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Edoardo Molinari, Hero India, Open golf
Italy’s Edoardo Molinari, the highest ranked player this week, is determined to make the most of his debut at the Hero Indian Open golf starting Thursday. Molinari, ranked 55th in the world, will spearhead a strong cast of Asian Tour stars assembled at the Delhi Golf Club including SSP Chowrasia of India, currently second on [...]
PGA champ Keegen Bradley returns to his St. John’s roots as he preps for Barclays, FedEx Cup
ust call Keegan Bradley the new King of Queens. While some guys win majors, take off on their private jets, maybe spend a little vacation time on a secluded beach, Bradley won the PGA Championship and headed off to Jamaica – at 164th and 77th to be precise. The St. John’s alum, who begins his [...]
Fisher finally gets 1st win
It took Oliver Fisher five years and 147 events to finally secure his first European Tour victory. On Sunday, the 22-year-old Englishman posted a three-under 69 to win the Czech Open. He earned his first tour title by two strokes at 13-under 275 at Prosper Golf Resort. When it takes so long to get that [...]
Bradley earns improbable title
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Keegan Bradley was 12 years old, standing on top of the mountain in the middle of another brutal Vermont winter. Like any New England kid, he loved to ski. Got pretty good at it, too. But, with the sleet pounding his face and the cold piercing through his bones, he decided [...]
AAC shortens finishing holes
Atlanta Athletic Club will play to its shortest distance of the week on Sunday — 7,236 yards. Whether that produces more fireworks or flameouts remains to be seen. Among the notable setup changes for the final round of the PGA Championship: The par-4 sixth hole is drivable for the first time all week, at 289 [...]
Wrist bandaged, Rory McIlroy falls 10 off pace at PGA
Bandaged from the start to protect his ailing right wrist, Rory McIlroy struggled to find his touch in a 3-over-par 73 Friday that left him 10 strokes off the pace midway through the second round of the PGA Championship. The 22-year-old pro actually struck the ball well during his second trip around Atlanta Athletic Club, [...]
Young Japanese Star Steps Into U.S. Spotlight
AKRON, Ohio — Ryo Ishikawa, the 19-year-old Japanese star who has carried the golf expectations of his nation since winning his first professional tour event as a 15-year-old amateur, began turning hopes into reality Saturday with a full-on charge into contention in the third round of the W.G.C.-Bridgestone Invitational. Ishikawa, a quiet young man also [...]
Men’s Golf Signee J.T. Poston Wins Big I National Championship
Cullowhee, N.C. – J.T. Poston, an incoming freshman for the Western Carolina men’s golf team, claimed individual medalist honors in the boy’s division at the 43rd annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship this week held at the par-72, Reunion Golf and Country Club in Madison, Mississippi. The Hickory, N.C., native posted par-or-better on all [...]
Tiger Woods set to resume his quest
“I’m excited to get back out there.” Tiger Woods. And so golf’s biggest star ended the suspense by announcing that he will be making his long anticipated return to action at next week’s WGC-Bridgestone. Woods After Layoffs I was reminded while preparing the table below that Woods has not played a normal season since 2007! [...]
Tseng on verge of blowout win at LPGA Championship
Yani Tseng entered the third round of the LPGA Championship with a slim 1-shot lead over Pat Hurst. At the end of her third round 5-under 67 on Saturday, Tseng carried a margin as big as the gap between her score and par. Tseng is on 13-under par and five clear of 2010 LPGA Futures [...]
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