Archive for 'August,2017 '
Glover injures knee; will play Sunday
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – Lucas Glover doesn’t like attention, but he received plenty of it Saturday afternoon at THE NORTHERN TRUST while sprawled on the 18th fairway after straining the patellar tendon in his right knee. [...]
USA easily retains the Solheim Cup
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Lexi Thompson set the tone by rallying from four holes down. The rest of the Americans took it from there and restored their dominance in the Solheim Cup “I was just, [...]
Late birdie binge propels Stenson to win
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Henrik Stenson kept making birdies on the back nine Sunday at the Wyndham Championship. They added up to a tournament record — and his first victory of the year. Stenson closed with a [...]
McIlroy to attempt FexEx Cup defense
Rory McIlroy will try to defend his FedEx Cup title after deciding against sitting out the rest of the season to rest a persistent rib injury. Speaking after a tie for 22nd in the US PGA [...]
‘Gar’ has number retired; HOF next?
SEATTLE – Next stop, Cooperstown? That was the underlying theme at Safeco Field on Saturday when the Mariners “officially” retired the uniform number – 11 – that ONLY Edgar Martinez wore during and after a stellar 18-year [...]
Career Slam eludes Spieth at PGA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the first seven holes Saturday, Jordan Spieth continued the frustrating play that has denied him a shot at history. Three bogeys had him free-falling down the leaderboard. But then he finally found [...]
Kisner keeps lead on wild day at PGA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Even after his shot bounced high off a concrete bridge over a creek, Kevin Kisner wasn’t in the clear at the PGA Championship. His golf ball was buried in thick grass on a [...]
Boeing Classic has impressive field
SEATTLE — The list of 78 PGA Tour Champions golfers who will compete in the 13th annual Boeing Classic Aug. 21-27 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge for a $2.1 million purse has been finalized and adds up [...]
Phil and Ernie: Foes, friends for life
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The first time Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson played against each other they were 14 years old. The South African, a lanky, blond more formally known as Ernest back then, had come to [...]
Matsuyama continues hot streak
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Most meaningful of all the text messages Hideki Matsuyama received last week was the one from Jason Day congratulating the Japanese star for his 61 in the final round at Firestone to win [...]
