AUSTRALIAN HANNAH GREEN LEADS by three shots after two rounds of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Green is 7 under for the tournament after a 69 on Friday. Ariya Jutanugarn is second at 4 under. TV SCHEDULE All times Eastern. Saturday, 6/22 NBC 3-6 p.m. Sunday, 6/23 … Read more
TV SCHEDULE (All times ET) Following are the TV airtimes for the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Thursday, Sept. 29: Opening Ceremony 5-6 p.m. | Golf Channel Friday, Sept. 30: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. | Golf Channel | TSN Network Saturday, Oct. 1: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. | NBC | TSN 4 Sunday, Oct. 2: 12 … Read more
U.S. RYDER CUP CAPTAIN DAVIS LOVE announced three of his four picks at a media conference today. They are Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes and Matt Kuchar. All have Ryder Cup experience. Love will announce his final pick to complete the 12-man U.S. squad on September 25. The 2016 Ryder Cup will be played September 30 … Read more
The 2016 Olympics are over. The Olympic torch is put away and the Olympic flame is extinguished. But there is another important event approaching in the world of golf — the Ryder Cup — and the PGA of America is borrowing an idea from the Olympics and other sports to attract attention and rally fan … Read more
Darren Clarke (zrim) DARREN CLARKE WILL BE THE NEXT European Ryder Cup captain. Clarke will lead the 12-man squad in the fall of 2016 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. EuropeanTour.com reported: The 2011 Open Champion becomes the first Northern Irishman to lead Europe against the United States, having played in the biennial … Read more
DAVE HILL, A 13-TIME PGA Tour winner who died this week at the age of 74, was called the Don Rickles of the golf tour by Sports Illustrated because of his outspokenness and derogatory comments. A solid performer who won the Vardon Trophy in 1969 and played on three U.S. Ryder Cup teams, Hill was … Read more
NOBODY’S PERFECT. THAT CLICHÉ didn’t apply to Tiger Woods, who was a perfect 14 for 14 at closing out majors when he led after 54 holes. Until today at Hazeltine National Golf Club. South Korean Y.E. Yang, a golfer who has won once on the PGA Tour and didn’t take up the game until he … Read more
Padraig Harrington faces a difficult task. (Mike Davis/Flickr) TIGER WOODS SHOT A 71 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Tiger is 14 of 14 when leading a major after 54 holes. Can you say fifth Wanamaker Trophy? Tiger will play with South Korean Y.E. … Read more
Tiger is the 36-hole leader at the PGA. (Keith Allison/Flickr) “With a four-shot cushion over his closest pursuers, these players would have a better chance rescuing a steak from a junk-yard dog.” −Phil Capelle, Capelle On Golf IT WAS A WINDY DAY at Hazeltine in the PGA Championship, blowing red numbers off the leaderboard and … Read more
(Editor’s note: I had the opportunity to ask TNT analyst and former PGA Tour player Bill Kratzert a few questions prior to today’s start of the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. TNT has 18 hours of coverage on Thursday through Sunday.) ARMCHAIR GOLF: How are current course conditions? BILL … Read more