The following edited content was supplied by Golf Channel in a news release. The PGA TOUR continues its Florida Swing in Miami this week with the WGC-Cadillac Championship. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy headlines an elite field of 74 players, including each of the top-50 in the Official World Golf Rankings. The PGA TOUR will also stage … Read more
IT’S THE “YEAR OF THE WOMEN,” reports GolfChannel.com, citing the marquee winners on the LPGA circuit during the 2014 season. All but three victors have been ranked within the top 16 in the Rolex Rankings. And one of the others, Lydia Ko, is a rising star. The young New Zealander has already won twice this … Read more
By Golf Channel News (The following edited content was supplied by Golf Channel in a news release.) Golf Channel will feature the LPGA LOTTE Championship from Hawaii in primetime, with an impressive field headlined by Inbee Park. The PGA Tour shifts to South Carolina for the RBC Heritage. World Golf Hall-of-Famers Tom Watson and Nick … Read more
THE JTBC FOUNDERS CUP, THE FIRST U.S. EVENT of the 2014 LPGA season, tees off on Thursday. World No. 3 Stacy Lewis defends her title in the $1.5 million event played on the par-72 Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. Also in the 132-player field are the winners of the season’s first four LPGA events: Jessica … Read more
AT A CONFERENCE IN RICHMOND, I didn’t watch a lick of golf this weekend. So when a friend asked me what I thought about Tiger Woods and has back problems, I told him I was out of the loop. I didn’t see Rory McIlroy stumble to the clubhouse with a closing 74 at the Honda … Read more
THE USGA TODAY UNVEILED A NEW public-education campaign around the theme of “While We’re Young” to raise awareness across the golf community of the challenges and solutions to the game’s pace-of-play issues. Borrowing the iconic line from the character played by Rodney Dangerfield in the classic 1980 film Caddyshack®, the campaign takes a lighthearted approach … Read more
IN 1973, A RECORD TV AUDIENCE WATCHED top female tennis player Billie Jean King defeat iconic chauvinist Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes.” Nearly 40 years later, the stage will move from the tennis court to the golf course as LPGA star Paula Creamer takes on CBS Sports commentator Gary McCord in golf’s “Battle of the … Read more
RORY MCILROY WON THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP by eight shots. Jiyai Shin did Rory one better, winning the Ricoh Women’s British Open by a record-setting nine strokes. Wow. Shin posted 9 under at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in foul weather. No one else got into red numbers. Shin’s 64 in the second round created the separation. … Read more
Paula Creamer (LPGA.com) PAULA CREAMER IS AFTER WHAT MOST amateur golfers want—more distance. In a story by Neal Reid at LPGA.com, Creamer talked about her work with coach David Whelan to overhaul her driver swing and tighten things up with the irons. Averaging 241 yards per drive last season, the Pink Panther ranked 113th in … Read more
ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER WIN for Yani Tseng, her 11th worldwide title of the season. Tseng’s latest victory came at the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in China. Tseng closed with a 66 to win by seven shots. Sergio Garcia also won his second straight thanks to his one-stroke triumph over Miguel Angel Jimenez at the Andulacia … Read more