Archive for 'July,2018 '

Tiger shoots second straight 71

Tiger shoots second straight 71

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Tiger Woods didn’t entirely hurt his chances in the British Open. Better yet, he didn’t hurt anyone in the gallery. Woods still walked away on Friday realizing he made it a little tougher [...]

Oh Dear, Kim wins Deere in a runaway

Oh Dear, Kim wins Deere in a runaway

SILVIS, Ill. — Michael Kim didn’t just win his first PGA Tour event on Sunday. He dominated in a fashion never seen at TPC Deere Run. Kim’s prizes? A little over a million bucks, a two-year [...]

Stone just misses a 59, but wins anyway

Stone just misses a 59, but wins anyway

GULLANE, Scotland — Brandon Stone sank to his haunches and dropped his putter in despair after narrowly missing out on becoming the first player to shoot a round of 59 on the European Tour. It wasn’t [...]

Carnoustie is dry and fast this time

Carnoustie is dry and fast this time

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jon Rahm had heard about a dry summer in Scotland. It didn’t really hit home until he checked into the Carnoustie Golf Hotel and caught his first glimpse of the course with a [...]

Golf Bag: Davies captures LPGA Seniors

Golf Bag: Davies captures LPGA Seniors

WHEATON, Ill. — Laura Davies went virtually unchallenged in Sunday’s final round of the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, claiming the title by 10 strokes over Juli Inkster. The 54-year-old Davies shot a 5-under 68 to [...]

Phil promises to act better on course

Phil promises to act better on course

GULLANE, Scotland — Phil Mickelson wishes he could take back the moment when he swatted a moving golf ball at the U.S. Open. “But there’s not much I can do about it now other than just [...]

Silvies Ranch: A reversal of form

Silvies Ranch: A reversal of form

SENECA, Or. — It’s as hard to imagine as it is to describe the design concept for one of America’s most unique new golf courses, the Retreat and Links at Silvies Valley Ranch in the high-desert [...]

Picture prefect: How reversible works

Picture prefect: How reversible works

SENECA, Or. — When someone mentions that Silvies Ranch features reversible 18 holes, one of the first questions asked is, ‘so the next day you hit off the greens, back to the tees?” No, it’s not [...]

Golf Bag: Kim takes LPGA lead

Golf Bag: Kim takes LPGA lead

ONEIDA, Wis. — Sei Young Kim shot an 8-under-par 64 in the third round of Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic on Saturday to tie the 54-hole record of 24 under and take a commanding eight-stroke lead. Kim, [...]

A Tiger-Phil match for $10 million?

A Tiger-Phil match for $10 million?

Would you watch a $10 million winner-take-all golf showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson? The two former rivals are in negotiations to play such a match according to a report Friday by Golf.com. There have [...]