He’s been capital-D Dominant, and even that word undersells it.Continue Reading
Phil Mickelson begins his Masters prep with a second victory in two PGA Tour Champions starts
Phil Mickelson does not follow convention, as we know, and so it was that his road to Augusta began in an unfamiliar place on an unlikely stage, though not with an unexpected result.Continue Reading
Phil Mickelson commits to playing a second PGA Tour Champions event
Phil Mickelson has committed to playing in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond, Va., next week.Continue Reading
What is Phil Mickelson’s senior tour future? It’s complicated
The most revealing and pivotal moment for Phil Mickelson on the way to shooting the lowest debut round in PGA Tour Champions history on Monday unfolded on the 13th green at Ozarks National Golf Course.Continue Reading
After a huge rules break, Phil goes full Phil and hits driver off pine straw to make birdie
It's stuff like this that will have the PGA Tour Champions begging Phil to be out there every week.Continue Reading
Phil Mickelson sets the pace in his Champions debut with a 61
The stories are legend of Phil Mickelson tossing up a 60 on one of his well-manicured home tracks in San Diego just before heading out on the PGA Tour, only for all that mojo to be gone when he steps on a meaty competitive course with rough and length and tricky greens.Continue Reading
Jerry Kelly punctuates his first senior major victory with a special highlight
Jerry Kelly is a man without a poker face who nonetheless took down his challengers with an ace that no one saw coming on Sunday afternoon. Continue Reading
Jim Furyk wins in his PGA Tour Champions debut as seniors resume season after COVID-19 break
Jim Furyk needed no introduction, of course, but he emphatically made his presence known anyway by winning his PGA Tour Champions debut in the tour’s return from a five-month COVID-19 hiatus.Continue Reading
Bernhard Langer’s pursuit of elusive record has gotten harder during hiatus—and why he’s not bothered
The senior tour’s COVID-19 stoppage already has erased eight tournaments from the 2020 schedule.Continue Reading
Watch this Miguel Angel Jimenez’s putt seem to defy physics in Hawaii
All’s well that ends well for Miguel Angel Jimenez.Continue Reading
Miguel Angel Jimenez outlasts a Hall of Fame leaderboard to win the season opener
Four World Golf Hall of Famers were tied for the lead at one point on the back nine at Hualalai Golf Club on the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday, but it was an interloper, Miguel Angel Jimenez, who emerged the victor in a playoff with Ernie Els and Fred Couples.Continue Reading
Colin Montgomerie wins playoff when Bernhard Langer needs four bunker shots to reach the green
Colin Montgomerie won the Invesco QQQ Championship and Bernhard Langer lost it, and each did so in an extraordinary fashion on Sunday. Continue Reading
Rocco Mediate posts first win in more than three years, with an assist from Ken Duke
Rocco Mediate closed with a flourish, but still needed an assist to win and Ken Duke delivered one on the final hole of the Sanford International on Sunday.Continue Reading
Scott Hoch, 63, becomes oldest senior tour winner, teams with Tom Pernice to win Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
Scott Hoch, shown here in 2017, teamed with Tom Pernice to win the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf on Sunday. (Photo by Ryan Young/PGA TOUR) By John Strege This was a win, if not for the ages, for the ageing, a pair of old hands, Scott Hoch and Tom ...Continue Reading
Kevin Sutherland defeats Scott Parel on the seventh playoff hole to win Rapiscan Systems Classic
Kevin Sutherland plays a tee shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club on November 9, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) By John Strege The PGA Tour Champions has been good for Kevin Sutherland’s bottom ...Continue Reading
Kirk Triplett’s ‘Hall of Fame’ 3-wood shot gives him playoff win over Woody Austin in Hoag Classic
Kirk Triplett, who won the Hoag Classic in a playoff with Woody Austin on Sunday. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) By John Strege Kirk Triplett is not a Hall of Famer, but he rode a Hall of Fame swing to a playoff victory over Woody Austin in the Hoag Classic ...Continue Reading
Jeff Maggert’s what if: If he hadn’t five-putted from five feet on Friday, he might have won on Sunday
Jeff Maggert. (Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By John Strege What if is a familiar lament in golf circles, even a cliché, though Jeff Maggert would be forgiven for using it in the wake of his tie for third in the Hoag Classic on Sunday. On the final ...Continue Reading
Mark O’Meara, 62, wins the Cologuard Classic, his first victory since 2010
It was O’Meara’s first victory since 2010, when he won twice, his only previous PGA Tour Champions wins.Continue Reading
