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The Monte-Carlo Masters got underway in earnest Sunday, as a series of qualifying matches and a pair of first-round contests took place. No. 15 seed Gilles Simon was the biggest name in action, taking care of Viktor Troicki in a straight-sets romp. Frenchman Jeremy Chardy was also victorious, though his 7-6 (3), 7-5 win over Andrey Kuznetsov was more hotly contested. Simon moved on...
Published: April 10, 2016
As the golf world awaits Jordan Spieth’s attempt to earn his second green jacket in three tries, the bottom of the 2016 Masters field is getting play underway in Sunday’s fourth round. Former champion Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott were chief among the early tee times, playing on an unforgiving Augusta course. This tournament is on pace to have the highest-scoring Masters champion...
Published: April 7, 2016
As the golf world once again looked up at Jordan Spieth in his quest for another green jacket, Rory McIlroy put himself in a strong position to catch the defending champ Thursday. McIlroy carded a two-under 70 during the first round at the Masters, putting himself four strokes behind Spieth. Sitting two shots clear of any other golfer, Spieth again showed an unmatched mastery of the Augusta...
Published: April 7, 2016
The 2016 Masters Tournament got underway Thursday morning, with a field of the world’s best golfers pushing their way to a green jacket. Of course, there’s one glaring exception: For the second time in three years, Tiger Woods was forced to sit out the year’s first major due to injury. Woods is still recovering from September 2015’s back surgery, which was his third in an 18-month...
Published: April 6, 2016
Golf‘s 2016 major season begins in earnest Thursday, as the world’s best golfers descend on Augusta, Georgia, for the Masters. There’s no Tiger Woods in the field, but that’s of little consequence. Woods has missed two of the last three Masters, a period in which he’s been replaced by a three-headed monster of young stars. Defending champion Jordan Spieth, world...
Published: April 5, 2016
For the second time in three years, Tiger Woods‘ back will prevent him from being at the Masters Tournament. Luckily, the field is filled with competitive stars who have more than adequately transitioned the game into a new era. Defending champion Jordan Spieth is looking to become the first back-to-back winner since Woods triumphed in 2001 and 2002. Recent history has not been kind to returning...
Published: March 17, 2016
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were each successful Wednesday at Indian Wells. They just went about it in wildly different ways. Djokovic moved on to the quarterfinals with a breezy, straight-sets triumph over Feliciano Lopez. Nadal, meanwhile, needed every inch of guile in his system to overtake unseeded 18-year-old Alexander Zverev. For Djokovic, it was an important return to form after...
Published: March 11, 2016
A year ago, Jordan Spieth took home the Valspar Championship in a playoff to kick off what proved to be a historic 2015 season. Twelve months later, he’ll have a lot of work to do if he hopes to repeat. Spieth currently sits nine shots back of the leaders after carding a five-over 76 on a day the Copperhead course played tough for nearly everyone. Keegan Bradley, Ken Duke and Charles Howell III...
Published: October 16, 2015
Brendan Steele did not waste any time making his mark at the first event of the 2015-16 PGA Tour season. Steele carded seven birdies in his first nine holes, pushing his way to the top of the leaderboard before finishing with a nine-under 63 at the first round of the Frys.com Open on Thursday. The 32-year-old California native holds a one-stroke lead over Jhonattan Vegas, who also took advantage...
Published: October 8, 2015
The 2015 Presidents Cup already appears to be staying in the United States. A 4-1 domination in Thursday’s opening day of action left the U.S. feeling strong about its chances to keep the trophy while the International team searches for answers. Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace were the only international pairing to earn a win, taking down Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed 3-and-2. The remainder...