In the first major of the year for the Ladies Professional Golf Association, Hinako Shibuno took a one-stroke lead Friday at The Chevron Championship, with a hotly contested leaderboard at Mission Hills Golf Course in Rancho Mirage, California. The 51st edition of the “The Dinah Shore Classic” will be the last as new sponsorship, Chevron, will move the tournament to…
Woods’ Return at Masters Would Be ‘Phenomenal,’ Says McIlroy
Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday it would be “phenomenal” to have Tiger Woods return to competition at next week’s Masters, adding that the game of golf is better whenever the 15-times major champion is playing. McIlroy, speaking to reporters at TPC San Antonio ahead of this week’s Valero Texas Open, was asked what Woods’ potential…
LPGA to Play Its Final Major at ‘Dinah Shore Classic’ in Palm Springs; Tiger Sighting at Augusta
The LPGA Tour plays its first major of the year in the 51st edition of “The Dinah Shore Tournament,” currently the Chevron Championship 2022, in Rancho Mirage, California, this week. It will be the final time that the tournament will be hosted at Mission Hills Golf Course, as sponsor Chevron is moving the event to…
Playoff Victory for LPGA Rookie With 8-under Round at Aviara
CARLSBAD, Calif.—Atthaya Thitikul, a 19-year-old rookie, won her first LPGA Tour title, shooting the tournament low score in the final round Sunday to eventually win in a play-off over Nanna Koerstz Madsen in the 2022 JTBC Classic at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort & Spa in north San Diego. With a field full of the world’s top…
Sam Burns Wins at Valspar Championship in Playoff Over Davis Riley
Sam Burns came from behind to win in the second playoff hole over childhood rival and former Junior Davis Cup teammate, Davis Riley, on March 20 in Palm Beach, Florida. He successfully defended his title in the Valspar Championship on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club. Burns began the final round three…
Take a Swing: Golf Camps for All Ages and Abilities
Despite Mark Twain referring to it as “a good walk spoiled,” more people than ever are playing golf. In the U.S. in 2020, the National Golf Foundation says 24.8 million took to the greens, 2 million of whom were new to the game. Like all sports, it’s one in which, for most, improvements continue over…
Sheriff: Workers Maybe Sparked Country Club Fire With Torch
PONTIAC, Mich.—Surveillance camera footage shows maintenance workers using a propane torch prior to a blaze that destroyed a century-old clubhouse at a suburban Detroit country club, authorities said Thursday. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said the Oakland Hills Country Club has estimated the loss of the clubhouse at about $80 million. The club has hosted…
9 Dead in Crash Involving University of the Southwest Golf Teams
HOBBS, N.M.—Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. Those killed in the Tuesday evening crash included University of the Southwest students from Portugal and Mexico. Two Canadian students…
Cam Smith Wins Largest PGA Purse at The Players Championship
The Players Championship took five days to complete with winds approaching 50 mph, temperatures in the 30’s, and weather delays from heavy rain. Cameron Smith endured the conditions and took control of the tournament on the final day with phenomenal putting and clutch shot-making to win the largest purse in PGA history, $3.6 million from a…
Tiger’s Acceptance Speech at World Golf Hall of Fame Induction
The World Golf Hall of Fame inducted four new members into the 2022 class with Tiger Woods as the highlight. The other inductees are three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Susie Maxwell Berning, former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, and the late Marian Hollins, a U.S. Women’s Amateur champion and the first woman to develop golf courses….
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