(Reuters) – Im Sung-jae has enjoyed a longer run at the top of the Fedex Cup standings than many better-known players but the South Korean is taking nothing for granted as he plots his return to PGA Tour action in Texas this week. The hardworking world number ... More »
(Reuters) – The PGA Championship, one of golf’s four majors, has been rescheduled for Aug. 6-9 after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday. The event will remain at the city’s Harding Park course, the p... More »
A tentative plan for a revised professional golf calendar calls for the Masters to be held in November, and the U.S. Open possibly could get moved to California, Golfweek reported Thursday. The report indicated that the release of the new schedule is on hold p... More »
A PGA Tour staff member tested positive for the coronavirus but is “feeling better” and anticipating a complete recovery, Golfweek reported Thursday. Senior vice president of player affairs Ross Berlin confirmed his test results in an email to PGA Tour players... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Global sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has won the rights to show the 2018 PGA Championship in Britain and Ireland, showing the golf major for free across multiple platforms as a way to attract new viewers. Eleven Sports said earlier this m... More »
Italy’s Francesco Molinari came to the United States this week in search of points for the FedEx Cup playoffs and some momentum for the rest of the season, especially the two remaining major events on the professional golf calendar. Molinari left with his firs... 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 »
Jan 17, 2016- Honolulu, HI, USA- PGA golfer Jeff Overton tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters United States Ryder Cup p... More »
Mar 26, 2017- Austin, TX, USA- Dustin Johnson of the United States plays against Jon Rahm of Spain during the final round of the World Golf Classic – Dell Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country Club. Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports World number one Dusti... More »
Feb 3, 2017- Scottsdale, AZ, USA- Adam Hadwin with his tee shot on the 11th during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Canadian Adam Hadwin overcame a late doub... More »
Mar 5, 2017- Mexico City, MEX- Dustin Johnson poses with the winner’s trophy following the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Dustin Johnson started his r... More »
Mar 5, 2017- Mexico City, MEX- Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the third tee during the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Rory McIlroy never looked like... More »
Mar 2, 2017- Mexico City, MEX- Lee Westwood plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the WGC – Mexico Championship golf tournament at Club de Golf Chapultepec. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Lee Westwood spoke about his... More »
Feb 26, 2017- Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA- Rickie Fowler celebrates with the trophy after winning The Honda Classic at PGA National (Champion). Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports American Rickie Fowler breathed a sigh of relief after clinching a fou... More »
Golf – WGC-HSBC Champions Golf Tournament – Shanghai, China – 27/10/16. Martin Kaymer of Germany in action. REUTERS/Aly Song Martin Kaymer chipped in for birdie at the 17th then birdied the last to move within one stroke of the lead after Thursday’s opening ro... More »
February 16, 2017- Pacific Palisades, CA, USA- Dustin Johnson hits from the ninth hole fairway during the first round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Big-hitting Dustin Johnson made a strong start i... More »
February 12, 2017- Pebble Beach, CA, USA- Jordan Spieth celebrates after making his putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Jordan S... More »
Feb 5, 2017- Scottsdale, AZ, USA- Hideki Matsuyama celebrates after winning the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Japan’s red-hot Hideki Matsuyama maintained his sizzling run of for... More »
Jan 29, 2017- La Jolla, CA, USA- Jon Rahm lines up a putt on the 17th 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 Spanish rookie... More »
Jan 7, 2017- Maui, HI, USA- Fans watch PGA golfer Justin Thomas tees off on the first hole during the third round of the Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports Justin... More »
The U.S. PGA Tour announced on Monday it will add a new event in South Korea, the $9.25 million CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, to its tournament schedule from next year. More »
Jun 17, 2016- Oakmont, PA, USA- Brendan Steele putts on the 13th green during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports A year after squandering victory, Brendan Steele gaine... More »
Sep 25, 2016- Atlanta, GA, USA- Rory McIlroy reacts as he approaches the sixteenth green in regulation play during the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy ca... More »
Jul 28, 2016- Springfield, NJ, USA- Andrew Johnston chips up on to the 17th green during the first round of the 2016 PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol GC – Lower Course. Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports Fan favorite Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston will gain more... More »
Sep 4, 2016- Norton, MA, USA- Paul Casey hits a fairway shot on the fifth hole during the third round of the 2016 Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament at TPC of Boston. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports By relinquishing his European Tour ca... More »
Aug 28, 2016- Farmingdale, NY, USA- Rory McIlroy hits his second shot on the first hole during the final round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park – Black Course. Mandatory Credit: Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports Rory McIlroy came within a whisk... More »
Aug 28, 2016- Farmingdale, NY, USA- Patrick Reed watches his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park – Black Course. Mandatory Credit: Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports Patrick Reed survived a couple o... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey American Jimmy Walker broke through for his first major title with a one-shot win over Jason Day in the PGA Championship after playing 36 grueling holes at water-logged Baltusrol on Sunday. The 37-year-old Texan calmly canned a three-fo... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey Jimmy Walker said winning the PGA Championship on Sunday for his first career major was a matter of trust, both in himself and in his game. The 37-year-old Texan showed he had what it takes by holding up over 36 holes over the sopping w... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey The pressure of contending in majors certainly agrees with South African Branden Grace, even if he has yet to close the deal. With a tie for fourth at the PGA Championship on Sunday, Grace recorded his fourth top-five finish in golf’s b... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey Jason Day had another near miss at a major championship, but not before he gave a major scare to eventual winner Jimmy Walker on the 72nd hole of the Australian’s defense of the PGA Championship. Trailing by three shots, the world numbe... More »
World number one Jason Day drew comparisons with Tiger Woods after an emphatic four-stroke victory at the $10.5 million Players Championship in Florida on Sunday. Day was never seriously tested in the final round en route to his seventh victory in his past 17 ... More »
American journeyman Jim Herman earned a last-minute invitation to the Masters when he secured a one-stroke victory at the Houston Open on Sunday. Herman, whose event preparation included a social round with U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, ... More »
Jason Day continued his sensational streak with an emphatic victory at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas on Sunday and the new world number one could not be happier with his game heading into next month’s Masters. The Australian beat South African Louis Oosthui... More »
Long-hitting Tony Finau birdied the third extra hole to beat fellow American Steve Marino in a playoff at the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday. The 26-year-old Finau clinched his first PGA Tour victory, in his second full season on the PGA Tour. He shot a closing 70... More »
Adam Scott has been the red-hot player on the PGA Tour this season but the WGC-Dell Match Play tournament continued to be a thorn in his side as the world number six wasted a golden opportunity to record a rare win on Wednesday. Scott was 2-up with three holes... More »
Jason Day was among the winners in Wednesday’s opening day of the WGC-Dell Match Play, but the Australian world number two left the Austin Country Club course clutching his back heading for treatment. PGA Championship winner Day defeated former U.S. Open champ... More »
Charl Schwartzel secured his first victory in the United States since the 2011 Masters by beating Bill Haas in a playoff at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Sunday. South African Schwartzel came from five shots behind in the final round to card a four-un... More »
Tiger Woods seemed “very healthy” when he attended a dinner party at the home of Jack Nicklaus, the 18-times major champion said on Sunday. Nicklaus and wife Barbara hosted the gathering for United States Ryder Cup hopefuls at their Florida home on Thursday, w... More »
Adam Scott’s one-shot victory at the Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday earned him not only a 12th PGA Tour title but also the best possible validation that all his hard work on a revised putting technique is now paying off. With a ban on anchoring putters to ... More »
Adam Scott maintained ice-cool composure over the tough closing stretch at the Honda Classic to end a title drought of nearly two years on Sunday, clinching his 12th PGA Tour victory by one shot at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The Australian world number 13 ... More »
LA JOLLA, California Five-times PGA Tour winner Jimmy Walker led by one stroke when rain and extremely strong winds forced the suspension of play for the day during the final round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Competition will resume on Monday at 8... More »
Jordan Spieth underlined his status as world number one by cruising to an eight-shot victory at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday after repelling an early challenge by fellow American Patrick Reed. On a breezy day at the Kapalua Resort on... More »
Roberto Castro was able to finish just six holes of his third round at the rain-lashed Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday before darkness fell but will have a one-stroke lead to defend when the remainder of the tournament is completed on Monday. Torrential... More »
PGA Tour rookie Smylie Kaufman stormed from seven strokes off the pace to clinch a stunning one-stroke victory at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas on Sunday. Kaufman, playing some two hours ahead of the overnight leaders, shot a bogey-free... More »
Argentine Emiliano Grillo made a perfect start to his career as a PGA Tour member when he beat American Kevin Na in a playoff at the Frys.com Open in northern California on Sunday. After missing a three-footer that would have won it at the first extra hole, Gr... More »
Argentine Emiliano Grillo and American Kevin Na headed to a playoff at the Frys.com Open in northern California on Sunday. Grillo sank a 25-foot birdie at the final hole, which was later matched by Na, who dropped a six-footer to force extra holes at the Silve... More »
ATLANTA Now that the Tour Championship and FedExCup playoffs are finished, many of golf’s top players are looking ahead to the next big event — the President’s Cup. Jordan Spieth capped a stellar season to secure both the season-ending trophies on Sunday, alon... More »
ATLANTA Jordan Spieth capped a brilliant season in sensational style as he scored a four-stroke victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday that also won him the FedExCup playoffs title for an $11.48 million pay day. Spieth shot a closing one-under-par 69 at Ea... More »
ATLANTA Jordan Spieth identified his heart rather than his swing as the reason he was able to cap off a Player of the Year season by winning the Tour Championship and FedExCup playoffs jackpot on Sunday. “I didn’t feel comfortable striking the ball whatsoever,... More »
LAKE FOREST, Illinois Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots on Sunday. The Australian closed out his tournament with a two-under-par 69 to... More »
Swede Henrik Stenson put himself in a familiar position when he carded six-under 65 to grab a one-stroke lead after the third round at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. The 2013 winner posted a 13-under 200 total with one round left at TPC Boston in Ma... More »
EDISON, New Jersey Red-hot PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia romped to victory at The Barclays on Sunday, winning the opening event of the lucrative FedExCup Series by a whopping six strokes. World number three Day reeled off eight birdies in a bo... More »
Zach Johnson acknowledges that long, difficult Whistling Straits is not his favorite PGA Championship venue, but do not rule him out this week. He tied for third at the Wisconsin course in 2010 and returns on an emotional high as the current holder of the olde... More »
