The Open Championship was founded in 1860 by pioneering golfers who had one guiding principle – to crown the Champion Golfer of the Year. From earlier greats such as Harry Vardon and Bobby Jones to modern legends such as Jack Nicklaus and Seve Ballesteros to exceptional talents of today such as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, the greatest players …
The last couple of shots we’re learning in Advanced Elements of the Short Game this semester are the flop shot and the lob. These are specialty, low-percentage shots that today’s players like to use and abuse. You can understand why. They’re fun. But you should use these shots as a last resort – only when …
The Open Championship returns to St Andrews for the first time since 2010 Thursday. But has The Old Course really changed that much since Louis Oosthuizen last raised the Claret Jug there? Tiger Woods think so. In his first look since playing it five years ago, Woods was surprised to see green grass and slow fairways. Woods …
Jordan Spieth tees off early Thursday morning alongside Hideki Matsuyama and the man who three-putted the U.S. Open away, Dustin Johnson.
Here comes that Jordan Spieth guy… again! Spieth birdied four of his final six holes and then beat Tom Gillis in a playoff to win the John Deere Classic Sunday. It’s the same venue where Spieth earned his first career PGA Tour victory as a 19-year-old in 2013. That year he needed three playoff holes. Yesterday, he …