Tag: Golf News
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After three-victory promotion from Korn Ferry Tour, Matt McCarty needs just two starts to win on PGA Tour at Black Desert Championship
Matt McCarty just keeps winning, no matter the tour. The 26-year-old former Santa Clara University golfer smashed his drive within 3 feet of the hole at the drivable par-4, 14thgreen at Black Desert Resort to set up an eagle en route to posting a final-round 4-under 67 on Sunday and win the inaugural Black Desert Championship in…
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This golfer needed to win Epson Tour Championship to earn LPGA card for 2025 and she did just that
Heather Lin did more than just win a 72-hole golf tournament Sunday at the Indian Wells Golf Resort. Lin also earned herself a playing exemption for the 2025 LPGA season. Lin, from Taipei, birdied the par-5 17th hole and then routinely two-putted the par-3 18th to earn a one-shot win at the 2024 Epson Tour…
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United States wins 2024 Presidents Cup thanks to stellar play in Sunday singles
MONTREAL — A month ago, Keegan Bradley was sweating out whether he’d qualify for the BMW Championship while planning to serve as an assistant captain to U.S. Presidents Cup captain Jim Furyk at Royal Montreal Golf Club. Then he not only made it as the last man in the BMW field, he won the tournament…
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Billy Horschel beats Rory McIlroy in playoff to win 2024 BMW PGA Championship
2024 has been the year of so close, yet so far for Rory McIlroy. On Sunday, the latest saga involved a playoff against Billy Horschel, a fellow past champion of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. But the final sentence was the same. Horschel topped McIlroy on the second playoff hole…
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PGA Tour’s biggest 5 storylines of 2024 (so far)
The National Football League season started this week, which means the PGA Tour’s schedule worked out perfectly again. The meat of the PGA Tour ends before the NFL season, meaning the bigger events on the PGA Tour won’t get hammered in television ratings by football. But as the golf season ends – there are still…
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Scottie Scheffler wins 2024 Tour Championship to claim FedEx Cup, $25 million bonus
ATLANTA — Randy Smith was speaking about his star pupil Scottie Scheffler when Scheffler’s mother, Diane, swooped in for a hug. But as he accepted her embrace, Smith answered the question about what he learned seeing Scheffler overcome the dreaded shank at the eighth hole in the final round of the 2024 Tour Championship and…
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Make Your Tee Time For Labor Day at West Bend Lakes
Spend Labor Day (Monday, September 2nd) with West Bend Lakes! We are offering a special deal on golf Monday, September 2nd, after 1:00PM. Enjoy 18 holes riding for only $49 or 9 holes for $35. Kids 15 and under can play 18 holes for $20 or 9 holes for $13 when accompanied by a paying…
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Prize money, full field, starting strokes format for 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake
The 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs come to a close this week at the Tour Championship, where the winner will take home $25 million in bonus money. That’s an increase of $7 million from a year ago. In 2019, the first year of the current format, the top prize was $15 million. The money earned this…
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Major League Baseball player tells hilarious story of how his manager let him play 27 holes with Tiger Woods
Former Major League Baseball outfielder Jeff Francouer shared a Tiger Woods story from back in the 2005-06 timeframe when Woods was an absolute menace on the golf course and arguably the biggest name in pro sports. “I’ve met President Bush and Obama and I was not nearly as starstruck as when I met Tiger Woods…
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Here’s why Matt Kuchar curiously elected to be the only player to finish final round on Monday at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. — There will be a Monday finish on the PGA Tour after all. That’s because Matt Kuchar elected to mark his ball in the pine straw 212 yards from the flag on the 18th hole and wait to finish his round at the Wyndham Championship on Monday due to darkness. That means the…