FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Brooks Koepka has won three of the last eight major golf championships, including the P.G.A. from last year. Championship. He is in third place in the world, he is second in this year's Masters and has not played a round since mid-March. But Thursday, most fans flock to the first round of […]
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Still he had some in mind to make the cut. At number 18 he told his caddy, Harry Diamond, that he wanted to photograph three of his nine on his back. "I told Harry: & # 39; Let's not shoot any worse than I shot yesterday, & # 39;" he said. In that first round […]
Read MoreFor Tiger Woods, love is as great as ever
When Woods missed shots piled up during his second round on Friday, a raw gallery followed his every move. Four men wore T-shirts depicting Woods & # 39; s mug shot from when he was arrested and charged with suspicion of driving under the influence in 2017. Other spectators shouted that Woods would work his […]
Read MoreThe success of Tiger Woods promised to diversify golf. It didn't.
Kobe Narcisse plays in high school, mainly because his friends are on the team, but he prefers to give drifts rather than crushing blows. He was introduced to golf at age 5 by his father, Robert, who took up the sport as an adult after Tiger Woods won the Masters in 1997. And this spring, […]
Read MoreTiger Woods misses the cut at the P.G.A. Championship by 1 Stroke
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The Tiger Woods of the past participated in every tournament that expected to win. An older, wiser Woods returned from his fourth back operation last year with tempered expectations. As he explained Tuesday: "There are more days that I feel older than I do younger." After Woods' victory last month at the […]
Read MoreAt P.G.A. Championship, it's Thumbs-Up for Phil Mickelson Despite the fight
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – In a hype video that he posted on Instagram for the third round in the P.G.A. Championship at the Black Course at Bethpage State Park on Saturday, Phil Mickelson announced his goal for today. He wanted to spend 1000 thumbs-up during the race. Mickelson, known for giving the gesture of celebration, announced […]
Read MoreIs the new king of Brooks Koepka Golf? His competition would find a good word
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – It had to be Rory McIlroy, who would continue to win the big golf championships in bunches. Then it turned out that it might be Jordan Spieth or Dustin Johnson or Jason Day. Maybe it would be Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood or Justin Thomas. But one of those gaggle was expected on […]
Read MoreP.G.A. Championship: Koepka lets lead to evaporate but lingers
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Brooks Koepka & # 39; s heartbeat, he said Saturday night, probably wouldn't differ much if he sat on the couch and the 101st P.G.A. Championship or measuring a putt on Bethpage Black & # 39; s 72nd green to win it. "I would say that I am mostly ironed," he said. […]
Read MoreWentworth recovering after the fire
There is finally good news for Wentworth Golf Club in Orange after the clubhouse burned down on Saturday morning. Without damage to the pro shop or the playing surface, the golf course was reopened this week and thanks to the club's insurance policy, the club will not be dramatically out of pocket. President Simon Atkinson […]
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