Golf: Texan duo Spieth and Reed lead US Open
Ryder Cup teammates Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth charged up the leaderboard, but the American assault on Friday didn't include Tiger Woods who crashed out of the US Open. The two Texas natives were...
View ArticleNever any doubt as Martin Kaymer goes wire-to-wire at the U.S. Open
PINEHURST, NC - Before the U.S. Open began, the USGA predicted that Pinehurst's wispy sands and turtleback greens would wrestle the world's greatest golfers to the ground. Golf pundits predicted that...
View ArticleSince Tiger Woods last won a Masters, golf and the world have changed
AUGUSTA, Ga. – When he was a kid practicing his chips and putts, Tiger Woods listened to music on a portable CD player. When he won his first tournament, he beat Davis Love III using a driver made of...
View ArticleSpieth and Reed hang on for the only U.S. points on Saturday afternoon
View gallery AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: Patrick Reed of the United States reacts after missing a putt … Let's make one thing clear: Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed will not be the...
View ArticleWho will win the 2015 Masters?
View photo. AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 09: The clubhouse is seen before the start of the first round of the 2015 Masters Tournament … AUGUSTA, Ga. - For 50 holes, Justin Speith turned the Masters from a...
View ArticleSpieth, Reed share US Open lead at Chambers Bay
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Masters champion Jordan Spieth is halfway home from the second leg of the Grand Slam. It sure feels a lot farther away in this U.S. Open. Spieth overcame a double bogey on the...
View ArticleFive things to watch on Sunday at the U.S. Open
View photo. Jason Day kneels while waiting to putt on the ninth hole. (AP) Three days down, one to go, and the U.S. Open is setting up well for a spectacular finish. Four players sit tied at 4-under,...
View ArticleAfter bout of vertigo, Jason Day will play at U.S. Open on Saturday
View photo. Jason Day, of Australia, kneels while waiting to putt on the ninth hole after having collapsed earlier in the fairway … After a scary collapse at the close of...
View ArticleUS Open Day 2 wrapup: Reed and Spieth are up; Tiger, Bubba are gone
Day 2 of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay is in the books, and here's what we know: the best in golf have come up big against a monster of a course. Oh, sure, Chambers Bay has claimed its share of...
View ArticleRyder Cup Day 1: Europe leaps off the mat to take a lead on the U.S.
View photo. US team captain Tom Watson, right, talks to Jordan Spieth, left, on the 14th green during the fourball match on … The Ryder Cup is underway in Gleneagles, Scotland, with a dozen of...
View ArticleJordan Spieth wins U.S. Open as Dustin Johnson chokes on final green
The Jordan Spieth train keeps a-rolling ... and this time, it ran over Dustin Johnson. The Masters champion wasn't quite as steady at Chambers Bay as he'd been at Augusta, but he was good enough to...
View ArticleFive things to watch from Chambers Bay on U.S. Open Saturday
View photo. Fans watch during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay on Thursday, June 18, 2015 in … The U.S. Open rolls on this weekend, the field lightened by half. It's...
View ArticleYour morning British Open: Spieth and DJ rolling, Tiger stumbling
View photo. ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - JULY 16: Jordan Spieth of the United States and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan look on from … ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Good morning! It's a beautiful day in Scotland for...
View ArticleSpieth naps, DJ works out during British Open downtime
View photo. United States' Dustin Johnson, left, follows his drive from the 18th tee as United States' Jordan Spieth walks … ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Waiting out the Scottish gales at the British Open,...
View ArticleAnother major Sunday, another disappointment for Dustin Johnson
View photo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - It was all right there for the taking. The course was playing easy, the field was arrayed behind him, every stick in the bag was working...
View ArticleZach Johnson wins British Open in a playoff
View photo. Zach Johnson's birdie on 18 pushed him to 15-under par. (AP) ST. ANDREWS, Scotland —It was only fitting that the 144th British Open would go down to a playoff, where Zach Johnson emerged as...
View ArticleIn an Open of endings, Jordan Spieth provides the brightest of beginnings
View photo. (AP Photo/Jon Super) ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – There was a moment when it all came together, when Jordan Spieth’s insanely long putt on the 16th hole of the final round of the British Open...
View ArticleSpieth, Mickelson, Koepka pull off back-to-back-to-back splendid shots
Televised golf exists for one purpose: to remind you that you, the viewer, are a flawed mortal with a weak grasp of the game, and they, the professionals, are working at a level upon which we can only...
View ArticleFive things to watch at Friday's second round of the PGA Championship
View photo. Whistling Straits Golf Course in Haven, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) If, as you are reading this story, you happen to stumble into a sandy patch of land, fear not. You've...
View ArticleRory McIlroy sure looks like he's playing in the PGA Championship
Five weeks ago, Rory McIlroy wrecked his ankle playing soccer with his mates, an injury that kept him from playing the British Open at St. Andrews. At the time, no one knew how serious the injury was,...
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