South Korean Kim Si-Woo became the youngest winner in Players Championship history, firing a three-under par 69 on Sunday for a three-stroke US PGA Tour victory. The 75th-ranked prodigy, who has played 120 professional tournaments worldwide, became only the second Asian winner of the event after South Korea’s K. J. Choi in 2011. The 21-year-old … Read more
Masters champion Sergio Garcia charged into contention during Saturday’s windy third round of The Players Championship while Americans Kyle Stanley and J. B. Holmes shared the lead after 54 holes. Spain’s Garcia, the 2008 Players winner, and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo each fired five-under par 67s at the TPC Sawgrass course to leap up the leaderboard … Read more
Mackenzie Hughes and William McGirt fired identical 67s to take the co-lead after the first round of The Players Championship as Sergio Garcia aced No. 17 in his first event since winning the Masters. Alex Noren, of Sweden, Spain’s Jon Rahm, J. B. Holmes and Chez Reavie shot four-under 68s and are one stroke back … Read more
The US PGA Tour takes an intriguing twist this week as the Zurich Classic of New Orleans unveils its new two-man team format. Eighty teams, a total of 160 players, will tee it up, with the top-ranked committed players choosing their playing partners from among those who have full PGA Tour status or a sponsor’s … Read more
Arnold Palmer will loom large over the Bay Hill Club & Lodge this week as the tournament which bears the golf legend’s name takes place for the first time since his death. Australia’s defending champion Jason Day and world number three Rory McIlroy will headline an event which is expected to unfurl as a four-day … Read more