Archive for 'February,2016 '
Scott triumphs with short putter in hand
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fl. — Adam Scott won the Honda Classic and put to rest any notion that his career would suffer with a short putter. In a tight duel with Sergio Garcia for the entire [...]
Thompson captures Thailand title
CHONBURI, Thailand –Lexi Thompson gets lucky number seven in Thailand. Thompson captured her seventh career win on the LPGA Tour on Sunday at the Honda LPGA Thailand. With her victory, Thompson became not only the first [...]
PGA’s Bohn suffers mild heart attack
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fl. — PGA Tour officials say Jason Bohn suffered a mild heart attack after the second round Friday at the Honda Classic. The tour says Bohn complained of chest pains after shooting a [...]
Golf Bag: Oosthuizen takes charge
PERTH, Australia — Former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen shot a 5-under 67 Saturday to take a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the Perth International. Oosthuizen, making his first tournament appearance in Australia, had a [...]
Bubba rallies for second Riviera win
PACIFIC PALISADES, Ca. — Bubba Watson ended his big week in L.A. as the star of his own show Sunday at Riviera. Two shots behind with four holes to play, Watson made birdie on two of his [...]
Moore notches fourth career ace
PACIFIC PALISADES, Ca. — Ryan Moore picked up the fourth hole-in-one of his career on Sunday at the Northern Trust Open. Moore used a 7-iron at Riviera Country Club’s 16th hole for the ace, which will earn a [...]
Nomura captures Aussie Open title
ADELAIDE, Australia — Honolulu-based Haru Nomura of Japan won her first LPGA tournament in her 72nd start, shooting a closing 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the Women’s Australian Open by three strokes. Nomura, who was [...]
Prime Time: Rory vs. Rickie at night
For the first time in more than a decade, golf is getting another prime-time exhibition. Except this one will be live and under the lights. Quicken Loans is finalizing details for a match involving Rory McIlroy [...]
Langer holds off Couples for Chubb win
NAPLES, Fla. — Neither age nor a new putting style has caught up with Bernhard Langer. This weekend, neither did his PGA Tour Champions foes. Langer won the Chubb Classic for his 26th Champions Tour title [...]
Missed birdie putt on No. 18 foils Phil
PEBBLE BEACH, Ca. — Vaughn Taylor is headed home to the Masters with his first PGA Tour victory in more than a decade, and he can’t believe it. Neither can Phil Mickelson. Taylor, who hasn’t had [...]