Scottie Scheffler returns to hometown Byron Nelson, takes 1st-round lead with 10-under 61Video
McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler is happy to be back at his hometown event and showed it. Cameron Champ isn’t far from familiar territory, either, which is a good thing considering he got the call that he was in the Byron Nelson as an alternate about 18 hours before his...
Shannopin set to host U.S. Women’s qualifier
Waynesburg native and former LPGA player Rachel Rohanna is one of 39 women competing in the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open qualifier May 6 at Shannopin Country Club. Shannopin Country Club is 105 years old and is hosting its sixth Open qualifier. It is located northwest of Downtown Pittsburgh in Ben...
Andrew Novak finally earns PGA Tour win along with Ben Griffin at Zurich ClassicVideo
AVONDALE, La. — Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin shot a 1-under-par 71 in alternate-shot play Sunday to become first-time PGA Tour winners — by one stroke — at the Zurich Classic. They finished at 28-under 260 at the Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana, and Novak finally broke through after a pair...
Rory McIlroy wouldn’t let a cold or Masters fatigue keep him from a Zurich Classic title defenseVideo
AVONDALE, La. — Rory McIlroy — his voice raspy from a cold that made it tough for him to get out of bed a couple of days earlier — expressed relief that he would have a teammate to lean on in his first PGA Tour event since his historic triumph...
Local golf notebook: Senior Open qualifier set at Indiana Country Club
The 2024 U.S. Senior Open qualifier at Indiana Country Club had a memorable ending as Indiana native David Smith, a member of the club for 30 years, won the event and advanced to the 44th U.S. Senior Open at Newport Country Club. Indiana will against host a qualifying round Wednesday,...
Justin Thomas ends 3-year drought with playoff victory in RBC HeritageVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Justin Thomas ended nearly three years without a victory Sunday by making a birdie putt from just outside 20 feet in a playoff at Harbour Town to beat Andrew Novak in the RBC Heritage. Thomas played bogey-free in dry, fast conditions for a 3-under-par 68,...
Central Catholic grad Neal Shipley earns first win as professional
Pittsburgh’s Neal Shipley was introduced to the golf world at large last year when he earned low amateur honors at the Masters and U.S. Open. Now he has his first professional win. Shipley, a 24-year-old Central Catholic graduate, outlasted Seungtaek Lee of South Korea in a five-hole playoff to win...
Justin Thomas makes two late birdies to restore his lead at Hilton HeadVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Justin Thomas made a pair of birdies on the crusty, breezy back nine at Harbour Town to salvage a 2-under-par 69 for a two-shot lead Friday at the RBC Heritage, his first 36-hole lead in more than four years. Thomas is winless since the 2022...
Justin Thomas makes 11 birdies for a 61 to take the lead at Harbour TownVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Justin Thomas had a round to match the immaculate weather Thursday at Harbour Town with 11 birdies that allowed him to tie the course record with a 10-under-par 61 to lead the RBC Heritage. The best shot he hit all day was an 8-iron that...
Plum approves ordinance to restrict parking around Oakmont Country Club during U.S. Open
Plum Council adopted a temporary ordinance April 14 that will apply parking restrictions in the area around Oakmont Country Club during the upcoming U.S. Open tournament. The ordinance, which restricts nonresident street parking in the area, will affect around a dozen streets and more than 200 households for a week...
Scottie Scheffler rested, ready to defend title at Hilton HeadVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Scottie Scheffler was the star attraction of a parade just two days after the Masters. This one was all about a red plaid jacket from Harbour Town, not a green jacket from Augusta National. The tradition of the RBC Heritage is for the defending champion...
Justin Rose coping with ‘torment’ of Masters close callVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The farther Justin Rose drove from Augusta National only made him realize how close he came to winning the Masters. His phone kept buzzing on the way to Hilton Head Island, one text after another, all of them with the same message that applauded his...
Rory McIlroy has the Masters and a Grand Slam. That gives him freedom to chase moreVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Mount Rushmore of golf now has six faces carved into granite, and for that, Rory McIlroy should feel as though he achieved the highest pinnacle in golf. But there is so much more ahead for McIlroy. He turns 36 next month and believes he is a...
Record number of entrants accepted for 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club
It’s no secret that playing Oakmont Country Club is on the bucket list for many golfers. The best in the world will descend upon the historic course June 12-15 when the venue hosts the 125th U.S. Open, and a record number of golfers are seeking a spot in the field....
Rory McIlroy shows he can handle tough times on way to becoming Masters championVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy began “the best day of my golfing life” by finding a note in his locker at Augusta National before he got ready for what turned out to be one of the wildest final rounds ever at the Masters. It was from Angel Cabrera, a thoughtful...
After wayward Sunday at Masters, Bryson DeChambeau ‘super excited’ about tweaking gearVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau believed his game was in good enough shape to win the Masters. He certainly thought he could do it after he leapfrogged Rory McIlroy to take the lead two holes into the final round Sunday. But perhaps the fact that he hit more golf balls...
Masters notebook: Scottie Scheffler settles for 4th but gains ‘something to build off of’Video
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler came to Augusta National this week looking to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three Masters in a four-year span. He had to settle for a fourth-place finish. Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world and the pre-tournament favorite, shot a...
Justin Rose played memorable round at Masters but couldn’t deny Rory McIlroy titleVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose kept hitting balls to stay loose at the tournament practice facility, all alone save for longtime caddie Mark Fulcher, everything eerily quiet around him while drama was unfolding elsewhere Sunday at the Masters. Rose had generated roars of his own down the stretch at Augusta...
Rory McIlroy wins Masters in playoff to complete career Grand SlamVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam....
Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg make moves at Masters; Justin Rose drops back
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Patrick Reed says his putter has been “on vacation.” Golf fans who primarily watch major championships and the PGA Tour might have the impression Reed has been lounging on a beach somewhere, too. But Reed’s putter might be coming home, and it helped him move up the...
Bryson DeChambeau has 18 holes to chase down Rory McIlroy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau finds himself trying to chase down Rory McIlroy in another major championship. This time, he has 18 holes to do it. The two-time and reigning U.S. Open champion made a nearly 50-foot putt from just off the green at the 18th hole Saturday, giving him...
Rory McIlroy has masterful start at Masters, closes in on Grand Slam
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy raced out to the best start the Masters has seen in its 91-year history with six straight 3s on his scorecard that shot him into the lead Saturday and left him 18 holes away from that coveted green jacket and the career Grand Slam. McIlroy...
Justin Rose stays in Masters lead with some All-Star company
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose kept his name atop the leaderboard Friday in the Masters, and he doesn’t have to look far to see an All-Star collection of contenders lining up behind him. U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau is off to his best start in the Masters. Rory McIlroy made...
Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples barely missed the Masters cut. For Langer, it was the final time
AUGUSTA, Ga. — More than 30 years ago, Fred Couples helped Bernhard Langer slip back into the green jacket at the Masters. On Friday, both of them nearly made the cut. Langer, playing in his 41st and final Masters, made a couple of birdies on the second nine at Augusta...
Justin Rose steals the Masters show, builds 3-shot lead over Scottie SchefflerVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose managed to steal the attention away from Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in the Masters by matching his personal best at Augusta National with a 7-under-par 65 for a three-shot lead Thursday in the first major of the year. Scheffler did his part in his...