5:41 PM ETAssociated Press FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentMINNEAPOLIS — Sean Knapp won the U.S. Senior Amateur without making a birdie in a 2-and-1 victory over Paul Simson.
Knapp pulled ahead for good on the 14th hole at The Minikahda Club when Simson missed the fairway and failed to convert a 15-footer for par. He went 2 up when Simson left a shot in the rough and took four shots to reach the 16th green, conceding Knapp's par putt.
Knapp, a 55-year-old from Oakmont, Pennsylvania, closed out the match with a 20-foot par putt on the 17th hole. He became the first U.S. Senior Amateur champion since Mike Bell in 2006 to win the title match without making a birdie.
Simson, a 66-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, was trying to win the U.S. Senior Amateur for the third time.
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Tiger has gotten medical OK, can ‘start pitching’
5:56 PM ETJason SobelESPN Senior Writer Close Covered golf since 2004 Former writer at Golf Channel Winner of four Emmys while at ESPNFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentTiger Woods is back — well, back to hitting golf balls, at least.
On Thursday afternoon, Woods tweeted video of a slow-motion swing with a wedge, which was captioned: “Dr. gave me the ok to start pitching.”
Dr. gave me the ok to start pitching pic.twitter.com/tboq1L3Xdn
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 31, 2017
The 14-time major champion hasn't played a competitive round since January. After missing the entire 2016 campaign, he returned late last year with a promising T-15 result (in an 18-player field) at his own Hero World Challenge. He followed that with a missed cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in late January, then was forced to withdraw from the Dubai Desert Classic one week later with what he termed at the time as back spasms.
Soon thereafter, Woods underwent a fourth back surgery..
LaMelo Ball’s new $395 signature basketball shoes could make him ineligible
Its official: We now live in a world where a high school basketball player has his own signature shoe. Well, a high school-aged basketball player, that is. ESPN’s Darren Rovell isn’t so sure LaMelo Ball will be counted as an amateur athlete much longer.
The iPhone 8 is rumored to have several new features, maybe even some of these
On September 12, Apple is expected to announce its 10th-anniversary iPhone 8 (or “iPhone X,” depending on which anonymous French technology-leak blog you believe). And, like every iPhone announcement over the past 10 years, this one comes with months of pre-release hype, the subject of epic advance buildup that’s basically the nerd-world version of McGregor v. Mayweather, only with fewer belly tattoos.
Andrew “Beef” Johnston hitting the gym hard made one golf legend’s day
When you think of Andrew “Beef” Johnston, you probably don’t think of a guy who spends a lot of time in the gym. But the burly Brit has been stepping up his workout sessions of late. And a golf legend has taken notice.
Beef shared some of his gym routine on Wednesday and it didn’t just entail the PGA Tour rookie running on the treadmill for a few minutes.
McIlroy feels capable of winning before break
4:16 PM ETPA SportFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentRory McIlroy admits he hates the thought of ending his season without a win as he looks to make the first successful title defence of his career in Boston.
McIlroy won the Dell Technologies Championship — then known as the Deutsche Bank Championship — in 2012 and 2016, the latter victory providing him with the springboard to win the overall FedEx Cup title and $10 million bonus.
McIlroy, 28, has also won several other events more than once but never in consecutive years and has four chances left in 2017 to avoid just his second full winless season since turning professional.
Speaking after a tie for 22nd in the U.S. PGA Championship which completed a third successive year without a major title, McIlroy said he was in two minds about competing again this year due to an ongoing rib injury.
''I don't know what I'm going to do,'' McIlroy, who has played just 14 events this season, s..
It’s Patriot Golf Day this weekend. Here’s how you can help
It’s Patriot Golf Day this weekend. Here's how you can help. Hundreds of golf courses around the U.S. are pitching in
Giancarlo Stanton is in a new music video — and it’s probably NSFW
Giancarlo Stanton is having himself a season in 2017. The Miami Marlins right fielder just became one of six players to reach the 50 home run mark before September. Nine more dingers puts him in the super exclusive 60+ home runs in a single season club, something only five players have done in MLB history.
The new reality show featuring Lonzo Ball & LaVar Ball actually looks pretty interesting
In what should come as no surprise, Lonzo Ball and LaVar Ball will be featured prominently on a new reality show. Also not surprisingly, the show won't be aired on any TV network, but rather Facebook. Kinda like how LaVar was looking for a $3 Billion shoe deal contract for his basketball-playing sons and wound up making his own Big Baller Brand sneakers and sticking a $495 price tag on them.
You need to see Ian Poulter’s wall decorated with yardage books throughout the years
We know Ian Poulter is a golf nerd: the Englishman showed off his garage filled with his old equipment earlier this year. We also know Poulter likes fancy things, like the collection of expensive cars he owns (the 41-year-old just bought a new matte-black Ford GT to go along with his Ferraris) or the plethora of shiny toys he shares, such as his Audemars Piguet watches.