7:43 PM ET Associated Press THE COLONY, Texas — Charley Hull fought through cold and windy conditions to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour’s Volunteers of America Classic. Hull, a 24-year-old Englishwoman, shot a 3-under 69, making six birdies and three bogeys at Old American Golf Club with the afternoon temperature only
Month: December 2020
Even die-hard LPGA Tour fans might have been doing a double take when they saw the unfamiliar name Ally Ewing near the top of the leader board on Thursday at the Volunteers of America Classic. An opening-round one-under 70 amid grey skies and 40-degree temperatures at Old American Golf Club outside Dallas left the 28-year-old
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The final PGA Tour event of this god forsaken year got off to a wet and windy start, with Day 1 of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, proving a rather difficult day for scoring. Just 56 of the 132 players in the field broke par at El Camaleón Golf Club, where
4:19 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Annika Sorenstam was elected president of the International Golf Federation on Thursday, replacing the outgoing Peter Dawson. Sorenstam, a 72-time winner on the LPGA Tour and former No. 1, will take up the position on Jan. 1. The Swede was elected during the IGF’s virtual board meeting
Annika Sorenstam was named the new president of the International Golf Federation Thursday as the sport prepares for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Sorenstam, a 10-time major winner and World Golf Hall of Famer, will replace Peter Dawson as head of the IGF. Dawson had been in the position for 10 years, and played a role
In a year riven with change, with ground shifting weekly and everything from offices to school to food and safety and the very bonds of society open to re-examination, finding consistency in the world of golf-course design is notable. In golf architecture at least, the advent of this decade resembles the beginning of the last.
It is a landmark U.S. Women’s Open, No. 75, beginning next Thursday on the two courses at Champions Golf Club in Houston. And this year’s is certain to be among the most memorable Opens in the 75-year history of the premier championship in women’s golf, given its unique December date courtesy of a pandemic. In
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Don’t ask Brooks Koepka his thoughts on 2020. Granted, this has been a year most would like to forget. But after bending the golf realm to his will the previous two, Koepka found himself on the business end of the sport this season. He was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open in September due
12:22 PM ET England’s Andy Sullivan shot a bogey-free 11-under-par 61 to set a course record and lead by two shots after the first round at the Golf in Dubai Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Wednesday. Sullivan recorded 11 birdies and briefly looked set to match compatriot Oliver Fisher‘s European Tour record of 59
Sheep Ranch, the Best New Course of 2020, is an embodiment of the old choreographies of links golf. It is also an expression of a new movement—a revival, actually—toward creating increased width and spaciousness. Though Sheep Ranch sits on a relatively small site—fewer than 150 acres—the playing fields are enormous, with fairways 60 to 100
After a week off, the PGA Tour returns for its final event of 2020, the Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN. The event will be headlined by past FedEx Cup winner Justin Thomas and four-time major champ Brooks Koepka. Last year’s Mayakoba victor, Brendon Todd, also will return to defend his title. Including Todd, eight
Justin Thomas has enjoyed a prosperous 2020. He finished runner-up in the FedEx Cup, won the PGA of America’s Player of the Year honor, contended at the Masters and U.S. Open, and briefly recaptured the World No. 1 ranking. His win at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in July put him on an all-time trajectory;
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Even though you should, odds are you haven’t changed your grips recently. Or ever. Odds are even worse that you’ve changed your grips by yourself recently. Or ever. Too messy, too many tools, too complicated. It’s called Concept Helix, what appears to be a traditional rubber grip with a twist. Literally. The grip uses an
In the latest example of the apple not falling far from the tree, it appears Charlie Woods has a penchant for trash talking. At least according to Justin Thomas. “Tiger and I talked about it a bunch,” Thomas said in his pre-tournament press conference at the Mayakoba Golf Classic on Tuesday. “He brought it up
10:16 AM ET It seems that Tiger Woods‘ son Charlie has been lobbying his father for some time to play in the tournament that lets major champions compete as a team with a family member. And it also seems that Charlie has been itching to get a piece of Justin Thomas, too. Woods and his
TaylorMade Golf was already offering personalization options in putters through its MySpider X custom putter program. Now, it is launching its MyTP program for those wishing to customize a blade putter as opposed to a mallet. The web-based program is easy to use if you’re the kind of person who can make up his or
First, a bit of background. Last month, the PGA Tour named Hyperice the official recovery device of the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. The announcement came shortly after the NBA and MLB also tabbed Hyperice as its official recovery device. As part of the deal with the PGA Tour, Hyperice plans to set up
The pandemic caused many lapsed golfers to pick up their clubs again, but our favorite returning player might be Joseph Maguire, a high school freshman from Port Washington, N.Y. Joseph is autistic, and this past year has been especially lonely and difficult for him with less access to teachers, coaches and friends. Although Joseph didn’t
The original Hogan’s Alley was a newspaper comic strip that dated back to the 1890s, but beginning in the late 1940s the name would be conveniently appropriated by sportswriters to describe various tournament venues where famed golfer Ben Hogan dominated. Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, Calif., south of Los Angeles, is golf’s original Hogan’s Alley.
Sure, you have every right as a PGA Tour fan and golf DFS player to be melancholy that our phenomenal stretch of golf is coming to an end. Twenty-four straight weeks through the RSM Classic provided such entertainment over the latter half of 2020, so it will be tough to sweat our last PGA Tour
After taking Thanksgiving off, the LPGA Tour returns this week at the Volunteers of America Classic outside of Dallas, the first of three final events in 2020. But it will do so without one high-profile player. Brittany Lincicome, a two-time major winner, announced on social media that she has withdrawn from the event after stating