Tag: Golf
AP Sportlight
June 30
1916 — Amateur Chick Evans Jr. wins the U.S....
Korda sisters lead 4 Americans to Japan for Olympics
Nelly Korda goes to the Olympics as the No. 1 player in the world, and the Americans will have one extra player than they...
PGA Tour to end COVID-19 testing after 50 official events
The PGA Tour began requiring COVID-19 tests more than a year ago when it returned to competition amid the pandemic. It will have overseen...
English wins Travelers, beating Hickok in 8-hole playoff
CROMWELL, Conn. — Harris English birdied the eighth hole of sudden death to win the Travelers Championship on Sunday, beating Kramer Hickok after both...
Nelly Korda a major winner and face of American women’s golf
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The timing couldn't have been better in so many ways for Nelly Korda, the new face of American women in...
Hovland holds off Kaymer to win BMW International Open
MUNICH — Viktor Hovland held off a final-round charge from Martin Kaymer to become the first Norwegian winner of a European Tour event at...
Steve Stricker wins Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship
AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker won the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship on Sunday at difficult Firestone for his second victory of the year and...
AP Sportlight
June 27
1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with...
Korda, Salas pull away and share the lead in Women’s PGA
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas relied on precision and big putts to make up for a big power gap against Nelly Korda, and...
Watson, Hickok tie for 54-hole Travelers lead at 10 under
CROMWELL, Conn. — Three-time Travelers champion Bubba Watson picked up three strokes on Kramer Hickok over the final two holes, shooting a 2-under 68...
