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At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatross
Read full article: At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatrossPatrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards on the par-5 fourth hole at Oakmont.
Justin Thomas returns to the site of his first major win, looking for third career PGA Championship
Read full article: Justin Thomas returns to the site of his first major win, looking for third career PGA ChampionshipJustin Thomas has positioned himself to turn back the clock at the PGA Championship.
Patrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg make Saturday moves at the Masters. Justin Rose drops back
Read full article: Patrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg make Saturday moves at the Masters. Justin Rose drops backPatrick Reed and Ludvig Aberg made late Saturday moves at the Masters, while Justin Rose went in the opposite direction.
The Masters: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for golf's first major of 2025
Read full article: The Masters: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for golf's first major of 2025Rory McIlroy got off to a fast start and finished with a 6-under 66 on Saturday, putting him at 12 under heading into the final round of the Masters.
McIlroy and Reed both 6-under after 1st round in Dubai
Read full article: McIlroy and Reed both 6-under after 1st round in DubaiRory McIlroy and Patrick Reed produced big first-round finishes at the Dubai Desert Classic in what could lead to an intriguing showdown as the competition heads to a Monday conclusion.
PGA chief slams Saudi-funded league as series of exhibitions
Read full article: PGA chief slams Saudi-funded league as series of exhibitionsPGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is blasting the Saudi-based LIV Golf league as a series of exhibitions that spends billions to recruit players without getting a return on the investment.
$4.75M: Schwartzel wins richest golf event amid Saudi outcry
Read full article: $4.75M: Schwartzel wins richest golf event amid Saudi outcryFormer Masters champion Charl Schwartzel has banked $4.75 million by winning the richest tournament in golf history, while the event’s Saudi backers faced renewed backlash after a 9/11 victims’ group called for American players to withdraw from the rebel series.
4 tied for lead in suspended 1st round of Houston Open
Read full article: 4 tied for lead in suspended 1st round of Houston OpenMarc Leishman, Russell Henley, Talor Gooch and Luke List shared the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Houston Open, with List still on the course when darkness stopped play.
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Positive virus tests knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of Olympics
Read full article: Positive virus tests knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of OlympicsJon Rahm has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in two months and the Spaniard has been knocked out of the Olympics only a few hours after American golfer Bryson DeChambeau met the same fate.
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This Masters tradition is a pictorial surprise for champions
Read full article: This Masters tradition is a pictorial surprise for championsReed, who won in 2018, says he doesn't keep a lot of golf photos in his office or around the house in Houston. Kuchar rolled his putt up to 3 feet, Scheffler hit wedge to 40 feet for his fourth shot and Kuchar won the hole. Kuchar won his consolation match. Long won the British Amateur last summer and will play in the Masters next week. The Austrian Golf Open returns to the European Tour schedule and will be played the week after the Masters.
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An opening day of emotions and a few surprises at Match Play
Read full article: An opening day of emotions and a few surprises at Match PlayIn the Dell Technologies Match Play, every day can feel like Sunday. “I turned out to hit that shot really well, went super high over the trees. It was his biggest loss in Match Play since Ben Crane beat him, 8 and 7, in the second round of 2011. Kevin Kisner, the defending champion from 2019 — the Match Play was the third event to be canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — won his seventh straight match by beating Louis Oosthuizen. When you're up against an opponent who plays really, really well and you play just a little better, it's really satisfying."
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Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday Championship
Read full article: Morikawa plays a steady hand to win Workday ChampionshipAnd there was a tribute to Tiger Woods, his golf idol growing up. “We don't say ‘Thank you’ enough,” Morikawa said, referring to how much Woods has raised the profile and prize money in golf. He finished at 18-under 270 and became the 24th player to win a major and a World Golf Championship title since this series began in 1999. Outside of a chunked chip on the second hole that made him scramble for bogey, Morikawa didn't miss a fairway the rest of the way and was rarely out of position. “If there was no Tiger Woods, I just the think the tour and the game of golf in general would be in a worse place.
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Morikawa's late stumble gives Workday contenders a chance
Read full article: Morikawa's late stumble gives Workday contenders a chanceMorikawa walked off the 12th hole with his seventh birdie in eight holes, stretching his lead to five shots with two par 5s still to play. He made bogey on both, shot a 5-under 67 and suddenly had four-time major champion Brooks Koepka and Billy Horschel on his tail. “I didn’t play great the last six, but a lot to learn from heading into tomorrow,” Morikawa said. Horschel also had a late rally with an eagle on the par-5 17th hole and shot 69. “I just kept rolling in birdie after birdie.
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Day after rules controversy, Reed wins at Torrey Pines
Read full article: Day after rules controversy, Reed wins at Torrey Pines(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO – Showing no effects from a rules controversy a day earlier, Patrick Reed pulled away for a five-shot victory Sunday in the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed closed with a 4-under 68 at Torrey Pines, making an eagle on the par-5 sixth and finishing off his ninth PGA Tour title with a birdie on the 18th. Reed told the official that no one in his group, as well as a nearby volunteer, saw it bounce. AdOn Sunday, Reed jump-started his round with a 45-foot eagle putt on the No. He played par the rest of the way until sinking an 8-foot birdie putt on No.