Rio Olympics wreaking havoc on PGA schedule
The Rio Olympics has caused an unprecedented reshuffling of the 2016 PGA Tour schedule, which is why the PGA Championship is being played in July two weeks after the British Open. Also impacted is the...
View ArticleBaltusrol is last chance for 2016 major for Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Rory McIlroy took stock of his game and the shots required at Baltusrol and reached a most logical conclusion Tuesday. He believes the PGA Championship will be his best chance this...
View ArticleJason Day’s first title defence doesn’t go to plan in Canada
Problems? In a word, “putting!” Jason Day, the world number one, is heading into this week’s US PGA Championship in familiar territory to two of his keenest rivals, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, in...
View ArticleTime Running Out in 2016 for Rory McIlroy to End Major Slump
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Rory McIlroy's stance on Olympic golf hasn't wavered for some time: He would rather win majors than medals. But this season he's running out of time to do the former. This week's...
View ArticleOlympics present problem in US qualifying for Ryder Cup
The Olympics has thrown another wrinkle into the golf schedule, this one affecting the American team for the Ryder Cup. The PGA Championship typically is the final event to earn one of the eight...
View ArticleBouchard confirms she'll play in Rio
MONTREAL: Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard will play at the Rio Olympics next month, after weighing the risks posed by the Zika virus and security concerns in Brazil. "It was a hard decision for...
View ArticleEugenie Bouchard battles Zika fear over Olympic choice
WASHINGTON: Canada's Eugenie Bouchard remains undecided about playing in the Rio Olympics barely two weeks before the start, Zika virus fears stealing the joy from what would be her first Games. "I...
View ArticleGolf's Big Three running out of time in 2016
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — They started the year as the newly crowned Big Three but suddenly they’re at the PGA Championship and it’s last call for a major. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day arrive at...
View ArticlePGA Championship capsules
Capsules of 10 top contenders for the PGA Championship, to be played July 28-31 at Baltusrol Golf Club: RORY MCILROY Age: 27. Country: Northern Ireland. World ranking: 4. Worldwide wins: 19. Majors:...
View ArticleMickelson doesn't need win to validate a good year
Phil Mickelson is running out of time to validate what quietly has been a good year, minus only a victory. He is not running out of patience. Mickelson expects the disappointment from his runner-up...
View ArticleThe Losing Game: 'Politics and money' continue to crush the Olympic dream for...
BELO HORIZONTE // On a nondescript court inside a nondescript mall in the southeast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, two men stand, squash racquets at the ready, preparing to play a sport enjoyed by...
View ArticleLast major of the year in no time at all
Jordan Spieth hit the reset button after the U.S. Open, a prudent decision to keep from looking in the rearview mirror. Gone was the burden of trying to repeat 2015 by winning the Masters and U.S. Open...
View ArticleRio 2016: Are athletes using Zika virus as an excuse?
(CNN)One of Brazil's most successful sport stars has hit out at athletes using the Zika virus as an excuse to withdraw from the Rio Olympics. Seven-time grand slam tennis champion Maria Bueno believes...
View ArticlePGA Championship: McIlroy left frustrated by 'pathetic' putting
(CNN)Rory McIlroy didn't hold back when asked by reporters where it all went wrong after he missed the cut at the US PGA Championship. The Northern Irishman and four-time major winner bogeyed the last...
View ArticleBrazilian selected to hit golf's first shot in 112 years
RIO DE JANEIRO — The first Olympic golf shot in 112 years will be hit by the lone Brazilian in the men's field. The International Golf Federation tapped into what few Olympic roots it has Monday by...
View ArticleBubba Watson the anti-McIlroy on playing Olympics
Bubba Watson didn’t have to be convinced to compete in the Olympics. He would have accepted any role — as long as he could don red, white and blue in Rio de Janeiro in August. “They [could have] asked...
View ArticleRio Olympics: Padraig Harrington tipped to be one of six Irish medallists
Ireland's Padraig Harrington has risen 26 places in the latest world rankings after he tied for 13th at the US PGA Championship in Baltusrol last night, giving cause for optimism heading towards the...
View ArticleOlympics | Golf: Brazilian selected to hit golf’s first shot in 112 years
RIO DE JANEIRO — The first Olympic golf shot in 112 years will be hit by the lone Brazilian in the men’s field. The International Golf Federation tapped into what few Olympic roots it has Monday by...
View ArticleRio 2016 Olympics: The Zika Factor—Who's In and Who's Out?
The 2016 Olympic Games was plagued before it had even begun. An outbreak of the Zika virus , an infection suspected of leading to babies being born with underdeveloped brains, in Brazil this year has...
View ArticleStephanie Meadow: I'll learn a lot working with McGinley at Olympics
Jordanstown golfer Stephanie Meadow is relishing the chance to work with Europe's victorious Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley at the Olympic Games. In Rio, McGinley will be Ireland's Olympic golf...
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