Tiger Woods misses cut at PGA Championship
By Jay Betsill Playing in his final major before turning 40, Tiger Woods will be off for the weekend after failing to make the cut on Saturday morning at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. […]
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Lowry wins Bridgestone, Henry wins Barracuda heading to the PGA Championship
By Jay Betsill With the limited field WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, the PGA Tour held the Barracuda Championship in Reno simultaneously. While Shane Lowry broke through with his first PGA Tour win at […]
Troy Merritt takes Quicken Loans National for first PGA Tour win
By Jay Betsill On the heels of missing five cuts in a row, Troy Merritt fired a tournament-record 61 on Saturday followed by a solid 67 in the final round to win the Quicken Loans […]
PGA TOUR releases 2015-16 schedule
By Jay Betsill The PGA TOUR announced the 2015-16 season schedule of 47 FedExCup tournaments this week. There are several significant date changes are due to golf’s return to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio […]
Jason Day wins Canadian Open in dramatic fashion
By Jay Betsill A few short days after falling one shot short of a playoff at The Open Championship at St. Andrews, Jason Day birdied the final three holes to win the Canadian Golf National […]
Spieth wins John Deere Classic, Fowler wins Scottish Open
By Jay Betsill Jordan Spieth wins John Deere Classic While facing questions about why he was playing in the Quad Cities with the chance to win the third leg of a calendar grand slam, Masters […]
Danny Lee wins the Greenbrier Classic in a playoff
By Jay Betsill Irving resident Danny Lee captured his first PGA Tour victory as he was the last man standing in a four-man playoff to win the Greenbrier Classic. Lee earned $1.2 million and became […]
Stuart Deane captures E-Z-GO Eastern Championship
By Jay Betsill Dallas, Texas – Despite multiple weather delays throughout the day, play was completed at the E-Z-GO Eastern Championship. Stuart Deane, PGA golf coach at the University of Texas at Arlington, captured the […]
Dustin Johnson withdraws from FedEx St. Jude Classic after nine holes
By Jay Betsill 2012 FedEx St. Jude Classic champion Dustin Johnson citing “illness” withdrew after nine holes at TPC Southwind in Memphis. Johnson, the No. 7 player in the world, was the highest ranked player […]
Lingmerth wins, Tiger finishes last at Memorial
By Jay Betsill David Lingmerth’s first PGA Tour victory came courtesy of a three-hole playoff over past U.S. Open champion Justin Rose at the Memorial Tournament. The win gets him the victory that gets him […]