PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL. – Commissioner Jay Monahan gave his annual state of the PGA Tour announcement earlier this week, noting with pride that the circuit has events in Asia, Canada, Bermuda and the Dominican Republic and three allied international tours in Canada, China and Latin America. He added that over 200,000 fans were expected…
Tournament Reports
Return to winner’s circle proves elusive for Donald at Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL. – Luke Donald knew the drill. To win on the Champion Course at PGA National you don’t take many chances. The Jack Nicklaus-designed layout is too tough. It’s annually one of the hardest courses on the circuit. “There’s just such a lot of nerve-racking and daunting shots out here so you’re…
Fleetwood leads, but Donald is in position to win at Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL. — Winning the Honda Classic is still a possibility for injury-plagued Luke Donald entering Sunday’s final round on PGA National’s Champion Course. Donald is tied for third, two strokes behind leader Tommy Fleetwood, through three rounds. Donald isn’t predicting victory, but not ruling it out, either. “With a back injury at…
A comeback story? Donald has 8-birdie round at Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL. – Could Friday’s second round of the Honda Classic be the start of something big for Luke Donald? Time will tell, but Donald certainly looked like the golfer who was No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 56 weeks in 2011 and 2012. The former Northwestern star and member…
Another dramatic finish concludes the LPGA’s mini `Florida swing’
BOCA RATON, Florida – There’s no reason the LPGA shouldn’t play as many of its tournaments as possible in Florida. After all, the LPGA’s headquarters are in Daytona Beach and three of the circuit’s top stars — Lexi Thompson and Jessica and Nelly Korda – live there. This year’s schedule called for four LPGA tournaments…
Alfredsson notches another `Grand Slam’ in wrap-up to Senior LPGA season
FRENCH LICK, Indiana – Winning a Grand Slam in senior women’s golf isn’t unusual. You just need to win two tournaments to do it. England’s Laura Davies did it in 2018 and Sweden’s Helen Alfredsson accomplished the feat on Wednesday when she captured the Senior LPGA Championship on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick…
Senior LPGA tourney at French Lick will conclude this year’s majors
The year’s major golf championships aren’t finished just yet. There’s still one to go. Indiana’s French Lick Resort will host the third annual Senior LPGA Championship on its Pete Dye Course from Oct. 14-16. The 54-hole final event of The Legends Tour season has an unusual Monday through Wednesday schedule because that enabled the circuit…
The stage is set for Thomas to cash in big again at East Lake
Record scores were the story after each of the first three rounds of the BMW Championship at Medinah. Not so in Sunday’s final round, however. While Justin Thomas came out the champion, the final 18 at Medinah basically set the stage for what comes next – The Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. The…
Cantlay will get another shot at Thomas in The Tour Championship
Patrick Cantlay had his best round of the week on Sunday, shooting a 7-under-par 65. Only Hideki Matsuyama (63) did better. Neither could overhaul Justin Thomas at Medinah but they’ll have a chance to do it next week in the final FedEx Cup Playoff event in Atlanta. Cantlay goes into it with a two-stroke deficit…
Is Medinah No. 3 no longer the monster it used to be?
Just how low can these guys go? Medinah No. 3 has long been considered one of the world’s most difficult courses. It won’t be after the BMW Championship concludes there on Sunday. Only two of 69 players are over par after 54 holes and leader Justin Thomas is 21-under. Thomas has set the pace in…