In the World Golf Hall of Fame, there’s a category called Lifetime Achievement, which has honored 30 individuals—a handful of golf architects and golf writers, a club manufacturer, some administrators, instructors and television commentators. There are even two U.S. presidents honored, Ike and 41. But there’s not a single golf-course developer. World Golf Hall of
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Gianna Clemente is just 11 years old, but she already has a golf résumé worth boasting about. She is a two-time winner of her age division at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, and she qualified for the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National in 2017. Her list of accomplishments grew on
6:38 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Nate Lashley shot a bogey-free, 9-under 63 on Saturday to open a six-stroke lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic at 23-under 193. The 36-year-old Lashley slipped into the field at Detroit Golf Club as an alternate and the 353rd-ranked player has put himself in position to win for
After a three-year sabbatical, professional golf returns to Slovakia this week with the European Challenge Tour’s D+D Real Challenge at the Penati Golf Resort. A return welcomed for those believing today’s courses are too short against modern equipment, as Penati features the longest hole in professional golf. The 15th at Penati’s Legend Course weighs in
Nobody predicted Nate Lashley’s win last week. In fact, most sportsbooks didn’t even offer odds on the 36-year-old since he got into the field as an alternate. So his feel-good story after a long journey to the PGA Tour winner’s circle might’ve been a rare instance where gamblers weren’t too upset about losing money. Will
3:53 PM ET South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout clinched his first European Tour title in style with a six-shot victory at the Andalucia Masters in Spain on Sunday. Bezuidenhout shot a closing even-par 71 at Valderrama to finish well clear of a group of five, and earn a spot in next month’s British Open in the
Another week, another new tournament and another new venue on the PGA Tour schedule. Following last week’s birdie-fest that was the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club, the tour makes its way to Minnesota for the 3M Open, which will be held at TPC Twin Cities. The course was designed by the late Arnold
Robert Garrigus is back on the PGA Tour this week at the 3M Open following a three-month suspension for a failed drug test. And if the veteran’s return was somewhat under the radar, it won’t be for long. In March, the tour announced that the 41-year-old had violated its Anti-Doping Program. Although the tour used
6:05 PM ET DETROIT — Roughly five years ago, Nate Lashley was a real estate agent, flipping houses to make money, not knowing if professional golf would ever be a part of his life. Now, after a commanding win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, Lashley is a PGA Tour champion for the first
Captain Kyle Westmoreland had the briefest of moments to talk. He is unfailingly polite and accommodating, but, you see, he has just arrived in Colorado Springs from Farmington, Utah, and his stay in the Rockies will be short due to a plane ride to Erie, Pa., in the afternoon. The life of a pilot is
7:00 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Sung Hyun Park two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour victory of the season and seventh overall. The 25-year-old Park is projected to move from second to first in the world ranking Monday.
Earlier this year, Steve Stricker became the first American golfer without a major championship to be named U.S. Ryder Cup captain. Things have changed a lot in the past two months. OK, so Stricker still doesn’t have a major on his PGA Tour résumé, but he has morphed into the Brooks Koepka of the PGA
For the first time in 14 years, the number of golfers in the U.S. as counted by the National Golf Foundation showed a measurable increase. While it’s technically within the margin of error for the NGF report’s methodology, the number of people in the U.S. age 6 and up who played at least one round
7:19 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Nate Lashley completed an unlikely wire-to-wire victory in the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Lashley closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 25-under 263 and win by six shots, the margin he took into the day after opening with rounds of
Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social-media headlines and upcoming events, here’s every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of July 1. The feel-good story of the season Nate Lashley started the week
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – David Toms shared a long embrace with Steve Stricker outside the scoring trailer at Notre Dame’s Warren Golf Course early Sunday evening and whispered a few well-chosen words into his friend’s ear. Undoubtedly, Toms was speaking on behalf of the entire field in the 40th U.S. Senior Open. “I told him
7:41 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Stricker made his U.S. Senior Open debut one for the record book by closing with a 1-under 69 to set the 72-hole record and win by six shots. Stricker birdied the opening hole on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame and was never seriously
He started the final round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters five shots clear of the field. And the final margin of victory was six over a five-strong group that included playing partner Jon Rahm. So, a reasonably straightforward day at Real Club Valderrama in Spain for Christiaan Bezuidenhout, no? Hardly. Quite apart from
8:54 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Stricker opened a six-stroke lead in the U.S. Senior Open on Saturday at Notre Dame, shooting a 4-under 66 and extending his bogey-free run to 48 holes. Seeking his second senior major title after winning the Regions Tradition by six strokes in May in Alabama,
The U.S. Senior Open is not over yet, though Steve Stricker likely has made winning a formality. Stricker, 52, distanced himself from the rest of the field with a four-under par 66 at Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, giving him a six-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s final round. His 54-hole score of 18-under par
Journeyman Nate Lashley’s ascent to the top of the leader board at Detroit Golf Club has been the story of the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic. And it will continue to be come Sunday night should the 36-year-old former University of Arizona golfer, who tragically lived through the death of his parents and girlfriend while in
8:12 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Sung Hyun Park birdied the final two holes for an 8-under 63 and a share of lead with Carlota Ciganda on Saturday after the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Park, the second-ranked South Korean star who won the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore
It’s not be an easy road for Anthony Trudel. In 2017, the then-11-year-old was suffering from massive headaches, prompting a visit to a Parkland, Fla. hospital. Within hours of the visit, Trudel and his family would learn he had a tumor on his brain. “His world was turned upside down,” says Trudel’s mother, Daniela. Anthony
8:11 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Cameron Champ played one of the best stretches on the PGA Tour this season, matching the lowest nine-hole score and the longest birdie-eagle streak. Champ had an 8-under 28 on the front nine, shooting under par for six straight holes. “The hole looked pretty big for a while,”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A cold putter couldn’t keep Gary Nicklaus from advancing to the weekend in the U.S. Senior Open and extending a family gathering here in this famous university town. Playing in just his fourth event this year since rejoining the professional ranks, Nicklaus birdied his final hole Friday for a one-over 71
Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly are long-time friends and foes and Madison, Wis., residents, who five days after vying for one title are engaged in a chase for a bigger prize, the U.S. Senior Open. Stricker followed his opening-round 62 with a six-under par 64 on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame in South
8:46 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Inbee Park had five consecutive birdies in a 9-under 62 to take the first-round lead Friday in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Seeking her 20th LPGA Tour victory and first since early last year, the South Korean star began the birdie run on the second hole of
Michelle Wie has had a difficult season in 2019, after having surgery on her wrist in October of 2018. Pain in her wrist has led to her withdrawing from the HSBC Women’s World Championship in February, where she was defending. She didn’t come back until April, for the ANA Inspiration. Wie played the LOTTE Championship,
6:18 AM ET The winner of this year’s Open Championship will receive an increased pay-out of $1,935,000 after organisers announced they were upping the total prize money for the fourth major of the year. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) has added $250,000 worth of prize money to the pot for
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – One day after showing some reluctance talking about his age, Tom Watson couldn’t get to the subject fast enough Thursday at the U.S. Senior Open. The oldest player in the field, Watson shot his age in the first round at the Warren Course at Notre Dame, carding a one-under 69. The