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The best value bets at next PGA Tour event
The 47-year-old Stewart Cink earned his second victory of the PGA Tour season with a four-stroke victory over Emiliano Grillo and Harold Varner III at the RBC Heritage. At a...
Dark horses also in the hunt at wide-open Northern Trust
Sunday’s final round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National in Jersey City figures to be a shootout, with nine players within four shots of the lead, a number of...
Danny Willett unexpectedly makes noise at The Northern Trust
Danny Willett called it “a nice day’s work,’’ adding he “wasn’t quite expecting’’ the 5-under 66 he shot in Saturday’s third round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National in...
Graeme McDowell gets one back for countrymen at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Graeme McDowell on Saturday finally exacted some revenge for his countrymen on Royal Portrush’s 18th hole — which had sabotaged him and his fellow Northern Irishmen...
Stenson lies down with fan he accidentally hit with bad shot
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Henrik Stenson accidentally hit a fan in the head with an errant shot in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, then tended to...
Breaking down some ways to play Desert Classic
The PGA Tour makes it way over to the mainland for the Desert Classic after kicking off the new year with a two-week stint in Hawaii. The Desert Classic will...
Accidental Masters champ takes major step out of 'dark place'
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Remember Danny Willett? He was the accidental-tourist winner of the 2016 Masters, which was known more for Jordan Spieth blowing a five-shot lead with nine holes to...
Masters champ reveals 'dark side' after beating Tiger Woods
Trevor Immelman has opened up on the "dark side" of winning the Masters. It was 10 years ago the South African, now 38, held off a charging Tiger Woods to...
Wisconsin's hometown favorite makes US Open cut
ERIN, Wis. — Steve Stricker, the 50-year-old hometown favorite from nearby Madison, Wis., will play the weekend at the U.S. Open after shooting 72 in the second round Friday and...
Rory McIlroy has a familiar injury flare up again
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy is experiencing back pain again. After his second round of the Players Championship on Friday at TPC Sawgrass, the No. 2-ranked player in...
Masters champ now sucks so much that caddie fired himself
Danny Willett's downward spiral since his Masters triumph has taken another bitter twist: He has been fired by his caddie. Jonathan Smart, who was on Willett’s bag when he shocked...
Bitter Bubba, another former champ among Masters cuts
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Willett had the most memorable week of his life a year ago when, as a relative unknown on the world golf stage, he won the Masters...
Masters defending champ stays afloat after horrific start
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Willett’s chances of winning back-to-back Masters seemed to be over almost before the 2017 tournament got started. Willett opened his defense of his 2016 Masters championship...
Why doesn't anyone care about the reigning Masters champ?
There was a 40-minute media conference call with ESPN broadcasters recently about the upcoming Masters, and there was not one question about Danny Willett, the 2016 Masters champion. Not one....
Replay folly, misplaced patriotism — just another sports Thursday
Thursday used to be something of an off day. They don’t even write songs about Thursday. “Good-bye Ruby Thursday?” “Thursday will never be the same?” “Thursday, Thursday, can’t trust that...
Europe's most experienced Ryder Cupper gets yips at worst time
CHASKA, Minn. — Lee Westwood, playing in his 10th Ryder Cup, is the most experienced player on the European team, but he has proven to be its weakest link thus...
Ryder Cup rookie saved US from disastrous afternoon sweep
CHASKA, Minn. — So much for rookie jitters. Brooks Koepka, the only rookie to automatically qualify for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, had no trouble dealing with the pressure of...
Phil Mickelson: This was my most pressure-filled Ryder Cup match
CHASKA, Minn. — Phil Mickelson, as always, did not mince words. “It was a match where I felt more pressure in any Ryder Cup than I felt heading into this...
Danny Willett: Brother's anti-US taunts might ruin my Ryder Cup
CHASKA, Minn. — Danny Willett, whose brother penned a scathing article for a golf website that excoriated American golf fans, said Thursday the incident “has put a bit of a...
Which unsung hero will be a difference maker in Ryder Cup?
CHASKA, Minn. — Hazeltine Golf Club is a course where underdogs have made names for themselves in recent years. Rich Beem, an unheralded journeyman, won the 2002 PGA Championship here,...