6:16 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey was on the verge of building a comfortable lead Saturday until a bogey on the final hole for a 3-under 68 that cut his lead to one shot over Dustin Johnson in the Valspar Championship. Johnson, the world’s No. 1 player, had some say
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8:48 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Patrick Reed hasn’t finished in the top 10 in nine starts this year, is three weeks away from defending his title in the Masters and was seen Friday morning working on the range with swing coach David Leadbetter. Reed said it was simply a product of
8:55 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey drove into Innisbrook and saw his picture on posters and programs — just what he needed to forget the cut he missed last week. He played Friday as though he wants those photos to stay there. Casey holed a 30-foot eagle putt on the
3:47 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Robert Garrigus became the first PGA Tour player suspended for a drug of abuse, saying on Twitter that he had a relapse with marijuana. The tour announced Friday that the 41-year-old Garrigus, whose only PGA Tour victory was at Disney at the end of the 2010
8:36 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour event that doesn’t have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That’s a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle, morning conditions Thursday on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead
3:04 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush has made a hole-in-one at a Dallas golf course that will soon host his institute’s Warrior Open honoring wounded U.S. military personnel. A photo posted Wednesday on Bush’s Instagram account shows the beaming 43rd U.S. president holding a golf ball on the green
9:19 AM ET Gary Woodland has always known a thing or two about hitting long shots. Years before he was one of the PGA Tour’s longest drivers, his range on the basketball court started when he crossed half court. Woodland had a jump shot in high school and college that seemingly saw no limits, which
2:16 PM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Dustin Johnson and his brother, Austin, need to avoid rental homes with stairs. Two years ago, Dustin Johnson slipped on stairs in his Augusta, Georgia, rental home on the eve of the Masters, eventually withdrawing from the tournament. Now it’s his brother who suffered a similar fate, although
11:53 AM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Despite losing some big names this year due in part to the PGA Tour’s scheduling change, the Valspar Championship secured its future at the Innisbrook Resort with a title sponsorship extension through 2025. The paint company, which is owned by Sherwin-Williams, has been the title sponsor since 2014
6:43 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — International team captain Ernie Els has named K.J. Choi, Trevor Immelman and Mike Weir as his final three assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup. Els had already named Geoff Ogilvy as one of his assistant captains for the event at Royal Melbourne from Dec. 9-15. Choi will