British Open preview: Who are the best current major championship performers? We rank players after crunching the numbers since Tiger won his last in 2008 {$excerpt:n} British Open 2017 preview: Who performs best in majors? Crunching the numbers in the post-Tiger era Source: Golf Digest
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2-time champ Mulder leads celebrity golf event
STATELINE, Nev. — Two-time defending champion Mark Mulder took a three-point lead on Saturday in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe. The former major league pitcher shot a 3-under 69 — the first sub-70 round of the tournament — and had 48 points after two rounds in the modified Stableford event. Players get 10 […]
Shanshan Feng birdies 18th to grab one-shot lead entering final round at U.S. Women’s Open
China’s Shanshan Feng birdied the 18th hole at Trump National Golf Club to take a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open.
Langer shoots 66, leads Senior Players by 1
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — While Brandt Jobe was ripping up the golf course, the unflappable Bernhard Langer steadfastly remained in the hunt. Sure enough, by the time the third round of the Constellation Senior Players Championship drew to a close Saturday, Langer’s unspectacular bogey-free 6-under 66 was good enough to put him atop the leaderboard. […]
Rodgers nears 1st PGA Tour title at John Deere
SILVIS, Ill. — Patrick Rodgers is 18 holes away from his first PGA Tour win. But the 25-year-old former Stanford star knows that it’ll likely take a lower score than the one he shot Saturday to secure such a milestone victory. Rodgers shot a 3-under 68 in the third round, maintaining a two-stroke lead in […]
Cristie Kerr is top American heading into Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Open
Cristie Kerr is the top American heading into Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Open {$excerpt:n} Cristie Kerr is top American heading into Sunday at the U.S. Women’s Open Source: Golf Digest
Patrick Rodgers is 18 holes away from his breakthrough PGA Tour win at TPC Deere Run
Patrick Rodgers, a talented amateur still looking for his first PGA Tour win, holds third-round lead at the John Deere Classic {$excerpt:n} Patrick Rodgers is 18 holes away from his breakthrough PGA Tour win at TPC Deere Run Source: Golf Digest
Bernhard Langer takes lead in pursuit of fourth straight win in Senior Players
Bernhard Langer takes lead in pursuit of fourth straight win in Senior Players {$excerpt:n} Bernhard Langer takes lead in pursuit of fourth straight win in Senior Players Source: Golf Digest
Watch Kelly Kraft hit a crazy recovery shot from the grandstands at the John Deere Classic
Watch Kelly Kraft hit a crazy recovery shot from the grandstands at the John Deere Classic {$excerpt:n} Watch Kelly Kraft hit a crazy recovery shot from the grandstands at the John Deere Classic Source: Golf Digest
Late birdie keeps Feng atop U.S. Women’s Open
Shanshan Feng hangs on to Open lead thanks to birdie on final holeFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment9:06 PM ETAssociated Press FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentBEDMINSTER, N.J. — Shanshan Feng is going to have the president of the United States looking over her shoulder in the final round of the U.S. Women's Open — and probably a lot of South Korean fans too.
Feng, a 27-year-old from China, rolled in a short birdie putt on the final hole on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the biggest tournament in women's golf.
Teenager Hye-Jin Choi and perennial Open bridesmaid Amy Yang were tied for second in an event where the South Koreans have shined.
The top six players chasing Feng are all from South Korea, and you have to go all the way to eighth place to find a U.S. player. That's Cristie Kerr, who was five shots off the lead.
Shanshan Feng has a one-shot lead over Hye-Jin Choi and Amy Yang heading into the final roun..