(Reuters) – South African-born American Aaron Wise became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in more than a year when he clinched a three-shot victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas on Sunday. The 21-year-old, playing with a poise beyond his years in only ... More »
(Reuters) – Former world number one Jason Day has a burning ambition to get back to the top of the rankings and he made a huge leap with a two-stroke victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Sunday. Day had an awful day of wayward driving a... More »
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods had his first birdie-free round since 2014 to finish equal 55th at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Sunday, his second-worst result of the year. Woods closed with a 74 to finish at two-over-par 286 at Quail Hollow in Ch... More »
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler have been grouped together for the first two rounds at the Players Championship on Thursday and Friday. The PGA Tour also announced on Sunday that Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas would be ... More »
(Reuters) – Self-deprecating Texan John Peterson recorded consecutive eagles for the first time in his career to vault to the first-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday. Pity so few people saw the rare feat. Few o... More »
(Reuters) – The Players Championship will bid farewell to its May date in the calendar with the thinnest rough in a decade, according to the PGA Tour rules official overseeing the course set-up at the famous TPC Sawgrass Stadium course. Cool weather over the l... More »
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods struggled to adjust to slow greens as he slipped six strokes behind American leader John Peterson in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Thursday. On a day when two-times Wells Fargo winner Rory McIlro... More »
(Reuters) – A two-year win drought marked by changes in coaches, caddies and clubs ended for Lydia Ko on Sunday as the former world number one closed out victory at the Mediheal Championship with a stroke of brilliance. Needing something special to shake off A... More »
(Reuters) – Billy Horschel won his second Zurich Classic of New Orleans title on Sunday by teaming up with Scott Piercy for a one-stroke victory over compatriots Jason Dufner and Pat Perez to add to his 2013 individual triumph. Solid putting by Horschel helped... More »
(Reuters) – Justin Rose ignored the local alligator population and stripped down to his underwear to hit out of a water hazard at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday. When the Olympic champion’s tee shot at the par-three third hole finished partly su... More »
(Reuters) – China’s Zhang Xinjun and Dou Zecheng belied their low world rankings and picked off birdies at their final three holes to tie for the lead after the first round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday. The first two players from China to e... More »
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods is among 54 players who are exempt for this year’s U.S. Open but it will mark the final time he will qualify courtesy of his 2008 victory. The U.S. Golf Association (USGA) on Thursday announced that 9,049 players had entered the major c... More »
(Reuters) – Japan’s Satoshi Kodaira birdied the third extra hole to beat South Korean Kim Si-woo in a playoff at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Sunday and earn his first PGA Tour win. After each player parred the 18th hole twice to start the playoff, it... More »
MADRID (Reuters) – World number four Jon Rahm won the Spanish Open to claim his third European Tour title on Sunday after holding his nerve against fellow Spaniard Nacho Elvira and Irishman Paul Dunne in a tight finale. Rahm began the day third on the leaderbo... More »
(Reuters) – Canadian Brooke Henderson gave up ice hockey six years ago to focus on golf but the former goaltender says the time ‘between the pipes’ helped prepare her for life on the elite women’s tour. The 20-year-old, who shot a six-under-par 66 to take the ... More »
(Please note language in paragraph 16) By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) – Greater emotional control on the course helped Patrick Reed win the U.S. Masters, his caddie said on Sunday, after the Texan had clinched a one-stroke victory over Rickie Fowler at ... More »
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) – Patrick Reed fought off furious back-nine challenges from Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler to record a one-shot victory at the U.S. Masters on Sunday, trading in his ‘Captain America’ cap for a Green Jacket. The final round began with R... More »
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) – Years of trials and tribulations have given Tiger Woods a new character trait – humility, which could prove a valuable tool in his rousing comeback bid to return to the top of the golf world. Woods did not deliver a storybook chapter a... More »
(Reuters) – Englishman Justin Rose is determined to make amends for last year’s near miss at the U.S. Masters with the 37-year-old reckoning he was probably destined to lose after a lot of success in tight finishes. Rose came agonizingly close to winning for t... More »
(Reuters) – The ANA Inspiration will be decided in a Monday finish after South Korean Park In-bee and Swede Pernilla Lindberg remained deadlocked through four extra holes in California on Sunday. With the first major of the season on the line, Park and Lindber... More »
(Reuters) – American Jennifer Song came agonizingly close to claiming an improbable major title at the ANA Inspiration on Sunday but is now just a spectator as the tournament will continue in a playoff without her. Song, who has yet to win on the LPGA Tour and... More »
(Reuters) – Ian Poulter resurrected his stagnant career by winning the Houston Open in a playoff on Sunday, the victory coming with an added bonus of earning the final invitation to the U.S. Masters and throwing his hat into the ring for Europe’s Ryder Cup tea... More »
(Reuters) – A year after losing a playoff to Sergio Garcia at the Masters, Justin Rose declared himself ready to finally to claim the coveted green jacket as he prepared for a final tune-up at the Houston Open. The Englishman is one of several big guns using t... More »
(Reuters) – With seven major titles and an Olympic gold medal in her trophy cabinet, former world number one Park In-bee says there is really only one thing left for her to learn – how to enjoy tournament golf. Park finally appears healthy again after two seas... More »
(Reuters) – Michelle Wie is healthy and Shanshan Feng is running into form going into the first women’s major of the year, the ANA Inspiration starting in California on Thursday. Storylines abound at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, including the continuing ris... More »
Mar 11, 2018- Palm Harbor, FL, USA- Paul Casey poses with the trophy after winning the Valspar Championship golf tournament at Innisbrook Resort – Copperhead Course. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Englishman Paul Casey surged to victory at the Vals... More »
Mar 11, 2018- Palm Harbor, FL, USA- Tiger Woods putts on the 3rd during the final round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament at Innisbrook Resort – Copperhead Course. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports PALM HARBOR, Florida (Reuters) – Tiger Woods fell short... More »
Mar 11, 2018- Palm Harbor, FL, USA- Paul Casey waives ti the gallery after putting for par on the 16th during the final round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament at Innisbrook Resort – Copperhead Course. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Paul ... More »
Mar 4, 2018- Mexico City, MEX- Phil Mickelson poses with the winner’s trophy following the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson ended a five-year v... More »
Mar 4, 2018- Mexico City, MEX- Shubhankar Sharma watches his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Shubhanka... More »
After nearly five years and more than 100 tournaments without a win, five-times major champion Phil Mickelson summed up his victory at the WGC-Mexico Championship in one word - "incredible". More »
Mar 4, 2018- Mexico City, MEX- Justin Thomas plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Americans Justin Thomas and Phil M... More »
FILE PHOTO: Aug 19, 2017- West Des Moines, IA, USA- USA golfer Danielle Kang tees off on the 4th hole during the second round morning session during The Solheim Cup international golf tournament at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spur... More »
Mar 1, 2018- Mexico City, MEX- Shubhankar Sharma plays his shot from the fifth tee during the first round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Shubhankar Sh... More »
Mar 1, 2018- Mexico City, MEX- Louis Oosthuizen plays a shot from a bunker on the 14th hole during the first round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – A late eagle boosted s... More »
Feb 18, 2018- Pacific Palisades, CA, USA- Bubba Watson plays his shot from the 16th tee during the final round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – The stinging disappointme... More »
Feb 11, 2018- Pebble Beach, CA, USA- Jason Day lines up a putt on the 14th green during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Jason Day showed ... More »
Feb 1, 2018- Scottsdale, AZ, USA- Rickie Fowler with his tee shot on the third during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Bill Haas found his long lo... More »
Jan 28, 2018- San Diego, CA, USA- Jason Day plays a shot on the 15th hole during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Co. Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) – J... More »
(Reuters) – American Brittany Lincicome beat the darkness to sink a birdie putt under lights on the 18th hole to win the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic on Sunday. Lincicome, who jogged from hole to hole as darkness descended on the Paradise Isla... More »
Jan 28, 2018- San Diego, CA, USA- Tiger Woods walks the 13th fairway during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Co. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports LA JOLLA, California ... More »
Jan 28, 2018- San Diego, CA, USA- Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the tenth green during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Co. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports LA JOLLA,... More »
Tiger Woods said he was "fine with that" after making a respectable return to the PGA Tour by shooting even-par 72 in the first round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday. More »
Jan 7, 2018- Maui, HI, USA- PGA golfer Dustin Johnson reacts after winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlr... More »
Golf – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – St Andrews, Britain – October 8, 2017 Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat during the final round Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough (Reuters) – Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat eagled the final hole at the In... More »
(Reuters) – England’s Justin Rose carded a 10-under-par 62 in the final round of the Indonesian Masters on Sunday to record a dominant eight-stroke victory at the Asian Tour event. Play was delayed on Friday and Saturday due to multiple weather interruptions, ... More »
December 3, 2017- New Providence, The Bahamas- Tiger Woods (left) poses for a photo with winner Rickie Fowler (right) after the final round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament at Albany. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Tiger ... More »
Sep 28, 2017- Jersey City, NJ, USA- Marc Leishman hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round foursomes match of The President’s Cup golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports – 10313656 (Reuters... More »
November 30, 2017- New Providence, The Bahamas- Tiger Woods hits a shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the Hero World Challenge golf tournament at Albany. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Tiger Woods dazzled in his much-an... More »
FILE PHOTO: Jason Day tees off on the first hole during the final round singles matches of The President’s Cup golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports SYDNEY (Reuters) – A charging Jason Day drilled a bir... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth failed to cash in on his early start to the second round of the Australian Open on Friday but the world number two still feels he is very much in the hunt to retain the Stonehaven Cup over the weekend. The 24-year-old American ... More »
Sep 24, 2017- Atlanta, GA, USA- Jordan Spieth follows his shot from the second tee during the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo (Reuters) – World number two Jordan Spieth will b... More »
Oct 29, 2017- Jackson, MS, USA- Austin Cook tees off from the 18th hole during the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament at Country Club of Jackson. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Rookie Austin Cook sank ... More »
Jun 29, 2017- Olympia Fields, IL, USA- Ariya Jutanugarn tees off on the seventh hole during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club – North. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports (The Spor... More »
Patrick Cantlay clinched his first PGA Tour victory in an error-strewn three-way playoff at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas on Sunday. More »
American Angel Yin carded a seven-under-par 65 to lead the LPGA's KEB Hana Bank Championship on 11-under after the second round on Friday, with South Koreans Chun In-gee, Park Sung-hyun and Ko Jin-young in hot pursuit two shots back. More »
Brendan Steele rallied in windy conditions to successfully defend his title at the Safeway Open in California on Sunday and become the tournament's first repeat winner. More »
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton became the first man to retain the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title as he won by three shots after a six-under-par final round at St Andrews on Sunday. More »
Brendan Steele began his title defense of the Safeway Open in ideal position as he grabbed a share of the first-round lead with a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday in Napa, California in the opening tournament of the 2017-18 season. Steele won the title last y... More »
Phil Mickelson is proving more adept wielding a golf club than taking a selfie at the Presidents Cup as he joined Tiger Woods for the most victories at the team event. More »
Rory McIlroy has said that Tiger Woods does not need to prove anything to anyone anymore and has guaranteed his status as a legend even if he never returns to competitive golf. More »
American Justin Thomas lost the battle but won the war, earning the $10 million bonus as FedExCup champion on Sunday despite falling short of the tournament victory at the season-ending Tour Championship. More »
PGA Tour rookie Xander Schauffele secured an upset victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday when he edged fellow American Justin Thomas by one stroke in Atlanta. More »
Kevin Kisner enjoyed a one-stroke lead over fellow American Xander Schauffele halfway through the final round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday. More »
Two weeks after a late meltdown, Marc Leishman avoided a repeat performance as he staved off a challenge from Justin Rose to win the BMW Championship by five strokes outside Chicago on Sunday. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a doctored video of himself taking a golf swing and hitting former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, who then stumbles as she boards a plane. More »
Canadian Adam Hadwin clinched the final automatic spot on the International team for this month's Presidents Cup in New Jersey, while Kevin Chappell secured the last berth on the United States side on Sunday. More »
Jordan Spieth did not feel like he lost the Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York on Sunday, but instead that Dustin Johnson won it. More »
(The Sports Xchange) - Park Sung-hyun Park claimed the second victory during her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, winning the Canadian Pacific Women's Open on S More »
Dustin Johnson is back, and he offered a reminder of why he is world number one when he beat Jordan Spieth in a playoff to win the Northern Trust in Old Westbury, New York on Sunday. More »
Michelle Wie was scheduled to have her appendix removed in an Ottawa hospital on Sunday, her management said in a statement. More »
The United States recorded their biggest victory over Europe in two decades and continued their near invincibility on home soil to retain the Solheim Cup in Iowa on Sunday. More »
Henrik Stenson shot a sizzling final round six-under-par 64 to win the Wyndham Championship by a stroke on Sunday and claim his sixth PGA Tour title, the most by a Swede. More »
American Sophia Schubert won the U.S. Amateur Championship on Sunday, beating Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland 6&5 in the 36-hole final at San Diego Country Club in southern California. More »
Justin Thomas capped off a major season that belonged to an aggressive new breed of fearless young Americans when he stormed to a two-stroke victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday. More »
Justin Thomas was seven-years-old when he attended the 2000 PGA Championship in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. More »
Hideki Matsuyama was in the thick of the battle for the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow on Sunday but finished three back in his quest to become the first Japanese male to win a golf major. More »
While Jordan Spieth failed in his bid to become the youngest player to win all four majors, South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen completed a somewhat unwelcome career grand slam of his own on Sunday with his second-place finish at the PGA Championship. More »
Rory McIlroy said he was considering a break from golf to deal with a back muscle injury that left his left arm numb after his final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday. More »
The father of PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas said his son's triumph on Sunday would be "huge" for him, unlocking the potential of the temperamental and impatient 24 year old. More »
U.S. Masters champion Sergio Garcia will play in next year's Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club for the second consecutive time, the organizers said on Monday. More »
Chris Stroud grabbed a tournament-best 20 points in the final round to force his way into a playoff for the Barracuda Championship on Sunday before going on to capture his first PGA Tour victory. More »
Annika Sorenstam has said using one of her captain’s picks on Anna Nordqvist is a 'no-brainer' for the European team's clash with the United States in this month's Solheim Cup. More »
Late birdies from Thomas Pieters and Zach Johnson gave the duo a share of the lead after the third round of the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday. More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Bernhard Langer was in position to win the Senior Players Championship for the fourth consecutive year, but stumbled down the stretch More »
Jul 16, 2017- Bedminster, NJ, USA- Sung Hyun Park poses with the U.S. Women’s Open Championship trophy after winning the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club-New Jersey. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports... More »
Jul 16, 2017- Bedminster, NJ, USA- Hye-Jin Choi tees off the fourth hole during the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club-New Jersey. Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports Choi Hye-jin finished second at the U.S. Women’s Open o... More »
A 14-year-old amateur from Thailand won on the Ladies European Tour on Sunday, supplanting Lydia Ko as the youngest champion on the circuit. More »
Jul 9, 2017- White Sulphur Springs, WV, USA- Xander Schauffele on the 3rd tee during the final round of The Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at The Old White TPC. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Californian Xander Schauffele, the son of a forme... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Seven years after Katherine Kirk’s last victory on the LPGA Tour, she returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since then on More »
Golf – LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship – Fourth Round – Incheon, South Korea – 16/10/16. Kim Sei-young of South Korea hits a shot on the ninth hole. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji July 6 (The Sports Xchange) – South Korean Kim Sei-young and rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon... More »
Kenny Perry shot a final round two-under-par 68 to win the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Massachusetts. More »
Jul 2, 2017- Olympia Fields, IL, USA- Danielle Kang poses with her trophy after winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club – North. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports Danielle Kang’s one regret afte... More »
Jul 2, 2017- Potomac, MD, USA- Kyle Stanley celebrates with the trophy after winning the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports Kyle Stanley saved par on the first sudden death playo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Jul 1, 2017- Olympia Fields, IL, USA- Moriya Jutanugarn tees off on the 15th hole during the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club – North. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports ... More »
Jul 1, 2017- Olympia Fields, IL, USA- So Yeon Ryu walks across a bridge on the 16th hole during the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club – North. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports South... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Ryu So-Yeon of South Korea shot a two-under-par 69 to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday at Rogers, Arkansas.R More »
Jun 25, 2017- Cromwell, CT, USA- Jordan Spieth holds the Championship trophy after a victory in the first playoff hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sport... More »
Jun 22, 2017- Cromwell, CT, USA- Jordan Spieth (R) and Wesley Bryan (L) shake hands after the first round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Jordan Spieth put an emphatic end ... More »
Jun 18, 2017- Hartford, WI, USA- Brooks Koepka holds up the U.S. Open Championship trophy after the final round of the 2017 U.S. Open Championship at Erin Hills. Mandatory Credit: Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK The winds of chan... More »
