Paul Ajak III, Sean Knapp tired but triumphant at Tri-State Amateur
Paul Ajak III and Sean Knapp played in the 36-hole U.S. Amateur qualifier Wednesday at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, so they were dragging a bit when they teed it up Thursday at the Tri-State Amateur. Their bodies had to catch up with their mental acceleration. “It was really hot...
British Open returns after covid-19 cancellation, but golfers back in a bubbleVideo
As tradition goes at the British Open, it might feel as though nothing has changed. Shane Lowry, a popular champion on Irish soil at Royal Portrush, returns the silver claret upon his arrival Monday at Royal St. George’s in England for a ceremonial start to the 149th edition of golf’s...
Top local golfers survive test of nerves to qualify for U.S. Amateur at Oakmont
JOHNSTOWN — Yes, it was nerve-racking for some of the golfers Wednesday at Sunnehanna Country Club participating in the U.S. Amateur qualifier. There was more pressure than usual because there were only five spots available for the prestigious tournament, which will be played at historic Oakmont Country Club from Aug....
Golfer Angel Cabrera gets 2-year jail sentence over assault chargesVideo
BUENOS AIRES — Argentinian golfer Angel Cabrera, a former Masters and U.S. Open champion, was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison on assault charges against his former partner. A court in the province of Cordoba, 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, convicted the 51-year-old for assaulting, threatening and...
Alex Cejka seeks 3rd major at U.S. Senior Open; Ernie Els, Jim Furyk in fieldVideo
OMAHA, Neb. — Alex Cejka has had no trouble adjusting to professional golf’s 50-and-over division. The PGA Tour Champions newcomer already has wins in two senior majors and will go for a third this week in the U.S. Senior Open at Omaha Country Club. “He’s got one of the best...
PGA rookie Davis Thompson takes early lead at Rocket ClassicVideo
DETROIT — Davis Thompson, in his third PGA Tour event as a professional, is leading the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He’s not excited about that fact. Yet. “Sounds good on Sunday,” Thompson said after matching a Detroit Golf Club record with a 9-under-par 63 to take the early first-round lead. “It’s...
Chase Koepka wins Fuhrer Invitational on first playoff holeVideo
A double-bogey caught Chase Koepka by surprise on his 71st hole Wednesday during the final round of the Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational. Jumped up and grabbed him. Suddenly, his two-shot lead was gone, and the one hand he had on the crystal trophy slipped off. What, Koepka, worry? Not...
Replacement clubs no problem for Chase Koepka on Day 1 of Fuhrer Invitational
Essentially playing with a rental set of clubs, Chase Koepka grinded his way into contention in his first Frank B. Fuhrer Jr. Invitational. The younger brother of four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, Chase lost his clubs and clothes in transit when he left Hartford, Conn., after playing in the PGA...
Harris English beats Kramer Hickok in 8-hole playoff for PGA’s Travelers ChampionshipVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — Harris English birdied the eighth hole of sudden death to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday, beating Kramer Hickok after both birdied the final hole of regulation to force the playoff. It matched the second-longest sudden-death playoff in PGA Tour history. English shot a 5-under-par 65 to...
Women’s PGA championship, No. 1 world ranking for Nelly KordaVideo
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Nelly Korda powered her way to her first major championship Sunday with a performance worthy of her new status as the No. 1 player in women’s golf. Korda nearly holed out with a 7-wood from 243 yards for a tap-in eagle, and the 22-year-old American seized...
Bubba Watson overcomes snapped driver on Day 2 at PGA Tour’s Travelers ChampionshipVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — We pause now to fondly remember Bubba Watson’s neon pink driver, which broke apart mid-swing on the second tee in the Travelers Championship on Friday. And, if the three-time Travelers winner is going to have luck like this over the weekend, please spare a thought for the...
Chase Koepka, Brooks’ brother, gets delayed spot in PGA Tour’s stop in HartfordVideo
Chase Koepka is getting his chance to play in the Travelers Championship — a year late. The brother of four-time major champion Brooks Koepka earned his way into the tournament last year in the Monday qualifier, but he wound up withdrawing after playing a practice round alongside someone who tested...
Perspective, passion define Jon Rahm’s win at U.S. OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm’s road to becoming a U.S. Open champion might have started with a pair of bogeys. It ended with a pair of birdies at Torrey Pines that will be far more memorable. In the previous 120 editions of the U.S. Open, no one ever had birdied...
Canyon shot costs Louis Oosthuizen at U.S. OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Louis Oosthuizen spent the week before the U.S. Open moving to the horse country in North Florida, where he bought an 86-acre ranch. Once the family moves into the ranch house next spring, Oosthuizen plans to buy some horses, maybe some cattle, enjoy life among the oak...
Palmer Jackson moves into contention at Sunnehanna Amateur with 9-birdie round
Palmer Jackson had a dream start to his third round at the 68th Sunnehanna Amateur on Friday, making four straight birdies to move into contention heading into Saturday’s final round. Jackson made a total of nine birdies and shot a 6-under 64 to finish the round tied for third place,...
U.S. Open preview: Can Phil Mickelson shock us again? Torrey Pines’ tricks. The money behind Bryson vs. Brooks ‘rivalry.’
Before last month’s PGA Championship, long-time Real Golf Radio host Brian Taylor joined me to preview the tournament, discuss its history and the return of fans to golf, analyze the Kiawah Island course and predict which golfers might contend. About the only thing Taylor didn’t break down was how Phil...
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo wins Palmetto Championship for 1st PGA victoryVideo
RIDGELAND, S.C. — Garrick Higgo’s day began with a call from South African golfing great Gary Player. It ended in triumph just like so many of Player’s Sundays did in his Hall of Fame career. The 22-year-old Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree for his first career victory on...
PGA star Brooks Koepka: Rivalry with Bryson DeChambeau good for golfVideo
RIDGELAND, S.C. — Brooks Koepka insists his ongoing rivalry with fellow major champion Bryson DeChambeau is good for golf. Koepka is at the inaugural Palmetto Championship this week, his first event since a video interview outtake at the PGA Championship last month showed the four-time major champ rolling his eyes...
Local golfers come up short in U.S. Open qualifying
There won’t be any Western Pennsylvania golfers in the 121st U.S. Open this month. There were 11 players with local ties that played in Monday’s U.S. Open Sectionals across the country and their efforts came up short. The players competed at five sites for the chance to participate in the...
Teenager Yuka Saso wins U.S. Women’s Open on 3rd playoff holeVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Yuka Saso modeled her golf game after Rory McIlroy, spending hours watching videos of his swing before going to bed each night in order to perfect her own. All that work paid off as Saso is a U.S. Open champion just like her idol thanks to a...
Kiawah Island’s record length won’t be only challenge at PGA Championship
Most of this week’s conversation leading up to the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Golf Resort has been about the length of the course. It’ll play at 7,876 yards, the longest PGA Championship — and major championship — in terms of scorecard yardage. Naturally, a lot of people are predicting...
Jason Day looks to regain form in time for PGA ChampionshipVideo
The breeze was stiff enough Monday morning off the Atlantic coast that Jason Day hit a bullet of a 4-iron into the par-3 14th at Kiawah Island and watched it tumble down a shaved slope 10 feet below the green. As he finished the back nine on the first official...
Sam Burns holds on to PGA’s Byron Nelson lead as Jordan Speith loomsVideo
McKINNEY, Texas — Sam Burns is the 54-hole leader — again. Local favorite Jordan Spieth saved the magic for the 18th green — again. And the AT&T Byron Nelson is in a race to beat the notorious spring weather in Texas — again, this time with plenty of players having...
Rough day for Mickelson, most of field at PGA’s Wells Fargo ChampionshipVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Phil Mickelson was 11 shots worse than his previous round at Quail Hollow. Bryson DeChambeau made an 8 on his 16th hole and headed straight for the exit. Turns out nothing was as bad as it seemed Friday in the Wells Fargo Championship. Morning gusts gave way...
Golf super league resurfaces as McIlroy puts stock in legacyVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy returned to the site of his first PGA Tour victory and made it clear Wednesday that he is more interested in creating his place in history than chasing Saudi-backed money in a proposed super league. Justin Thomas wasn’t far behind in that line of thinking....
