Archive for 'May,2015 '
McIIroy set up for Chambers Bay?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – This performance looked familiar. Rory McIlroy’s victory Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship was reminiscent of last summer, when he won three consecutive tournaments to reassert himself as the world’s best player. We [...]
Dominator: Rory coasts to Wells victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy was more methodical than electrifying Sunday. It was still effective. Always in control, the top-ranked McIlroy became the first two-time winner in the Wells Fargo Championship with a seven-shot victory over [...]
Calif. courses adjusting to drought
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. – At first glance, nothing seems amiss at this lush, members-only golf club in one of the priciest communities in Orange County. A bubbling fountain gurgles out of an artificial lake. Emerald-green fairways [...]
Golf Bag: Rookie Lee wins Kingsmill
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — It took an extra day more than she would have liked but 18-year-old Minjee Lee returned to the course Monday for her last two holes and left with her first LPGA win at the [...]
Maggert playoff winner; first victory
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jeff Maggert won the Regions Tradition on Sunday for his first Champions Tour major title, beating Kevin Sutherland with a 3-foot par putt on the first hole of a playoff. Sutherland two-putted for [...]
Bandon to host 2020 U.S. Amateur
The USGA announced Tuesday that the U.S. Amateur will be held at Oregon’s Bandon Dunes in 2020,preceded by the 2019 event at Pinehurst No. 2. Pinehurst hosted both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women’s Open last [...]
A sudden win for Fowler at The Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Arguably, it was the greatest finish in the 41-year history of The Players Championship. Then it went into extra holes and it became even more intriguing. In the end, Rickie Fowler [...]
‘Mixed bag’ for Tiger at The Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods shot 72 Sunday to finish The Players Championship 3-over par and near the bottom of the leaderboard. In his words, the week was a mixed bag. There was some [...]
Mutual break-up for Tiger, Lindsey Vonn
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn announced in separate releases Sunday that they have ended their relationship of nearly three years. The golfer and Olympic skier attended the Masters together, where Vonn accompanied Woods’ two children during [...]
McIIroy cruises to Match Play title
SAN FRANCISCO — Rory McIlroy didn’t need another comeback to win the WGC-Cadillac Match Play. Three times in the last three days, McIlroy had to rally from a late deficit to reach the championship match Sunday [...]
