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Spieth’s best round nabs Aussie Open

Spieth’s best round nabs Aussie Open

SYDNEY — Jordan Spieth played the best round of an already impressive career with an 8-under 63 on Sunday to win the Australian Open by six strokes, making his first trip Down Under a successful one. [...]

Tiger hires another swing coach

Tiger hires another swing coach

It didn’t take long for Tiger Woods to find his next coach. After parting ways with Sean Foley at the end of August, Woods announced on Saturday that he has hired Chris Como to be his [...]

Young Lydia Ko cashes in big time

Young Lydia Ko cashes in big time

NAPLES, Fla. —  The youngest player in the field at the CME Group Tour Championship – 17-year-old Lydia Ko – netted the largest payday in women’s golf history Sunday, winning the $1 million Race to the CME [...]

Scott misses win at home by a stroke

Scott misses win at home by a stroke

MELBOURNE, Australia – Australian lefthander Nick Cullen shot a 3-under 69 Sunday to win the Australian Masters by one stroke over Adam Scott, ending Scott’s attempt for a third consecutive victory in the tournament. Cullen, who [...]

McIlroy fades; Stenson leads in Dubai

McIlroy fades; Stenson leads in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Henrik Stenson birdied two of his closing three holes to seize a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and two others in the second round of the World Tour Championship on Friday. [...]

Koepka holds off Poulter in Turkey

Koepka holds off Poulter in Turkey

BELEK, Turkey — Brooks Koepka claimed his maiden European Tour title after overcoming a two-shot deficit in the final round to win the Turkish Airlines Open by a stroke on Sunday. The American player shot a [...]

Hoffman rallies for third PGA win

Hoffman rallies for third PGA win

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Charley Hoffman rallied from a three-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Shawn Stefani in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Hoffman ended another long drought [...]

Daly has his own Ryder Cup picks

Daly has his own Ryder Cup picks

BELEK, Turkey — John Daly says Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods should captain the United States at the next Ryder Cup and didn’t believe that a task force would resolve America’s losing streak. Following Europe’s third [...]

UW’s Nick Taylor wins first Tour event

UW’s Nick Taylor wins first Tour event

JACKSON, Miss. — Nick Taylor overcame a four-shot deficit to win the Sanderson Farms Championship, shooting a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Boo Weekley and Jason Bohn. The 26-year-old Taylor played the [...]

Bubba wins with dramatic comeback

Bubba wins with dramatic comeback

SHANGHAI — Bubba Watson captured his first World Golf Championship with a stunning turnaround Sunday when he holed a bunker shot for eagle on the 18th hole to get into a playoff, and then made a [...]