(PhatzRadio / AP) — Irving, Texas — Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship. Until his 136-yard wedge shot on his final hole Thursday. “It was going right at it. (A 59) [...]
Thursday’s Golf Roundup: Keegan Bradley shoots 60 to lead Byron Nelson
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Golf Recap: Sergio Garcia one ahead of Tiger Woods at Players Championship
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years. Garcia made seven straight [...]
Golf Roundup: Rookie Derek Ernst wins Wells Fargo playoff, Mickelson falters late
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 [...]
Golf Roundup: Rory McIlroy among logjam at top
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy’s most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy kept the ball in play at Quail Hollow and gave himself plenty of birdie chances on a cloudy, soft afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. He ran off six birdies in [...]
Golf Roundup: Horschel takes first PGA win
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — Billy Horschel shot an 8-under 64 in the final round of the Zurich Classic, maintaining his composure through a pair of weather delays for his first-career PGA Tour victory on Sunday. The 26-year-old former Florida Gator began the day two shots behind third-round leader Lucas Glover and surged into the lead [...]
Golf Roundup: Glover leads by 1; Chinese teen easily makes cut after shooting 69
April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — Lucas Glover made an 18-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Boo Weekley after the second round of the Zurich Classic. Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open winner, shot a 5-under 67 to reach 12 under at TPC Louisiana. “I’ve been hitting it good for [...]
Golf – The Masters 2013: Adam Scott wins Masters playoff for first major title, and sweet redemption
April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first 76 Masters gave us the storyline that no Australian had ever won even a green jacket. The 77th Masters was about three Aussies trying to win it at the same time, and then two, and finally only one, plus an old Argentine who had fallen to [...]
Golf Recap: Martin Laird ties course record with 63 to win Texas Open, Rory McIlroy finishes second
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Martin Laird tied the course record with a 9-under par 63 to hold off Rory McIlroy to earn his first win in more than two years at the Texas Open. Laird began Sunday four shots behind leader Billy Horschel, but posted a bogey-free round to finish 14 under overall and earn [...]
Golf Recap: Tiger Woods reclaims No. 1 ranking with win at Bay Hill
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Fred Vuich / Sports Illustrated. Tiger Woods shares a laugh with Arnold Palmer after winning for the eighth time at Bay Hill.) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The moment was vintage Tiger Woods, and so was his reaction. Seconds after Rickie Fowler made a 40-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole to pull within two shots [...]
Golf Recap: Violent storm delays Bay Hill, Tiger’s chance to return to No. 1
March 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Spectators walk past a toppled scoreboard behind the first tee Sunday as a severe thunderstorm passes through during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla. The final round has been rescheduled for today. / Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is going to have to wait one more [...]
