For some perspective on just how much work Tiger had to do when starting his comeback a year ago at Torrey Pines: For the week, he hit just 17 of 56 fairways and only 42 of 72 greens. But he saved par 19 of 30 times, never shot a round over par, made the cut
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12:47 PM ET Matthew Fitzpatrick finished with four straight birdies to take a 1-shot lead after the opening round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday. The Englishman recovered from a bogey on the sixth hole to post 7-under-par 65, his best opening round score since the 2015 British Masters, where he won the
9:22 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy is amused by the unusual followthrough and theatrics of Ho-Sung Choi, a Korean golfer who has gained a following due to his unorthodox methods. But McIlroy is not quite sure Choi deserves a spot in a PGA Tour event. McIlroy was asked about Choi’s crazy swing Wednesday
8:47 PM ET Associated Press GREAT ABACO, Bahamas — Rafael Campos won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25 mph wind Wednesday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history. Campos closed with a 2-under 70 at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay for a one-stroke victory. The 30-year-old former Virginia Commonwealth
6:17 PM ET Associated Press Johnny Miller’s final broadcast as NBC’s golf analyst will be during the third round of the Phoenix Open. The network said Wednesday it will honor Miller during the Feb. 2 broadcast, since the final round on Feb. 3 is about crowning a champion. The final round is on the same
2:20 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods said that he’s known nothing else, that “my entire life it’s been two strokes,” and that getting used to putting with the flagstick in while on the green and not being penalized will take some time. The question seems preposterous, given how far Tiger Woods had fallen.
6:17 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The pain is gone — along with the doubts. While it has been more than four months since Tiger Woods competed in an official PGA Tour event, he makes his 2019 debut this week at the Farmers Insurance Open carrying over some momentum from 2018 and with far different
1:12 PM ET American Lucy Li is among the players announced Tuesday as accepting invitations to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, which will have its final-round staged at the home of the Masters on April 6. Li, 16, who was the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, is among 66
9:17 AM ET Tiger Woods‘ new year is about to begin. So what should we expect? Our experts gathered around to predict whether Year 2 of the comeback will be better than, worse than or the same as Year 1. John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports 1. What area of Tiger’s game worries you the most?
7:17 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — Adam Long made a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Desert Classic for his first PGA Tour title. Long closed with a 7-under 65 on the Stadium Course at PGA West to beat playing partners Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin by