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PGA Tour star in hunt two months after knee surgery
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Quietly lurking just one shot out of the lead at the PGA Championship is Brooks Koepka, who knows a thing or two about winning this title,...
Golf world holding breath after Tiger Woods crash: 'Sick to my stomach'
The golf world is expressing concern for Tiger Woods, who had to be removed from his wrecked SUV Tuesday morning following a single-car accident in Los Angeles. The PGA legend...
Jordan Spieth turns horrendous round into a gem
The RBC Heritage began two month later than usual with a little rain, a little sunshine and a lot of birdies, most of them from Jordan Spieth to turn a...
PGA Tour got the return it wanted
FORT WORTH, Texas — The first day of the PGA Tour’s anticipated restart went off without a glitch. If it were a golf score, it would have to be considered...
CJ Cup at Nine Bridges: Take a serious look at 3 long shots
The PGA Tour begins a three-week Asian swing at the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in South Korea. This tournament is just three years old and features a smaller field...
Golfer Thorbjorn Olesen accused of molesting passenger on flight, urinating in aisle
Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen was arrested Monday in London after allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger on a British Airways flight, according to a report. Olesen, 29, was busted on...
Take a shot on the PGA Tour veteran at Colonial
Fresh off of the PGA Championship, the tour heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. Colonial has played host to this Tour (under...
Francesco Molinari making serious run at his second major
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Ian Poulter, for one, was not surprised to see Francesco Molinari’s name at the top of the Masters leaderboard through 36 holes. “He hits it straight, he’s...
Europe opens with a surprise as Ryder Cup pairings revealed
SAINT-QUENTIN-en-YVELINES, France — Rookies and fresh pairings are the big theme to the first set of fourball (best ball) matchups in the Ryder Cup, which begins Friday morning at Le...
Why Europeans really have a home-course advantage
SAINT-QUENTIN-en-YVELINES, France — There’s a laundry list of reasons why the U.S. Ryder Cup team hasn’t won on foreign soil in 25 years. Some years the Europeans have simply been...
These two Ryder Cup villains can't wait for the hate
SAINT-QUENTIN-en-YVELINES, France — We’re always drawn as much to the villains as we are to the heroes. In the case of this week’s Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, there’s...
US Ryder Cup team needs major bounce back from Tour Championship
SAINT-QUENTIN-en-YVELINES, France — It’s possible U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk will face some tough pairing decisions this week as several of his players were not in good form last...
Europe's Ryder Cup picks are much more controversial than US'
One day after US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk announced three of his four captain’s picks -- all of which were chalk selections that surprised no one -- European captain...
Jim Furyk's not just thinking about the Ryder Cup now
ST. LOUIS — As the current U.S. Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk is playing the PGA this week on a special exemption. The school of thought inviting the Ryder Cup...
Controversial golf star is an 'a--hole' who berated me: official
Ian Poulter has denied claims he unleashed a "shower of expletives" at crime author Quintin Jardine at the Scottish Open. Jardine, a member of the host course Gullane, was marshaling...
Dustin Johnson leads US Open after another dominating dazzler
There were times when Jack Nicklaus, and later Tiger Woods, were dominating major championships and were so far-and-away better than the rest of the field, their competitors wondered whether they...
One disastrous hole halts a contender's charge
Ian Poulter is incapable of making anything easy on himself. Just when it looked like he had positioned himself for perhaps the best chance of his career to win a...
Two US Open co-leaders didn't expect to be on top
The last thing either Ian Poulter or Scott Piercy expected when they arrived to Shinnecock Hills early Thursday morning was having any part of the lead in the first round...
Watch out for PGA Tour vet who rode wild path into Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Beware of the free-wheeling golfer with a new lease on life and nothing to lose. Beware of Ian Poulter slipping on the green jacket as your 2018...
The breakout British Open star emerging from Spieth's shadow
SOUTHPORT, England — If you never had heard of Austin Connelly before this week’s British Open, you aren’t alone. Connelly is a 20-year-old friend of Jordan Spieth’s who lives in...