Vegas Gets Lucky, Wins Wichita Open
Posted: 7:58 AM Jhonattan Vegas had waited a full year to win the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, a tournament he let slip away on the final day in 2009. So what was an extra 90 minutes of waiting time?
Posted: 7:58 AM Jhonattan Vegas had waited a full year to win the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, a tournament he let slip away on the final day in 2009. So what was an extra 90 minutes of waiting time?
Posted: 3:07 PM After holding the lead at the end of a Nationwide Tour round for the first time following the second round of the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, Roberto Castro decided he liked the vantage point. He shot a 4-under 67 Saturday and heads into the final round with a one-stroke advantage over his playing partner Steven Bowditch. The two will play together again Sunday.
Posted: 2:57 PM Even though he had just polished off a second-round 63 that followed a 7-under 64 in the first round, Roberto Castro was quick to point out that, "It's always hard to back up a low number with another low number."
Posted: 9:05 AM Double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton shot a 7-under 63 in the inaugural Greenbrier Classic to share the first-round lead with rookie Matt Every on Thursday.
Posted: 12:04 PM Billy Joe Tolliver won his third title at the American Century Championship, setting a record with 84 points in the modified Stableford system at the celebrity tournament.
Posted: 12:02 PM Matt Bettencourt chipped in for an eagle on the 11th hole, then held off Bob Heintz by a stroke to win for the first time on the PGA Tour.
Posted: 5:16 PM Tiger Woods can probably forget about winning a third straight British Open at St. Andrews.
Posted: 8:35 AM One day, he's the leader of the British Open. The next, he's just trying to break 80.
Posted: 12:01 PM Defending champion Mike Small shot a course-record 7-under 65 on Tuesday to take a four-stroke lead entering the final round of the PGA Professional National Championships.
Posted: 11:19 AM The most obvious change at the AT&T National is moving to Aronimink Golf Club, a tree-lined classic in the Philadelphia suburbs that will host the tournament the next two years as Congressional prepares for a U.S. Open.
Posted: 8:37 AM Bubba Watson won for the first time on the PGA Tour, coming from six shots down to win the Travelers Championship in a three-way playoff.
Posted: 10:03 AM Cristie Kerr shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead with Stacy Lewis and Seon Hwa Lee in the LPGA Championship, the LPGA Tour's second major of the season.
Posted: 9:26 AM Justin Rose birdied five of his final six holes for a 6-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the Travelers Championship.
Posted: 7:58 PM Tom Watson got backed up on the 17th tee, giving his fans time to offer all sorts of advice about the hole he famously birdied in 1982.
Posted: 6:49 AM Woods finally looked like the Woods of old, closing out his round with three straight birdies.
Posted: 9:10 PM Forget fist pumps. When Tiger Woods watched a long putt on No. 17 roll in, he raised his right arm and extended his index finger high in the air.
Posted: 6:59 PM Moving day at the U.S. Open came with a simple theme: birdies and eagles early; bogeys and even bigger numbers late.
Posted: 3:56 PM The USGA's executive director says Tiger Woods was wrong to criticize the greens at Pebble Beach as "awful" after the opening round of the U.S. Open.
Posted: 10:37 PM Phil Mickelson has finished a round of 5-under-par 66 at Pebble Beach to climb within two shots of the lead at the halfway point of the U.S. Open.
Posted: 6:22 AM Shaun Micheel sunk several clutch putts on his way to a 2-under 69 at the U.S. Open Thursday, earning him a share of the lead alongside side Paul Casey and Brendon De Jonge.