After 10-hour wait, Dustin Johnson maintains lead at British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland | For all the debate over whether the British Open should have started Saturday, Dustin Johnson only cared about the finish.A second round that lasted nearly 39 hours due to rain...
View ArticleAfter 10-hour wait, Dustin Johnson leads British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland | Even with 155 years of history, the British Open can still serve up some strange twists at St. Andrews.Dustin Johnson gave Saturday some semblance of order.The second round...
View ArticleSpieth surges back into contention; three tied for lead at British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland | For a place dripping with centuries of history, St. Andrews got more than it could have wanted Sunday.Jordan Spieth punched his golf bag in frustration after a careless bogey,...
View ArticleZach Johnson wins British Open; Jordan Spieth finishes short of playoff
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland | Zach Johnson cradled the silver claret jug in his arms. Jordan Spieth let it slip through his fingers.Spieth was right where he wanted to be in his spirited bid for the Grand...
View ArticleMcIlroy, recovering from ankle injury, listed in PGA field
AKRON, Ohio | Rory McIlroy posted two videos on Instagram that suggest he might be able to return for the PGA Championship.The world’s No. 1 player is in the field for the year’s final major next week...
View ArticleFuryk owns four-shot lead at WGC; Watson second
AKRON, Ohio | Jim Furyk is two rounds away from erasing a couple of bad memories at Firestone.Even with a bogey on his last hole for the second straight day, Furyk did plenty right Friday in the...
View ArticleRose with a 63 to tie Furyk at Firestone
Justin Rose never lost belief that he was playing well even as he went 30 consecutive holes without making a birdie in the Bridgestone Invitational.The streak ended on his first hole Saturday.And he...
View ArticleShane Lowry wins Bridgestone Invitational for a world title
AKRON, Ohio | With no mistakes and two great escapes from the trees, Shane Lowry of Ireland introduced himself on a world stage Sunday by winning the Bridgestone Invitational.He locked up victory in...
View ArticlePGA Championship: The battle at the top with McIlroy, Spieth
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. | Rory McIlroy faces a different set of questions from the last time he played, and he had answers for most of them.His left ankle, with swelling the size of a tennis ball after he...
View ArticleDustin Johnson sets the pace at Whistling Straits
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. | Rory McIlroy rolled up the right leg of his pants to take on a risky shot out of the water. Jordan Spieth, who seems to never miss putts, couldn’t make one.Familiarity of the final...
View ArticleJason Day shows major mettle and wins PGA Championship
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. | A year of major heartache ended with Jason Day breaking through in a major way Sunday at the PGA Championship.With at least a share of the 54-hole lead for the third straight major,...
View ArticleJason Day shows major mettle and wins PGA Championship
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. | A year of major heartache ended with Jason Day breaking through in a major way Sunday at the PGA Championship.With at least a share of the 54-hole lead for the third straight major,...
View ArticleDay wins in a blowout at Barclays
EDISON, N.J. | Jason Day powered and putted his way to another blowout against a world-class field Sunday at The Barclays.Fresh off his first major at the PGA Championship, Day pulled away early and...
View ArticleFowler rallies to win Deutsche Bank
NORTON, Mass. | Rickie Fowler delivered all the right shots Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, and then he delivered some champagne.He stood near the wood railing overlooking a dozen rows of...
View ArticleBrendan Steele narrowly hangs onto lead at PGA Tour season opener
NAPA, CALIF. | Brendan Steele had no complaints about his game Saturday in the Frys.com Open. He struck the ball well, made four birdies for a 3-under 69 and walked off Silverado with a one-shot lead...
View ArticleBubba Watson more concerned with his head than his swing
LOS ANGELES | The swing has always come easily to Bubba Watson.He hits a golf ball with so much natural ability combined with such an unorthodox style that it piqued the curiosity of Tiger Woods when...
View ArticleWoods says he won't play the Masters
Tiger Woods is going to Augusta National next week — to eat, not play.Woods made it official Friday night what most observers figured all along. Recovery from two back surgeries last year has not...
View ArticleOakmont requires crash course ahead of toughest test in golf
OAKMONT, PA. | Sam Parks Jr. rates among the most unlikely winners in U.S. Open history, especially compared with the Hall of Fame list of champions at Oakmont.He was a 25-year-old club pro from...
View Article1974 U.S. Open ranks as the toughest in the modern era
OAKMONT, PA. | The U.S. Open is known as the toughest test in golf, and it usually lives up to its reputation.Some years more than others.Here are the five toughest U.S. Opens held in its 121-year...
View ArticleStorms soften Oakmont and stop the US Open with Andrew Landry leading
OAKMONT, PA. | Storms that took plenty of bite out of Oakmont wound up shutting down the U.S. Open on Thursday.The first round was suspended for the third and final time just as 28-year-old qualifier...
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