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Jutanugarn rallies to win after Thompson misses 2-foot putt
Posted on - Nov 20, 2017
Lexi Thompson won $1 million for the CME Race to the Globe and left so much more behind Sunday in the LPGA Tour's final event. Thompson was poised to win the CME Group Tour Championship and LPGA player of the year until she jabbed at a 2-foot par putt and missed it on the 18th hole at Tiburon Golf Club.
That paved the way for Ariya Jutanugarn, who birdied her last...
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Winner of next month’s Open will receive more than
Posted on - Jun 24, 2015
R&A confirms total pot for St Andrews has increased by £900,000
‘This increase is appropriate for an event with the Open’s global appeal’
The winner of the Open Championship will earn more than £1m for the first time ever at St Andrews next month, the R&A announced on Wednesday.
The overall prize fund for the game’s oldest major championship has increased by £900,000 to £6.3m, with the champion receiving £1,150,000. That is £175,000...
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Jordan Spieth ready for Open hype but plays down Rory
Posted on - Jun 24, 2015
US Open winner praises Rory McIlroy as ‘a guy I can look up to’
Jordan Spieth seeking rare feat of winning three consecutive majors in a year
Jordan Spieth knows precisely what level of expectation awaits at next month’s Open Championship. The 21-year-old admits his biggest challenge at St Andrews will be handling such background noise.
Spieth’s success on Sunday at the US Open at Chambers Bay means he has claimed the first...
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European Tour to co-sanction Australian PGA Championship
Posted on - Jun 23, 2015
Prize money increases to $1.75 million
Becomes Australia’s richest golf tournament
This year’s Australian PGA Championship will be co-sanctioned by the European Tour and boast the richest purse in the 120-year history of the tournament, the PGA of Australia has said.
The tournament, which will take place at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast in early December, will offer a total of $1.75 million in prize money.
The winner will receive a...
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Rory McIlroy charges up US Open leaderboard but leaves
Posted on - Jun 22, 2015
World No1 shoots final-round 66 to end on level-par aggregate
Terrific late effort cannot haul in leaders at Chambers Bay
Rory McIlroy was still 16 years from being born the last time the final round of a US Open began with a four-way tie. And yet, somehow, the world No1 summoned the spirit of 1973 on Sunday at Chambers Bay.
US Open 2015: final round – live! | Scott Murray
On that historic occasion...
