TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-shot deficit and give the Americans a sweep of the four majors for the first time since 1982. Xander Schauffele of...
Fil-American Rico Hoey settled for a share of the runner-up honors with four others after a playoff on Sunday, July 14, in the ISCO Championship at the Keene Trace’s Champions Course in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Rico Hoey finishes tied for second in the PGA Tour's ISCO Championship. (File...
NORTH BERWICK (AP) — Ludvig Aberg has won on the European tour and PGA Tour in the year since leaving college, and another 6-under 64 in the Scottish Open on Friday, July 12, put him in a position to win a tournament sanctioned by both tours. Ludvig Aberg on the 18th hole during day two of the...
Keegan Bradley is assured of making another Ryder Cup team, this time as the U.S. captain. The PGA of America announced his selection on Monday, July 8, after months of talking with Tiger Woods about taking the job. Keegan Bradley (AP) The PGA of America released the news on Instagram after word...
SILVIS (AP) — Davis Thompson had been working toward a moment like this, and he wasn’t about to let anything stop him — not a soft golf course that produced the best scores of the week, not the pressure of trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. Davis Thompson (AP) He started with a...
SILVIS (AP) — Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 on Friday, July 5, to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. Aaron Rai (AP) Still...
SILVIS (AP) — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday, July 4, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under 59. Hayden Springer (AP) All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a...
Fil-American Rico Hoey carded an eagle-aided 5-under-par 67 to finish tied for sixth place in the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday, June 30, at the Detroit Golf Club in Michigan. Fil-American Rico Hoey posts his best performance so far this season. (File Photo/Rico Hoey Instagram) The Manila-born...
DETROIT (AP) — Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday, June 30, that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the final hole. Cam Davis celebrates winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at...
DETROIT (AP) — Akshay Bhatia walked down a fairway at Detroit Golf Club, looking for his ball after a long, straight tee shot, and found it in an improbable spot — underground, after it fell into a drain. Akshay Bhatia (AP) Bhatia said he and the PGA Tour rules official, who granted a free...
Seth Waugh is leaving the PGA of America after six years as CEO, a period marked by a sharp boost in golf participation and PGA membership and moving headquarters from Florida to a massive complex in Texas. Seth Waugh (AP) Waugh was the CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas when he joined the PGA of...
CROMWELL (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week. Tom Kim, of South Korea, lines up a putt on the 15th hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship golf...
