Tiger Woods played better on Saturday. He shot a 5-under-par 67 at Medinah No. 3, but it may not matter. Woods’ chances of getting into the top 30 on the Fed Ex standings still aren’t good going into Sunday’s final round. “I figured I’m going to have to do something in the mid-60s for two…
Tournament Reports
Matsuyama’s 63 is Medinah No. 3 record — but is it the best round there?
Lots of great rounds, by lots of great players, have been shot over Medinah Country Club’s No. 3 course over the years. So many, in fact, that it’s tricky determining which one was the best. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama staked the best claim yet to the record on the storied course on Saturday. The layout that…
Finau: A victory is `just around the corner’
Tony Finau is thinking victory at the halfway point of the BMW Championship, and there’s no reason he shouldn’t be. Finau is just a shot behind leader Hideki Matsuyama heading into Saturday’s Round 3 at Medinah. Finau shot 66 on Friday in an effort to keep in close touch with the record-setting Matsuyama and believes…
Bad warmup didn’t faze Thomas in the first round at Medinah
It didn’t matter that all the conditions — comfortable temperatures, minimal wind, soft greens and fairways – were all ideal for low scoring at Medinah on Thursday. Justin Thomas certainly wasn’t thinking about that while warming up for his first round in the BMW Championship. “I had the worst warmup I’ve ever had in my…
Furyk may be the next `Mr. Chicago’ in golf
With all due respect to Tom Watson, Hale Irwin and even Tiger Woods, there is another contender when debating the most successful player on Chicago courses. Jim Furyk should also be on the list. All four players have feasted on Chicago area courses. Furyk just did it most recently – and is still doing it…
Tiger feels better, opens up before teeing off in the BMW Championship
Tiger Woods took to the famed No. 3 course at Medinah on Wednesday and played only nine holes in the Gardner Heidrick Pro-Am, the last pre-tournament event before Thursday’s start of the BMW Championship. Woods worked only his short game on the back nine, just like he did at last week’s first FedEx Cup Playoff…
Koepka puts Bo Jackson in the spotlight at the BMW pro-am
Brooks Koepka is the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, the reigning PGA champion and the winner of four major championships in the last three years. On Wednesday, though, he played second fiddle to one of his playing partners in the Gardner Heidrick Pro-Am, the final warmup for Thursday’s start of the BMW Championship at…
McIlroy downplays his late arrival at Medinah’s Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy nearly missed his tee time in the last big event he played at Medinah. He can only laugh about it now. The moment of infamy came in the 2012 Ryder Cup. McIlroy didn’t account for a time change and didn’t realize he needed to be at Medinah until someone called him. He needed…
PGA stars are back at Medinah for first time since U.S> Ryder Cup nightmare
The gates of Medinah Country Club open to the public for the first time since 2012 today. This week’s big event, the BMW Championship, will be much different than the last one held there – a devastating loss for Team USA in the Ryder Cup matches against Europe. The BMW is a 70-player, 72-hole no-cut…
Cooke’s second Illinois Open run-away was different from his first
David Cooke became the 13th player to claim multiple wins in the Illinois Open on Wednesday and – like his first win in 2015 – this latest one was basically no contest. Cooke won by five strokes when the tournament was held at Royal Melbourne, in Long Grove, four years ago and his 16-under-par score…