Hideki Matsuyama surges to a 5-shot lead in steamy MemphisVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama felt his lower back starting to act up. On a whim, he decided to put a new putter in his bag for the start of the PGA Tour postseason. And now the Japanese star has a five-shot lead going into the final round of the...
Hideki Matsuyama, Denny McCarthy tied for lead in opening PGA Tour playoff eventVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the steamy weekend of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Matsuyama recovered from a shaky start — he missed a 4-foot birdie...
Chris Kirk makes ace, leads St. Jude ahead of Hideki Matsuyama
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama lost his wallet in London and lost his caddie and coach for the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs thanks to thieves who snatched their bag. None of that seemed to bother the Japanese star Thursday to start of the PGA Tour’s postseason. Chris Kirk...
Peters Township’s Jimmy Ellis, Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson bow out at U.S. Amateur
Stroke-play medalist Jimmy Ellis, a Peters Township alum, was ousted in his opening match at the 124th U.S. Amateur on Wednesday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. Ellis, who shot 10-under 132 to take the top seed, including a 9-under 61 in his second round, was upset by...
Cutrell overcomes shaky start to capture title at Westmoreland County Senior Amateur
It was another close finish to the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Senior Championship on Wednesday at Latrobe Country Club. Arnie Cutrell had a three-shot lead over 2023 champion Sean Knapp heading into the nine-hole third round and was clinging to a one-shot lead as they made their way to the...
Scottie Scheffler’s PGA Tour postseason amounts to a Super Bowl at East LakeVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Scottie Scheffler goes into the PGA Tour’s postseason as the No. 1 seed, and it’s not even close. Winning the FedEx Cup and its $25 million bonus still feels far away. The FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday at the St. Jude Championship for the top 70 from...
Peters Township grad shoots 61 to take medalist honors at U.S. Amateur
Peters Township graduate Jimmy Ellis began the week with little to no expectation at the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship. Ellis, who now lives in Atlantic Beach, Fla., had to buy golf balls and a glove from the pro shop for the second round of stroke play. The stakes began to...
Matt Kuchar finishes Wyndham Championship a day late in odd decision meant to help a rookie
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Aaron Rai won the Wyndham Championship in near darkness Sunday evening, a rain-delayed tournament that wasn’t officially in the books until Matt Kuchar finished on Monday morning. It was a peculiar ending, and Kuchar apologized to the tournament officials after he finished the 18th hole with a...
Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the 29-year-old Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th to post at 18-under 262...
Chi Chi Rodriguez, Hall of Fame golfer known for antics on the greens, dies at 88Video
Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens during and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. He was 88. Rodriguez’s death was announced by Carmelo Javier Ríos, a senator in Rodriguez’ native...
Leta Lindley storms back to win U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox ChapelVideo
Leta Lindley finished runner-up at the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open championships, falling by one stroke to Jill McGill two years ago at NCR Country Club in Dayton, Ohio, and by one stroke again last year to England’s Trish Johnson at Waverly Country Club in Portand, Ore. She...
Fox Chapel native Michele Thompson revels in experience at U.S. Senior Women’s Open
A high school classmate of Michele (Michanowicz) Thompson stood near the 18th green early Sunday afternoon, her eyes extended down the fairway to catch the first sight of Thompson as she was about to put the finishing touches on her fourth round at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox...
Kaori Yamamoto retains lead after weather delayed round at U.S. Senior Women’s Open
After a long, weather-delayed third round at the U.S. Women’s Senior Open on Saturday at Fox Chapel Golf Club, Kaori Yamamoto held on to her lead after shooting 1-over-par. She will be in last pairing Sunday for the final round, leading the field at 7-under. Four others are chasing Yamamoto...
Yamamoto extends lead at Senior Women’s Open
Kaori Yamamoto didn’t play in the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Instead, she carried the bag for her dear friend Eika Otake. “I was dreaming of attending this tournament, and then last year I was caddying for my best friend, and then I was thinking, ‘I’m going to make it...
Oliver grad comes home to work the U.S. Senior Women’s Open
William Jerry has played golf four times in his life, twice in Africa. But the Pittsburgh native and 1996 graduate of Oliver High School is working at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club this week as a data collector of the greens for the maintenance crew....
U.S. Senior Women’s Open notebook: Semple-Thompson enjoys day despite her game
Carole Semple Thompson enjoyed everything about the first round of the sixth U.S. Senor Women’s Open except her game. The 75-year-old Sewickley native had a small crowd following her for all 18 holes. She shot an 88 and survived the blistering heat. “I survived, but my golf game was pretty...
Kaori Yamamoto rallies to snag U.S. Senior Women’s Open lead
Japan’s Kaori Yamamoto strung together five birdies in 10 holes and grabbed the first-round lead at the sixth USGA Senior Women’s Open on Thursday at Fox Chapel Golf Club. She shot a 4-under-par 67 and credited a hot putter to her success during the afternoon session. Yamamoto’s run began on...
Annika Sorenstam seeking 2nd U.S. Senior Women’s Open title
During the early 2000s, Annika Sorenstam dominated women’s golf. She won 96 international events, including 72 on the LPGA Tour and 10 major championships. Sorenstam was the first international player inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame through LPGA criteria. This week, the 53-year-old Swede will try to recreate...
U.S. Senior Women’s Open notebook: Fox Chapel’s unique Biarritz green to test field
Swell or not so swale. Players’ reactions are sure to be mixed depending where their tee shot lands on the par-3 17th hole this week at the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club. The unique green, known as a Biarritz, features a deep, 4-foot swale, or gully,...
Courtney Myhrum wears many hats at Senior Women’s Open
It would hard to find a busier person working the United States Golf Association’s sixth Senior Women’s Open than Courtney Myhrum. The Pittsburgh native and Fox Chapel Golf Club member is on the USGA Executive committee. She’s wearing many hats this week. She will be a starter on the ninth...
U.S. Senior Women’s Open notebook: After nearly 40 years, Donna Andrews returns to Fox Chapel
Donna Andrews was a freshman at North Carolina when she played in the 1985 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Fox Chapel Golf Club. In the nearly 40 years since, she has become a six-time LPGA Tour winner, played in the Solheim Cup and started working as a golf instructor at Pine...
Tee times set for U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club
A field of 120 golfers will tee off Thursday and Friday in the first two rounds of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club. Here’s a look at the tee times for the first two rounds. Thursday (Aug. 1), Hole No. 1 / Friday (Aug. 2),...
Jon Rahm gets another big stage at the Paris Olympics. And then it’s wait until April at Augusta
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Jon Rahm loves the big stage, the big crowd, the big moment. The Olympics provide one extra opportunity in a year marked by his departure to Saudi-funded LIV Golf, and the Spaniard arrived at the Paris Games with a shot of much-needed confidence. Rahm held on to...
Jackie Gallagher-Smith excited to be home for Senior Women’s Open
Carol Semple Thompson isn’t the only golfer in this week’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship with Pittsburgh roots. Jackie Gallagher-Smith, whose parents grew up in Johnstown, also calls Western Pennsylvania home. Her husband, Ed, was from Norvelt in Westmoreland County. “When I was driving in from the airport Sunday, I...
What to know for this week’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel Golf Club
Some of the most accomplished women’s golfers in the world will be in town this week to compete in the sixth U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship at Fox Chapel Golf Club. A field of 120 golfers ages 50 and older will tee off in the opening rounds Thursday and Friday...
