Davis Thompson makes late birdie to break out of a logjam and lead John Deere
SILVIS, Ill. — Davis Thompson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to break out of a logjam that, at one point, featured 10 players tied for the lead, giving him a 4-under-par 67 on a much tougher golf course and a one-shot lead in the John...
Ghim holes out from fairway again at Deere for first 36-hole lead on PGA Tour
SILVIS, Ill. — Doug Ghim holed out from the fairway for eagle for the second straight day, sending him to a 3-under-par 68 and a one-shot lead Friday in the John Deere Classic, his first 36-hole lead in his six years on the PGA Tour. Defending champion Davis Thompson (63)...
Plum, Oakmont to use $100K USGA investment for outdoor projects
Three weeks after the U.S. Open, Plum and Oakmont officials say they’re preparing to invest donations from the USGA into borough green spaces. As part of a million-dollar investment in the region, the two boroughs each received $100,000 to “support green spaces and promote outdoor recreation,” according to USGA Director...
Local golfers Shipley, Goetz, Jackson moving up ranks on respective pro tours
It has been a productive summer for golfers Palmer Jackson, Neal Shipley and Mark Goetz. The trio are playing one level below the PGA Tour and the DP World (European) Tour. Jackson, the Murrysville native and Franklin Regional and Notre Dame grad, and Shipley, the Mount Lebanon native and Central...
John Deere Classic shaping up as final qualifier for British Open
The John Deere Classic could serve as a final qualifier for the British Open, even though the R&A no longer offers an exemption to the leading finishers at the PGA Tour stop. This qualifier would be determined by the Official World Golf Ranking next week. The 156-man field for Royal...
LPGA giving diversity a new meaning with a record 17 different winners to start the season
The lingering question for the last three months on the LPGA Tour was: When would Nelly Korda finally win this year? Now the question should be: Who’s going to win next? The latest entrants into the 2025 winner’s ledgers were Somi Lee and Jin Hee Im at the Dow Championship,...
Cranberry’s Matt Vogt ties course record at Indianapolis golf club
Weeks after hitting the first shot in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, golfer Matt Vogt tied a record at a course near Indianapolis. The Cranberry native posted photos on social media Sunday showing he scored 62, tying the record set in 2020 by Eric Steger at Highland Golf...
Patrick Reed finally wins on LIV Golf with birdie in 4-man playoff
CARROLLTON, Texas — Patrick Reed lost the lead with a 3-over-par 75 and then atoned for it by making a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff Sunday to win LIV Golf Dallas, his first title since joining the Saudi-funded league in 2022. Reed, who started...
Aldrich Potgieter wins Rocket Classic on 5th playoff hole, outlasting Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk
DETROIT — Aldrich Potgieter ended the protracted Rocket Classic, making an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to outlast Max Greyserman for his first PGA Tour title Sunday. “I finally got one to the hole,” Potgieter said after missed opportunities on the green by three players led to...
At US Senior Open, Harrington hangs on, wins head-to-head showdown with Cink
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Padraig Harrington came out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his round Sunday with seven straight pars at the U.S. Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot...
Aldrich Potgieter, PGA Tour’s youngest player and biggest hitter, leads Rocket Classic by 2 strokes
DETROIT — Aldrich Potgieter, standing on the practice green at Detroit Golf Club, said the most challenging part of his life was moving to Australia when he was 8 and returning to South Africa at age 17 because the covid-19 pandemic limited his opportunities to compete. Potgieter is about to...
Franklin Regional grad Chuck Tragesser having solid summer on links
From one shot to the next, one tournament after the other, Chuck Tragesser is carrying over momentum in what has been a strong summer on the golf course. The Franklin Regional alum and rising redshirt junior at Robert Morris won the 32nd Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Spring Stroke Play Championship...
Knapp makes PGA Tour history at Rocket Classic, trails 2nd-round leaders Kirk, Knowles and Putnam
DETROIT — Jake Knapp pulled off a feat no one else has in PGA Tour history. Knapp shot an 11-under-par 61 on Friday to break a Rocket Classic record that stood for less than a day and became the first on the tour to break 60 and shoot a 61...
Hempfield Township father, son win WPGA event
Arnie Cutrell has won numerous amateur golf events in his career. But probably none was bigger than teaming up with his son Arnie Jr. to win the 101st Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Father-Son Tournament this week at Diamond Run Golf Club by carding a 7-under gross score of 64. The...
Padraig Harrington bogey outshines birdies at U.S. Senior Open
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Padraig Harrington made four birdies Thursday, though it was the bogey he saved after losing a tee shot deep in a thicket of trees on the 15th hole that helped him keep a share of the first-round lead with Mark Hensby at the U.S. Senior Open....
Kevin Roy, Aldrich Potgieter shoot Rocket Classic-record 62s
DETROIT — Kevin Roy and Aldrich Potgieter each shot 10-under-par 62 on Thursday to break the Rocket Classic record and share the first-round lead. Detroit Golf Club has been one of the easiest courses since the PGA Tour made it an annual stop in 2019. A pair of Korn Ferry...
Gemma Dryburgh, Cassie Porter lead Dow Championship
MIDLAND, Mich. — Cassie Porter drove the green on a reachable par 4 and chipped in to start a streak of three straight birdies Thursday, teaming with Gemma Dryburgh in foursomes for a 4-under-par 66 to lead the Dow Championship in the LPGA Tour’s only team event. The duo dropped...
Easton Renwick wins Pittsburgh Open at Pittsburgh Field Club
For the second consecutive year, Easton Renwick left the Pittsburgh Open with the top money prize for professionals. This time, however, Renwick got to take home the crystal trophy along with a $12,500 check for winning the tournament. Last year, amateur Darin Kowalski won the tournament. Renwick shot back-to-back 3-under-par...
Facing tough course, extreme heat, 3 players tied for Pittsburgh Open lead
Golfers playing in the first round of the Pittsburgh Open on Monday faced not only the tough challenge of The Pittsburgh Field Club but also the need to stay hydrated as temperatures soared into the 90s. Tri-leader Nick Turowski of Harrison City brought along a gallon of water mixed with...
J.J. Spaun’s path to U.S. Open title helped by shot onto an umbrella
CROMWELL, Conn. — J.J. Spaun knows as well as anyone how one little shot can make such a huge difference, even if it’s only 85 yards to a green in the shape of a red umbrella floating in the middle of a lake. It wasn’t a shot that won the...
Keegan Bradley stuns Tommy Fleetwood at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. — Keegan Bradley hasn’t heard roars this loud for him since his Ryder Cup debut at Medinah in 2012, especially when he walked up the 18th green Sunday at the Travelers Championship and turned a one-shot deficit into a stunning one-shot victory over Tommy Fleetwood. On the one-year...
Minjee Lee has 1st bogey-free round, takes Women’s PGA lead
FRISCO, Texas — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee took over the lead with the first bogey-free round for anyone during a windy week at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a 3-under-par 69 in the third round Saturday to move four strokes ahead of Jeeno Thitikul. Lee got to 6-under 210...
Tommy Fleetwood seizes control at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. — Tommy Fleetwood avoided the blunders by Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas, never missing a fairway Saturday and seizing on the good scoring conditions for a 7-under-par 63 for a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Travelers Championship. At stake for Fleetwood is a chance...
Jeeno Thitikul extends Women’s PGA lead; semi-retired Lexi Thompson contending
FRISCO, Texas — Semi-retired Lexi Thompson is going into the weekend contending for her first major title in more than a decade, and in a dwindling group of players under par at the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship, while Jeeno Thitikul extended her lead. Thitikul, the No. 2-ranked player in the...
Scottie Scheffler part of 3-way tie for lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler provided hope with a late double bogey. Tommy Fleetwood charged through with two eagles in three holes, and so did Justin Thomas with five straight birdies. They wound up tied for the lead on a blustery Friday at the Travelers Championship. All it took was...
