PATRICK REED IS ALL IN. After his win at The Barclays on Sunday, Reed is an automatic qualifier for the U.S. Ryder Cup team and is off and running in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Patrick moved from a nervous eighth to a comfortable fourth in the final Ryder Cup Points Standings. In case you haven’t … Read more
By Brian Keogh Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission. News from Brian Keogh’s Irish Golf Desk. JASON DAY CONTINUED HIS RED-HOT streak of form by making eight birdies in an immaculate … Read more
The following edited content was supplied by Golf Channel in a news release. PGA TOUR The Barclays Dates: Aug. 27-30 Venue: Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J. Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay) Friday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay) Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay) On CBS (Eastern): … Read more
By Brian Keogh Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission. Rory RORY MCILROY’S BRILLIANT US SEASON did not get the fairytale finish he’d hope for as … Read more
JASON DUFNER IS OUT FOR THE REST of the FedEx Cup Playoffs after his withdrawal from the Deutsche Bank Championship, reported PGATour.com on Monday. Don’t expect to see Dufner on the U.S. Ryder Cup team either. Tom Watson will announce his three captain’s picks on September 2. Jason Dufner is hurting. (Allison) The 2013 PGA … Read more
THE FEDEX CUP PLAYOFFS, WHICH BEGAN on Thursday with The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey, are critical for PGA Tour players looking to solidify their playing status, collect sizable checks, or be considered for one of Tom Watson’s captain’s picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. But as Jimmy Walker knows, their importance can be … Read more
By Brian Keogh Brian Keogh is a golf correspondent for The Irish Sun and a contributor to The Irish Times, Golf Digest Ireland and other golf publications. The following excerpt from Brian’s Irish Golf Desk is used with permission. RORY MCILROY FINISHED SIX SHOTS BEHIND Masters champion Adam Scott in The Barclays but wasn’t the … Read more
Lydia Ko at Queen Sirikit Cup. (Singapore Sports) FORGET THE RYDER CUP. FORGET The Barclays. Forget the FedEx Cup playoffs. Forget Tiger Woods. Forget anchoring. Forget Augusta National and its two new members. (Well, maybe not that.) The golf story of the week and perhaps the year is a 15-year-old who won the CN Canadian … Read more
Editor’s note: With Bethpage Black hosting The Barclays this week, it’s a good time to get reacquainted with Black’s low-profile neighbor. From the archives. By A.J. Voelpel Special to ARMCHAIR GOLF WELCOME TO BETHPAGE STATE PARK, home to more doglegs than Cruella De Vil’s closet. It is here, obviously, where you’ll find the famed Black … Read more
BUBBA WATSON NEEDS ONLY FOUR DRIVES of 300 yards or longer at The Barclays this week to reach the target of 300 drives established for the “Bubba Long in Pink. Driven by PING” promotion. With his all-pink PING® G20® driver, Bubba has blasted 296 drives of 300 yards or farther, earning $300 from PING for … Read more