Jason Day has been a very good golfer for a long time. He played his first tournament on the PGA Tour in 2006, at the age of 18. He broke into the top 50 in the World Golf Ranking in 2010, and he moved into the top 10 in 2011 on the strength of second-place finishes in the Masters and the U.S. Open. Read more at golf.com …
Bubba Watson won the Travelers Championship on the second hole of a playoff against Paul Casey. Watson also won the 2010 Travelers in a playoff over Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank. Read more…
Argentinian player Fabian Gomez captured his first PGA TOUR win at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Greg Owen finished four shots to claim second place, his highest finish on the PGA TOUR. Read more…
David Lingmerth beat Justin Rose on the third playoff hole for his maiden PGA TOUR victory. Read more…
Chris Kirk overcame a crowded leaderboard to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Last season Kirk won twice on the PGA TOUR and finished second in FedEx Cup points. Read more…
Rory McIlroy won in dominating fashion at the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club. It was the eleventh PGA TOUR victory for the 26-year-old McIlroy. He finished seven strokes ahead of his nearest competitor and beat the field by a total of 20.08 strokes. Read more…
A question I’ll bet you’ve never been asked: On average, how many shots per round does a Tour pro take from 60 to 100 yards from the hole? Four? Six? Ten? The answer might surprise you. Read more at golf.com …
Rickie Fowler prevailed in a playoff over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner to win the PLAYERS Championship and notch his second PGA TOUR victory. Fowler had top fives in all four majors last year, but he finally broke through this week against the toughest field in golf. Read more…
Justin Rose fired a closing 66 to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his sixth victory in six years. Read more…
Jim Furyk won in a playoff to capture his 17th title on the PGA TOUR and his first since 2010. Furyk fired a final round 63, the best round of the day, to close a four stroke deficit. Read more…