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Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles, two of them at the Masters. Not only is he the No. 1 player in the world, he has double the average points of the next player, Rory McIlroy.
World No. 2 golfer and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy has committed to play in this year’s Travelers Championship, the tournament announced on Tuesday. The 34-year-old will join a star-studded field that already includes commitments from Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley and Patrick Cantlay. The field is expected to include many of the biggest names in golf as it has been ...
Apr. 23—MOULTRIE — Colquitt County eighth-grader Cavin Hall shot a 2-under par 214 to finish tied for sixth in the American Junior Golf Association's Moon Golf Junior All-Star tournament that finished Sunday at Duran Golf Club in Viera, Fla. Hall shot even par last Thursday to qualify for the All-Star tournament and followed with a first-round 4-over 76 on Friday. But on Saturday, he shot a ...
Apr. 22—The only thing "mini" about Zack Johnson's Sandbox Social empire is his miniature golf offering, Lucky Putt. Johnson began his Haute City Center operations with the digital gaming center eBash and expanded with the Bank of Pinball, which is now up to 55 machines. He then added Highlanders Digital Axe Throwing, a restaurant and Weathertop Board & Card Games. A month ago, Lucky Putt ...
A plan is in place for Rory McIlroy to rejoin the PGA Tour board, a move that would require the board's approval and could be viewed as a chance to help to improve stalled negotiations with the Saudi financial backers of LIV Golf. McIlroy resigned from the board in November, saying he felt he could no longer commit the time and energy required with the PGA Tour trying to finalize an agreement with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. The deal with PIF was not finalized, and the PGA Tour instead took on Strategic Sports Group as a minority investor in a deal that could be worth as much as $3 billion.
Apr. 22—MONROE — Nick Farver's career-best nine-hole round led the PCM boys golf team to a win during a home triangular on Thursday. Farver's career-best 38 and Easton Van Veen's 39 lifted the Mustangs to a six-shot victory over Grinnell at Gateway Recreation Golf Course. PCM won the day with a 157, while Grinnell (163) finished second and West Marshall (183) took third. Farver was the ...
Apr. 23—SIGOURNEY — The Sigourney High School boys golf team played host to the South Iowa Cedar League's east division tournament on Monday. The Savages finished third overall with a team score of 336, finishing just 10 strokes behind Keota. The Eagles edged English Valleys by just two shots with a final team score of 326 as the teams battled down to the wire to decide the SICL east titles. ...
Apr. 23—THOMASVILLE — It was an intense day on the course at Glen Arven Country Club as the Brookwood Warriors came away with the GIAA Class 3A state title. "I'm really proud of them. They really deserved it," said Brookwood golf coach Jimmy Gillam. "They've worked extremely hard all year, every practice is competitive and they all push each other and it's just a real joy to be around all of ...
Rory McIlroy has made the surprise decision to rejoin the PGA Tour policy board in the effort to help steer through a deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund after resigning his position as a player director six months ago.
Apr. 23—The Ada High School girls golf team ended what could be tabbed a rollercoaster regular season with a third-place finish at the Tecumseh Girls Invitational hosted by the Firelake Golf Course in Shawnee, recently. Durant ran away with the team championship with an overall score of 338. Class 4A club Perkins-Tryon was runner-up at 358 and Ada registered a 365 score. The Sulphur Lady ...