Bouchard 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 ArticleLast major of the year in no time at all
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — 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...
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 ArticleOlympic golfers embrace 'grow the game' mission
If this were the Zurich Classic or Memorial Tournament or even the PGA Championship, Anirban Lahiri would have stayed home. His aching right shoulder needs two to three weeks of rest. On top of that,...
View ArticleOlympic golfers embrace ‘grow the game’ mission
RIO DE JANEIRO — If this were the Zurich Classic or Memorial Tournament or even the PGA Championship, Anirban Lahiri would have stayed home. His aching right shoulder needs two to three weeks of rest....
View ArticleIt's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm Wednesday...
View ArticleIt's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm Wednesday...
View ArticleOlympic golf comes up smelling like a Rose
Golf’s elders and future planners can breathe more easily. With a simple birdie putt and a clenched fist, Justin Rose relieved Canadian George Lyon of the Olympic golf title he has held for 112 years....
View ArticleGolf’s answer to absent stars is a dramatic duel
RIO DE JANEIRO — When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) examines every event to decide its fate beyond 2020, golf will make a simple case to offset absent stars — remember the golden duel....
View ArticleDay misses all but 1 hole of Olympic golf
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jason Day only watched one hole of golf from the Olympics, but at least he picked the right hole. Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson were never separated by more than a shot in the...
View ArticleMcGinley’s Rallying Call: Embrace the Olympics (PGA - Professional Golfers'...
(Source: PGA - Professional Golfers' Associations of Europe) Anyone who listened to Paul McGinley's impassioned rhetoric during his inspired captaincy of Europe's Ryder Cup team in 2014 will appreciate...
View ArticleOlympic golf comes up smelling like a Rose
Golf’s elders and future planners can breathe more easily. With a simple birdie putt and a clenched fist, Justin Rose relieved Canadian George Lyon of the Olympic golf title he has held for 112 years....
View ArticleIt's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm Wednesday...
View ArticleRio 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 ArticleDay misses all but 1 hole of Olympic golf
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Jason Day only watched one hole of golf from the Olympics, but at least he picked the right hole. Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson were never separated by more than a shot in the...
View ArticleIt's golf's time to deliver a good show at the Olympics
Men's golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Not even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm Wednesday...
View ArticleRio Olympics Harringtons Dream Golf
FILE - In this July 28, 2016 file photo, Padraig Harrington, of Ireland, watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol Golf Club in...
View ArticleBorges: Golfers skip Rio Olympics for good reasons
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Although this will come as news to the International Olympic Committee, the major championship season for golf is over. It concluded yesterday on the soggy links at Baltusrol, where...
View ArticleShane Lowry determined as Ryder Cup team takes shape
Shane Lowry will put the disappointment of missing the cut at the last two majors behind him and will now focus on attempting to qualify for the European Ryder Cup team, which will be named later this...
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