Category: Golf

Phil Mickelson: ‘Fun to Be Back’ at Masters After Self-Exiled Year Away

Phil Mickelson has returned to the premises of Augusta National Golf Club one year after taking a leave of absence from the game at the commencement of the LIV Golf controversy. Mickelson did not play the 2022 Masters, which took place several weeks after he made controversial comments about Saudi Arabia and the then-upstart LIV…


Ruoning Yin Wins First LPGA at LA Open

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif.—Professional golfer Ruoning Yin shot a 1–under 70, –15 total, to edge out Georgia Hall (–14) for her first LPGA Tour victory on Sunday, April 2, at the DIO Implant LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club. The 20-year-old in her second season on the Tour made six birdies and five bogeys…


Brooks Koepka Hangs on to Win LIV Event Ahead of Masters

ORLANDO, Fla.—Brooks Koepka became the first multiple winner in LIV Golf when he closed with a 3-under 68, making a 4-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Sebastian Munoz. LIV Golf-Orlando came one week before Koepka and 17 other players in the Saudi-funded league go to Augusta National for the…


Corey Conners Returns to Winner’s Circle at Valero Texas Open

Corey Conners shot a bogey-free, 4-under 68 to win the Valero Texas Open for the second time on Sunday, April 2, at TPC San Antonio. The Canadian’s only other win on the PGA Tour came at the 2019 edition of the event. Conners finished at 15-under 273 to edge a late-charging Sam Stevens by one…


Canada’s Corey Conners Wins Valero Texas Open for a Second Time

Canada’s Corey Conners has won the Valero Texas Open for a second time. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., saved par on the par-5 18th hole to secure the one-stroke win on Sunday. Sam Stevens of the United States was second at 14-under overall. Conners also won the Texas Open in 2019. He joins Mackenzie Hughes of…


Ruoning Yin (14 Under) Assumes Lead at LA Open

Ruoning Yin carded a 4–under–par 67 to grab the solo lead after three rounds of the DIO Implant LA Open on Saturday, April 1, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Yin sits at 14 under for the tournament, two shots in front of second-round co-leader Hyo Joo Kim, who shot 69 at Palos Verdes Golf Club….


Ruoning Yin, Hyo Joo Kim Share Lead at Midpoint of LA Open

South Korea’s Hyo Joo shares the second-round lead with China’s Ruoning Yin, who tied for the best round of the day, at the DIO Implant LA Open on Friday in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Yin shot a 7–under-par 64, leaving her at 10–under 132, level with Kim, who carded her second consecutive 66. Ruoning Yin…


New Restaurants in Augusta a Treat for This Year’s Masters Fans

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service Augusta—If you’re jumping on the Masters golf cart and linking over to Augusta for this year’s tournament, that little golf contest down Georgia way, know that there’s more to eat than egg salad and pimento cheese sandwiches, the iconic treats served at the iconic golf course along…


Mi Hyang Lee Sits on Top After First Round of LA Open

South Korea’s Mi Hyang Lee, a Monday qualifier veteran whose last LPGA victory came more than five years ago, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the DIO Implant LA Open on Thursday, March 30, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Lee shot a 6-under-par 65 at Palos Verdes Golf Club, putting her in…


Veterans Harrington, Kuchar Share Early Lead at Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO—Veterans Padraig Harrington and Matt Kuchar each shot a 4–under 68 on Thursday to share the early lead with MJ Daffue and Roberto Diaz in the weather-delayed first round of the Valero Texas Open. Daffue eagled the par-5 18th hole at TPC San Antonio and Diaz made birdie on 18 to join the 51-year-old…