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Pierceson Coody shoots scorching 61, leads ISCO Championship
Pierceson Coody racked up 11 birdies, including six in a row, to shoot a bogey-free 61 and snag the first-round lead at the ISCO Championship on Friday at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky.,Coody leads by three strokes over Hayden Springer and the Philippines' Rico Hoey, who stand at 8-unde...
Rory McIlroy shares 'surprise, disbelief' of Team Europe over U.S. captain pick
Over dinner in London with Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald on Sunday, Team Europe evaluated the gathering with the United States at Bethpage Black next September. ,Based on reaction from Rory McIlroy and his reigning Ryder Cup champion teammates on Thursday, you could likely hear a fork drop when the ...
Justin Thomas fires 62, leads Scottish Open
Justin Thomas rolled in eight birdies and claimed the solo lead at the Scottish Open on Thursday with a first-round 62 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick. ,Thomas stands one shot clear of South Korea's Sungjae Im (63), who bogeyed the first and 17th holes on his opening 18 but has a stroke on ...
2024 Scottish Open: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The Scottish Open serves as the final tune-up before the last major of 2024, and six of the top 10 players in the world have made their way to North Berwick this week along with top players from the DP World Tour.,The event also serves as the return of Rory McIlroy, who tees it up for the first time...
Rory McIlroy returns to defend Scottish Open title
All eyes will be back on Rory McIlroy as he defends his title at the Genesis Scottish Open while preparing for his last chance this year to end his vexing 10-year major title drought.,The PGA Tour is co-sanctioning the event with the DP World Tour for the third straight year. When players tee off Th...
Rory McIlroy addresses U.S. Open meltdown, caddie criticism
Rory McIlroy shed light on a dark day Wednesday, more than three weeks removed from his collapse at the U.S. Open.,McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes, letting Bryson DeChambeau win with a par save at the 72nd hole at Pinehurst No. 2. The Northern Irishman missed two par putts from inside ...
Keegan Bradley ‘surprised’ by Ryder Cup call; Tiger open to future captaincy
Even for all-time greats at the level of Tiger Woods, there are only 24 hours in a day.,Woods' belief that he wouldn't have enough time to be fully dedicated to captaining the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup squad led the PGA of America to tap Keegan Bradley for the role, a move that Bradley said Tuesday came a...
Golf Glance: Rory McIlroy defends in Scotland; LPGA, Champions go major hunting
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: John Deere Classic (Davis Thompson),THIS WEEK: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, Scotland, July 11-14,Course: The Renaissance Club (Par 70, 7,237 Yards)...
Xander Schauffele getting settled in Europe before big stretch
Xander Schauffele's PGA Tour career hit a lull after winning the 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions in January of that year.,He didn't win again until April 2022 in New Orleans, which started a three-win season that culminated in a victory at the Scottish Open. For World No. 3 Schauffele, entered i...
Keegan Bradley named U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2025
Keegan Bradley was named the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2025 on Monday.,After leading candidate Tiger Woods reportedly turned down the post, the PGA of America turned to PGA Tour veteran Bradley, who will be formally introduced on Tuesday in New York.,The Telegraph and other outlets reported Monday ...
Report: Tiger Woods passes on Ryder Cup captaincy
The PGA of America will announce the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain at noon ET on Tuesday in New York, and it reportedly will not be Tiger Woods.,Woods was considered the leading candidate for the post, but the Telegraph reported Monday that he has declined.,Woods, 28, was looking for a reduced role to...
PGA to name 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tuesday
The PGA of America will announce the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain at noon ET on Tuesday in New York.,Tiger Woods is considered the leading candidate for the post, if his busy schedule allows it.,"We're still talking," Woods, 48, told reporters at the PGA Championship in May. "There's nothing that has...
Davis Thompson sizzles at John Deere Classic for first PGA win
Davis Thompson shot 7-under par 64 to run away with the John Deere Classic for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at Silvis, Ill.,Thompson finished with a tournament-record 28-under 256 for a four-shot victory on a trio of contenders, breaking away from a two-shot lead from the beginning of the day a...
Davis Thompson pursuing first PGA Tour win at John Deere Classic
Davis Thompson shot 9-under-par 62 to move into the lead in the John Deere Classic in Saturday's third round at Silvis, Ill., seeking to secure his first victory on the PGA Tour after recent strong outings.,Thompson goes into Sunday's final round at 21-under 192 with a two-stroke advantage on Eric C...
C.T. Pan, Aaron Rai jump past Hayden Springer at John Deere
C.T. Pan of Taiwan and Aaron Rai of England share the 36-hole lead at the John Deere Classic after they each shot 8-under 63 on Friday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.,Pan and Rai enter the weekend at 14-under 128, one shot ahead of Englishman Harry Hall, who posted a 66 Friday.,Rai, who contended a...
Hayden Springer shoots 59 at John Deere Classic
Hayden Springer used an unlikely eagle-birdie finish to shoot a 12-under 59 to open the John Deere Classic on Thursday, marking the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.,Springer will head into Friday with a two-shot lead over Finland's Sami Valimaki, who made 11 birdies in his round of 61. Eric Co...
Sepp Straka still boasting underdog mindset heading into John Deere
Embracing his role of defending champion is the last thing Austrian Sepp Straka is doing heading into this week's John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill. ,Straka posted a 21-under 263 at last year's tournament to beat Brendon Todd and Alex Smalley by two strokes. He put together a stunning final round, c...
Jordan Spieth hunts for form at ‘second home’ TPC Deere Run
Jordan Spieth remembers being the kid who won the John Deere Classic just before his 20th birthday. Sometimes he tries to tap back into that part of his life, a rookie year where he swung carefree and let his talent take him where he was going., ,The two-time tournament champion is back at the John ...
Amateur Luke Clanton praises college golf, in no rush to turn pro
Luke Clanton is the latest player making noise for the next generation in men's golf.,While a healthy amount of attention at last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic was given to the PGA Tour debut of 15-year-old Miles Russell, he wasn't the only amateur in the field on a sponsor's invite. Clanton, a 20-...
Sergio Garcia emotional after failed Open qualifying bid
Sergio Garcia of Spain was among the veteran players who failed to qualify for The Open Championship, coming up just two strokes shy in his final qualifier on Tuesday.,It marks the second consecutive year the 44-year-old member of LIV Golf will not play in the historic major.,"I come here and I try ...