Tag: Golf

Tour Rookie Hall up 3 Despite English Ace at Colonial, ‘Block’ Party Over

FORT WORTH, Texas—Harris English quipped to his caddie that no one is beating him at Colonial’s par-3 eighth hole, which is true after he followed his birdie in the opening round with a hole-in-one Friday. There is only one player ahead of him on the overall leaderboard. PGA Tour rookie Harry Hall from England maintained…


Harold Varner III Uses Two Eagles to Take Lead at LIV D.C.

Harold Varner III made two eagles en route to an 8–under-par 64 at Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., to take the first-round lead at LIV Golf D.C. in Sterling, Va. Varner is two clear of James Piot (6–under 66), with a group tied for third at 4-under 68 featuring Cameron Smith of Australia, Mito…


Harry Hall (62) Leads at Colonial; Michael Block Shoots 81

Englishman Harry Hall fired a career-low, 8–under 62 to establish a three-stroke lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after one round on Thursday, May 25, in Fort Worth, Texas. Hall picked up eight birdies without a bogey at the famed Colonial Country Club to put himself clear of second-place Harris English (65). A tie for…


Top-Seeded Lilia Vu Pulls Away in LPGA Match-Play Opener

Top-seeded Lilia Vu cruised to a 4–and–3 victory over U.S. countrywoman Lauren Hartlage as group play began in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play on Wednesday, May 25, in Las Vegas. Vu, who is ranked fourth in the world, was level with Hartlage through 11 holes before winning each of the next four holes at…


Tiger Woods Withdraws From US Open While Recovering From Surgery

Tiger Woods will not compete in next month’s U.S. Open while he recovers from recent surgery, the major tournament’s organizers said on Monday. The 15-times major winner withdrew from the Masters midway through the tournament due to injury and had fusion surgery on a bone in his ankle last month to address post-traumatic arthritis from…


Brooks Koepka Delivers Another Major Performance to Win PGA

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—All those injuries that made Brooks Koepka wonder if he was still among golf’s elite were put to rest Sunday, May 21, at Oak Hill when he beat the strongest field of the year and won the PGA Championship for his fifth major title. Determined as ever to restore his reputation as the player…


Brooks Koepka Powers Ahead at Waterlogged PGA Championship

PITTSFORD, N.Y. —Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka led the field with a 4–under-par 66 for the second straight day to take control at the PGA Championship at a rain-drenched Oak Hill Country Club on Saturday. Koepka carded five birdies and just one bogey on a day when only nine players broke par. The LIV Golf…


Scheffler Tied for Lead in PGA as Oak Hill Delivers a New Challenge

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Sweaters one day, umbrellas the next. No one is sure what to expect at this PGA Championship except that Scottie Scheffler is locked in at another major and Oak Hill is a mighty test. Scheffler delivered a mix of birdies and great recoveries from wet, nasty rough Friday until he couldn’t escape one last…


Marlene Hagge-Vossler, Last Surviving LPGA Founder, Dies at 89

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.—Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. She was…


DeChambeau Resurfaces at Oak Hill and Leads PGA Championship

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Bryson DeChambeau was back on a major stage Thursday. No longer the incredible bulk, he still lashed away with speed and strength that carried him to a 4–under 66 at tough Oak Hill and the early lead in the PGA Championship. DeChambeau kept the ball in play for most of the round and powered…