Spieth’s impressive 21 birdies at Masters not enough to win
1 year, 8 months ago

Spieth’s impressive 21 birdies at Masters not enough to win

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth made 21 birdies at this year’s Masters, including nine on Sunday while trying to keep pace with partner Phil Mickelson. “I was trying to honestly just match Phil shot for shot coming in,” Spieth said of the final round at Augusta National. “I just wanted to put my best foot forward because I’ve been playing so well,” said Theegala, who has yet to win on the PGA Tour. “The competitiveness, guys coming over and competing, and it’s the first time really seeing the PGA Tour guys they were all great,” Reed said. “I didn’t play how I wanted to this weekend, but this experience playing the weekend at Augusta is definitely going to help me be the golfer I want to be,” Bennett said.

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Schauffele birdies final hole to capture PGA Championship for first major win
7 months ago

Schauffele birdies final hole to capture PGA Championship for first major win

The Hindu  

Xander Schauffele outdueled Bryson DeChambeau down the back nine on Sunday to win the PGA Championship, capturing his first major triumph with the lowest score in major history. Third-ranked Schauffele sank a tension-packed six-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole at Valhalla for a one-stroke victory over DeChambeau to snap a two-year victory drought. But I tried all day …

Masters champ Scottie Scheffler posts a 63 and leads the RBC Heritage by 1 shot
8 months ago

Masters champ Scottie Scheffler posts a 63 and leads the RBC Heritage by 1 shot

Associated Press  

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Scottie Scheffler drilled his opening tee shot — straight down the middle, of course — with a grandstand packed with spectators behind him. Thousands of fans didn’t want to miss the Masters champion on Saturday in the RBC Heritage, and Scheffler didn’t disappoint. One last birdie on the 18th hole at Harbour Town gave Scheffler …

‘My victory is secure on the cross’: Scottie Scheffler dedicates Masters victory to God
8 months, 1 week ago

‘My victory is secure on the cross’: Scottie Scheffler dedicates Masters victory to God

The Telegraph  

Scheffler said his faith helped him during his final round on Sunday, with Aberg at one stage joining him in a tie for the lead. In particular, he said he had tried to be aggressive on the back nine, knowing that “pars weren’t going to get it done”. “Yeah, I mean, I believe that today’s plans were already laid out …

Scottie Scheffler unstoppable and wins another Masters green jacket
8 months, 1 week ago

Scottie Scheffler unstoppable and wins another Masters green jacket

Associated Press  

Follow the AP’s live coverage of the 2024 Masters tournament. “I had a lot of really talented players trying to chase me down, and I knew pars weren’t going to get it done,” Scheffler said. “He is pretty amazing at letting things roll off his back and stepping up to very difficult golf shots and treating them like their own,” …

Scottie Scheffler wins 2024 Masters for his second green jacket
8 months, 1 week ago

Scottie Scheffler wins 2024 Masters for his second green jacket

New York Times  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler has been stating his claim as the No. Scheffler, 27, won the Masters by four strokes over a star-studded leaderboard for his second green jacket in three years. The four men playing in the last two groups — Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Ludvig Åberg — were all tied at 6-under at one point …

Masters analysis: 10 notes to know on Scottie Scheffler’s win, final round
8 months, 1 week ago

Masters analysis: 10 notes to know on Scottie Scheffler’s win, final round

New York Times  

When his competition made repeated tactical errors on the back nine, Scottie Scheffler hit the accelerator, with birdies on six of his last 11 holes to win the Masters. He’s the fifth player in Masters history to win by three or more multiple times: Nicklaus, Woods, Ballesteros and Sam Snead each did it twice. Unlike McIlroy, it remains to be …

2024 Masters analysis: 10 notes to know on Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and more
8 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Masters analysis: 10 notes to know on Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and more

New York Times  

The fractured landscape of men’s professional golf has made the first 13 Sundays of 2024 a little less compelling. Jon Rahm was a turbo-charged buzzsaw heading into last year’s Masters: three wins, the best scoring average on the PGA Tour and a birdie average of 5.21 per round. He’s averaged 1.45 strokes gained ball striking per round, second-best among LIV …

Rory McIlroy has a lot of birdies, a little drama and a share of The Players lead
9 months, 1 week ago

Rory McIlroy has a lot of birdies, a little drama and a share of The Players lead

Associated Press  

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy had a lot of birdies and a little drama Thursday in The Players Championship. McIlroy tied The Players Championship record with 10 birdies, offset by two tee shots into the water, for his lowest start ever at the PGA Tour’s flagship event. is saying they were 100 percent certain it landed below the …

Lucas Glover with a 64 leads Jordan Spieth by one shot in the PGA Tour playoff opener
1 year, 4 months ago

Lucas Glover with a 64 leads Jordan Spieth by one shot in the PGA Tour playoff opener

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Sloppy mud one day, broiling heat the next. Glover holed three putts longer than 25 feet, one of them for eagle on the par-5 16th, and has made only one bogey through 36 holes going into the weekend of the PGA Tour’s postseason opener at TPC Southwind. “I’m old enough to know it can change the other …

The Masters 2023: Brooks Koepka takes big lead at storm-halted event, Rory McIlroy set to miss cut
1 year, 8 months ago

The Masters 2023: Brooks Koepka takes big lead at storm-halted event, Rory McIlroy set to miss cut

Firstpost  

Augusta: Four-time major winner and LIV Golf rebel Brooks Koepka seized command of the Masters with a sizzling five-under par 67 before a storm that uprooted trees halted Friday’s second round at Augusta National. “You’ve got to make birdies on these par 5s, take advantage of them, and did a good job of that.” After winning last week’s LIV Golf …

Scheffler looks primed for rare Masters double
1 year, 8 months ago

Scheffler looks primed for rare Masters double

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — There are plenty of perks that come from being the reigning Masters champion. But, he was quick to add, “It’s not a motivating factor for me.” Scheffler knows it’s tough enough to put together two straight shots that go where you want, so the odds of syncing up four stellar rounds at Augusta National — then four …

Mickelson back at Masters after year away from Augusta
1 year, 8 months ago

Mickelson back at Masters after year away from Augusta

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson was back at Augusta National on Tuesday and there were times when it felt as if nothing had changed. You dream about winning it, being in contention, and then when you actually are a pro and you’re playing here, you’re like, ‘Wow, I want to be a part of this every year.’ “That’s the coolest …

Jordan Spieth: ‘I have enough’ weapons to win Masters again
1 year, 8 months ago

Jordan Spieth: ‘I have enough’ weapons to win Masters again

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth has a green jacket among five top-three finishes at Augusta National, tying the legendary Arnold Palmer for the most in history among players through their first nine Masters. “I’ve back-doored some of those top finishes.” After posting five rounds of 67 or better through his first five trips to Augusta, Spieth has none in his past four. “I’d …

MASTERS ’23: A capsule look at top contenders for Augusta
1 year, 8 months ago

MASTERS ’23: A capsule look at top contenders for Augusta

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A capsule look at 10 top contenders for the Masters, which is April 6-9 at Augusta National Golf Club : JON RAHM Age: 28. Masters moment: Making the cut last year for the first time in three tries. Backspin: He was good at the Masters before he won a major, and the British Open last year was …

Masters champ Scheffler, Johnson among those missing PGA cut
2 years, 7 months ago

Masters champ Scheffler, Johnson among those missing PGA cut

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Scottie Scheffler arrived at Southern Hills with a green jacket hanging in his closet, the No. Scheffler wasn’t alone on a mercurial day in Oklahoma, where stiff winds that made scoring difficult early yielded to calm afternoon weather that allowed Bubba Watson to match the PGA record with a round of 63. Definitely no gripes with the …

Spieth among PGA favorites in quest for career Grand Slam
2 years, 7 months ago

Spieth among PGA favorites in quest for career Grand Slam

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Not long ago, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Jordan Spieth would one day capture golf’s career Grand Slam. Arnold Palmer’s victory in the 1961 British Open left him, much like Spieth, needing only the PGA to finish it off, yet he’d play the tournament 34 times without winning. “Tiger did it most of his career, and …

Scheffler a Masters champion and never saw it coming
2 years, 8 months ago

Scheffler a Masters champion and never saw it coming

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler wanted to be a professional golfer for so long he wore trousers to lessons at Royal Oaks in Dallas and even at junior tournaments, no matter how stifling the Texas heat. “I’ve never been a guy that likes to look too far into the future,” Scheffler said Sunday evening, still trying to grasp the magnitude …

A brief look at the final round of the Masters
2 years, 8 months ago

A brief look at the final round of the Masters

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A brief look at the final round of the Masters: THE VICTOR: Scottie Scheffler closed with a 1-under 71 for a three-shot victory over Rory McIlroy to win his first major. He is the only one who can take his green jacket home until next year, and he has a lifetime exemption to play the Masters. TIGER …

Scottie Scheffler continues his hot streak, holding off Rory McIlroy to win Masters
2 years, 8 months ago

Scottie Scheffler continues his hot streak, holding off Rory McIlroy to win Masters

LA Times  

Scottie Scheffler holds the championship trophy after winning the Masters by three strokes Sunday. Scottie Scheffler won the Masters by five … no, four … no, three shots Sunday, leaving little doubt through 17 holes before nerves finally got to him on the 18th green. An eight-under-par 64 by McIlroy — the tournament’s only bogey-free round of the week — …

Masters 2022: Tiger Woods shoots 71; Cameron Smith early clubhouse leader
2 years, 8 months ago

Masters 2022: Tiger Woods shoots 71; Cameron Smith early clubhouse leader

The Hindu  

Tiger Woods made his long-anticipated return to competitive golf on Thursday with a 1-under-par 71 in the first round of the Masters, while Cameron Smith of Australia shot a 4-under 68 to take the lead midway through the round at Augusta National Golf Club. 2, 7, 9 and 10 to move into a tie with Smith with eight holes to …

Scottie Scheffler tames Augusta to claim five-shot Masters lead as Tiger Woods adds to legend
2 years, 8 months ago

Scottie Scheffler tames Augusta to claim five-shot Masters lead as Tiger Woods adds to legend

The Telegraph  

Perhaps only a young, fearless world No 1 doing his finest Tiger Woods impression could dare to upstage Tiger Woods himself. While the latter added yet another fantastical element to his legend by making the Masters cut just 14 months after a car crash almost cost him his right leg, Scottie Scheffler confirmed that his recently acquired status is anything …

Resurgent Spieth takes one-stroke lead at Colonial
3 years, 6 months ago

Resurgent Spieth takes one-stroke lead at Colonial

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth knows how to finish out of the rough, and still had the lead after three rounds at Colonial. Colonial is a great setting for a good finish.” Red-hot form The resurgent Spieth has the 54-hole lead for a PGA Tour best-matching fourth time this season, all in a span of 11 tournaments. That was after he tied for …

Jordan Spieth leads at Colonial, Mickelson misses cut
3 years, 6 months ago

Jordan Spieth leads at Colonial, Mickelson misses cut

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth has started playing well again just about everywhere he goes. PGA champion Phil Mickelson was headed home to California after he bogeyed two of his last three holes, missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge by one stroke. Sergio Garcia, the first-round co-leader with Spieth whose first PGA Tour win came at Colonial 20 years ago, was …

Charles Schwab Challenge: Spieth, Garcia open with 63s at Colonial
3 years, 6 months ago

Charles Schwab Challenge: Spieth, Garcia open with 63s at Colonial

The Hindu  

Phil Mickelson kept hearing congratulatory words as he made his way around Colonial, and there was a huge roar from the crowd when the PGA Championship winner made a long putt to finish his round. "There were some tough holes out there, but I was able to hit really good shots on those holes, and a couple of up-and-downs when …

Phil Mickelson atop leaderboard heading into final round at PGA Championship
3 years, 7 months ago

Phil Mickelson atop leaderboard heading into final round at PGA Championship

CNN  

CNN — He might be one of the older statesman at the PGA Championship, but Phil Mickelson is showing he’s no slouch. The five-time major winner produced some stunning golf on Saturday at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course before dropping some late shots to finish on seven-under and atop the leaderboard of the major with a one-shot lead. Heading into the …

Spieth ready for fifth shot at career Grand Slam
3 years, 7 months ago

Spieth ready for fifth shot at career Grand Slam

The Hindu  

Winning the PGA Championship would be a career-defining moment for most of the players competing this week but Jordan Spieth is the only one at Kiawah Island with a chance to secure a spot among a truly elite group. A win for Spieth would put him alongside Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the …

The Masters 2021: On a suddenly soggy day at Augusta, some fail to adjust
3 years, 8 months ago

The Masters 2021: On a suddenly soggy day at Augusta, some fail to adjust

Firstpost  

Play was halted for 78 minutes by a fast-moving line of thunderstorms, transforming a course that was playing as tough as anybody could remember before getting its first dousing of the week. While Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama surged to a four-stroke lead in the third round of the Masters, a bunch of other expected challengers got stuck in neutral or fell …

Augusta Masters | Zalatoris, Harman close the gap
3 years, 8 months ago

Augusta Masters | Zalatoris, Harman close the gap

The Hindu  

Top-ranked defending champion Dustin Johnson has more time to prepare for next week's US PGA Heritage Classic than he really wanted after missing the cut at the 85th Masters on Friday. Will Zalatoris, who could become the first Masters debutant winner since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, and Brian Harman shared second on 138. Zalatoris birdied the last three holes to …

The Masters 2021: Justin Rose clings to 1-shot lead as Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas lurk
3 years, 8 months ago

The Masters 2021: Justin Rose clings to 1-shot lead as Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas lurk

Firstpost  

Rose was at 7-under 137, one shot ahead of Brian Harman and Will Zalatoris, the 24-year-old from Dallas who still doesn’t have a full PGA Tour card. “I wanted to be here my entire life,” Zalatoris said after birdies on his last three holes to get in the final group. “Just a classic day at Augusta National when you’re slightly …

Jordan Spieth ends four-year PGA Tour drought at Valero Texas Open
3 years, 8 months ago

Jordan Spieth ends four-year PGA Tour drought at Valero Texas Open

The Independent  

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Jordan Spieth ends four-year title drought with win at Texas Open
3 years, 8 months ago

Jordan Spieth ends four-year title drought with win at Texas Open

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth's long journey between trophy presentations ended on Sunday not all that far from home, with a two-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open at San Antonio. England's Matt Wallace took third place at 14 under, while Lucas Glover finished in fourth place at 12 under, and India's Anirban Lahiri settled for fifth place at 10 under. Spieth made …

Spieth, Wallace share lead entering Valero Texas Open final round
3 years, 8 months ago

Spieth, Wallace share lead entering Valero Texas Open final round

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to move into a tie for the lead heading into the final round of the Valero Texas Open. With four birdies in an eight-hole stretch, Spieth was tied with Wallace and Hoffman for the lead heading to the 308-yard 17th. "I didn't feel like I had great control of the golf ball,'' …

Spieth getting short game in order right in time for Masters
3 years, 8 months ago

Spieth getting short game in order right in time for Masters

The Hindu  

Jordan Spieth came into the Valero Texas Open mainly looking to fine-tune his short game ahead of next week's Masters and on Thursday he did just that as he grabbed the early first-round clubhouse lead. Spieth was a little loose off the tee in tough conditions at TPC San Antonio but more than offset that with a sublime short game …

Mike Weir leads by 2 at Cologuard Classic, Mickelson 9 back
3 years, 9 months ago

Mike Weir leads by 2 at Cologuard Classic, Mickelson 9 back

The Hindu  

Mike Weir went on a back-nine birdie binge to take control of the Cologuard Classic. Weir shot a 5-under 67 to build a two-shot lead in the Cologuard Classic on Saturday, leaving Mickelson with a lot of ground to make up to win his third straight PGA Tour Champions start. pic.twitter.com/7YXmGJfa9u — PGA TOUR Champions February 28, 2021 Mickelson hit …

Sam Burns sizzles to grab second-round lead in Houston - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Sam Burns sizzles to grab second-round lead in Houston - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Sam Burns used a fast start and steady finish to grab the second-round lead at the Houston Open on Friday, while Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson were on track to miss the cut in the final tournament before next week’s Masters. Burns birdied three of his first four holes at Memorial Park Golf Course en route to a bogey-free five-under-par …

Mickelson shoots 61, takes lead in PGA Tour Champions debut
4 years, 3 months ago

Mickelson shoots 61, takes lead in PGA Tour Champions debut

The Hindu  

Just about the only poor shot Phil Mickelson hit in his PGA Tour Champions debut was a wayward iron off the tee. It was one of five straight on the back nine Monday for the five-time major champion, who decided to make his over-50 debut this week after missing the cut at The Northern Trust and getting eliminated from the …

The Latest: Jordan Spieth Says Fireworks Should be Expected on Back 9 at PGA Championship
4 years, 4 months ago

The Latest: Jordan Spieth Says Fireworks Should be Expected on Back 9 at PGA Championship

News 18  

As if the final round of the PGA Championship didn’t have enough possibilities, Jordan Spieth finished his final round at Harding Park and said the back nine was set up for good scoring. Spieth said he wouldn’t be surprised if someone shot a 30 on the back nine. Dustin Johnson goes into the final round with a one-shot lead, with …

Koepka finds form, leads by 2 shots in Memphis
4 years, 4 months ago

Koepka finds form, leads by 2 shots in Memphis

The Hindu  

Brooks Koepka fired an eight-under par 62 in the opening round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday to get his title defense in Memphis off to a flying start. The world number six has struggled in his last three tournaments and has had pain in his surgically-repaired left knee but was smoking out of the gate, nailing birdies …

Birdies galore at Hilton Head in RBC Heritage, with Jordan Spieth packing six straight on back nine
4 years, 6 months ago

Birdies galore at Hilton Head in RBC Heritage, with Jordan Spieth packing six straight on back nine

Firstpost  

Ian Poulter holed a 30-foot birdie putt and followed with a 5-iron to 4 feet for a birdie that closed out his round of 7-under 64, giving him a share of the lead Thursday with Mark Hubbard at Hilton Head. Spieth wouldn’t have guessed he would be one of them after a tee shot what was 5 yards right of …

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