Tiger Woods will (almost assuredly) return as a U.S. captain. As for Ernie Els, he’s hesitant, but he’s not saying no to another go with the Internationals.
“We are very inspired to play for Tiger, and it’s so satisfying to win this cup because of that,” Tony Finau said after rallying back from a 4-down deficit.
Abraham Ancer said at last month’s Mayakoba Golf Classic that he wished to play against Tiger Woods at the Presidents Cup. He got his wish, but it didn’t go the way he had hoped.
Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler were 5 up with eight to play in their foursomes match against Marc Leishman and Abraham Ancer, and they failed to secure the full point.
Patrick Reed has struggled in the first few days of the Presidents Cup. Reed and his partner, Webb Simpson, have only led in one of the 49 holes that they’ve played this week.
Tiger Woods wasted little time throwing himself directly into the mix in the Presidents Cup. This has been the plan for quite some time, and Woods was chomping at the bit to deliver the news.
The success of Irish golf over the past decade wasn’t always necessarily kind to Shane Lowry. But after Sunday, he won’t have to answer anymore questions of when it will finally be his time.
J.B. Holmes was in the mix for the claret jug Saturday afternoon at Royal Portrush and started the final round in the penultimate group. That ended in the blink of an eye early Sunday.
Shane Lowry and his coach Neil Manchip have a close relationship. So close even that Lowry tells him everything, even things most people normally don’t say out loud.
Shane Lowry coughed up a four-shot, 54-hole lead at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont. But he’s hoping to have a different outcome Sunday at Royal Portrush with the same cushion he had three years ago.
After Justin Rose won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion, he no longer had to answer questions about what it felt like not to have won a major. But he still wasn’t totally satisfied.
Tiger Woods opted to rest Wednesday and never made it to Bethpage Black, meaning his preparation for the PGA Championship includes only playing nine holes this week.
Tiger Woods got to celebrate green jacket No. 5 with his family, including his son, Charlie. The scene evoked memories of Woods’ first Masters title in 1997 when he hugged his late father, Earl.
