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For the third straight season, Rafael Nadal will miss a Grand Slam event. The world No. 2 took to his Facebook page Monday to announce his withdrawal from the 2014 U.S. Open, citing his bothersome right wrist. “I am very sorry to announce I won’t be able to play at this year’s U.S. Open a tournament on which I’ve played three consecutive finals in my last participations,”...
Published: August 17, 2014
Golf is a game of sportsmanship and honor, and Cameron Tringale exemplified that after calling the PGA Tour office and requesting to be disqualified from the 2014 PGA Championship due to a previously undetected incorrect scorecard. Tringale, 26, claims to have missed a stroke when attempting to tap in on the 11th hole Sunday, per a Eurosport report (h/t Yahoo Sports). Despite uncertainty...
Published: August 11, 2014
As Tiger Woods tapped in for birdie on hole No. 18 on Friday at the 2014 PGA Championship, his season looked to be over. Having not done enough to qualify for the FedEx Cup, it seemed nearly impossible that he’d done enough to earn a captain’s choice for the Ryder Cup. Not so, says the person who is actually making the decision. Speaking at a Monday press conference in preparation for next...
Published: July 31, 2014
Third-Round Recap Woods’ descent on the leaderboard at the Bridgestone Invitational continued on Saturday, as he fell 16 shots behind Sergio Garcia when his round was complete. Here is a look at the leaderboard when his day ended, via WorldGolfChampionships.com: Overall, it wasn’t a terrible day for Woods. Just looking at the scorecard, there were a lot of pars. His only major hiccup,...
Published: July 20, 2014
It’s been the rockiest 22 months of Rory McIlroy‘s young life. There was an engagement, a breakup, a never-ending series of pratfalls and collapses that rocked his reputation as the rightful heir to Tiger Woods‘ throne. All those concerns washed away with one four-day reminder of why McIlroy received such hype in the first place. The Northern Irishman shot...
Published: July 6, 2014
It was a battle fitting for two of the greatest men’s tennis players of all time. The serves were crisp. The returns painted the lines to such a point that multiple zoomed-in reviews were needed. The margin of separation between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was so thin that the entire match felt like it could swing on a point-to-point basis. In the end, Djokovic’s...
Published: July 2, 2014
Lost in the midst of World Cup fever and the NBA free-agent frenzy, the PGA Tour continues its fast track to The Open Championship with this week’s Greenbrier Classic. Set at The Old White TPC in West Virginia, the event was founded in 2010 and is still getting its footing in terms of landing the game’s biggest names. Tiger Woods, who made his not so triumphant return from back surgery...
Published: July 1, 2014
Rafael Nadal tried. He scratched, clawed, dove and stretched himself to the very limitations of what a body can hold. It just wasn’t enough to earn a second Grand Slam this season. Nick Kyrgios defeated Nadal 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-3 on Tuesday in a result that will undoubtedly blast the 2014 Wimbledon brackets wide open. Nadal came into Wimbledon a two-time champion (2008, 2010), but...
Published: June 26, 2014
Tiger Woods‘ long-awaited return to the tee box is finally here. The former World No. 1’s nearly four-month break following back surgery concludes Thursday, when he will tee off at the 2014 Quicken Loans National. The event, which is hosted by Woods and benefits his charity, has often been pegged as a likely comeback spot as he prepares for The Open Championship. Woods, 38, underwent a...
Published: June 13, 2014
Fresh off his ninth French Open championship in the last decade, you’d think this would be the perfect time for Rafael Nadal to quell concerns about his grass-court performance. You’d think wrong. Dustin Brown shocked everyone at the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday, ousting the world No. 1 in straight sets in their second-round match. Nadal was frankly rendered fangless by Brown, currently...