Montana Pritchard/PGA of AmericaAkshay Bhatia hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round for the 2017 Boys Junior PGA Championship.Akshay Bhatia’s victory at the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship was all but a foregone conclusion after the 15-year-old from Wake Forest, N.C., posted a second-round 61 at the Country Club of St. Albans on Tuesday. The only question then was what would his 72-hole score be, how much would he win by and how badly would be break the tournament record.
Come Thursday night the answers were 22-under 266, three strokes over Reid Davenport, and five strokes over Pat Perez’ previous mark, set in 1993.
The lefty fittingly finished by making a six-foot birdie on his final hole for a closing 67. It was his 24th birdie of the tournament, to go along with two eagles and just six bogeys.
“When I started this tournament, I never dreamed I would win by three strokes or beat the record by five strokes,” Bhatia said. “It’s such a good feeling coming off on to..

David CannonKINGSBARNS, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 03: Jessica Korda of the United States hits her second shot on the 1st hole during the first round of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links on August 3, 2017 in Kingsbarns, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)Jessica Korda took to Instagram on Thursday to announce that she has withdrawn from the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns in Fife, Scotland, citing the re-emergence of an arm injury. For much of the season, Korda has had tape on her left forearm. Although the injury seemed manageable, Korda said she re-strained the arm at Kingsbarns.
Korda had shot a four-over 76 in the first round on Thursday, which left T-131, 12 strokes behind Day 1 leader Michelle Wie. Dropping out of any event is never an easy decision, but dropping out of a major is even harder. Add in the fact that she was removing herself from the last event used to qualify for the U.S. Solheim Cup, and the decision was that much more difficu..

FacebookPinterestGregory ShamusDustin Johnson lines up a putt on the ninth green during the first round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

AKRON, Ohio – It isn’t easy flying under the radar when you’re No. 1 in the world, the defending champion of this week’s World Golf Championship event and going for an unprecedented third WGC title in a calendar year.
But there goes Dustin Johnson, who, naturally, doesn’t mind one bit that the spotlight is on British Open champion Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, who created a stir by jettisoning his longtime caddie J.P. Fitzgerald last week.
“What do you think?” Johnson responded with a grin when asked about the attention being expended on two of his closest rivals.
We’re thinking no, he doesn't mind.
Johnson then shrugged in that carefree way he has. Nobody shrugs better than Dustin Johnson.
That he proved on Thursday at Firestone Country Club, when he opened defense of his WG..

Gregory ShamusAKRON, OH – AUGUST 03: Thomas Pieters of Belgium putts on the ninth green during the first round of the World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club South Course on August 3, 2017 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)When the pairings were released for the first round of this week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, one in particular caught the eye (and probably yours too): Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day. For the most part, the group delivered, with McIlroy and Spieth posting three-under 67s. But they are all chasing the young Thomas Pieters, who carded a bogey-free, five-under 65 and leads by one at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Starting off the 10th tee, Pieters, 25, began his round with four straight pars, then hit his 172-yard approach shot to two-feet at the par-4 14th to tap in his first birdie of the day. At the par-5 16th, he again hit his approach to within tap-in range for another birdie and ..