Ghana is a country with a rich heritage in sports. Popular sporting events include football, boxing, tennis, basketball, hockey, cricket, rugby, golf and athletics. Besides the fact that sports can makes us stronger and healthier, it also has a lot advantages or value in the economy. Unfortunately for us as a nation, we seem to … Read more
Dou Zecheng could scarcely believe it as he became the first Chinese golfer to earn a prized PGA Tour card, saying his rise to the world’s richest circuit was “going to be pretty big.” It completes a historic month for Chinese golf after Li Haotong finished third at the British Open at Royal Birkdale — … Read more
Vijay Singh jumped into contention for his first victory since 2008 and Gary Woodland was just off the course record but it was unheralded Martin Flores who grabbed the 36-hole lead Friday at the Canadian Open. Flores, a 35-year-old American ranked 299th in the world, fired his second consecutive six-under par 66 to seize the … Read more
Matt Kuchar’s hopes of regaining his balance in the wake of a “crushing” British Open defeat by Jordan Spieth took a hit on Thursday as dizziness hindered his opening round at the Canadian Open. The American teed off on 10 at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario, and was four-under through 11 holes before he began … Read more
President Donald Trump is pretty handy with a golf club, but his prowess appears to have just received a significant upgrade courtesy of the official White House transcript. When top aide Anthony Scaramucci recently boasted of Trump’s sporting ability, it seemingly underwhelmed this ultra-competitive White House. “He’s the most competitive person I’ve ever met, okay?” … Read more
Jordan Spieth will go into the US PGA Championship next month looking to join an elite club and complete the career Grand Slam after his memorable British Open triumph on Sunday. Spieth’s dramatic victory on the links at Royal Birkdale in north-west England saw him add the Open’s famous Claret Jug to the Masters green … Read more
South Korea’s Kim In-Kyung birdied six of the first nine holes on her way to a four-stroke victory Sunday at the Marathon Classic to capture her sixth LPGA title. Kim, ranked 28th, fired a bogey-free eight-under par 63 at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, to finish 72 holes on 21-under par 263. “I … Read more
Chinese prodigy Li Haotong registered his country’s best ever performance in a major after shooting a 63 in his final round at Royal Birkdale on Sunday to finish third in the British Open. Li, 21, started the day at +1 for the championship and parred his first seven holes before a remarkable run of seven … Read more
Jordan Spieth’s overnight three-shot lead was reduced to a single stroke after just two holes of his final round in the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday. Spieth started the day atop the leaderboard on 11 under par but immediately dropped a shot at the difficult par-four 1st hole to go back to -10. … Read more
Australia’s world number six Jason Day shot up the British Open leaderboard on Saturday after firing a fine 65 in the third round at Royal Birkdale. Day, the PGA champion in 2015, was one of a host of players to profit from the benign early conditions that contrasted sharply with the miserable weather late on … Read more
Chad Collins nearly made history Friday, but his 11-under par 60 was enough for a four-shot lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. The 38-year-old American came within a whisker of an a rare 59, just missing a hole-in-one on the par-three 17th at the Robert Trent Jones Trail Grand National … Read more
Gerina Piller, chasing her first LPGA title, fired a second-round 68 on Friday to maintain a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Marathon Classic in Ohio. Piller had four birdies and a bogey in her three-under effort and her 11-under total of 131 put her one stroke in front of South Korean Kim In-Kyung, … Read more
The US trio of Martin Flores, Cameron Tringale and Zac Blair shared a one-shot lead on Thursday as darkness halted play in the US PGA Tour Barbasol Championship in Alabama. Flores and Tringale were in the clubhouse on six-under 65 before thunderstorms halted play for almost two hours. Blair returned after the interruption and seized … Read more
Jordan Spieth produced one of his best major championship efforts to take a share of the lead alongside fellow Americans Brooks Koepka and Matt Kuchar after the first round of the British Open. The trio all shot five-under-par rounds of 65 at Royal Birkdale on Thursday and hold a collective one-stroke lead over Paul Casey … Read more
Ernie Els fired a warning that he can still make his presence felt at a major as he shot a two-under-par 68 in the opening round of the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. Els started his day with a birdie at the par-four 1st — where there have been some ugly scores in … Read more
Justin Thomas looked the part in the first round of the British Open on Thursday thanks to an impressive score of 67, and also due to his outfit of a navy blue cardigan and matching tie. The emerging 24-year-old star, formerly of the University of Alabama, raised eyebrows on the course at Royal Birkdale with … Read more
Jordan Spieth admitted it had been a near-perfect day after the world number three fired an ominous 65 in the first round of the British Open on Thursday to plant himself firmly in contention. The Texan had five birdies, including on back-to-back holes just prior to the turn, and not a single dropped shot on … Read more
Dustin Johnson is aiming to show why he is ranked number one in the world and emerge from a field full of potential winners at the British Open, which gets underway at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. Johnson, 33, has not made an impression at the majors so far this year, missing the Masters with a … Read more
Jason Day is hopeful he can figure prominently at this week’s British Open despite arriving at Royal Birkdale later than planned — thanks to Donald Trump. The Australian was due to be in England on Sunday but ended up putting back his departure by 24 hours because of flight delays in New York which he … Read more
While uncertainty surrounds the form of leading names such as Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy, the British Open begins at Royal Birkdale on Thursday with a plethora of players hopeful of winning the Claret Jug. When The Open last came to the links at Southport, near Liverpool on the coast of north-west England, it was … Read more