Archive for 'October,2016 '
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 [...]