Tiger Woods was able to cap a mostly frustrating week with a final-round 69 at Pebble Beach. Just don’t expect to see the 15-time major champ attempt to carry any of that momentum from Sunday over to another tournament soon.Continue Reading
The shot that won Gary Woodland the U.S. Open might get you suspended at your club
Gary Woodland is known as a basher, 200 pounds of Midwestern might. That power was evidenced at Pebble Beach, Woodland ranking fifth in the field in driving distance and 13th in strokes gained/off-the-tee. Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: How Brooks Koepka made U.S. Open history—and didn’t win at Pebble Beach
How good is Brooks Koepka? Even when he doesn’t win, he still makes history.Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Tiger Woods birdies six of final 12 holes for strong Sunday finish
Tiger Woods called the onset to Saturday’s round at Pebble Beach “crap.” The description to Sunday’s start . . . well, take it away, Tiger.Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Brandon Wu receives his Stanford diploma as he walks off Pebble Beach’s 18th green
Brandon Wu won’t have to wait for his diploma to come in the mail after all. The 22-year-old Stanford senior, who missed his graduation ceremony on the Palo Alto campus on Sunday...Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: You can’t describe Gary Woodland as simply a bomber anymore
This was a U.S. Open to love. No angst, no anxiety, no punishment for the slightest of golf sins. We came to the sea, walking on cliffs along the blue Pacific Ocean...Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: The crazy stat that shows Gary Woodland’s win was even more surprising than you thought
Let’s get this out of the way: Gary Woodland is not a fluke major champ. The 35-year-old entered this week as the 25th-ranked player in the world with three previous PGA Tour titles...Continue Reading
Winner’s Bag: Gary Woodland’s clubs at the U.S. Open
Gary Woodland, who won a thrilling U.S. Open at Pebble Beach G.L., was one of the many equipment free agents at the start of the year.Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: A lead in a major makes for a long night, and a lonely walk
The old saying has it that there are three levels of pressure in professional golf: tournament play, major-championship play and the Ryder Cup. Gary Woodland is experienced in the first two of those, but has yet to feel the ultimate stress that comes with representing one’s country in the biennial contest between the United States and Europe.Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: “Crap start” on Saturday ends Tiger Woods’ U.S. Open chances
“It’s been frustrating,” Woods told GOLFTV. Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Ranking the 9 golfers Gary Woodland should worry about most on Sunday
David Cannon By Alex Myers PEBBLE BEACH — Gary Woodland will take the lead into the final round of a major championship for the first time in his career. As if that fact isn’t enough to cause him stress, Woodland also has to worry about a bevy of big-name golfers ...Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Henrik Stenson knocked a fan out with a semi-shank…then posed for a selfie on the ground
Henrik Stenson is known as the “Iceman” for his steely demeanour. But what he did at Pebble Beach on Saturday will warm your heart. Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Rory McIlroy is still in it, but Pebble Beach’s par 5s have diminished his chances
After a one-under 70 on Saturday, Rory McIlroy enters the final round of the U.S. Open five strokes off the lead of Gary Woodland.
Not out of it but not exactly breathing down his neck.Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Justin Rose must know something we don’t, oozing confidence while still trailing
Justin Rose has not been his normal self at this week’s U.S. Open. Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Gary Woodland’s new-found focus on putting is paying off at Pebble Beach
Gary Woodland might seem like an unlikely leader halfway through this year’s U.S. Open, given that Pebble Beach, at just slightly longer than 7,000 yards, isn’t a ballpark built to reward the power game that the 35-year-old possesses. Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Watch Patrick Reed snap a wedge over his knee in a mesmerising burst of rage
Patrick Reed will be playing on the weekend at the U.S. Open, but he’d going to need to find a replacement wedge after he broke his on the 18th hole late Friday afternoon at Pebble Beach. Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Rory McIlroy struts his way into the mix at Pebble Beach
The tell made its appearance on the 11th. Every golfer has one, that distinguishing feature that lets the galleries know they’re cooking.Continue Reading
U.S. Open 2019: Justin Rose is contending at Pebble Beach in very non-Justin Rose-like fashion
Will the real Justin Rose please stand up?Continue Reading
