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United States Golf Association historian Rhonda Glenn, the first-ever female anchor on ESPN and a longtime golf analyst, passed away Thursday in Gainesville, Florida, at the age of 68. The Associated Press’ Doug Ferguson, via ABC News, reported the news, noting that Glenn had been fighting cancer. “She loved golf. I think she loved people more than golf, and we know how...
Published: February 11, 2015
Tiger Woods is taking another injury-induced leave of absence from the PGA Tour to work on his game, with the hopes of being tournament-ready soon. The 14-time major champion and longtime top-ranked player in the world released a statement through his official website explaining the circumstances behind his latest hiatus: The last two weeks have been very disappointing...
Published: February 10, 2015
Kei Nishikori has walked into Memphis and won the title in each of the past two years, and now the fifth-ranked men’s tennis star will go for the trifecta at the 2015 Memphis Open. That will be easier said than done against what should prove to be a tough field of competitors. The indoor hard-court surfaces at the Racquet Club of Memphis play into the hands of towering, big-serving top seeds...
Published: February 10, 2015
Spanish champions have dominated the Brasil Open in recent years. Argentina’s Federico Delbonis broke a string of six straight Spain winners last year and will be in the field to defend the trophy in the 2015 tournament from Sao Paulo. No one has won the Brasil Open more often than Nicolas Almagro, who was also the only man to successfully defend in 2011 and has triumphed three times overall. Almagro...
Published: February 9, 2015
A jam-packed leaderboard created an excellent finish to the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Overnight co-leaders J.B. Holmes and Harris English endured roller-coaster outings, allowing the likes of Jason Day and defending champion Scott Stallings to reach nine-under and force a four-man playoff. Pars at the 18th hole knocked English...
Published: February 7, 2015
Other than a second-place finish at the PGA Championship, the 2013-14 season was a massive disappointment for Phil Mickelson. The new year doesn’t appear to be much more promising. A second-round score of 72 on Friday saw Mickelson miss the weekend cut for his second straight start at the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open by three strokes. PGA Tour provided comments from Mickelson, who attributed the...
Published: February 6, 2015
The 2015 Farmers Insurance Open will be without golf’s biggest draw for the last three rounds. Seven-time tournament champion Tiger Woods was forced to withdraw due to a back injury after 11 holes. Justin Ray of Golf Channel noted just how much injuries have plagued Woods as of late: Many golfers who were fortunately fit enough to play at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego were able to score...
Published: February 5, 2015
Tiger Woods has endured a myriad of health issues that have held him back from further golfing greatness in his already-legendary career. Unfortunately, Woods is hurting again, as he withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open with a back injury on the 12th hole on Thursday. PGA Tour Now had the news of Woods’ latest setback: PGA Tour Media confirmed the back injury was the reason behind...
Published: February 1, 2015
Rory McIlroy couldn’t quite seal the deal in Abu Dhabi in his first start of 2015, but the Omega Dubai Desert Classic offered the world’s top-ranked golfer sweet redemption when he closed out an impressive victory on Sunday. It was yet another grand display of golf from McIlroy en route to a final-round 70 that was good enough for a three-stroke triumph over Alexander Noren, though...
Published: February 1, 2015
Andy Murray couldn’t quite get rolling in the biggest tournaments last season, so a hot start at the 2015 Australian Open was an ideal scenario for one of the premier stars in men’s tennis. Although Murray played quality tennis throughout the two weeks in Melbourne, he didn’t reach the ultimate goal of notching a third leg in the career Grand Slam. Novak Djokovic defeated the...