A hand-picked group of the most talented, competitive and business-savvy individuals in the world of sport including such notable names as Ian Poulter, Fred Funk and Billy Mayfair. Read More
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — The trophy Ian Poulter is taking home from the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship is called the “Walter Hagen Cup.”
For his first victory on American soil, perhaps that’s only fitting.
Brian Stuard had his best showing yet in his brief PGA Tour career at the Mayakoba Classic, firing a 5-under-par 66 Sunday to charge from 10th place to a tie for second place, two strokes back of winner Cameron Beckman.
Hilton Head Island, SC – Scotland’s Russell Knox unknowingly began the final round of the eGolf Tour’s Palmetto Hall Championship in a tie for the lead with Canada’s Matt McQuillan following rounds of 73-68-69—210. By the time he reached the tee of the watery par-3 16th, he was fully aware of his status atop the leaderboard. A mere three holes later, he solidified victory and claimed the largest check of his professional career.
Ian Poulter’s runner-up finish at the Abu Dhabi Championship propelled him into the world top-ten for the first time in his career.
Not every professional golfer becomes an immediate success, traversing the world in a fleet of private jets while sipping the finest champagne with a bevy of bikini models.
Take Kevin Streelman, for example. The second-year PGA Tour pro can recall spending long days as a caddie at prestigious Whisper Rock GC in Scottsdale, Ariz., home to many elite-level players.
He’s up by two strokes going into this final week, but it might as well be 22.
All Kevin Streelman wants to do is stand up, hit two good shots every day at the Magnolia Course’s 17th hole and bury one of those birdie putts. He does that, it’s over — regardless.
Englishman delighted to give Ryder Cup push an early boost
Ian Poulter acknowledged his victory at the Singapore Open could not have come at a better time with the race for Ryder Cup points having now started.
The 33-year-old Englishman clinched his first title since the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Japan back in November 2007 as he held off China’s Liang Wen-chong to win by one stroke at Sentosa Golf Club over the weekend.
When he faced a downhill lie in a little bit of rough at the Deutsche Bank Championship several weeks ago, Kevin Streelman choked down on the hybrid and delivered a splendid shot.
Even the walking official nodded his approval toward Streelman’s caddie, Michael Collins, who didn’t miss his opening.
“There’s an app for that,” Collins said, and Streelman couldn’t help but laugh.
Jason Bohn shot a final round eight-under par 62 at the Wyndham Championship, which got him into a sudden-death playoff with Ryan Moore and Kevin Stadler. Jason made bogey on the first playoff hole while Moore bested Stadler for his first PGA Tour victory. Read Jason’s post-round comments …
Carmel, Ind. – There was no Sunday swoon, no catastrophic triple-bogey, nothing left to doubt or chance. Fred Funk wasn’t about to let another U.S. Senior Open get away.
Leaving the field behind, Funk shot a flawless final-round 65 at Crooked Stick Golf Club on Sunday, avoiding any speed bumps, slam-Funking his first national championship. Then, in typical selfless fashion, Funk used his first words for television to pay tribute to others, dedicating the win to Phil Mickelson, Ken Green, Chris Smith and “all the families” in the professional golf community that have suffered adversities this year.
