OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (AP) — J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday, June 12. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything. Scottie...
AVONDALE (AP) — Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, teamed with Shane Lowry to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-play Thursday, April 24, in the Zurich Classic, leaving the Irish defending champions six shots behind leaders Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Vetlo. Rory McIlroy,...
AUGUSTA (AP) — Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday, April 13, to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. Rory...
AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s fragile mental state got a big boost when he left Augusta National on Thursday night, April 10, shortly after a pair of late double bogeys had cast a pall on an otherwise brilliant round, in time to put his 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, to bed. Rory McIlroy,...
HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler opened with two straight birdies and was on his way Friday in the Houston Open, tying the Memorial Park record with an 8-under 62 for a one-shot lead when the second round was halted by darkness after a two-hour storm delay Friday, March 28. Scottie Scheffler (AP)...
HOUSTON (AP) — Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy wanted a final tune-up before the Masters and spent parts of the Thursday, March 27, at the Houston Open under an umbrella in wind and rain that prevented anyone from getting too far away. Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot on the 18th hole...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) — Rory McIlroy winning The Players Championship gave him so much of what he doesn't need. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (AP) The $4.5 million prize is the largest for any tournament in the world. It pushed McIlroy's career earnings on the PGA Tour alone to just...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) — The playoff was only three holes. Rory McIlroy needed only three swings. And yet his victory Monday, March 17, over J.J. Spaun in The Players Championship revealed so much about the state of his game and the cruel nature of the notorious TPC Sawgrass. Rory...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) — Rory McIlroy had every reason to think he would be leaving The Players Championship with the gold trophy and a big payoff Sunday, March 16. He was three shots ahead of J.J. Spaun after a four-hour rain delay and had a rain-softened course ahead of him. Rory...
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Shane Lowry loves the grind of a strong test and it's showing at Bay Hill. He had six birdies Friday, March 7, in slightly tamer conditions for a 5-under 67, giving him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Shane Lowry, of Ireland,...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead Friday, Feb. 14, in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler had an unusually wild day off the tee and was right on his heels. Davis Thompson hits a shot onto the 15th green of...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The corporate boxes around the 18th green at Torrey Pines are just like they were three weeks ago except for the color — black instead of blue — and the logo. The rough is thicker from recent rain. Otherwise, the South Course looks to be every bit the beast it usually is....
