Tag: Golf

Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na Complete Comeback to Win QBE Shootout

Jason Kokrak and Kevin Na teamed up to overcome a three-stroke deficit Sunday and win the QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. “I think it’s just a little bit of confidence going a long way for a pro golfer,” Kokrak said. “We have a fickle mind and I think if you get…


Golf’s QBE Shootout Opening Round Leaders

The team of fellow Aussies Marc Leishman and Jason Day took the first-round lead at the QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Course in Naples, Fla., with a score of 56, 16-under, in the scramble format for the Friday. The event began on Dec. 10th with a total purse of 3.6 million. Leishman/Day were one shot shy…


Woods to Compete With Son Charlie in Next Week’s PNC Championship

Tiger Woods, who is unsure when he will return to the PGA Tour after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash, said on Wednesday he would compete with his 12-year-old son Charlie at next week’s PNC Championship in Orlando. The Dec. 18-19 event is a 36-hole tournament with a field typically comprised of major…


Morikawa Pulls Away in Bahamas, Takes Big Step Toward No. 1

NASSAU, Bahamas—Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar. Morikawa carved up Albany Golf Club to build a five-shot lead Saturday over Brooks Koepka, and too many pursuers faded from contention with a series of mistakes that only made another victory…


4 Golfers Test Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of South Africa Open

JOHANNESBURG—Four golfers have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of the South Africa Open on Thursday in a further blow to a tournament already downgraded after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in the country. The list includes Darren Fichardt, who is an 18-time winner on the local Sunshine Tour. Travel from…


Tiger Woods Unsure of When He Will Return to Golf; Feels Lucky to Be Alive After Crash

NASSAU, Bahamas—Tiger Woods had nothing to say about the February car crash that shattered his right leg and even less of an idea what his future in golf holds for him except that he’s a long way from deciding whether he can compete against the best. “I can show up here and I can host…


Morikawa Wins in Dubai, First American to Be No 1 in Europe

British Open champion, Ryder Cup winner, and now the first American to finish a season as the European Tour’s No. 1 player. It’s been quite the year for Collin Morikawa. The 24-year-old Californian demonstrated patience after a slow start and then world-class iron play down the stretch in making five birdies in his last seven…


Golf Finales: PGA RSM Classic, and LPGA CME Group Tour Championship

PGA: RSM Classic Talor Gooch won his first career PGA Tour title at Sea Island, Ga. on Sunday with a round of 64. Gooch tied the tournament record of 22-under with a total of 260 (64–65–67–64); his solid play, hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation, did not allow any contenders an opportunity to threaten…


Tiger Woods Posts First Video of Him Practicing Since February Car Crash

Tiger Woods posted a short video showing him hitting golf balls on a driving range on Sunday, nine months after the 15-time major champion suffered serious leg injuries that required surgery following a car crash in Southern California. “Making progress,” Woods wrote in the caption to his Twitter post, which marked the first time he…


Nelly Korda Prevails to Win the Pelican Women’s Championship Following Disastrous #17

Following a disastrous triple-bogey on the 17th hole, Nelly Korda persevered to make back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole; both in regulation and in the first playoff hole to ultimately win the Pelican Women’s Championship in Belleair, Florida. A four-way playoff ensued following a dramatic last two holes of the final round on Sunday, as…