Jared Brentz said he never has “gotten the opportunity to have that many low experiences” in life.
Golf
Billy Horschel got hot at the end of last season and won the FedEx Cup championship. Horschel hopes to keep the momentum going when he plays in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this week at TPC Summerlin.
It’s tough to win on the PGA Tour, and winning in Las Vegas has been no guarantee of continued success for past champs. Of the seven entered in this year’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, only Stuart Appleby and Martin Laird have won more than once since hoisting the trophy at TPC Summerlin.
With the PGA Tour having altered its season a year ago, the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is now at the beginning of the schedule. The chance to pick up early FedEx Cup points has drawn a strong field, including Billy Horschel, Webb Simpson and Jimmy Walker.
Former American Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton thinks a study committee will not transform his country’s Ryder Cup results until the players start focusing more on their own performances and stop worrying about who the captain is and what he says or does.
Frank Acker keeps his golf trophies in the garage. Maybe that will change Friday when he’s inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame along with LPGA tour player Stephanie Louden, longtime golf professional Mike Davis and the late John Difloure.
Northern Irish world number one Rory McIlroy was named on Wednesday as the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year for a second time after a stellar 2014 campaign highlighted by two major victories.
Rory McIlroy showed precisely why he is the world’s number one golfer on Sunday, producing a dazzling performance in the final-day singles to spearhead Europe’s victory charge in the 40th Ryder Cup.
Lee Westwood became the joint fifth highest Ryder Cup points scorer of all time as Europe left the U.S. reeling on the ropes after another extraordinary day in golf’s biggest grudge match on Saturday.
Europe dominated the afternoon foursomes to grab a 5-3 lead after the first day of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. But it was a dramatic finish by Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia that had the gallery buzzing.
Alan Livingston’s debut novel “Gabriel’s Creek” shares the story of an enchanted bucket list round of golf on a course described as “magical.”
Rickie Fowler has a new “USA” haircut and his Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson thinks it’s terrific. The 25-year-old Fowler, who is making his second appearance in the biennial team event this week, raised a few eyebrows when he showed off the letters ‘USA’ shaved into the side of his head during practice on Monday.
If you want to get something done, then do it yourself, might be the new strategy Tiger Woods employs when it comes to hiring a new swing coach.
The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is adding special viewing areas, a revamped Hill and swimming pools to make attending the event at TPC Summerlin more fan-friendly.
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