Welcome to the Dew Sweeper, your one-stop shop to catch up on the weekend action from the golf world. From the professional tours, trending news, social-media headlines and upcoming events, here's every golf-related thing you need to know for the morning of Oct 15. Marc Leishman, along with tour winners from the past season, is […]
Read MoreGreg Norman hopes golf isn't going to put 'all their eggs in one basket again and be all Tiger'
The emotional journey for many golf fans during Tiger Woods’ 2018 comeback moved from tempered expectations to mild surprise to giddy excitement to out-and-out awe as the 14-time major winner had a pain-free season that culminated in his first PGA Tour victory in five years at Tour Championship. So what should we continue to expect […]
Read MoreLucas Bjerregaard takes Dunhill Links title as English Ryder Cuppers stumble late at St. Andrews
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland—It was all going so well for Tyrrell Hatton. Nine holes into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship over the Old Course at St. Andrews, the 26-year-old Englishman was four under par for the day and five shots clear of the field. A third successive victory in the event looked […]
Read MoreUL International Crown: South Korea wins on home soil, Team USA finishes in a tie for second
One of the most interesting things to watch in team matches like the UL International Crown is how golfers handle the shift in mentality from playing as an individual to playing as part of a team. More specifically, how they transition to playing for a team. After spending all of their time managing expectations for […]
Read MoreUL International Crown: Play continues, Team USA 2 back of South Korea entering singles matches
Click:HE5000 The typhoon forecasted to hit South Korea was downgraded to a tropical storm, but it was still enough to created an unscheduled intermission at the UL International Crown. Rains soaked Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, but after 37 hours of no play, the teams were able to go back out on Sunday morning (local time) […]
Read MoreJapan's Takumi Kanaya wins Asia-Pacific Amateur by two, earns invites to Masters, Open Championship
Takumi Kanaya made winning look routine as he captured the 10th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Sunday. But then again, it seems to be becoming more and more so for the 20-year-old from Japan. Twice this summer Kanaya claimed prestigious amateur titles in two different countries, and in September he finished second individually at the World […]
Read MoreUL International Crown: England a surprise leader with play delayed through Sunday morning due to tropical storm
It rained nearly all day Friday during the UL International Crown matches in South Korea, and the question suddenly became not just who can play the best team golf, but who can play the best team golf while gutting it out in the wet weather. To make a long, soggy, cold day even longer, players […]
Read MoreSafeway Open site in Napa, Calif., under a fire alert, a year after fires devastated the region
The wind began to stiffen during the third round of the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif., on Saturday, a timely and unwelcome reminder of the devasting fires that ravaged the Napa and Sonoma areas last year. “Unfortunately it reminds me a little bit of last year when that Santa Ana north wind kicked up,” tournament […]
Read MoreFred Couples, 59, shoots a seven-under 65, and improbably makes his 500th career PGA Tour cut
Golf’s greatest part-time legend is at it again. Fred Couples, who celebrated his 59th birthday on Wednesday, was talking about this week’s Safeway Open likely being the last non-major PGA Tour event he tees it up in, injury, fatigue and competitiveness eating away at him. If that’s the case, Couples is going to make the […]
Read MoreThis Ben Hogan "pep talk" to the 1967 U.S. Ryder Cup team is something else
At the 1967 Ryder Cup, Ben Hogan famously — and concisely — introduced his team by saying, "Ladies and gentleman, may I introduce the finest golfers in the world." Following European captain Dai Rees' player-by-player rundown, Hogan's brevity and confidence set the tone for a dominant American victory that week at Champions Golf Club in […]
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