Independent voices from the TWT Communities
The marquee group of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott is set to go off Thursday at 1:14 p.m. and Friday at 7:44 a.m.
Charley Hoffman played so badly on the last day at the Memorial that he thought about skipping the U.S. Open qualifier. He changed his mind and now is headed to Merion.
Charley Hoffman played so badly on the last day at the Memorial that he thought about skipping the U.S. Open qualifier. He changed his mind and now is headed to Merion.
Thompson seized control early with a 50-foot eagle putt on the third hole, then kept his distance with clutch par saves and closed with a birdie from the bunker.
Rory McIlroy left early. Tiger Woods was on the ropes. And with all that drama Friday, hardly anyone noticed PGA Tour rookie Luke Guthrie showing off some of his potential with a 7-under 63 to take the early lead in the Honda Classic.
Ernie Els suggested that playing in the Frys.com Open last year helped him achieve a major victory this year. He's hoping it can happen again.
Just 18 months ago, Nicolas Colsaerts had little reason to believe he could be going so many places. He was No. 179 in the world and had yet to win on a major tour.
As the sun burst through the storm clouds to dry the TPC Potomac at Avenel golf course, Alistair Presnell took a long, smooth swing to send his ball flying down the eighth fairway with a ping.
"I believed I could compete at that kind of level out here. I didn't know how I was going to handle that amount of golf," said Guthrie, still a student at Illinois. "You don't play that many four-round tournaments until you get out here, which it's fine for a couple weeks because the adrenaline is going. But after a couple months to keep playing well was nice, and to keep it rolling. I'm happy with how I've responded."
"It's hard, because you come out to a site like this and you just want to practice all day long and hang out here all day long," Guthrie said. "You have to go back and do an assignment. It's hard to do, but I worked for four years toward a degree and it's silly to stop now."
