Archive for 'October,2016 '

Pernice, Jr. captures PowerShares title

Pernice, Jr. captures PowerShares title

THOUSAND OAKS, Ca. — Tom Pernice Jr. won the first playoff event in PGA Tour Champions history, beating Colin Montgomerie by a stroke Sunday at Sherwood in the PowerShares QQQ Championship. The 57-year-old Pernice closed with [...]

Gribble chats his way to first PGA win

Gribble chats his way to first PGA win

JACKSON, Miss. — Cody Gribble and his caddie talked a ton during the final nine holes of his impressive run to a Sanderson Farms Championship victory. Very little was about golf. They talked about Gribble’s Texas [...]

Matsuyama cruises to 7-shot victory

Matsuyama cruises to 7-shot victory

SHANGHAI — Hideki Matsuyama waved to a cheering crowd from the top balcony of a corporate suite over the 18th green at Sheshan International, where moments earlier he finished up a thorough beating of a world-class [...]

Feng finishes off Sime Darby title run

Feng finishes off Sime Darby title run

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Shanshan Feng won the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on Sunday to cap a string of high finishes that started with an Olympic bronze medal. The 27-year-old Chinese star beat Suzann Pettersen by [...]

Golf Bag: Rory rewards caddie big-time

Golf Bag: Rory rewards caddie big-time

SHANGHAI – Rory McIlroy didn’t have to check his bank account to know that his FedEx Cup bonus had been deposited. His caddie, J.P. Fitzgerald, informed him with a text message. “I think his words were, [...]

Langer may miss first leg of Playoffs

Langer may miss first leg of Playoffs

THOUSAND OAKS, Ca. — Bernhard Langer has a left knee injury that could force him to withdraw from the PowerShares QQQ Championship, the inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs event. “I’m not sure I’ll be able to play tomorrow, [...]

Lee captures Blue Bay title in China

Lee captures Blue Bay title in China

HAINAN, China — Minjee Lee got up-and-down one last time at Jian Lake on Sunday to win the Blue Bay LPGA for her second victory of the year and third in two seasons. The 20-year-old Australian [...]

Thomas goes back-to-back at CIMB

Thomas goes back-to-back at CIMB

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Twice is nice. Just ask Justin Thomas. There hasn’t been a successful title defense on the PGA Tour since Matt Every won the 2014-2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. That is, [...]

Tiger ‘promises’ Dec. return to PGA Tour

Tiger ‘promises’ Dec. return to PGA Tour

Tiger Woods answered the question on the minds of many golf fans: When will he return to the PGA Tour? Speaking on Thursday night’s airing of the “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Woods cleared up [...]

Love III heads World Golf HOF picks

Love III heads World Golf HOF picks

  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum has announced its 2017 Induction Class: Henry Longhurst, Davis Love III, Meg Mallon, Lorena Ochoa and Ian Woosnam. These five new members will be enshrined [...]