Category: Golf

Henley Coasts to 4-shot PGA Tour Win Victory in Mayakoba

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico—Russell Henley finally made a bogey, and that’s about all that went wrong for him Sunday as he closed with a 1–under 70 for a four-shot victory in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Henley, staked to a six-shot lead going into the final round at El Camaleon, had the lead…


Will LIV Golf Live?

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Thai Teen Atthaya Thitikul Now No. 1 in Women’s Rolex Golf Ranking

Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul reached No. 1 in the women’s world ranking on Monday, Oct. 31, the 16th player and second-youngest to get to the top since the ranking began in 2006. Thitikul had a chance to reach No. 1 by winning any of her last three tournaments on the LPGA Tour. Instead, the 19-year-old…


Seamus Power Hangs on to Win in Bermuda for 2nd PGA Title

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda—Seamus Power did enough right and left all the mistakes to PGA Tour rookie Ben Griffin on Sunday to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship for his second tour title. Power took the lead for good with a 25-foot birdie putt at the 14th. A bogey on the final hole gave the Irishman a 1–under…


Dustin Johnson’s 4 Aces Win Inaugural LIV Golf Team Championship

Dustin Johnson’s team, 4 Aces, beat Australian Cameron Smith’s team Punch by a single stroke to win the inaugural LIV Golf Team Championship on Sunday, Oct. 30, in Miami. Patrick Reed made the pivotal right-to-left birdie putt on the second hole of Trump National Doral to push 4 Aces ahead, and Johnson tapped in a…


LIV Golf Captains Play for Laughs Ahead of Finale

MIAMI—A $50-million purse may be serious money but there was a laughter-filled start to the LIV Golf Series finale at Trump National Doral Golf Club on Wednesday as the Saudi-backed venture prepared to crown a first team champion. While $50 million represents the sport’s biggest ever pay day, fun, not money, has been the reason…


Lydia Ko Wins BMW Ladies Championship With Final-Round 65

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko mixed eight birdies and a bogey to shoot a final-round 65 on Sunday and win the BMW Ladies Championship in Wonju, South Korea. Ko entered the day a stroke behind Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul, but wound up at 21–under par 267 for the tournament. That was four strokes better American Andrea…


Rory McIlroy Back on Top of the World by Winning CJ Cup

RIDGELAND, S.C.—Rory McIlroy capped off his steady march back to No. 1 in the world on Sunday, Oct. 23, with an explosive burst of three birdies late in the round to hold off Kurt Kitayama and win the CJ Cup in South Carolina. Tied with Kitayama with five holes to go at Congaree, McIlroy ran…


Lexi Thompson Wins Aramco; LPGA Tour Returns in Korea

Professional golfer Lexi Thompson has broken through a long slump with her first victory in over three years to win the Aramco Team Series on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in New York. The LET (Ladies European Tour) event victory moved Thompson to No. 7 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf…


Koepka Overcomes Uihlein on 3rd Playoff Hole for LIV Win

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia—Brooks Koepka holed his birdie putt on the third playoff hole to win the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah on Sunday and claim his first victory on the breakaway tour. Little could separate Koepka from close friend and American compatriot Peter Uihlein all weekend and they matched each other birdie for birdie…