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Europe takes control on Day One
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy – Europe’s Ryder Cup team is known for impressive efficiency and data-driven analysis, but it also is wise enough to not downplay golf’s spiritual side. That’s the reason for all the inspirational videos [...]
Victor Hovland: PGA Class of 2023
ATLANTA – Marty Jertson’s phone rang around 1 p.m. on May 20. The caller was Joe Mayo, the man who had become Viktor Hovland’s instructor at the start of the year. Jertson was surprised to see [...]
Hovland shoots record 61; wins by two
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – Viktor Hovland and his caddie, Shay Knight, had a tough conversation last week, Hovland having shot a final-round 69 for a T13 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. At 133rd for the [...]
Glover stays hot, leads Moore by one
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Lucas Glover’s experiences have spanned the spectrum in his two decades as a professional. He’s withstood the Sunday pressure to win a major championship and been filled with fear while standing over the [...]
The prospects for all playoff players
Herewith, a quick primer on the players who reached the start of the three-week postseason. 1. Jon Rahm: FedExCup runner-up in 2021 has cooled only slightly since becoming this season’s only four-time winner at Masters in April. [...]
Harman maintains 5-shot Open lead
HOYLAKE, England – Brian Harman was slipping, Jon Rahm was surging, Jason Day was on the move, Tommy Fleetwood was still in it, and then there was Rory McIlroy. On a rain-soaked Royal Liverpool, anything, it [...]
Straka nearly collapses but hangs on for win
SILVIS, Ill. — A good old boy from Georgia by way of Austria, Sepp Straka endured a shag bag of Sunday emotions that even an accomplished country music star like Blake Shelton would be hard-pressed to [...]
Rickie Fowler wins three-way playoff
DETROIT — Rickie Fowler doesn’t remember much about the putt. Only that it went in. Fowler looked up to the sky as the 12-foot putt rolled into the right side of the cup. He let out [...]
Bradley wins the one he wanted
CROMWELL, Conn. – Always, Keegan Bradley was aware of the reality – that compared to nationally-ranked junior golfers and elite amateurs, his unconventional upbringing and geographically-challenged address didn’t earn him the respect he craved. He took [...]
Clark holds off Rory; wins U.S. Open
GOLF CHANNEL LOS ANGELES — Wyndham Clark survived a tricky layout and outplayed some of the game’s most well-known players to win the 123rd U.S. Open on Sunday at Los Angeles Country Club. Clark shot even-par 70 [...]
