Archive for 'August,2016 '
Back nine propels Langer to playoff win
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. – When Bernhard Langer stood on the 10th tie at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge on Sunday, he was tied for 14th place, six shots behind Boeing Classic leader Gene Sauers. Ten holes later, Langer was lifting the championship trophy [...]
Reed passes Fowler to win Barclays
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed picked up two victories in one day. He won The Barclays to assure himself a clear shot at the FedExCup, and he easily secured a spot on his second straight U.S. [...]
Ariya wins for fifth time in 2016
PRIDDIS, Alberta — Ariya Jutanugarn picked up her fifth win of the season at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open Sunday. Jutanugarn held both the 36 and 54-hole leads and entered the final round with a two-stroke lead. [...]
Golf Bag: Brehm earns PGA card
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Ryan Brehm won the Web.com Tour’s regular-season ending WinCo Foods Portland Open on Sunday to earn a PGA Tour card. The 30-year-old former Michigan State coach made $144,000 to jump from 30th [...]
Sauers soars to 2-shot Boeing lead
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Gene Sauers took the Boeing Classic lead Saturday, two weeks after his breakthrough victory in the U.S. Senior Open. Sauers, 54, two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th for a 5-under 67 and [...]
Golf Bag: Knee injury KO’s Stenson
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Henrik Stenson was forced to withdraw from The Barclays on Thursday due to a knee injury. “My right knee, which required surgery in December, has flared up again,” he said in a statement. [...]
Kim cruises to 5-shot Wyndham win
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Si Woo Kim won the Wyndham Championship by five strokes Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. The 21-year-old South Korean player closed with a 3-under 67 to finish at 21-under 259 at [...]
Kids make their PGA dads proud
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mi. – Sam Triplett had a unique distinction for two rounds of the 116th U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club. Triplett was the only player in the field to have as a caddie [...]
Inbee Park surprises with Olympic win
RIO de JANIERO — Inbee Park ran away with the gold medal for South Korea on Sunday by shooting a 66 for the third time this week to finish at 16 under for the tournament. She was [...]