Category: Golf

First PGA Win for Tom Hoge at Pebble Beach; Spieth Hits ‘Cliff Shot,’ Placing Second

With 203 career starts, Tom Hoge rallied with four birdies on the back-nine Sunday to win his first PGA Tour at iconic Pebble Beach in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, recovering from a double-bogey at the #5 par-three. Hoge, 32, currently resides in Dallas with his wife Kelly and is only the third tour winner…


Golf ‘Taught Me a Lot About Life’: Rapper-Musician at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Many amateurs are competing this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, California, including celebrities in entertainment and sports, such as musician-rappers Macklemore and ScHoolboy Q. “I love that feeling of hitting a great shot,” said the rapper/songwriter Macklemore. “I love hitting a green in regulation, piping a drive;  just the ups…


In a First for Ireland, Leona Maguire Wins Title on LPGA Tour

Leona Maguire held off the field to win the LPGA Drive On Championship at a new venue, Crown Colony, on tour in Fort Myers, Florida. The tournament was a three-day event that finished on Saturday; Maguire shot a 5-under final round for a total score of 18-under par to win by three strokes. “I mean, it’s huge…


Spieth, Cantlay Carry Load of Limited Star Power at Pebble

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.—Patrick Cantlay was 12 when his father first brought him to Pebble Beach, and it remains one of his favorite golf courses in the world. “Every time I’m here I feel lucky, and no different this week,” he said. Jordan Spieth feels the same way. He has never missed the AT&T Pebble Beach…


LPGA Documentary Mini-Series, and Resurgence of Kang and Ko

The LPGA is showcasing a documentary mini-series of three 15-minute episodes that began on Monday, showing on YouTube and LPGA.com, through Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, featuring the final tournament of 2021, and the top players on the tour. The “LPGA All Access: CME Group Tour Championship” gives an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look, into the matchup of…


Luke List Wins First PGA Victory in Playoff Over Zalatoris at Torrey Pines

LA JOLLA, California—Luke List shot the second-lowest score, 6-under for –15 total in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday to eventually win the playoff hole against Will Zalatoris at the fan-filled Torrey Pines Golf Course. At 37 years old, this is List’s first PGA career win with a purse of $1,512,000 from…


Luke List Beats Zalatoris in Farmers Playoff for First Win

SAN DIEGO—Luke List knew he had a long wait coming after he finished his impressive final round eight groups ahead of the other leaders, so he fetched a cookie to occupy his 3-year-old daughter when he settled down to watch from the Torrey Pines dining room with his family. Two hours later in the California…


Billy Horschel Leads the Farmers Open Early at Torrey Pines -9

Billy Horschel, uncertain of playing from back stiffness, opened the Farmers Insurance Open with the low score of 63, -9, on a rare Wednesday start at the North Course, Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif. Michael Thompson is in second at 8-under; while Kevin Tway and Stephan Jaeger, Germany, finished third with 7-under. The leaders took advantage…


Renewed Danielle Kang Wins LPGA Tournament of Champions

Danielle Kang won her sixth career victory coming from behind to shoot a final round score of 68 as others on the leaderboard faltered in cold conditions. She became the first winner of 2022 at the Diamonds Resorts Tournament of Champions at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Sunday. Since 2016, last year was the first…


Bob Goalby, Who Won Masters After Scorecard Flub, Dies at 92

Bob Goalby, who won the 1968 Masters without having to go to a playoff when Roberto De Vicenzo infamously signed for the wrong score, has died. He was 92. Goalby’s death Wednesday in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois, was confirmed by the PGA Tour and by Bill Haas, his great nephew. The Masters was among…