Inbee Park a shot back as women's golf returns to Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — Inbee Park could tell right away Wednesday that this was not an ordinary golf tournament. Walking onto the practice range, the South Korean flag on her red shirt and the Olympic rings...
View ArticleCommentary: The simple fix for golf that isn't so simple
RIO DE JANEIRO — For all the praise of golf’s return to the Olympics, there was no shortage of suggestions to make it better. The easy fix is to introduce a team format. read more
View ArticlePlayoffs begin with eye toward PGA Tour player of the year
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The Olympics are over. The Ryder Cup in on the horizon. In between is a $10 million payoff for winning the FedEx Cup, a four-tournament series that starts Thursday at The Barclays....
View ArticleReed, Laird share early lead at Barclays
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed didn’t break anything Thursday except par. Two days after Reed broke the gavel during the ceremonial closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, the American kept a...
View ArticlePatrick Reed builds a 2-shot lead at Bethpage Black
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed’s place in the Ryder Cup is looking better with each round at The Barclays, and so are his prospects of winning. Even with a careless finish Friday at Bethpage Black,...
View ArticleDustin Johnson seizes control in BMW Championship
CARMEL, Ind. — Dustin Johnson plays a different game than anyone else, and he wanted to keep it that way. Right down to his putter. The U.S. Open champion made a late change just before starting the...
View ArticlePalmer's impact: Grand Slam, endorsements, television
CHASKA, Minn. — Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth all chased the Grand Slam, golf’s holy grail of winning all four majors in one year. Arnold Palmer is the one who created it. When he...
View ArticleMickelson promises prepared US team at Ryder Cup
CHASKA, Minn. — Two days before the Ryder Cup, Phil Mickelson went back 12 years to drive home a point that the Americans are prepared to play their best golf. And along the way, he disparaged yet...
View ArticleAmericans need short memory in the Ryder Cup
CHASKA, Minn. — The American Ryder Cup team could use what might be Dustin Johnson’s greatest asset in golf. Not his power off the tee. His short memory. “Or no memory,” Johnson said with a smile....
View ArticleJack Nicklaus, other players say farewell to Arnold Palmer
LATROBE, Pa. — A farewell to the King turned somber when Jack Nicklaus, his voice cracking as a large tear formed in his left eye, urged the elite and the everyman to remember how Arnold Palmer...
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