Category: Golf

Warrants: Tape Bound 2 of 3 Bodies at Georgia Golf Course

KENNESAW, Ga.—Two of the three men found fatally shot at a suburban Atlanta golf course had their hands, legs and mouths bound with tape when police discovered their bodies in the bed of a pickup truck last weekend, according to court records released Friday. The details were included in arrest warrants for 23-year-old Bryan Rhoden,…


Police: Arrest in Slaying of 3 Men Found at Golf Course

KENNESAW, Ga.—Authorities on Thursday afternoon arrested a man in the killing of three men found shot to death on the golf course of a suburban Atlanta country club. Cobb County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. marshals arrested Bryan Rhoden in Chamblee, more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of where the slain men were discovered Saturday,…


Golf Pro, 2 Others Fatally Shot at Atlanta-Area Country Club

KENNESAW, Ga.—A professional golfer and two other men were killed in a shooting at an Atlanta-area country club and the suspect is still at large, authorities said. Officers found an unresponsive man with an apparent gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon near the 10th hole of the golf course at Pinetree Country Club in…


Nelly Korda Vaults to No. 1 in World Rankings

Nelly Korda officially vaulted to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, following her victory at the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday. The top spot is now occupied by somebody from the United States for just the third time ever. Stacy Lewis held the No. 1 spot for a month in 2013 and…


Nelly Korda Wins in Michigan for 2nd Victory of Year

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Nelly Korda became the first two-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The Gainbridge LPGA winner in February, Korda finished at 25-under 263 to break the tournament record at Blythefield Country Club. She shot a career-best…


Rahm Birdies Last 2 Holes to Win US Open at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO—Whether it was destiny or karma was of no relevance to Jon Rahm. He won the U.S. Open on Sunday at Torrey Pines, the perfect time and the perfect place to become a major champion. How it unfolded was beyond his dreams. One shot behind and running out of holes, Rahm made a sweeping,…


The Eagle Lands at Torrey Pines for Oosthuizen, Hughes

SAN DIEGO—The eagle putts looked familiar for a Saturday at Torrey Pines in June, even with Tiger Woods nowhere in sight. Mackenzie Hughes watched his 60-foot eagle putt from the back of the green to the front on the par-5 13th slide into the cup. Louis Oosthuizen could only hope his 50-foot eagle putt on…


Thompson Uses Flawless Round To Take Lead at US Women’s Open

SAN FRANCISCO—Lexi Thompson needed to get her mind right before she could get her golf game back and now is in position to win her second career major. Thompson shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time in her…


He Already Beat Cancer—Now, Joel Dahmen Will Celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day as a PGA Tour Winner Too

By Scott Hanson From The Seattle Times SEATTLE—First a career milestone, and now a life milestone. Joel Dahmen, the former University of Washington golfer and a Clarkston, Wash., native, celebrated his first victory on the PGA Tour at the end of March. Late last month, Dahmen celebrated his 10th anniversary of surviving cancer, meaning that…


Tiger Woods Says Rehab From Car Crash ‘Painful’, Focusing on Walking on His Own

Tiger Woods described his recovery from a car crash that left him with career-threatening injuries as more painful than anything he has experienced and said his focus is on being able to walk on his own again. Woods, speaking in a Golf Digest interview published on Thursday, is no stranger to rehabilitation procedures after having…