BELLEAIR, FL. — Annika Sorenstam was a legendary player before she stepped away from the LPGA Tour in 2008. Now she’s back again in a variety of roles, most notably as the host of a revitalized tournament called The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. The Pelican Golf Club, on the outskirts of Tampa,…
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Mistwood’s Mickelson is Illinois PGA’s Player of the Year
Andy Mickelson, the director of golf at Mistwood in Romeoville, is the Illinois PGA’s Player of the Year. He did it with only one win, in the section’s first stroke play event, but his consistency in 10 other competitions earned him enough Bernardi Player of the Year points to win the prestigious honor. “Winning…
Here are the two main reasons why Europe claimed the Ryder Cup
There’s no need to rehashing this Ryder Cup. Europe’s 16 ½-11 ½ win in Italy on Sunday was marked by extraordinary emotion, some controversy and more frustration for Team USA, which hasn’t won on foreign soil since 1993. It was, at least, great theater and there’ll be more of that when the competition is played…
Next at Pinehurst: USGA Golf House, World Golf Hall of Fame
PINEHURST, North Carolina – These are extraordinary times for the “Cradle of American Golf.’’ The U.S. Golf Association will begin unveiling its new campus in Pinehurst on Dec. 1. This six-eight acre spot will evolve leading into the U.S. Open in June, 2024. That may turn out to be the most significant addition to the…
Pinehurst No. 10 nears completion and a No. 11 will follow
ABERDEEN, North Carolina – The Pinehurst area has dubbed itself “Cradle of American Golf,’’ and there’s no argument here – especially given what’s coming soon. The Pinehurst Resort has announced that it’ll open its 10th course, called Pinehurst 10, on April 3, 2024. Soon after that the U.S. Golf Association will open its Golf House…
DeChambeau adds to debate about U.S. Ryder Cup team picks
The results of Sunday’s LIV Chicago tourney at Rich Harvest Farms create the need for another look at the U.S. team for this week’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Captain Zach Johnson has been criticized for passing on Keegan Bradley as a captain’s pick and choosing Justin Thomas, who had a disappointing (for him) season, instead. …
DeChambeau beats his own teammate to win LIV title
Golf drama doesn’t get any better than this. Bryson DeChambeau delivered it in Illinois for the third time on Sunday to win the LIV Chicago tournament at Rich Harvest Farms, in Sugar Grove. In 2015 he won the U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields, and in 2017 he captured the first of his seven PGA…
Munoz leads LIV; Koepka struggles with Ryder Cup closing in
You’d think this week’s LIV tourney would – with all its crowd noise, music and other distractions – offer Brooks Koepka good preparation for next week’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Koepka is the only LIV player on either the U.S. or European teams and he’ll be in his fourth straight Ryder Cup. LIV has…
Garcia among LIV leaders after raucous round at Rich Harvest
The second version of the LIV Tour’s Chicago stop at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove got off to a rousing start Friday, complete with blaring music and a countdown that created excitement for a crowd that resembled last year’s even less-than-ideal weather. Four parachute jumpers landed on the 18th green seconds before defending champion…
Gooch is the man to watch at Rich Harvest
The big stars were Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson when the LIV Tour made its Chicago debut at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove last year. No surprise there. Smith was the reigning British Open titlist and will be the defending champion when the Saudi-backed circuit returns to Rich Harvest this week. Johnson, winner of…