the barclays
Jordan Spieth disses Barclays course after first-round clunker
Thursday’s opening round of the Barclays at Plainfield Country Club was an unfamiliar place for Jordan Spieth. He’s not accustomed to being uncomfortable. Yet there was seemingly the most Teflon...
Davis Love III's win at 51 is a golf tale everyone can love
As a player on the PGA Tour, Davis Love III was an afterthought a week ago. It’s not that the 51-year-old Love was irrelevant. He is, after all, the 2016...
History says Jordan Spieth won't win FedEx Cup playoffs
Is Jordan Spieth a lock to win the FedExCup playoffs and the $10 million pot of gold that comes with it? Though Spieth enters this week’s Barclays as the No....
Phil Mickelson on his love affair with the NY area
Phil Mickelson, who has not won a tournament in two years, is looking to make something positive out of the 2015 season with a big run in the FedExCup playoffs,...
How PGA's playoffs are ruthlessly repressing young golf talent
At least Ollie Schniederjans has one shot he can blame. The others can only shrug at the short-sightedness of the PGA Tour. Going into the first tournament of the FedEx...
Jordan Spieth displays absurd modesty over US Olympic spot
Jordan Spieth, who already has won two major championships and has elevated to the No. 1 ranking in the world, sounded like a humble 22-year-old rookie when asked Tuesday about...
Why a tough defeat was still a big victory for Jason Gore
The record books will indicate Jason Gore did not win last week’s Wyndham Championship. Yet as Gore stood quietly in a shady spot on the back side of the Plainfield...
It's very good to be Jordan Spieth
It has been a whirlwind ride for Jordan Spieth. At the tender age of 22, when most young adults are trying to figure out what they want to do with...
Furyk plagued by final-round failures, but he 'didn't die out there'
It was early Sunday evening and Jim Furyk sat quietly in a room inside the Ridgewood Country Club clubhouse where the players signed their scorecards at The Barclays all week....
Local favorite Morgan Hoffmann moves on in FedEx Cup
Maybe it wasn’t the performance Morgan Hoffmann wanted to give his hometown fans, but it was good enough to keep him playing. The 25-year-old from Wyckoff, N.J., battled his swing...
Hunter Mahan's extra special Barclays win: 'That's for you, Finny'
It was the breakthrough moment of the tournament, and for Hunter Mahan, it was a moment of perspective. With The Barclays hanging in the balance, with a leaderboard that spent...
Focusing on Barclays tough task for Ryder Cup hopefuls
If it's possible with players competing for the $10 million grand prize at the end of the FedEx Cup playoff rainbow, there is a game within the game taking place...
Slumping Mickelson may not play rest of FedEx Cup playoffs
Coming off a disappointing 4-over par 75 Saturday at The Barclays, Phil Mickelson may be out of action for a while. Mickelson’s poor finish left him in second-to-last place after...
Jason Day, Jim Furyk tied for lead in tightly bunched Barclays
Moving day turned into a crowded free-for-all Saturday at The Barclays with eight players concluding play within two shots of the leaders. Jason Day birdied three of the last four...
Adam Scott aims for return to No. 1 ranking in world
Don't let Adam Scott’s demeanor as the calmest, coolest, most unaffected guy in the room fool you. His competitive fire burns at a pretty high temperature. So Scott would like...
Golfer penalized for obvious green-shredding violation
It’s pretty clear that after this, Seung-Yul Noh knows the rule. The 23-year-old Korean was penalized two shots in Friday’s second round of The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club because...
Rickie Fowler among leaders — again
With an opening-round 3-under 68 on Thursday, Rickie Fowler found himself just three shots back of Bo Van Pelt’s lead at The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club. Though the 25-year-old...
Let’s give Rory McIlroy a mulligan
So this is what happens to your work performance when you’re having too much fun. Riding his remarkable run of three consecutive victories — including the last two major championships...
McIlroy scuffles, Van Pelt soars at Barclays
So it’s looking like a good old shootout is brewing in New Jersey, readying to kick off the FedEx Cup playoffs with some fireworks. After the first round of The...
Karma rewards golfer who handed back $53,000
Cameron Tringale is seemingly being rewarded for his honesty. The 25-year-old in his fifth year on the PGA Tour out of Georgia Tech disqualified himself from the PGA Championship almost...