactly what he should be doing,' PGA Tour commissioner saysPGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he understands why Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Travelers Championship to recover from a late-Sunday meltdown at the U.S. Open.
Davis Riley gets 1st individual PGA Tour win by 5 at Colonial in final group with Scheffler
Read full article: Davis Riley gets 1st individual PGA Tour win by 5 at Colonial in final group with SchefflerDavis Riley shot even-par 70 while playing in the final group with Scottie Scheffler, and still won Colonial by five strokes over the world’s No. 1 player and Keegan Bradley.
Davis Riley has 70-minute wait before last putt in bogey-free 2nd round for lead at Colonial
Read full article: Davis Riley has 70-minute wait before last putt in bogey-free 2nd round for lead at ColonialDavis Riley had to wait out a 70-minute weather delay before his last shot in the second round at Colonial.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown
Read full article: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometownJustin Thomas returns to Valhalla in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for the third time, with one big difference.
Golf officials to roll back ball for pros and weekend hackers alike. Not everyone is happy
Read full article: Golf officials to roll back ball for pros and weekend hackers alike. Not everyone is happyGolf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn't go as far for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend.
Morikawa breaks Tiger's 36-hole mark at East Lake and shares Tour Championship lead with Hovland
Read full article: Morikawa breaks Tiger's 36-hole mark at East Lake and shares Tour Championship lead with HovlandScores can look inflated at the Tour Championship because players start at various points under par.
Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead
Read full article: Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship leadCollin Morikawa knew he had four days at East Lake to make up a nine-shot deficit in the Tour Championship.
Travelers says changes are coming to TPC River Highlands after complaints over low scores
Read full article: Travelers says changes are coming to TPC River Highlands after complaints over low scoresChanges will be made to the TPC River Highlands golf course after record low scoring last week during the PGA Tour's annual Travelers Championship.
Keegan Bradley wins Travelers Championship, breaks tournament record by 1 shot
Read full article: Keegan Bradley wins Travelers Championship, breaks tournament record by 1 shotKeegan Bradley built a big enough lead in front of adoring New England fans that he broke the tournament record at the Travelers Championship despite a shaky closing stretch.
Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy share the Travelers lead at tournament-record 15 under
Read full article: Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy share the Travelers lead at tournament-record 15 underKeegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Championship lead Friday at a tournament-record 15-under 125.
Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers Championship
Read full article: Denny McCarthy shoots 60, Rory McIlroy has his first ace on PGA Tour in the Travelers ChampionshipDenny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship.
Max Homa comes from 5 back to win Farmers Open by 2 strokes
Read full article: Max Homa comes from 5 back to win Farmers Open by 2 strokesSouthern California native Max Homa came from five shots off the lead to win the Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes over Keegan Bradley on Saturday at Torrey Pines, where Jon Rahm imploded early and missed a shot at winning his third straight start and moving to No. 1 in the world.
Keegan Bradley wins Zozo for first PGA Tour win in 4 years
Read full article: Keegan Bradley wins Zozo for first PGA Tour win in 4 yearsIt was worth the trip to Japan for Keegan Bradley, who won the Zozo Championship with a final-round 2-under 68, one ahead Rickie Fowler and Andrew Putnam for his first PGA Tour win in just over four years.
Kee-gan! Bradley feels the love, makes a run at the US Open
Read full article: Kee-gan! Bradley feels the love, makes a run at the US OpenGrowing up in Vermont, Keegan Bradley dreamed he might find out what it felt like to be Larry Bird or Carlton Fisk or Tom Brady, or any of those Boston sports greats whose posters plaster bedroom walls across New England.
Match Play Live: A day of elimination and comebacks
Read full article: Match Play Live: A day of elimination and comebacksAs the second day of the Dell Technologies Match Play heads for a conclusion, already 14 of the 32 matches have gone the distance and six winners staged back-nine comebacks to win.
Jones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in Masters
Read full article: Jones wins Honda Classic by 5 shots, earns spot in MastersJones won the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday, a final round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at 12-under 268 at PGA National. J.B. Holmes was in the final group with Jones, three shots back to start the day, and his chances were gone very quickly. He ended up with a costly final-round 79 for Holmes; second place, where he started the day, paid Hagy $763,000 while the tied-for-46th finish paid Holmes $19,070. AdHe went on to make double bogey there, and when Jones birdied the par-5 third Holmes’ deficit had gone from three to eight shots in about 45 minutes. “You can't get a tougher golf course to win on than this one, in these conditions," Jones said.
Jones survives a challenging day, takes 3-shot lead at Honda
Read full article: Jones survives a challenging day, takes 3-shot lead at Honda“I'm happy to go low with the ball flight and I'm probably a little more conservative when the wind is up," Jones said. That’s when his woes started, and what became a nine-shot turnaround between he and Jones began. Jones grabbed a share of the lead with a birdie at the par-4 14th. And when Wise made bogey at the par-3 15th, Jones was the outright leader again. “Just keep doing what I'm doing," Jones said.
Westwood has career-low at Bay Hill and takes 1-shot lead
Read full article: Westwood has career-low at Bay Hill and takes 1-shot leadHe might not be able to contemplate driving a par 5 — that sideshow Saturday at Bay Hill belonged to Bryson DeChambeau. You've got to be top 50 in the world,” Westwood said. He grabbed the lead by holing a 30-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole (DeChambeau made birdie) and a 30-foot birdie putt on the closing hole (DeChambeau made par) to reach 11-under 205. Conners, who started the third round with a one-shot lead, could only manage a 71 on a cool, breezy day at Bay Hill with only a few drops of rain. Sunday was shaping up as another thriller at Bay Hill.
Sam Burns holds his own on a tough, windy day at Riviera
Read full article: Sam Burns holds his own on a tough, windy day at RivieraBurns went 31 consecutive holes with a bogey, a streak that ended on No. When the third round was halted by darkness, he made back-to-back bogeys that dropped him to 10-under par, two shots ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick. “Even the downwind holes weren’t that much easier because it was hard to stop it there on the green,” Burns said. “It’s a hard course with no wind,” Burns said. Fitzpatrick was at 3 under for the day through 17 holes, the low score of the round so far.
Schauffele recovers from COVID-19, optimistic about new year
Read full article: Schauffele recovers from COVID-19, optimistic about new yearSchauffele is among 16 players in the Tournament of Champions who didn't win last year. His girlfriend came down with COVID-19 in the middle of December, and a few days later, Schauffele tested positive and eventually had minor symptoms. Schauffele is among 16 players at Kapalua who failed to win an official event, though he did have the lowest 72-hole score at the Tour Championship. The winners-only field is including players who reached the Tour Championship because golf was shut down for three months due to the pandemic. Schauffele already has played four times in the new season, which began in September, and that includes two majors.
Mel Reid hopes to keep the party going at Women's PGA
Read full article: Mel Reid hopes to keep the party going at Women's PGAReid, a 33-year-old from England, is among the contenders to win the Women’s PGA Championship at Aronimink. This is where Gary Player won his first PGA Championship in 1962, by one shot over Bob Goalby. Reid is a six-time winner on the Ladies European Tour but she was more than overdue for an LPGA Tour title. Last year, Hannah Green used a steely performance down the stretch at Hazeltine to make the Women's PGA her first career victory. She hopes to use the lessons learned there to be able to secure a second straight major championship.
Garcia tied for lead going into final round in Mississippi
Read full article: Garcia tied for lead going into final round in MississippiCameron Davis, of Australia, watches his drive from the 10th tee during the third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. They were at 14-under 202 going into a final round in which 10 players were separated by four shots. He was the first to post at 202, and then Garcia and Poston caught up to him. 51 this week and decided to play the Sanderson Farms Championship for the first time. That Masters is the last time Garcia had a share of the 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour.
Bradley leads by 2 shots going into weekend in Mississippi
Read full article: Bradley leads by 2 shots going into weekend in Mississippi18 during the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. – Keegan Bradley likes the way he's putting. In his debut in the Sanderson Farms Championship, Bradley made three straight birdies on the back nine to take the lead and closed with another short birdie putt to take a two-shot lead over J.T. What a great day, and I'm bringing a lot to the weekend that I'm happy about.”It hasn't been much fun in the last year for Bradley, who won the PGA Championship as a rookie. Chappell shot 40 on the back nine and had to settle for a 72, leaving him five shots back.
Morikawa back from missed cut with strong debut at Muirfield
Read full article: Morikawa back from missed cut with strong debut at MuirfieldDUBLIN, Ohio Collin Morikawa didn't get rattled by his first missed cut as a pro or his first time playing Muirfield Village. It was a quiet day of work, typical for the PGA Tour with no spectators allowed in the return from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. For the first time in 63 years, the PGA Tour will have tournaments on the same course in consecutive weeks. The second week at Muirfield Village the Memorial was supposed to be the first with fans since the PGA Tour returned June 11. He used PGA Tour winner Marc Turnesa as a caddie for this week, which might be a short week.