Archive for 'May,2016 '
Teeing it up with a pro golfer is a blast
By Jim Street BILOXI, Miss. – As the day of reckoning approached, the nerves became a little more active in anticipation. Thanks to the generosity of the Beau Rivage Hotel/Casino Resort, the final hurrah during a [...]
Jutanugarn wins third straight event
ANN ARBOR, Mich — May belongs to Ariya Jutanugarn. On Sunday at the LPGA Volvik Championship, Jutanugarn made history as the first player on the LPGA Tour to make her first three victories on Tour in consecutive [...]
Mediate wins first major, Senior PGA
BENTON HARBOR, Michigan – It was vintage Rocco Mediate but here’s the thing: There is an amended standard these days for what constitutes vintage Mediate. “I’m speechless,” Mediate said Sunday after winning the Senior PGA Championship [...]
Spieth wins first event in his home state
FORT WORTH, Texas – Jordan Spieth heard him. It happened after the turn, somewhere on the 10th hole. Some guy, blending in with the massive galleries following Sunday’s final group at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, [...]
UW captures first-ever NCAA golf title
EUGENE, Ore. — Washington freshman Julianne Alvarez atoned for a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole with two tough par saves to win the decisive match in 20 holes Wednesday and deliver the Huskies their first [...]
Feherty says Tiger may never return
As a busy stretch of summer tournaments approaches, the golf world is still wondering when an injured Tiger Woods will be able to return to competition. According to NBC and Golf Channel reporter David Feherty, the [...]
Denmark’s Larsen joins PGA field
SAMMAMISH, Wa. – Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark, one of the leading players on the Ladies European Tour, has accepted a special exemption to compete in the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, to be held June [...]
Zika might keep Rory out of Olympics
Rory McIlroy might skip the Olympic golf tournament over fears of contracting the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro. The No. 3-ranked player in the world, who won the Irish Open on Sunday and would represent Ireland [...]
Langer captures sixth Senior major
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bernhard Langer ran away with the Regions Tradition on Sunday for his sixth senior major and 27th PGA Tour Champions title. Langer birdied four of six holes starting on No. 12 to pull [...]
Sergio wins Byron Nelson in playoff
IRVING, Texas — Sergio Garcia made a par on the first playoff hole at the AT&T Byron Nelson on Sunday to beat Brooks Koepka for his ninth career PGA Tour victory, matching the late Seve Ballesteros [...]
