Irishman Shane Lowry taking 4-shot lead into final round of British Open
The noise was unlike anything Shane Lowry had ever heard on a golf course, no surprise at the first British Open in these parts in 68 years and with an Irishman atop the leaderboard at Royal Portrush. Lowry didn't get rattled Saturday. He only got ...
J.B. Holmes takes one-shot lead after British Open first round
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods endured miserable first rounds at the British Open on Thursday with American J.B. Holmes ending in the lead after shooting a 5-under-par 66 at Royal Portrush. McIlroy disappointed the home support with the home favorite carding an 8-over-par 79, while ...
In front of Gary Woodland was a 263-yard shot to the scariest green on any par 5 at Pebble Beach, especially with a U.S. Open on the line. Behind him by one shot on the leaderboard was Brooks Koepka, the most dangerous figure in ...
Gary Woodland hit a shank and a chunk and both times made par, and he made a birdie from a deep divot in the fairway. Such moments, even on a Saturday, can go a long way toward winning a U.S. Open. Even better for Woodland ...
Brooks Koepka bids to make history with third straight U.S. Open win
Brooks Koepka launches his bid for an historic U.S. Open treble on Thursday at Pebble Beach, where Tiger Woods once separated himself from all rivals and now returns chasing a 16th major. Pebble Beach, where Woods won the first of his three U.S. Opens in ...
Brooks Koepka avoids stunning collapse to win second straight PGA Championship
His place in PGA Championship history finally secure, Brooks Koepka draped both arms around the top of the Wanamaker Trophy and let out a deep sigh. The stress was more than he wanted. The satisfaction was more than he imagined. Koepka lost all but one shot ...
Tiger Woods caps stirring comeback with fifth Masters triumph, 15th major title
Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a nerve block just to hobble upstairs to the Champions Dinner, unsure ...
Brooks Koepka is impossible to overlook now, winning the PGA Championship on Sunday with machine-like precision to go with his back-to-back U.S. Open titles. And it still felt — and sounded — like he was playing second billing to Tiger Woods. With roars for Woods unheard ...
Hideki Matsuyama stumbles at PGA Championship as Brooks Koepka takes lead
Hideki Matsuyama shot a 3-over 73 to fall 12 strokes off the pace during the third round at the PGA Championship as American Brooks Koepka claimed the lead in the year's final major on Saturday. Matsuyama, who carded a 1-under 69 in the rain-delayed second ...
One was about power. The other was about patience. Brooks Koepka has a game for the U.S. Open no matter the course, no matter the test, no matter the circumstances. He never lost hope when he began his title defense with a 75 and was 7-over ...
Brooks Koepka defends Dunlop Phoenix crown; Hideki Matsuyama places fifth
Despite a highlight hole-in-one, Hideki Matsuyama settled for a 2-under-par Dunlop Phoenix final round on Sunday, leaving him 10 strokes back of reigning champion and 2017 tournament winner Brooks Koepka. Matsuyama, who finished fifth, got off to a hot start with a birdie on the ...
Hideki Matsuyama shoots even-par 71, falls eight shots off pace at Dunlop Phoenix
Hideki Matsuyama fell eight strokes off the pace of American Brooks Koepka after Saturday's third round of the Dunlop Phoenix. Koepka, the defending champion and winner of this year's U.S. Open, blistered the par-71 Phoenix Country Club course, firing in eight birdies against a lone ...
