Tag: Golf

PGA No. 3 Will Zalatoris Withdraws From Tour Championship With Herniated Disks

Will Zalatoris withdrew from the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta with a back injury that also will keep him from participating in the 2022 Presidents Cup next month. Zalatoris, currently No. 3 in the FedEx Cup playoff standings, withdrew from last week’s BMW Championship in the third round. “After Will’s withdrawal…


Scottie Scheffler Tops Automatic Qualifiers for U.S. Presidents Cup Team

Scottie Scheffler and BMW Championship winner Patrick Cantlay lead the six automatic qualifiers for the 2022 U.S. Presidents Cup team announced Monday. Australian Cameron Smith is the top qualifier for the International team. The Presidents Cup will be contested at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., the week of Sept. 20-25. Joining Scheffler and Cantlay…


Patrick Cantlay Wins Another Thriller at BMW Championship

WILMINGTON, Delaware—Patrick Cantlay won another thriller Sunday, August 21, in the BMW Championship, getting a great bounce on the 17th hole that set up a short birdie and led to a 2–under 69 and a one-shot victory over Scott Stallings. Cantlay became the first player to win the BMW Championship back-to-back since the FedEx Cup…


Adam Scott Tops Star-Filled Leaderboard at BMW Championship

Adam Scott of Australia shot a 2–under–par 69 Friday to carry a narrow 36-hole lead into the weekend at the BMW Championship at Wilmington (Delaware) Country Club. Scott stands at 8–under through two rounds, though it could have been 10 under were it not for a late double bogey. Fifteen players are within three shots…


Jessica Korda’s 3 Eagles, for 61 to Tie Ladies European Tour Record

SOTOGRANDE, Spain—Jessica Korda made three eagles Thursday in an 11–under 61 that equaled a Ladies European Tour record and gave her a five-shot lead after the first round of the Aramco Team Series in Sotogrande, Spain. Korda also added six birdies to go with one bogey on the par-4 eighth to break the course record…


Miguel Angel Jimenez Keeps Clean Card to Win Boeing Classic

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain shot a bogey-free, 5–under-par 67 to break away from the pack and win the Boeing Classic on Sunday in Snoqualmie, Wash. Jimenez was tied with Billy Andrade for the lead after two rounds, but Sunday’s performance at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge was all he needed to secure his third…


Will Zalatoris Gets 1St PGA Tour Win in Playoff at Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The 10-foot par putt in regulation was so crucial and the moment so important that Will Zalatoris doesn’t remember screaming out when he made it, “What are they gonna say now?” It took three playoff holes to get the answer Sunday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and it was more along the lines…


Sabbatini Gets Another Year on Tour With Help From LIV Golf

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Rory Sabbatini can get a full PGA Tour card for next season, courtesy of the players who have signed up with Saudi-funded LIV Golf and have been suspended. The circumstances evolve from the PGA Tour’s decision to make sure suspended players do not affect the eligibility criteria of players in good standing. The tour…


Golf Gear: High-Tech Golf Tools

From your swing to how to retrieve lost golf balls, this batch of greens-ready golf gear can help improve your game. (Courtesy of Arccos) Your Clubs Are the Coach Arccos Golf Caddie $469.98 How you hold and use the club, from a wood to a putter, determines the effectiveness of each stroke. This is even…


Dodgers Defeat Twins 8–5 to Extend Winning Streak to 10

LOS ANGELES—Chris Taylor hit the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, Joey Gallo added a three-run shot in the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games with an 8–5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. It is the first time since July 2017 that the…