Graeme McDowell wins in playoff at gusty Harbour Town

Graeme McDowell wins in playoff at gusty Harbour Town Los Angeles: Graeme McDowell held his nerve in fierce winds to clinch his second PGA Tour title with a playoff victory over U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday. Northern Irishman McDowell sealed the win with a regulation two-putt par at the first extra hole, the 18th, where Simpson three-putted for bogey after missing the green to the right with...
12:38 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Hoffman's hot start gives him lead at Heritage

Hoffman's hot start gives him lead at Heritage Hilton: Charley Hoffman had four birdies his first five holes en route to a 5-under 66 at the RBC Heritage on Saturday, taking a two-stroke lead at 11-under over US Open champion Webb Simpson. Hoffman struggled in his first two appearances at this tournament but last year he discovered a new appreciation for Harbour Town Golf Links and is now closing in on his third PGA Tour victory. "I would...
09:06 AM, Apr 21, 2013

Bill Haas shoots 64 to take lead at Riviera

Bill Haas shoots 64 to take lead at Riviera Bill Haas had another bogey-free round at Riviera while shooting a 7-under 64 on the final day of the Northern Trust Open. ...
10:17 AM, Feb 17, 2013

Arjun Atwal slips to 71st in US PGA

Arjun Atwal slips to 71st in US PGA White Sulphur Springs (US): India's Arjun Atwal may have survived the cut, but he dropped further down to tied 71st position at the end of the third round of Greenbrier Classic golf tournament here. Atwal, who made the cut even as big names like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson missed it, shot a third round of two-over 72 on Saturday and is now one-over after three rounds. Atwal had an...
01:29 PM, Jul 08, 2012

Atwal stays in hunt at Travelers Championship

Atwal stays in hunt at Travelers Championship Cromwell: A struggling Arjun Atwal shot a birdie in the flawless six holes that he managed to complete in the weather-hit second round and remained in the hunt to make the weekend cut at the Travelers Championship here. Atwal, who has disappointed this season with a series of missed cuts, is now even through 24 holes and has 12 more to play in the second round. He is currently on...
02:11 PM, Jun 23, 2012

Webb Simpson to miss British Open

Webb Simpson to miss British Open Cromwell, Connecticut: Webb Simpson, the 2012 US Open winner, will not participate in the upcoming British Open due to the birth of his second child. The 25-year-old American has passed on a chance to become just the seventh golfer to win the US Open and British Open in the same year. "After winning it's certainly a little bit harder to not go," Simpson told reporters at the Travelers Championship. "But...
03:59 PM, Jun 21, 2012

Simpson surprised at US Open title

Simpson surprised at US Open title San Francisco: Webb Simpson, who stormed to the US Open title on Sunday, has admitted he never had winning the prestigious golf title on his mind. "To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning," said Simpson, who finished at 1-over 281 to outlast former US Open champions Jim Furyk, Michael Thompson and Graeme McDowell. "I wanted to just come out and continue to improve my game, continue...
01:57 PM, Jun 19, 2012

Webb Simpson is 2012 US Open champion

Webb Simpson is 2012 US Open champion San Francisco: Webb Simpson won the US Open and put two more names into the graveyard of champions. Overlooked for so much of the week, Simpson emerged on a fog-filled Sunday at The Olympic Club with four birdies around the turn and a tough chip out of a hole to the right of the 18th green that he converted into par for a 2-under 68. He finished at 1-over 281,...
08:44 AM, Jun 18, 2012

Fowler edges McIlroy, wins at Quail Hollow

Fowler edges McIlroy, wins at Quail Hollow Charlotte, N.C.: Rickie Fowler finally picked up his first PGA Tour win on Sunday in what might be the start of a rivalry for years to come. Fowler brought style and substance to a sudden-death play-off at Quail Hollow and delivered a clutch shot " a wedge into 4 feet to birdie the 18th hole and win the Wells Fargo Championship over US Open champion Rory McIlroy and DA Points....
09:14 AM, May 07, 2012

Rory McIlroy back in contention at Wells Fargo

Rory McIlroy back in contention at Wells Fargo Charlotte, North Carolina: Home-town favourite Webb Simpson birdied the 17th hole to break a logjam at the top and seize a one-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of the Wells Fargo Championship, as Rory McIlroy charged into contention with a 66. Simpson, who lives near the Quail Hollow golf course at Charlotte, North Carolina, carded a three-under-par 69 for a total of 202 to lead second-placed countrymen Ryan Moore...
09:32 AM, May 06, 2012

Cink shares Quail Hollow lead, Woods cards 71

Cink shares Quail Hollow lead, Woods cards 71 Charlotte, North Carolina: While Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson made uneven starts, Stewart Cink birdied his last three holes to surge into a three-way tie for the lead in Thursday's opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. American Cink, seeking his first PGA Tour victory since his play-off win at the 2009 British Open, fired a seven-under-par 65 to end a humid day at Quail Hollow...
09:53 AM, May 04, 2012

Donald wins Disney event and money-list title

Donald wins Disney event and money-list title Lake Buena Vista: World number one Luke Donald captured the PGA Tour money-list title after winning the season-ending Disney Classic on Sunday with a scintillating final round that included six back-nine birdies in a row at Lake Buena Vista in Florida. The 33-year-old Briton, bidding to become the first player to win the orders of merit on both sides of the Atlantic, fired an eight-under 64. Donald, who also leads...
08:39 PM, Oct 24, 2011