Bud Cauley had to reach deep into his bag of tricks Friday to shoot a bogey-free 66 and seize a share of the lead at the halfway mark of the Texas Open. Cauley, who is seeking his first win on the US PGA Tour, missed eight of 18 greens but managed to scramble each time … Read more
World number one Dustin Johnson withdrew from the 81st Masters on Thursday, walking off the first tee due to a back injury. The reigning US Open champion had been a heavy favorite in the year’s first major golf championship after winning his three prior starts but suffered a lower back injury Wednesday in a fall … Read more
Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and first-time Masters starter Jon Rahm, two of Europe’s top-rated golfers, play together for the first two rounds at Augusta National in pairings announced on Tuesday. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy, trying to win a green jacket to complete a career grand slam, and Spaniard Rahm, fresh off a runner-up finish at … Read more
Severe thunderstorms shortened Monday’s first official practice session for the 81st Masters, but the outlook brightened for Australia’s Jason Day ahead of the year’s first major. World number three Day played nine holes at Augusta National, his fourth consecutive day on the fabled course, before it was closed in the early afternoon when the area … Read more
Masters stars pushed Monday for banning television review penalties like the one that cost Lexi Thompson the first women’s major title of the year. “There’s no question it should be ended,” eighth-ranked American Rickie Fowler said. “I don’t think you could find one player who would say otherwise.” Thompson was hit with a four-stroke penalty … Read more
South Korea’s Kang Sung, seeking a win to reach his first Masters, birdied four holes in a row before a closing bogey left him one adrift of leader Rickie Fowler after the first round of the Houston Open. US star Fowler fired a bogey-free eight-under par 64 to seize the lead in the final PGA … Read more
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion who bungled a repeat bid, begin play Thursday at the PGA Houston Open with the Masters looming next week. Also in the field a week before the year’s first major championship at Augusta National are England’s Justin Rose, Australia’s Adam Scott, reigning British … Read more
Five-time major-winner Phil Mickelson was enjoying the challenge of the high-altitude Chapultepec Golf Club Thursday as he seized a share of the first-round lead in the WGC-Mexico Championship. The 46-year-old American, seeking his first victory since the 2013 Open Championship, posted six birdies with two bogeys, capping his four-under 68 with a 16-foot birdie putt … Read more
Tiger Woods is on course for a good finish in his first tournament in more than a year after posting a two-under-par 70 to lie 10th going into the Hero World Challenge final round. The 14-time major champion, 40, who shot a 65 on Friday, is eight under, 11 shots behind leader Hideki Matsuyama. The … Read more
Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen shot a six-under 66 in the fourballs to give Denmark a first World Cup of Golf victory by four strokes. The Danes started the final day in Melbourne with a four-shot cushion, and seven birdies, combined with a single bogey, gave them the win on 20 under. “It’s difficult to … Read more
The United States dominated the final-day singles to win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008, beating Europe 17-11 at Hazeltine. Trailing 9½-6½ after the first two days, Europe looked set for a Medinah-style comeback when they led in seven of the 12 singles matches. But the hosts turned the tide, Patrick Reed … Read more