Phil Mickelson doffed his cap to an adoring and applauding crowd in the grandstands overlooking the 18th green at the Scottish Open, and walked to the side of the putting surface to hug his wife and three children.
Golf
When I heard that Gary Player was going to pose naked for ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue, the first thing that came to mind was those cardboard boxes with pinholes the smart kids made in third grade so they could safely view a solar eclipse.
Every time Inbee Park hits ’em stiff all weekend and curls in another birdie putt and is handed yet another giant check and golden cup, another young woman who played golf at Bishop Gorman named Angelica Wright tells her friends and the co-workers who care that she beat Inbee Park.
Inbee Park won the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday to make history with titles in the year’s first three majors.
Inbee Park was mad, even if it didn’t show in her always placid demeanor. She had made bogey, her third straight, on a hole she thought she should have birdied, and the world’s top-ranked player was looking a bit shaky.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — When Inbee Park became the youngest player to win the U.S. Women’s Open, she was 19, not very experienced at golf or at life.
CROMWELL, Conn. — Bubba Watson made three bogeys in his last six holes Saturday to help create a three-way tie after three rounds at the Travelers Championship.
When David Kaui bought his daughter, Alexandra, her first set of plastic golf clubs, he wasn’t trying to build the next great golfer.
ROGERS, Ark. — Inbee Park took a week of rest and relaxation after her last tournament. She earned it.
CROMWELL, Conn. — Charley Hoffman couldn’t help but think about last year as he stood on the 17th tee Thursday at the Travelers Championship.
UNLV golfer Kevin Penner was named honorable mention All-America for the second straight season by the Golf Coaches Association of America, which announced the Division I All-America teams on Thursday. The Rebels have had a player earn All-America recognition in 23 of the past 25 years.
Tiger Woods has now gone five years without winning a major championship — 1,828 days to be exact — and remains stuck on No. 14 in his pursuit of equaling and passing the 18 won by Jack Nicklaus.
Justin Rose is the first Englishman to win the U.S. Open in 43 years.
Always a popular player with the betting public, Phil Mickelson is more than a sentimental favorite going into today’s final round of the U.S. Open. A lot of money is behind him, and so is every player in the field.
ARDMORE, Pa. — Phil Mickelson has the lead after three rounds at the U.S. Open.
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