Category: Golf

Celine Boutier Wins LPGA Drive on Championship

Celine Boutier of France fired a 4–under 68 and prevailed in a one-hole playoff against England’s Georgia Hall on Sunday to win the LPGA Drive On Championship in Gold Canyon, Ariz. Boutier, who held the lead after three rounds of action, sank a clutch birdie putt at the par-5 18th hole to force the playoff…


Sam Burns Completes Undefeated Week to Win Wgc-Match Play

Sam Burns took 21 holes to defeat World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in the semifinals before cruising to a 6–and–5 victory over Cameron Young to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play title on Sunday in Austin, Texas. It marks Burns’ fifth career win and his first of 2023 after collecting three trophies last…


For a Golfing Vacation, Branson Is a ‘World-Class Destination’

By Amy Bertrand From St. Louis Post-Dispatch Branson—Kirk Elmquist wants Missouri golfers to know how lucky they are. “I think the world has recognized Big Cedar as one of the top resorts to play golf, and it’s right here in your backyard,” says Elmquist, the executive director for the Branson/Lakes Area Tourism Community Enhancement District…


Scheffler, McIlroy at Their Best to Reach Match Play Semis

AUSTIN, Texas—Defending champion Scottie Scheffler twice had to rally from deficits to win both matches and reach the semifinals of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for the third straight year. Rory McIlroy joined him by making 17 birdies in two matches that went the distance. The final version of the Match Play lived up to…


Kuchar Ties Tiger’s Match Play Record and Advances in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas—Matt Kuchar has a place in the record book with Tiger Woods. Equally pleasing Friday was getting a spot in the weekend at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Kuchar had an easy time at Austin Country Club with a 7-and-6 victory over Si Woo Kim to win his 36th match in tournament history, matching…


Three Share First-Round Lead at LPGA Drive On

Mexico’s Gaby Lopez recorded a 7–under-par 65 on Thursday, March 23, to grab a share of the first-round lead at the LPGA Drive On Championship in Gold Canyon, Ariz. Los Angeles native Alison Lee and South Korea’s Jenny Shin also shot 7 under at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Taiwan’s…


Closing Eagle Lifts Rory McIlroy to WGC Match Play Win

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy eagled the 18th hole to earn a 2–up win over Denny McCarthy in the second round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on Thursday, March 23, in Austin, Texas. With the Group 3 match all square through 17 holes at Austin Country Club, McIlroy bashed a drive onto the…


Moore Delivers Surprise, Tops Spieth, Schenk at Innisbrook

PALM HARBOR, Fla.—Taylor Moore was never really the star attraction Sunday at the Valspar Championship until he had finished hitting all the right shots and posed with the trophy for his first PGA Tour title that sends him to the Masters. Adam Schenk and Jordan Spieth provided enough compelling theater for so much of the…


Danny Lee Prevails in Playoff to Win at LIV Golf Tucson

New Zealand’s Danny Lee fired a 2-under 69 in the third round before prevailing in a four-man playoff on Sunday, March 20, to win LIV Golf Tucson in Marana, Ariz. Lee closed his round with back-to-back birdies to finish with six against four bogeys on Sunday, leaving him tied with Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz, Brendan Steele…


R&a and USGA Take Steps to Limit Golf Ball Distances

LONDON—Golf’s longest hitters could be reeled in under new proposals to limit the distance balls struck by elite players can travel. Average driving distances are around 300 meters on the PGA Tour but many players are well in excess of that, meaning some courses are in danger of becoming obsolete. While great attention is given…