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Admit it—now you wish he’d won the British Open too. Though dual 2015 major winner Jordan Spieth‘s mere presence for the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, ensures maximum hyperbole compared to most years, it’s a far cry from how things might have looked had the Masters Tournament and U.S. Open winner made it three straight last month in Scotland...
Published: August 9, 2015
The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is in the books. And from among a throng of the best golfers from across the globe, an Irishman raised the Greek-inspired trophy you see above. Shane Lowry, beneficiary of the luck of the Irish, fired a final-round, four-under 66 for his maiden PGA Tour victory. Justin Rose and Jim Furyk, who entered the final round tied for the lead, were lacking in luck all...
Published: August 9, 2015
Slow and steady wins the race, and it also won Shane Lowry the 2015 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. With a four-under 66 in the final round, Lowry finished at 11 under for the tournament, two shots ahead of Bubba Watson. You can view the full leaderboard below: Consistency was the key to Lowry’s victory. After an opening-round...
Published: August 9, 2015
Kei Nishikori captured the 2015 Citi Open title Sunday following a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over John Isner in Washington, D.C. For Nishikori, the victory is a small measure of revenge after Isner won 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open back in April. In the semifinals of the Citi Open, Nishikori was tasked with facing another relatively big server, Marin Cilic, who wins on average 77 percent...
Published: August 9, 2015
Last November, in the midst of her team’s best season in a decade, Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams said there was more to come. She wasn’t referring to last season, although both Williams cars finished on the podium at the next race. And she wasn’t referring to this season, although the team has 30 more points now than at the same time last year. Rather, Williams was...
Published: August 9, 2015
Everywhere you turned over the last seven days, there was news involving someone in the United States men’s national team talent pool. On the pitch, the European contingent kicked off domestic league and cup campaigns, including Brad Guzan, who impressed in between the pipes for Aston Villa. Off the field, plenty of comments about USMNT players as well as transfer news and rumors dominated...
Published: August 9, 2015
Saturday at the 2015 Citi Open was a tale of two brackets. On the men’s side, favorites held serve and carved out spots in the final clash. Meanwhile, the women’s draw was dominated by upsets from up-and-coming talents. With John Isner, Kei Nishikori, Sloane Stephens and Marin Cilic all in action during the semifinals, here’s a look at how things played out in the nation’s capital:...
Published: August 9, 2015
Saturday brought semifinal showdowns in both the singles and doubles draw at the 2015 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, but there was a distinct lack of drama, even with the high stakes. All four matches ended in straight sets, and not a single one went longer than 80 minutes. Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber took care of business on the singles side, while the Yi-Fan Xu and Saisai Zheng...
Published: August 9, 2015
Saturday was moving day at the 2015 Barracuda Championship, and moving is exactly what J.J. Henry, David Toms and Jonas Blixt did in the third round at the Montreux Golf and Country Club. Henry sits atop the leaderboard, with one round remaining, but Toms, Blixt and a handful of other golfers are well within striking distance, with the title on the line. Here is the look at the top 10 after three rounds...
Published: August 8, 2015
Friday’s action at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational concluded with Jim Furyk atop the leaderboard, and that trend held true Saturday, even though Justin Rose joined him as a co-leader at nine under. Entering Sunday, Shane Lowry, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson and Steven Bowditch trail Furyk and Rose by two, four, four, four and four shots, respectively: Furyk...