Jordan Spieth sank a bunker shot on the first playoff hole on Sunday to defeat US compatriot Daniel Berger and win the Travelers Championship for his 10th career US PGA title. Sixth-ranked Spieth, the 2015 Masters and US Open champion, fired a final-round par 70 to finish 72 holes level with Berger on 12-under 268 … Read more
The team of Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith fired two eagles and six birdies en route to a 62 in the better ball second round of the Zurich Classic on Friday, taking a one-shot lead in the US PGA Tour event. “I think just having a backup, playing a little more aggressively,” Australia’s Smith said … Read more
Rory McIlroy believes he will carry a psychological edge into his duel with Gary Woodland after being drawn to face the American in the opening round of the World Golf Championship-Dell Match Play tournament. The charismatic Northern Irishman defeated Woodland in the final of the event two years ago when the tournament was staged in … Read more
Australia’s top-ranked Jason Day fired back-to-back birdies Saturday in finishing an eight-under-par 64 second round to grab a share of the lead at the PGA Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Day matched Americans Jordan Spieth and Derek Fathauer on 10-under par after 36 holes in the event, which is contested over three courses — Pebble Beach, … 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