Tiger Woods undergoes back surgery to replace collapsed disc in spine
Tiger Woods has announced he has undergone back surgery to replace a collapsed disc in his spine.
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Debutant Suber leads Open with stunning 65, solid start for Scheffler
SOUTHPORT, England: Debutant Jackson Suber led The Open with a stunning five-under opening round of 65 on Thursday as fellow Americans reigning champion Scottie Scheffler and big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau also made their mark. England’s Dan Brown and South Korea’s Im Sung-jae had shared the lead after early rounds of 66 at a scorched Royal Birkdale, before Suber moved top of the leaderboard. Scheffler, bidding to become the first man since Padraig Harrington in 2008 to retain the title, carded a two-under 68 with DeChambeau a stroke better off. Suber carded six birdies but his memorable moment came on the par-five 17th where a stunning second shot from next to a bunker to six feet resulted in a rare eagle. He is the fourth player to post a round of 65 or lower on his Open debut. “This was only my fifth day ever in Europe! So I’m definitely learning the links course,” Suber said. “I settled a little more on the back nine, and felt more comfortable. “The challenge is good.
Baldwin dozed through England loss before hitting Open's first tee shot
SOUTHPORT, July 16 : Local lad Matthew Baldwin led a posse of English players with early starts at the British Open on Thursday hoping to lift the mood after the nation's World Cup heartache.
Calcavecchia ejected from Masters for violating no-phone policy, Golfweek reports
AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 : Former British Open champion Mark Calcavecchia was ejected from this week's Masters for violating Augusta National Golf Club's strict no-phone policy, according to a Golfweek report.
Curling and golf’s kinship on display as Rock League meets Masters
As soon as Alpine Curling Club’s Hammy McMillan received his Rock League schedule, he began cross-referencing.
Woods to make TGL Season 2 debut in mid-January
Tiger Woods, sidelined from competitive golf for 15 months because of injury, will make his TGL Season 2 debut in mid-January, the tech-infused indoor team golf league he co-founded with Rory McIlroy announced on Monday.
Schauffele starting with blank canvas for Open defense
PORTRUSH: Xander Schauffele is super-excited at the prospect of trying to defend his British Open title at Royal Portrush this week but says he will have to come up with a different plan to the one that took him to victory 12 months ago.
Schauffele starting with blank canvas for Open defence
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland :Xander Schauffele is super-excited at the prospect of trying to defend his British Open title at Royal Portrush this week but says he will have to come up with a different plan to the one that took him to victory 12 months ago.