Donald Is Seeking Validation in Winning Majors, Not Money
The Englishman Luke Donald cemented his place in golf history last weekend by becoming the first player to win the money titles on the European and PGA Tours. In a teleconference call with reporters Tuesday, Donald sounded as if he would trade that coup for the one feat that eluded him during a sparkling season that culminated in his winning the PGA Tour player of the year in a vote of his peers.. The Englishman Luke Donald, who last week locked up the money title on the European Tour, had 14 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour but faltered in the seasons four major tournaments.
An unaware Bubba Watson signs autograph for his PGA.
One of Bubba Watsons closer friends on the PGA Tour is Chesson Hadley. The two often play practice rounds together and they did so this week at The Players Championship. But when Bubba, and many of these pros, go to��.
Phil Mickelson is the Madonna of the PGA TOUR, says Notah.
Phil Mickelson is such a master at revamping his game and convincing himself and others that he can achieve goals that may seem unattainable as a 40-something on the PGA Tour, that he reminds Notah Begay III of a��.
Are Record-Low Performances Becoming A PGA Tour Trend?
I do not expect a record-low performance at Chambers Bay during the U.S. Open June 18-21, because the course is so new, and not many players have seen it before. But then again, you may be surprised by the talent this years tour possess. Joe Plecker.
Will Haskett, SiriusXM PGA Tour Broadcaster: Golf Has.
Will Haskett of SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio tries to explain the downfall of Tiger Woods and the process hes been undertaking to try to get his swing and his performance back in order to compete on the tour. He thinks that while��.
One Star Torn Between Two Tours
Ryo Ishikawa, 20, is committed to playing on the Japanese Tour, but he may be delaying the inevitable, with an opportunity to secure full status on the PGA Tour for 2013.. Golfer Ryo Ishikawa is committed to playing on the Japanese Tour, but he may be delaying the inevitable, with an opportunity to secure full status on the PGA Tour for 2013.
David Lingmerth beats Justin Rose for Memorial title, 1st.
From Yahoo Sports: The Swede defeated Rose on the third playoff hole at Muirfield Village to pick up his maiden PGA Tour win.
Donald Set to Take on Country He Embraces
The only European Ryder Cup team member at the Tour Championship, Luke Donald says he feels at home in the United States.
Brendon Todd Wins His First PGA Tour Title
Brendon Todd won the Byron Nelson Championship for his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, closing with a bogey-free, four-under-par 66 for a two-stroke win over Mike Weir in Irving, Tex.. Brendon Todd wins the Byron Nelson Championship for his first PGA Tour title; other golf news noted.
Fabian Gomez shoots 4 under to earn first Tour victory
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Fabian Gomez held his native flag close while celebrating his first career PGA Tour title at the St. Jude Classic. A win to remember is even more special now he is the fifth champion from Argentina, joining mentor Jose Coceres, Angel .
Former PGA Tour pro Barry Cheesman collects first Chapter Championship in.
Former PGA Tour professional Barry Cheesman (left) holds the North Florida PGA Southwest Championship trophy alongside runner-up Kevin Paschall following Tuesdays final round at Longboat Key Clubs Harbourside course. JASON DILL/Bradenton .
Furyk Ends Winless Streak With One-Shot Victory
Jim Furyk ended his longest drought since he joined the PGA Tour, closing with a two-under-par 69 for a one-shot victory in the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.
PGA TOUR: DeLaets caddie is an important part of his team.
Julien is a very good player���he almost got his PGA Tour card in 2009���and has been on Golf Channels Big Break, but he decided to start caddying and worked for Chris Baryla. Chris was playing on the Web.com Tour, but��.
Fabi��n G��mez wins St Jude Classic to break PGA TOUR duck.
The Argentinian Fabi��n G��mez claimed his first PGA Tour victory by four shots from Greg Owen.
A Road Not Taken Leads Back to the P.G.A.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Steve Stricker played at the University of Illinois in 1989 on a team captained by Mike Small. Their paths have diverged, even as each was lined with golf course grass, and they stayed close enough to serve as best man in each other’s wedding.. While his friend Steve Stricker joined the constellation of PGA Tour stars, accumulating 11 titles and $31.2 million in earnings, Mike Small has dabbled with tournaments, mostly as a moonlight venture, while focusing on a gig as head golf coach at his alma mater.
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Texan Jimmy Walker, Dallas-area resident Steven Bowditch and PGA Tour rookie Jon Curran are still the leaders after the completed second round at the ATandT Byron Nelson. Tony Finau and Joe Affrunti had a birdie apiece��.
Joseph Bramlett, Ex-Stanford Golfer, Draws Comparisons to Woods
Joseph Bramletts background matches with Tiger Woodss in a number of ways, but he has yet to hit a shot on the PGA Tour.
Patrick Rodgers Secures His PGA TOUR Status.
Rodgers left Stanford early and has earned his way to the tour via good play on sponsors invites. While the PGA Tour will point to this as another successful example of the post-Q-School avenue to the Show, Rodgers has��.
Perry misses cut in final PGA TOUR start | Golf Channel
The 54-year-old earned his first PGA Tour win at the Memorial in 1991, and Friday he walked off the green for the final time in his 25th tournament appearance. Perry bogeyed No. 18 to card a 1-over 73, and at even par he��.
Fabian Gomez?! Why the PGA Tours crazy streak of unlikely winners isnt as.
On Sunday, Fabian Gomez, ranked 288th in the Official World Golf Ranking, won his first PGA Tour title at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. The week before it was 212th-ranked David Lingmerth topping Rose in a playoff at the Memorial for his maiden victory.
Hotter Than Hot, Woods Takes Lead
Tiger Woods shot a round of seven-under-par 63 — tied for the lowest score in a major tournament — giving him a two-shot lead over Scott Verplank.
A 16-Year Tour Veteran Takes an Unlikely Lead
Paul Goydos, a former substitute teacher, shot two-under-par 70 for the 54-hole lead at the Players Championship on Saturday.
PGA TOUR Leaderboard: Jordan Spieth Wears The Masters Green Jacket While.
Sign Up for Sports World News Newsletter and never miss out on our most popular stories. Jordan Spieth of the United States (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) (Photo : Getty Images Sport). Theres an unwritten rule in golf: you can win the Masters and.
PGA TOUR asks that lawsuit be tried close to home.
The next step in a $50 million class action lawsuit filed by more than 150 caddies against the PGA Tour will be a hearing on July 23 on the Tours motion for a change of venue from the Northern California U.S. District Court to��.
EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Multiplayer Details Revealed
EA Sports has just given out some details about Rory McIlroy PGA Tours multiplayer modes, including the Online Head-to-Head (H2H) mode and Online Tournament. The H2H mode will match players up with other people in either Ranked or Unranked .
US Open 2015 viewing guide: Coverage schedule - SB Nation
This is the typical array of featured groups and featured holes streams we get at most majors and big PGA Tour events. There will also be a simulcast stream of the TV coverage on FOX Sports Go, which can run on desktop or��.
PGA Tour rides Chicago company into tee-time booking business
The PGA Tour is getting into the business of booking golf rounds with the help of Chicago-based tee-time booking software provider EZLinks Golf Inc. The tee-time booking technology company and pro golf circuit announced today the formation of a joint .
García Knows He Needs Birdies to Win
Sergio García shot a four-under-par 66 on Saturday to take the lead at 14-under 196 after three rounds at the Wyndham Championship.. Golf Roundup; Sergio Garcia takes the third-round lead at the Wyndham Championship golf tournament; other news noted.
PGA TOUR players poll reveals nobody likes Bubba Watson.
For close observers of the PGA Tour, this should not come as much of a surprise. When 103 PGA Tour players were asked who, from their peers, they wouldnt help in a hypothetical parking lot fist fight, Bubba Watson was the��.
GOLFWEEK | U.S. Open 2015 PGA TOUR Steve Marino Web.
Ah, the good ol days, when Marino was a steady presence on the PGA Tour, so solid that he piled up $8,889,286 and 21 top 10s from 2007 to 11. So good that he led the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry through 36��.
Only 2 golfers have made more money than Dustin Johnson on the PGA Tour.
While Johnson is well-known on the PGA Tour with nine career wins and three top-5 finishes at the majors, it may surprise casual fans that only two golfers have earned more than Johnson on the Tour since 2010. Rory McIlroy is the unsurprising leader.
An Entertainer Enjoys the Show as Woods Passes Him
Playing one group behind Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate had a front seat for the theater that was Woods’s charge during Saturday’s third round of the United States Open.
Looking Into the Future as the Sport Confronts the Global Economic Downturn
Tim Finchem, the PGA Tour commissioner, assesses the challenges of the global recession.
Players Who Earned Cards Are Still Battling on Margins
Those who had to earn their tour cards for this year face another battle, to remain in position to make tournament fields.. Golfers relegated to the bottom of the priority heap figure to have difficulty getting into tournaments during the PGA tour’s monthlong Florida swing, which means they will have to move down a rung to the Nationwide Tour if they want to sharpen their games.
You Can Own a PGA Tour Venue For a Day
Top-shelf daily-fee courses often woo golfers by promising to treat them like ���members for a day.��� The Champion Course at PGA National, the South Florida home of the PGA Tours Honda Classic, has taken that pitch a step further: owner for a day. For a.
Phil Mickelson is the Madonna of the PGA TOUR, says Notah Begay
Phil Mickelson is such a master at revamping his game and convincing himself and others that he can achieve goals that may seem unattainable as a 40-something on the PGA Tour, that he reminds Notah Begay III of a certain athletic pop singer whos had .
PGA TOUR: DeLaets caddie is an important part of his team
Throughout the year, Shaw golf stars Graham DeLaet and Adam Hadwin will check in and present insights from the PGA Tour. The relationship between a caddie and a golfer varies with every player. Ive worked with my caddie, Julien Trudeau, for several .
Flooded fairways force PGA TOUR to set up wild 100-yard par.
Heavy rains forced PGA Tour officials to shorten the 406-yard par-4 14th hole into a 100-yard par-4. After much confusion, they changed the par-4 to a par-3.
Cabrera Is Last Man Standing at U.S. Open
Ángel Cabrera, a former caddie from Cordoba, Argentina, fended off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk for his first major title.
Ex-Penguin Beal makes PGA TOUR of Canada
Ex-Penguin Beal makes PGA Tour of Canada. Former Youngstown State mens golfer Ross Beal (2004-08) has qualified for the Mackenzie Tour, the PGA Tour of Canada. Beal had a strong debut placing second at the PC Financial Open at the end of May.
U.S. Open motivates Steve Marino for PGA TOUR return
From 2012 to 14, Marino played in just 31 PGA Tour tournaments, the last ones using up his medical extension so that by the start of 2014-15 he could play a few tournaments on the Web.com Tour. He wasnt even sure how. Some sort of weird status, .
Rain Wreaks Havoc
Bart Bryant birdied his last two holes for a six-under-par 65 and a one-shot lead among early starters who were able to beat the rain at the PODS Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. Ernie Els, coming off a victory in the Honda Classic that ended an 0-for-47 drought on the PGA Tour, was part of the afternoon starters who did not finish.
GOLFWEEK | PGA TOUR player Phil Mickelson makes little.
Phil Mickelson tied for third after a final-round 65 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, but its what the PGA Tour player did after his round that will arguably earn him more attention.
Grabbing an Opportunity With Both Gloves
Tommy Gainey made it through six rounds of the PGA Tour qualifying school last week to become one of 26 new members of professional golf’s top circuit.
Unusual Penalty Helps Watson Win 3rd Title
Bubba Watson won the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic, holing a 3-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Webb Simpson.. Golf Roundup; Bubba Watson wins Zurich Classic with birdie putt in playoff against Webb Simpson; other golf results noted.
PGA TOUR commissioner: Calgary will get a real hard look at becoming a.
The PGA Tour commissioner made that very clear when he delivered Wednesdays keynote address in a Calgary Chamber luncheon during the 68-year-olds first visit to the city. He also made it very clear that he has faith in the Shaw Charity Classic .
Jimmy Walker Chases Victory at Event That Has Mowed Down Top Talent
Walker posted a two-under-par 70 on Torrey Pines’s difficult South Course to put himself in the hunt for his second victory of the season and the fifth of his late-blooming career.. J B Homes and Harris English share third-round lead at Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament; Jimmy Walker, who struggled early in his golf career, has won four of his last 32 tour events and is in five-way tie for third at Farmers.
Agent Leaves Players in Lurch
Many players who were represented by David Parker of Links Sports Management Group in Plano, Tex. are now left in a contractual mess.
Gomez Wins His 1st Career PGA TOUR Title �� CBS Dallas.
Winning the first PGA Tour title of his career at the St. Jude Classic isnt enough to earn Fabian Gomez a trip to the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.
Steph Curry would try to play the PGA TOUR if not for basketball
Steph Curry was recently interviewed by Norris Cole and asked what he would be doing in life if not for basketball. Its a good question for any pro but especially Curry. I love to play golf in the offseason. If I had time to practice. I know that.
Chambers Bay experience should serve Michael Putnam well
Putnam, whos made the cut in 12 of 20 starts on the PGA Tour this season, already has a few fun stories about the life of a local who qualified for the event. When a USGA official unwittingly contacted him to ask if hed need housing, he responded.
Mickelson Bounces Back After a Rough Opening
Phil Mickelson, coming off a tough finish at last week’s W.G.C.-Bridgestone Invitational, got off to a rough start in the first round of the P.G.A. Championship.