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Rory McIlroy was still on course, fighting to make the Memorial cut when play was suspended for a second time Friday in Dublin, Ohio.
Tiger nowhere near the lead. Rory, too. Weather delays. This isn’t what we expected from the Memorial.
It could have been the emotion of returning to a place that has meant the world to his family that spurred on Bill Haas in the second round at Muirfield Village.
Two late birdies kept Tiger Woods inside the cut, but at 1 over 10 shots off the lead his quest for Memorial title No. 6 may have ended early Friday.
It has been a good week for Freddie Couples on many levels.
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy brought a lot of hype to the Memorial, but their opening efforts failed to meet expectations.
Tiger Woods’ high hopes for defending at Memorial were squashed by a frustrating day on the greens. He’s six back after an opening 71.
Rory McIlroy recorded his worst-career opening round on the PGA Tour, shooting 6-over 78 Thursday at the Memorial Tournament.
Tiger Woods has the golf world on a string, with four wins in ’13. As he gears up for the Memorial, U.S. Open expectations are in overdrive.
Before Tuesday Tiger Woods had never even been to Merion, the site of next month’s U.S. Open, and what he saw surprised him.
Talking to the media at Memorial, Tiger Woods appeared to voice support for the rule makers and a uniformed set of rules, if not the anchor ban itself.
It is seems doubtful the episode is either forgiven or forgotten, but as far as Tiger Woods is concerned it is time to stop talking about Sergio Garcia’s racially insensitive remarks during an awards dinner last week in London.
The best part of Memorial week is host Jack Nicklaus’ annual ‘State of the Golden Bear’ press conference on Wednesday, and this year’s edition didn’t disappoint.
The worst-kept secret since the USGA and R&A declared war on the anchored stroke became official on Wednesday.
The opinions at Tuesday afternoon’s meeting were ‘mixed,’ according to player advisory council member Doug LaBelle, as the circuit decides how to proceed following news earlier this month that the USGA and R&A will ban anchoring in 2016.
Lee Westwood made moves to his living situation and to his short game this past offseason, but will it translate to a major?
For the second consecutive year, Tiger Woods will play Rounds 1 and 2 with good friend Fred Couples as he makes his bid for back-to-back victories at Jack’s place.
The Boston-area attorney who has been counseling a collection of PGA Tour players who use long putters confirmed that Masters champion Adam Scott is among the coalition that opposes the ban on anchoring.
No matter what side of the pond you reside, there’s no excusing George O’Grady and Sergio Garcia’s comments.
The attorney for Tim Clark and Carl Pettersson is confident that the PGA Tour will agree with his clients and decide not to follow the USGA and R&A’s lead on anchored putting.
Sergio Garcia’s comments regarding Tiger Woods during Tuesday’s European Tour awards dinner in London was a hot topic at Colonial as players readied for this week’s PGA Tour stop.
Among the field at this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial are two familiar names, although their start this week at Hogan’s Alley may prompt some unfamiliar questions.
The ban on anchoring isn’t scheduled to go into the books until 2016, but the impact of Tuesday’s announcement could already be felt at Colonial.
Sergio Garcia can apologize for his insensitive remarks, but in hindsight, it’s obvious he should’ve known better.