With the PGA Championship at Southern Hills less than a month away, the early field is listed. Tiger Woods, who said following his final round at the Masters that he was undecided if he’ll play anything “in-between” The Open, is still listed as part of the initial field. Woods won the PGA at Southern Hills …
Nasa Hataoka’s sixth career victory at the DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday puts her in elite company with Jessica Korda. Together they’re the winning players on the LPGA without a major title. Who are the best players without a major? Some on this list, like Hataoka and Korda, have won quite a bit already. …
Over the past decade, driving and iron play have taken on greater emphasis at the elite levels of golf. If a player can hit the ball a mile off the tee or produce laser-guided iron shots, he can create a lot of birdie chances, avoid making big numbers and contend on the PGA Tour. Golfers …
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While Mexico may have lost a WGC they did pick up a full-field event, the Mexico Open at Vidanta. This event dates back to the 1940s, with this being the 62nd edition. Past champions include Stewart Cink, Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Troy Merritt, Jamie Lovemark, Ben Crenshaw, Lee Trevino, to name a few. However, this …
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele take care of business, the Zurich becomes ripe for change, Greg Norman gets embarrassingly denied and more in this week’s edition of Monday Scramble: null Go figure: Pairing two of the game’s most consistently excellent players turned out to be a winning combination. This season, Cantlay ranks seventh in strokes …
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Nasa Hataoka, whose parents named her after the US space agency, won the LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club by five strokes. It’s her sixth LPGA Tour victory. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) Nasa Hataoka’s parents named her after the US space agency so she would “reach for the stars.” Given her meteoric …
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