CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jordan Spieth has a share of the lead in the British Open and a big edge in experience. Still only 24, he already has won three majors and his name is the last one etched on the base of the silver claret jug. One name →
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jordan Spieth figured someone from the R&A would be waiting for him when he pulled into the parking lot at Carnoustie to take back the silver claret jug. Instead, he was part of a ceremony with enough pomp to drive →
In a Masters filled with compelling storylines, no one took a more harrowing path to Augusta National than Ian Poulter. The 42-year-old Englishman became the last player to qualify for the first major of the year when he won a playoff last weekend at Houston after sinking a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole. →
The recovery from the back injury took a lot longer than he imagined, longer than the sting of missing the Masters. Dustin Johnson, with a history of misfortune in majors, has a remarkable knack of moving forward. He’s not thinking about the freak accident that knocked him out of the Masters last year. →
Phil Mickelson knew this was coming, even when he had so little to show for it. Mickelson had gone 101 tournaments around the world since he last won at Muirfield in the British Open. That changed when he won the Mexico Championship, and now Lefty has his sights set on more titles. →
Each month bring a bigger stage and a new level of pedigree for Shubhankar Sharma. The 21-year-old arrived in Mexico City for his first World Golf Championship at No. 75 in the world, making him the highest-ranked player from India. Sharma is the only two-time winner on the European Tour this season. And he may never have started playing golf without a chance meeting between his father and the father of Anirban Lahiri, the player Sharma replaced as India’s No. 1. →