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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Patrick Cantlay rallies from 4-shot deficit to win PGA's Zozo Championship 
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay rallied from four shots behind and got far enough ahead that Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas couldn’t catch him Sunday in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. Cantlay closed with a 7-under-par 65 for a one-shot victory, the third of his career, and first in...
Fast start helps Justin Thomas to 1-shot lead at PGA's Zozo Championship 
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Justin Thomas went from a fast finish one day to a fast start the next, and it carried him to a 7-under-par 65 on Friday and a one-shot lead in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. Thomas wasn’t particularly thrilled, except for his position, mainly because the...
Best to Never Wear It: Arnold Palmer was, simply, ‘The King’ 
Latrobe has a mayor, and the PGA Tour has a commissioner. With apologies to those individuals, for about a half century, each was presided over by The King. Arnold Palmer went from a humble Westmoreland County upbringing to being one of the world’s most recognizable athletes. A seven-time major champion...
PGA Tour embarks on plan toward diversity as wild season nears end 
ATLANTA — What started as the “Return to Golf” has yielded to “Crossing the Finish Line.” Twelve weeks after the PGA Tour ended its longest stoppage since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it marked progress with two slogans that brought equal measures of satisfaction and a sigh...
Commentary: Collin Morikawa part of new generation of golfers ready to win big 
SAN FRANCISCO — Four blue dots painted on the edge of the 16th tee at Harding Park on the day after the PGA Championship were all that marked the spot where Collin Morikawa hit a drive that will be talked about for years. Four dots for the fourth round. The...
Tiger Woods far behind PGA Championship leader Dustin Johnson 
SAN FRANCISCO — One day he couldn’t find enough fairways. The next day he couldn’t make any putts. The third day he couldn’t get close enough to make any putts. That leaves a fourth day for Tiger Woods, with little to play for in the PGA Championship. Eight shots behind...
Long-driving Cameron Champ in contention at PGA Championship 
SAN FRANCISCO — John Daly famously won a PGA Championship 29 years ago by swinging as hard as he could every time he got on the tee. Cameron Champ just might do the same thing this weekend at Harding Park. “Usually whenever I swing a little harder, it goes a...
Quiet please: A PGA with no fans and the new normal for golf 
SAN FRANCISCO — To those overserved boors who insist on screaming “Mashed Potatoes!” every time Dustin Johnson or Brooks Koepka unloads with their driver, we have a simple request for you: Please come back. For this week at the PGA championship, the same goes for every lunkhead who snapped a...
Jason Day leads PGA as Brooks Koepka continues to be a major force 
SAN FRANCISCO — Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day took advantage of a TPC Harding Park that never felt this accommodating during the practice rounds. With only a mild...
USGA cancels U.S. Open qualifying, leaving Franklin Regional grad Jackson disappointed
Palmer Jackson was enjoying the day on a lake in Cambria County when he learned the news Monday that the United States Golf Association was cancelling all qualifiers for championship events. That means even though Jackson had received exemption to participate in the sectional qualifier, he won’t get a chance...
WPGA announces revamped schedule
On the day the United States Golf Association announced it was canceling qualifying tournaments for the U.S. Open, the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association was releasing its updated 2020 schedule. WPGA executive director Terry Teasdale was cleaning the office Monday after unveiling the revamped schedule and trying to get ready for...
Live golf returns to TV with a different look at Seminole Golf Club
Live golf returns to television on Sunday, and it might not look entirely familiar except for the players. No caddies. The only rake on the golf course will be carried by a PGA Tour rules official. If the flagstick is removed from the cup, it will be handled by another...
Tri-State PGA ready to return June 3
After a delay of more than two months, local professional and amateur golfers will be able to compete in various tournaments in the area beginning in June. The Tri-State PGA finalized its updated schedule Thursday, and the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association will be releasing its updated schedule Monday morning. The...
Central Valley grad earns 2nd consecutive golf management scholarship
When Will Mann learned that Brianna Fleming earned her second-consecutive PGA WORKS Golf Management University Scholarship, he said he was surprised but not surprised. Fleming is a sophomore at Coastal Carolina and a 2018 graduate of Central Valley who is majoring in business management that specializes in the school’s PGA...
Sung Kang, Tyrell Hatton share lead at Arnold Palmer Invitational 
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyrrell Hatton lost his swing on his back nine without losing his head, a small victory. He battled through a tough test at Bay Hill on Friday and only was surprised by what he saw when he finished. His tidy short game was strong enough to carry...
Cranky back keeps Tiger Woods from The Players Championship 
ORLANDO, Fla. — The strongest field of the year at The Players Championship will be without the biggest draw in golf. Tiger Woods isn’t playing. Woods will miss The Players Championship for the first time when not recovering from any of his nine surgeries. His agent, Mark Steinberg at Excel...
Golf's famous 'Hinkle Tree' from '79 Open in Toledo uprooted by wind
A tree that appeared overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open to become a part of golf lore has met its end. The Black Hills spruce known as “The Hinkle Tree” was partially uprooted by a gust of wind this week at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, and was cut down....
Tiger Woods-led U.S. team rallies to win Presidents Cup 
MELBOURNE, Australia — High emotions, fierce hugs from Tiger Woods, this time as a winner both ways in the Presidents Cup. Woods capped off a big year that began with his 15th major at the Masters by playing and leading his U.S. team to another victory in the Presidents Cup...
Tap-in eagle carries Henrik Stenson to win in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — Winless in more than two years, Henrik Stenson found himself in the middle of a wild chase to the finish Saturday with Tiger Woods and the elite in golf all around him. Five players had a chance to win in the final hour. Four had at least...
Patrick Reed builds 3-shot lead in Hero World Challenge 
NASSAU, Bahamas — A tropical breeze replaced the raging wind and made golf a lot easier for Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods and just about everyone else Thursday in the Hero World Challenge. Reed took advantage of the back nine at Albany Golf Club for the second straight day. He was...
Mixed emotions for Tiger Woods in 1st round at Hero World Challenge 
NASSAU, Bahamas — As a player, Tiger Woods wasn’t all that happy with his game Wednesday in the Hero World Challenge. As the Presidents Cup captain, he had reason to be pleased. U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland and Patrick Reed, who will be part of the U.S. team next week...
Tyler Duncan wins PGA event, ends Brendon Todd's quest for 3 straight 
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Tyler Duncan made a 12-foot putt on the second hole of a playoff with Webb Simpson on Sunday in the RSM Classic for his first PGA Tour title. Playing two groups ahead of Simpson in windy conditions on Sea Island’s Seaside Course, Duncan birdied three...
Doug Ferguson: Postseason golf about entertainment, not fairness
Scott McCarron has been in position for a $1 million payoff twice in his career under vastly different circumstances. The first occasion was in 2002 in the final of the Match Play Championship at La Costa, when he stood over an 8-foot putt to extend the 36-hole match against Kevin...
After 26 years, Phil Mickelson no longer in golf's top 50
SHANGHAI — The streak ended with little fanfare, and that was just fine with Phil Mickelson. He slashed his way to a tie for 28th in the HSBC Champions, with only 100 or so fans following along. Mickelson played his last nine holes right behind Rory McIlroy, but only because...
Peters Township native Brendon Todd wins 2nd PGA Tour title
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Peters Township native Brendon Todd ran away with the Bermuda Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, shooting a 9-under-par 62 after flirting with a sub-60 round at mostly calm Port Royal Golf Club. “I’m thrilled, over the moon,” said Todd, his career once nearly...


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