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Great Tournament for Tiger Woods at the WGC, looks like he’s on his game!
Woods claims WGC-Cadillac Championship golf (via AFP)
Tiger Woods captured the WGC-Cadillac Championship at the Blue Monster course with a closing round of one-under 71 for a two-shot victory over fellow American Steve Stricker. Woods earned his 76th career PGA Tour win and posted his second victory of the year as he steps up his game ahead of the upcoming… [Read more...]
Teen golf sensation Ko says no to turning pro (via AFP)
New Zealand’s teenage golfing sensation Lydia Ko will resist pressure to turn professional following an eye-catching performance at the Women’s Australian Open, her coach said. The 15-year-old, already the world’s number one amateur and the youngest tournament winner in US LPGA history, came close… [Read more...]
Bubba Watson laughs off Masters miracle shot (via AFP)
It was the wonder shot that propelled him to his first major, but Bubba Watson said he’d try and avoid a repeat at this year’s Masters of the astonishing lob that helped him win at Augusta. “Hopefully I hit the fairway from now on so I don’t need to practice that shot anymore,” he said of the high… [Read more...]
McIlroy, Woods out in first round at WGC Match Play (via AFP)
World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods fell in the first round of the World Golf Championships Match Play event in Arizona. Ireland’s Shane Lowry, ranked 68th in the world and the 64th-seed in the 64-man field, on Thursday toppled Northern Ireland’s McIlroy 1-up, while… [Read more...]
Snedeker up to fourth in world golf rankings (via AFP)
On-form American Brandt Snedeker is up to a career-best fourth in the world rankings following his win Sunday in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That triumph came hard on the heels of back-to-back runner-up finishes behind Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on the US PGA circuit. Snedeker’s win edges him ahead… [Read more...]
Snedeker captures at Pebble Beach Pro-Am (via AFP)
Brandt Snedeker, who finished second each of the last two weeks, busted through for his first win of the year on Sunday, firing a seven-under 65 to capture the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The red-hot Snedeker saved his best round of the week for the final day as he finished with a 19-under par 267… [Read more...]
Tiger wins at Torrey Pines for 75th career crown (via AFP)
World No. 2 Tiger Woods captured his 75th career title, winning the US PGA Farmers Insurance Open by four strokes for his record-setting eighth career triumph at Torrey Pines. Despite struggling in windy conditions Monday, Woods showed flashes of the form that has brought him 14 major titles, four… [Read more...]
Mickelson just misses magical 59 (via AFP)
Phil Mickelson came tantalizingly close to golf’s magic number of 59, a near-miss at his last hole leaving him with a 60 and a four-shot lead in the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Mickelson’s 25-foot birdie attempt at his final hole of the day — TPC Scottsdale’s par-four ninth — curled around the rim… [Read more...]
Very Cool the rookies are coming again in 2013. Makes for another interesting season.
Rookie Henley opens PGA Tour career with win (via AFP)
US PGA Tour rookie Russell Henley birdied his last five holes en route to a seven-under par 63 and a three-shot victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Henley, making his first start as a member of the PGA Tour, showed the nerve of a veteran as he shattered the tournament scoring record with his total…
Sweet new players playing well right in their rookie season. It seems like this happens every year from the feeder tours. I love it – way to go Scott!
HONOLULU (AP) — The rookie debut of Scott Langley in the Sony Open made him feel like he was back in college again.
Langley spent the final two hours of the opening round exchanging birdies and battling for the lead with Russell Henley. They were low amateurs in the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, and immediately afterward they sat together on a plane for a long flight to Northern Ireland to play in the Palmer Cup. They’ve been close friends ever since. [Read more...]