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If Jordan Spieth wants to carry a two-tournament winning streak into the U.S. Open, he’s going to have his work cut out for him the rest of the weekend. Spieth carded a two-under 70 in Thursday’s first round at the 2016 Memorial Tournament, putting him six back of leader Dustin Johnson. The world No. 2 is tied for 32nd place overall with a number of players still remaining on the course. Playing partner Rory McIlroy sits one stroke behind Spieth in a tie for 54th. Both golfers played inconsistent rounds, with McIlroy interspersing the occasional befuddling hole with an otherwise...
Published: June 2, 2016
Six players held a share of the lead at the close of play on Thursday at the 2016 Nordea Masters in Stockholm. Clement Berardo, Andrew Johnston, Sebastien Gros, Scott Henry, Marc Warren and Florian Fritsch all sit on five-under after a close first day of play, and eight players are just one shot behind. Here is the leaderboard and a roundup of the day’s action: The full leaderboard can be found at the European Tour’s official website. Thursday Recap Berardo hit a staggering nine birdies in his opening round, but four bogeys cost him what would have been a commanding lead...
Published: June 2, 2016
It wasn’t long after Tiger Woods arrived at his first PGA Tour event that he began leaving both fans and competitors awestruck by his incredible power. Spectators could often be seen climbing trees just to get a brief glimpse of one of Woods’ mammoth tee shots, while competitors were likely wishing they could somehow hide behind those same trees in order to escape the embarrassment of watching Woods’ ball fly 50 yards past theirs. One of the most iconic venues in the game—Augusta National—was essentially forced to redesign its entire course after Woods decimated the...
Published: June 1, 2016
The PGA Tour is expected to officially announce Wednesday that its annual event at the Trump Doral Resort in Miami will move to Mexico City in 2017, according to Bob Harig of ESPN.com, citing a report from the Miami Herald on Tuesday. The WGC-Cadillac Championship was played at Doral in March, though Harig reported that “Cadillac did not renew its sponsorship of the World Golf Championship event and the PGA Tour had been in the process of trying to find a replacement.” “I believe they are sincere when they said they didn’t want to leave an event with a 54-year...
Published: May 31, 2016
This week, the PGA Tour will move from one iconic venue to another, traveling just over 1,000 miles from Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, to the Augusta National-esque expanses of Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, for the Memorial Tournament. Jack Nicklaus’ tournament, which ranks just below the WGC events in terms of strength of field and Official World Golf Ranking points, draws the top three golfers in the world to this year’s edition. Two prominent left-handers, Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson, return to Muirfield Village after skipping last year’s tournament....
Published: May 30, 2016
The conclusion of three rounds of play cut the 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships field in half Sunday in Eugene, Oregon. The 30 teams played three rounds of stroke play from Friday to Sunday, with the top 15 now still alive. Those remaining will play one more round of stroke play Monday, with the top eight schools moving on to match play to determine a champion. The individual champion will also be crowned on Monday. Here is a look at the complete leaderboard from Sunday: Louisville and Oklahoma will advance because of a tiebreaker, per Golfstat. Clemson’s Twitter account...
Published: May 29, 2016
Jordan Spieth has endured undeniable struggles since his back-nine collapse at the Masters, which made his home-state victory at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational all the more significant. Spieth fired a five-under 65 in Sunday’s final round at Colonial Country Club in Forth Worth, Texas, posting a 17-under total that bested runner-up Harris English by three strokes. In addition to taking home 500 FedEx Cup points and a cool $1.206 million winner’s check, Spieth showed he has uncommon mental fortitude. Jason Sobel of ESPN.com elaborated. “I’ve said this before: Jordan Spieth plays...
Published: May 29, 2016
After three runner-up finishes in his home state of Texas, Jordan Spieth broke through on Sunday for his first win in the Lone Star State at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational. Spieth carded a five-under 65 in Sunday’s final round at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, punctuated by three closing birdies to separate himself from Harris English by three strokes. Below is an overview of what the top finishers earned this week from a $6.7 million tournament purse: Sentimentality indubitably weighs more than the lucrative PGA Tour earnings Spieth raked in at this event in particular....
Published: May 29, 2016
In two of his previous three events, Jordan Spieth had coughed up chances to win via frustrating fourth-round collapses. For a while Sunday, it looked as though he would add a third. Then, Spieth kicked it into high gear and reminded the world why he used to be the sport’s top-ranked player. The world No. 2 carded a five-under 65 on Sunday, bringing his overall score to 17 under, to defeat Harris English by three strokes and win the 2016 Dean & DeLuca Invitational. He nailed all six of his birdies on the back nine after his front nine saw him miss a number of opportunities to create separation. Robby...
Published: May 29, 2016
Chris Wood survived a late scare to clinch the 2016 BMW PGA Championship crown on Sunday in Surrey, United Kingdom, where a fourth-round score of 69 saw him shoot up the standings and win by one shot at nine under. The Bristolian sealed the third European Tour win of his career after entering the final day tied for fifth, shooting up the standings alongside runner-up Rikard Karlberg, who recorded a joint-tournament best of seven under to finish second. Former leaders Danny Willett and Yang Yong-eun notched fourth-round scores of one under and three over par,...