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Andy Murray entered the 2015 French Open without having made a final at Roland Garros—the only Grand Slam event in which he’d never advanced to the championship match. Now that Murray’s latest run in Paris is over after a five-set loss to Novak Djokovic on Saturday, he has to shift gears quickly for the grass-court season and sharpen up his game for Wimbledon in June. This is an unfortunate...
Published: June 1, 2015
Monday’s action at the 2015 French Open provided closure with regard to who the men’s and women’s quarterfinal participants will be after rain cut the previous day’s matches short. A couple of upsets unfolded in the women’s draw, with the most prominent being defending champion Maria Sharapova. A straight-sets triumph by Lucie Safarova bounced the No. 2 seed from Roland...
Published: May 29, 2015
Cue the overreaction, vitriol and a fresh look at unfair comparisons between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Woods is the gold standard McIlroy always has to live up to. Two consecutive missed cuts only give McIlroy’s critics more fuel, and that’s what the current world No. 1 is facing after falling short of the weekend at the 2015 Irish Open, per ESPN.com’s Bob Harig. An opening...
Published: May 25, 2015
The 2015 French Open is still in the very beginning stages, with the first round in both the men’s and women’s draws unfurling. The tournament completed 57 matches during Monday’s action, so there were a ton of results to keep track of. Even though these are the opening matches for all these world-class players in the quest for Grand Slam glory at Roland Garros, there...
Published: May 24, 2015
Numerous golfers had a chance to win the 2015 Crowne Plaza Invitational on Sunday, but Chris Kirk managed to emerge victorious at Colonial. Kirk fired a final-round 66, drained a clutch downhill putt on the par-four closing hole and posted 12-under par to beat a trio of world-class players, including Jordan Spieth, by one stroke. The tournament was for the taking down the stretch, but not enough birdies...
Published: May 22, 2015
Rory McIlroy is in the midst of a lot of golf and struggled to pace himself in missing the cut on Friday at the 2015 BMW PGA Championship. On the heels of an opening-round 71, McIlroy shot a 77 on Friday to miss the weekend cut. Golf Channel’s Justin Ray put McIlroy‘s missed cut in perspective: This isn’t any cause for alarm down the road, though it is a bit disappointing when...
Published: May 17, 2015
Rory McIlroy showed no signs of fatigue or letdown after his win at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship and a top-10 finish at the Players Championship, backing those results up Sunday with a victory at the Wells Fargo Championship. The PGA Tour on Twitter highlighted the result: McIlroy fired a three-under 69 in the final round (21-under overall) to win by seven strokes...
Published: May 8, 2015
Phil Mickelson has now missed three cuts in nine starts this season. The 44-year-old Hall of Famer and five-time major champion bowed out Friday after two rounds at the 2015 Players Championship with a two-day score of 149 (five over par). Bob Harig of ESPN.com provided comments from Mickelson following the second day: It’s not time to hit the panic button for Lefty’s legion of fans...
Published: May 8, 2015
The 2015 Players Championship caused even some of the world’s best golfers to stumble in the opening round, and Friday should offer plenty of compelling storylines to follow as the weekend cut line is determined. Rising young star Hideki Matsuyama headlines the leaderboard after a five-under 67. Kevin Na, David Hearn and Charley Hoffman matched Matsuyama’s score, but it’s a...
Published: April 24, 2015
The PGA Tour schedule continued this week with the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. One reason to look forward to this tournament is the plethora of birdies the course tends to yield, not to mention a decorated list of recent winners. Justin Rose joined a list Sunday that also includes Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner and Billy Horschel. The second of Watson’s two wins in 2011...