Month: February 2019

David Cannon Alex Cjeka of Germany was disqualified during the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Alex Cejka became the first PGA Tour player to be disqualified under the new Rules of Golf limiting green-reading books. Cejka, who was using a previous year’s

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox won his first European Tour event on Sunday in Perth, Australia and only learned Tuesday that he would get into the WGC-Mexico Championship field. That meant a journey of more than 10,000 miles, and he did not arrive until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, with no chance to see the golf course.

Michelle Wie’s latest comeback bid has been put on hold. Playing in just her second event of 2019 at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, Wie was 10 over through 14 holes—which included a double at the eighth and a triple at the ninth—when she withdrew from the tournament. Wie cited a recurring hand injury as

Who are your Masters picks? As the year’s first major approaches, golf fans might care more about the answer to that question than they do about the status of their own golf games. No tournament evokes such buildup and this year is no different. So as we count down the weeks days hours until the

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Effective immediately, the PGA Tour will allow players and its tournaments to be sponsored by certain types of gambling and liquor companies as well as daily fantasy companies. Endorsements will be limited to entities that have a broad variety of interests — meaning that sponsorships by sports books will still

Last Friday, at the Honda LPGA Thailand, Ariya Jutanugarn and Amy Olson plunged the golf world into chaos with this one-minute sequence: https://twitter.com/Teamfrench23/status/1098934005741740032 A casual golf fan could be forgiven for thinking that Olson’s ball hitting Jutanugarn’s and coming to a dead halt—leading to a birdie for Olson—was anything more than a piece of happy

6:06 AM ET R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has said that the uncertainty surrounding Brexit had caused “significant concern” ahead of this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on March 29 and a potentially disorderly no-deal Brexit could leave the organisers with logistical problems as

Following Arnold Palmer’s death, the fate of his eponymous tournament was in doubt. The strength of the field had begun to waver, and without the presence of the King, officials worried the event had lost its clout. Those worries, at least for 2019, have been alleviated. The annual Bay Hill event—already boasting commits from eight-time

Monday qualifying for a PGA Tour event requires a ton of intestinal fortitude. Just ask David Pastore, who carded a five-under 67 in late January at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, site of the Monday qualifier for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. What did that low round get him? Absolutely nothing. He tied for 10th, finishing

8:18 AM ET A view over the 9th green of the Hoylake golf links, Royal Liverpool. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Royal Liverpool Golf Club has been chosen as the venue for the 2022 Open Championship. The course in Hoylake, Wirral has hosted the major championship 12 times, most recently in 2014 when Rory McIlroy won his third

Getting into a tournament on the PGA Tour through Monday Qualifying is at best a long shot. It usually takes a score in the low 60s to earn one of four spots against a field of typically more than 100 players ranging from rising young hot-shots, to wily veterans and guys who have won on

John Smoltz’s first foray into serious senior golf came at last year’s U.S. Senior Open, where he shot 85-77 at the Broadmoor to miss the cut. Not that the ultra-competitive retired pitcher was surprised. “Look, I had a flight home Saturday,” Smoltz admitted to GolfDigest.com. “I wasn’t really thinking I was going to make the

2:10 PM ET Former Web.com golfer Johnny DelPrete was arrested Friday and charged with soliciting prostitution in the same widespread crackdown on sex trafficking in Florida that has implicated New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Hundreds of arrest warrants have been issued as a result of a six-month investigation, and more are expected. Ten spas

11:59 AM ET The Florida Swing is a thing again. After two years of being interrupted by a trip to Mexico, the Sunshine State has retaken its place as a four-tournament run of events as the Masters draws closer. And now, the Players Championship is again part of the lineup. A few things to consider

Dustin Johnson was like a cat playing with a toy as he overwhelmed the field at the WGC-Mexico Championship, eventually winning by four stokes over Rory McIlroy and 10 shots over a trio of third-place finishers in an impressive—and complete—domination of the Club de Golf Chapultepec. Johnson picked up more than five strokes on the

Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social media headlines and upcoming events, here’s every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of Feb. 25. Dustin dusts the field at Chapultepec Just call Dustin Johnson