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U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson was voted the 2016 PGA Tour Player of the Year by his fellow golfers following a voting process that concluded Friday. The PGA Tour announced the result, which was based on ballots from players who made at least 15 tour starts during the 2015-16 season, on Tuesday. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem released a statement of praise as part of the announcement: On...
Published: October 7, 2016
Tiger Woods is set to make his long-awaited return to competitive golf at the PGA Tour’s Safeway Open, which starts Oct. 13. GolfChannel.com’s Ryan Lavner was among the first to report that Woods will make his 2016 debut at Silverado Country Club in Napa, California. ESPN.com’s Bob Harig confirmed the news. Woods sent the golf world into a tizzy last month when he announced his intention...
Published: September 29, 2016
Europe will look to extend its run of dominance over the United States in the 2016 Ryder Cup starting Friday. The European team has captured the coveted international trophy six times in the past seven competitions, including three straight wins dating back to 2010. The Americans have a golden opportunity to bring an end to the drought this weekend, though. Along with getting to compete on home soil,...
Published: September 23, 2016
Dustin Johnson leads the 2016 Tour Championship heading into the weekend after firing a three-under 67 during Friday’s second round to leave him at seven under overall. Kevin Chappell is one stroke back and the only player within three shots of the lead. Jason Day was the day’s other headline story. The PGA Tour noted the top-ranked golfer in the world withdrew from the season finale due...
Published: September 9, 2016
Bernd Wiesberger will carry a one-shot lead into the weekend at the European Tour’s 2016 KLM Open after firing his second straight five-under 66 on Friday at The Dutch in Spijk, Netherlands. The 30-year-old Austrian, who owns three career European Tour victories, has plenty of company near the top of the leaderboard, though. There are 25 other players within five strokes of the lead after...
Published: September 5, 2016
Rory McIlroy used one of the season’s best final-round performances to capture his first PGA Tour win of 2016 with a two-stroke triumph in the Deutsche Bank Championship. He joins Vijay Singh as the only two-time champions in the event. The Northern Irishman started Monday’s round six strokes off the pace before firing a six-under 65 to charge up the leaderboard and into the winner’s...
Published: September 5, 2016
Serena Williams and Andy Murray headlined a star-studded Labor Day at the 2016 U.S. Open as the fourth round of the season’s final major came to a close Monday. While the tournament has witnessed some notable upsets, including the exits of Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza, most of tennis’ marquee names were still in the mix to start the second week. It should make for a memorable finish...
Published: September 4, 2016
Rafael Nadal won’t capture a major title for the second consecutive year after getting eliminated in the fourth round of the 2016 U.S. Open by Lucas Pouille, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), in a match that took four hours, seven minutes Sunday. ESPN Tennis captured Pouille’s reaction after he finally finished off Nadal: Nadal was able to fight back to force a tiebreaker in the fifth...
Published: September 3, 2016
Serena Williams, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka helped headline the sixth day of action at the 2016 U.S. Open on Saturday as the third round came to a conclusion in both the men’s and women’s draws. Although there have been a couple of high-profile exits, including Milos Raonic and Garbine Muguruza, most of tennis’ big names were still alive heading into the middle weekend at the season’s...
Published: September 3, 2016
Rory McIlroy kept himself on the fringe of contention at the 2016 Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday with a four-under 67 in the second round at TPC Boston. McIlroy, who entered the week 38th in the FedEx Cup playoffs, was five strokes off the lead pace when he walked off the course with the afternoon wave of play just getting started. The event’s 2012 champion shot an even-par 71 in...