Archive for 'January,2017 '

Rookie Bozzelli leads in the desert

Rookie Bozzelli leads in the desert

LA QUINTA, Ca. — Phil Mickelson hit his opening tee shot so poorly in morning rain and cold that he hit a provisional ball just to get in another swing. He scrambled to par the hole [...]

Furyk to captain 2018 Ryder Cup

Furyk to captain 2018 Ryder Cup

Golf Channel The PGA of America announced Wednesday that Jim Furyk will captain the 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup team at Le Golf National in Paris. Furyk, 46, played on nine straight Ryder Cup teams from 1997-2014. He compiled [...]

Major equipment change for McIlroy

Major equipment change for McIlroy

Rory McIlroy, the No. 2-ranked player in the World, begins the new year having not yet decided on what clubs he will play but insists the player rather than the equipment is more important. The Northern Irishman [...]

Edgar, five others among my HOF picks

Edgar, five others among my HOF picks

Tick, tock. Tick, tock. . . . | Time is running out on Edgar Martinez’s pursuit of baseball immortality and unless something totally unexpected happens — he receives at least 75 percent of the 400-plus votes cast [...]

Thomas holds on for first U.S. soil title

Thomas holds on for first U.S. soil title

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas had to sweat it out more than he wanted to enjoy that view down the 18th hole at Kapalua on Sunday. Thomas had a five-shot lead with five holes to play [...]

McIlroy trails by three in BMW Open

McIlroy trails by three in BMW Open

Rory McIlroy will have to overturn a three-shot deficit if he is to get 2017 off to a winning start at the BMW SA Open. The world No. 2 overcame a back problem to fire a [...]

Tiger sets early-season PGA schedule

Tiger sets early-season PGA schedule

Tiger Woods’ 2017 schedule is beginning to take shape. Woods has committed to three PGA Tour events: the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 26-29 in San Diego; Genesis Open on Feb. 16-19 in Pacific Palisades, California; [...]