Tiger’s son makes TV debut, looks at home during PNC ChampionshipVideo
The guy with a swoosh on his shirt and a Tiger head cover on his driver looked pretty good. So did Tiger Woods. Charlie Woods, the 11-year-old son of the 15-time major champion, made his national TV debut Saturday in the PNC Championship. And according to his dad, he played...
Tiger Woods wants son to enjoy golf, upcoming tournamentVideo
Tiger Woods and his 11-year-old son were on the practice range together Thursday at the PNC Championship, and social media was blazing with how good Charlie’s swing looked, right down to the club twirl. What got the attention of Justin Thomas was competitive chirping. He recalled a putting contest they...
Getting 7 majors in pandemic-ridden 2020 a major success for golfVideo
HOUSTON — Already the latest a major championship was ever played, it was only fitting the U.S. Women’s Open had to go an additional day because of rain. Equally appropriate for the conclusion of this surreal season was the winner, A Lim Kim, wearing a mask while she played. “I’m...
Emiliano Grillo builds 4-shot lead at Mayakoba ClassicVideo
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Emiliano Grillo made birdie on half of the holes Friday on his way to an 8-under-par 63 that gave him a four-shot lead going into the weekend at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. The second round was delayed for an hour by heavy rain in the...
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson builds 4-shot edge heading into Sunday at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson began his assault on Augusta National with a 5-iron for a tap-in eagle, and he never relented until he matched the 54-hole record at the Masters and built a four-shot lead to put himself in prime position for another major. Johnson has been in this...
‘Buzz’ remains for Masters leader Paul Casey despite limited spectatorsVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — No spectators, no roars. Paul Casey still had no problem finding enough energy from the sheer mystique of the Masters on Thursday in an opening round delayed seven months by a pandemic and then nearly three hours by thunderstorms. It carried him to a 7-under-par 65, matching...
Tiger Woods off to rare fast start at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods usually takes a day or two to get going at Augusta National. Not this time. Defying his lackluster form not to mention a history of slow starts at these hallowed grounds, Woods shot a bogey-free 4-under-par 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the...
Green Oaks Country Club pro elected to PGA Board of Directors
Ed Habjan, the widely regarded PGA head golf professional at Verona’s Green Oaks Country Club, was elected Friday during the 104th PGA annual meeting to serve on the organization’s board of directors. He will take over as the District 4 Director, one of 17 such individuals who work on a...
Patrick Cantlay rallies from 4-shot deficit to win PGA’s Zozo ChampionshipVideo
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 ChampionshipVideo
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’Video
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 endVideo
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 bigVideo
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 JohnsonVideo
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 ChampionshipVideo
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 golfVideo
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 forceVideo
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 InvitationalVideo
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 ChampionshipVideo
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....
