Category: Golf

Dustin Johnson and Other PGA Tour Players Resign to Play LIV Golf Events

Former World No. 1 ranked and two-time major winner, Dustin Johnson, announced the resignation of his PGA Tour membership at a press conference on Tuesday at the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event at The Centurion Club, in St. Albans, England. LIV Golf is a new golf series backed by a Saudi-funded rival league to the…


Tiger Woods Says His Leg Not Ready and He Won’t Play US Open

Tiger Woods withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday, saying that his damaged right leg needs more time to get stronger to contend in the majors. Woods made a surprise return at the Masters, just 14 months after he broke bones in his right leg and ankle in a February 2021 car crash outside Los…


US Women’s Open 10M Purse Won by Australia’s Minjee Lee

The U.S. Women’s Open provided the largest purse in women’s golf history at $10 million. Australia’s Minjee Lee captured her second major at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina, to earn $1.8 million. Lee, in dominating fashion, won with a four-stroke victory of –13, 271 total, over second-place American Mina Harigae. “This is pretty special,”…


Australia’s Minjee Lee Wins U.S. Women’s Open Golf

Australia’s Minjee Lee has won the prestigious U.S. Women’s Open in North Carolina, earning her $US1.8 million, the biggest ever prize in women’s golf. The 26-year-old from Perth, Western Australia, took the event with 13 under par, four shots ahead of American Mina Harigae, and setting a new scoring record for the tournament, Golf Australia…


Australia’s Minjee Lee Wins US Women’s Open Golf

Australia’s Minjee Lee has won the prestigious U.S. Women’s Open in North Carolina, earning her $US1.8 million, the biggest ever prize in women’s golf. The 26-year-old from Perth, Western Australia, took the event with 13 under par, four shots ahead of American Mina Harigae, and setting a new scoring record for the tournament, Golf Australia…


Cameron Smith Noses Ahead of Field at Memorial

World No. 3 Cameron Smith of Australia shot a 3-under 69 amid tough scoring conditions to forge a narrow lead Friday at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Smith was one of six co-leaders after Thursday’s opening round. Now he stands alone at 8 under, one shot ahead of Denny McCarthy and South Korea’s K.H….


Pro Golfer Bart Bryant Killed in Vehicle Accident in Florida

POLK CITY, Fla.—Bart Bryant, who once beat Tiger Woods to win the biggest paycheck of his career, was killed when a truck slammed into his SUV while he was stopped in a line of vehicles on a central Florida road for a construction crew, authorities said. Bryant, 59, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour,…


Three-Time PGA Tour Winner Bart Bryant Dies in Crash

Three-time PGA Tour winner Bart Bryant died in a car accident Tuesday at age 59. Bryant was 41 and making his 187th start on the tour when he claimed his first title at the Valero Texas Open in 2004. The following year, he won at the Memorial Tournament and defeated Tiger Woods by six strokes…


Controversial Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Tournament Announces Top Participants

Dustin Johnson, and Sergio Garcia are the most notable names among 42 players released by LIV Golf to compete in the Saudi-backed league for the first event scheduled at the tournament, June 11–13, at the Centurion Club outside of London. However, the event reportedly conflicts with PGA guidelines. Announced in March by LIV CEO and commissioner Greg Norman,…


Ji Wins LPGA Match-Play in Vegas to Qualify for US Open; OC-LA Natives Battle in Consolation Match

The Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play on Sunday ended in the sixth career win for tour veteran Eun-Hee Ji, who easily defeated Ayaka Furue of Japan, 3–and–2 at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas—qualifying for the final spot in this week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. “I don’t feel old,”said 36-year-old Ji, who is ranked…