Archive for 'May,2015 '
Bowditch rides birdie binge to victory
IRVING, Texas — Steven Bowditch rode his best birdie binge on the PGA TOUR to a 5-under 64 and a four-shot victory Sunday in the AT&T Byron Nelson, winning in the Australian’s adopted home for his [...]
Phil plays Chambers Bay for first time
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wa. — Phil Mickelson made his first visit to Chambers Bay on Thursday, spending 3½ hours on the front nine of the venue for next month’s U.S. Open. The Tacoma News Tribune reported that Mickelson [...]
Nordqvist nabs come-from-behind win
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Anna Nordqvist birdied the 16th and 17th holes to break out of the pack and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic by a stroke Sunday. With her mother visiting from Sweden, the 27-year-old [...]
Kjeldsen wins Irish Open in playoff
NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland — Soren Kjeldsen didn’t just win the Irish Open on Sunday. He also locked up his first spot in a major since 2012. Ranked 303rd in the world entering the week, Kjeldsen’s playoff [...]
USGA lists exemptions for U.S. Open
FAR HILLS, N.J. – The United States Golf Association today announced that 25 additional golfers, including three-time USGA champion Ryan Moore, have earned full exemptions into the 2015 U.S. Open Championship, to be played June 18-21 [...]
Kirk comes through field for victory
FORT WORTH, Texas — Chris Kirk made a par-saving 7-foot putt after an errant tee shot at the 18th hole, avoiding a playoff at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and winning by a stroke Sunday for [...]
‘Overrated’ Poulter next to win?
FORT WORTH, Texas – At this rate, every golfer will want the “overrated” label. Two weeks ago, just after a Sports Illustrated poll named him as one of the two most overrated players on the PGA [...]
Montgomerie surges in Senior PGA
FRENCH LICK, Ind. — There were no last-second buzzer-beaters in Larry Bird’s hometown on a bright, breezy Sunday. Colin Montgomerie turned in a command performance, shooting a 3-under 69 on the treacherous Pete Dye Course at French [...]
Travel schedule catches up to Rory
WENTWORTH — If any golf course was going to bring a shuddering halt to Rory McIlroy’s blistering run of form, it was going to be Wentworth. Last year’s victory at the BMW PGA Championship aside, the [...]
Chambers: Davis warns; players whine
The Associated Press Mike Davis hasn’t caused this much consternation since he spoke at a PGA Tour players meeting about the evils of the long putter. Only this time, he was extolling the virtues of Chambers [...]
