McIlroy and Lowry endure difficult starts in Phoenix
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry have made underwhelming starts to their opening round at the Phoenix Open on Thursday.
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Thompson fires 62 to lead by two in La Quinta
Davis Thompson took a two-stroke lead over world number four Jon Rahm and four others at La Quinta, California, on Thursday. The 23-year-old American shot a career-low 10-under 62 in the first round of The American Express after he birdied three of the first four holes and then eagled both par-5s on the front nine, numbers five and six. He made the turn in eight-under 28, the lowest front-nine score at La Quinta, putting him two clear of Spain's Rahm, Americans Tyler Duncan, Taylor Montgomery and Sam Burns, and Matti Schmid of Germany. Rahm shot 64 at La Quinta, one of three courses being used for the first three rounds. The field also includes five of the top seven players in the world and 10 of the top 20. Sixth-ranked Xander Schauffele, of the US, was in a group of nine at seven-under 65 after also eagling the fifth.
Scheffler makes a late bid to return to No. 1
NASSAU, Bahamas: The degree Masters champion Scottie Scheffler earned from the McCombs School of Business at Texas did not equip him with the skills to figure out the new formula for the Official World Golf Ranking.
Hovland leads Hero Challenge, while Lowry struggles
Viktor Hovland moved one shot clear at the top of the leaderboard at the Tiger Woods'-hosted Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
Woods shades McIlroy with $15m PIP purse on PGA Tour
Tiger Woods appeared in just three tournaments this year and finished only one, but his popularity among golf fans remains unmatched.
Tiger Woods wins $15m in PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program
NEW YORK: Tiger Woods is making a bigger impact off the course than inside the ropes, and he was rewarded with a $15 million bonus from the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program.
Woods wins Player Impact Program, collects US$15 million bonus
Tiger Woods has won the PGA Tour's Player Impact Program (PIP) for a second consecutive year and with it the US$15 million bonus given to the winner, according to results obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
Golf-British Open runner-up Young named PGA Tour rookie of the year
(Reuters) - American Cameron Young was named the PGA Tour's rookie of the year in a vote by his peers following a season in which he recorded five runner-up finishes, including at the British Open, the U.S.-based circuit said on Wednesday.