McIlroy Has His Reasons to Bear Down
Thursday, when he sustained the injury after an ill-advised swing on the third hole caught tree roots, Rory McIlroy somehow pulled off a 70. The next day, on the mend, a 73. Then, a 74.
View ArticleU.S. Grand Slam Slump May Be Over
Unless some international player shoots a dream round Sunday, the slump will run its course at the P.G.A. Championship. United States golfers have scrummed their way in front after three rounds.
View ArticleA Teeing Team Akin to Twins
David Toms and Ben Crane, teeing off together among the early twosomes since each had flubbed their way to three over par at the midpoint, seemed interchangeable as they conducted their own intramural...
View ArticleThe Incredibly Shrinking Sixth Hole
The par-four sixth hole was 289 yards Sunday, shortened substantially from the 431, 417 and 432 yards it was in the first three rounds.
View ArticleNothing Special From Mickelson
Phil Mickelson played O.K., but never great, at the P.G.A. Championship.
View ArticleHansen Ties for Low Round, but Comes Up Short
The banner for foreign-born players at the P.G.A. Championship ended up in the slender hands of Anders Hansen on Sunday.
View ArticleAn Emotional Victory for Stricker
Steve Stricker was the winner of the Payne Stewart Award, named after the late golfer and given to players who exhibit sportsmanship and comportment on the course and engage in charitable activities.
View ArticleTraining With Knicks, McIlroy Works on Jump Shot
Rory McIlroy spent last week training informally alongside the Knicks at the invitation of his fitness trainer, Steve McGregor, who works with the team.
View ArticleCan’t Figure Out the Playoff System? Neither Can the Players
By every measure except the PGA's, Rory McIlroy is a shoo-in as the player of the year.
View ArticleHonor Inspires Aching Couples to Keep Going
For Fred Couples, who is laid up with a sore back, the timing of his notification of admittance to the World Golf Hall of Fame last week was ideal. “It will push me to play a couple more years,” said...
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