Author: Bob

SAN FRANCISCO – High school junior Megha Ganne barely survived a 3-for-1 playoff to get into the U.S. Women’s Open. Now, the 17-year-old is tied for the lead at 4 under and is the sixth amateur in this championship’s history to …

Megha Ganne, a 17-year-old high school junior, co-leads 2021 U.S. Women’s Open Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO – High school junior Megha Ganne shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the U.S. Women’s Open. The 17-year-old from New …

High school junior Megha Ganne and Mel Reid share lead at 2021 U.S. Women’s Open Read more »

Three past U.S. Women’s Open champions, three veteran players with, including this year, 60 combined starts in this championship. Cristie Kerr, 43, Paula Creamer, 34, and Michelle Wie West, 31, played alongside one another in the opening round at The …

Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie West stay in mix to make USWO cut Read more »

DUBLIN, Ohio – Late Monday afternoon, Adam Long and his caddie were out for an impromptu practice round at Muirfield Village when they were joined by an unexpected guest. “We get to 14 green and we look up, I had …

Adam Long gets first-hand lesson on some Muirfield changes from Jack Nicklaus Read more »

DUBLIN, Ohio – Despite enjoying an enormous amount of success since turning professional in 2019, the one area that Collin Morikawa has needed to improve has been his inconsistency on the greens. But that might be changing. Morikawa, who began …

Collin Morikawa switches back to blade-style putter and it pays off in Rd. 1 of Memorial Read more »

DUBLIN, Ohio – Tournament host Jack Nicklaus celebrated the return of fans to this year’s Memorial following last year’s coronavirus-restricted event. On Thursday, there was a return of another Muirfield Village tradition – weather delays. The opening round was first …

After multiple delays, Round 1 of Memorial Tournament suspended for day Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO – One part of Mel Reid’s game plan, unique to most players, was who she called two days before her opening round at the U.S. Women’s Open. “Yeah, I text Brooks. I texted Brooks on Tuesday. We had …

After FaceTiming with two-time U.S. Open champ Brooks Koepka, Mel Reid shoots 67 Read more »

DUBLIN, Ohio – Rickie Fowler has always been among golf’s most stylish players, but his look on Thursday at the Memorial Tournament was more than a fashion statement. Fowler wore a pair of dark wraparound sunglasses at Muirfield Village despite …

Rickie Fowler sports sunglasses at Memorial and not just to be stylish Read more »

DUBLIN, Ohio – Bo Hoag was born in Columbus, Ohio, played college golf at Ohio State and worked the range at the Memorial Tournament when he was a teenager, so it was an all-too-familiar scene Thursday at Muirfield Village following …

Columbus born and bred, Bo Hoag pleases the locals with 68 at Memorial Read more »

DUBLIN, Ohio – Jason Day has withdrawn from the Memorial Tournament with a back injury and will likely miss the U.S. Open for the first time since 2010. “Unfortunately, I’ve had to make the decision to withdraw from the Memorial …

Jason Day withdraws from Memorial, likely ending U.S. Open chances Read more »