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…
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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…
LIV Tour has found Chicago a welcoming place
The LIV Tour was a controversial mystery when it made its first Chicago appearance last year at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. This week the Saudi-back circuit returns and its TV host, Jerry Foltz, can’t wait. Pre-tournament festivities are on tap for Wednesday and Thursday before the 54-hole tournament tees off on Friday….
Donald is taking some heat for his Ryder Cup picks
The rosters are set for the Ryder Cup matches and, as usual, the captains are catching heat for some of their selections. Europe’s Luke Donald, though, is catching much more than Zach Johnson of the U.S. with the biennial competition beginning Sept. 29 in Italy. Most obvious contrast between the sides involves players who defected…
Walters’ `Gambler’ is about a lot more than Mickelson
This, most recent, book that merits your attention had some unusual pre-release promotional literature. “Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk’’ by Billy Walters with Armen Keteyian (Avid Reader Press) hinted that it was more about golfer Phil Mickelson than it was about Walters, who created his own autobiography. If that was intention it worked…
Rich Harvest is ready for the LIV Tour’s return
Last year’s Illinois golf season had a late addition – a tournament called LIV Tour Chicago staged at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. The LIV Tour was a new thing then, and Rich Harvest hosted one of just eight tournaments in the controversial circuit’s first season. The Saudi-back LIV Tour is no mystery…