Each week during the official PGA Tour season, CBSSports.com's Kyle Porter will give his best shot at pegging the winner and seeing what other golfers will have a good week. The picks are based on a combination of homework, guesswork and just plain instinct.
Simon Thornton of Ireland beat Tjaart Van der Walt on the first hole of a playoff at the Najeti Hotels Open on Sunday to win his first European Tour title.
Phil Mickelson has the lead after three rounds at the U.S. Open. Mickelson shot an even-par 70 Saturday, including three birdies on the back nine, for a 1-under 209 total on the hard-to-read greens at Merion Golf Club.
Simon Thornton of Ireland shot a 6-under 65 to share a one-stroke lead with Tjaart Van der Walt of South Africa and Baptiste Chapellan of France after the third round of the Najeti Hotels Open on Saturday.
Each week during the official PGA Tour season, CBSSports.com's Kyle Porter will give his best shot at pegging the winner and seeing what other golfers will have a good week. The picks are based on a combination of homework, guesswork and just plain instinct.
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania-Adam Scott can understand why so many people thought he would have a hard time getting over his epic collapse in the British Open.
PITTSFORD, N.Y.- For a few sloppy moments at the LPGA Championship, Inbee Park resembled the player she was a year ago when she was still trying to make a name for herself.
ARDMORE, Pa.- The U.S. Open returns to Pennsylvania for the 16th time, the second-most among states behind New York. And while it has gone to only four courses dating to 1907, there is no shortage of great moments.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- David Frost never flinched in his showdown with Hall of Famer Fred Couples even with his first major championship on the line and a late rain delay to ponder the stakes.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.- A trip to the Masters is more than enough consolation for Harris English that his first PGA Tour victory couldn't get him into the U.S. Open too.
PITTSFORD, New York-Fatigue gave way to relief for Inbee Park upon learning that playing 36 holes in one day wasn't going to be enough to win the LPGA Championship.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Harris English won the St. Jude Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, birdieing two of the final three holes to hold off Phil Mickelson and Scott Stallings by two strokes.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama-Leading scores Sunday from the Regions Tradition, a $2.2 million Champions Tour event at the 7,231-yard, par-72 Shoal Creek course:
Harris English won the St. Jude Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, birdieing two of the final three holes to hold off Phil Mickelson and Scott Stallings by two strokes.
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania-Merion Golf Club opened the gates Sunday to fans who wanted to buy U.S. Open merchandise. Some of them got a free glimpse of Tiger Woods.
David Frost parred the final two holes to hold on for a one-stroke victory over Fred Couples on Sunday in the Regions Tradition, the South African's his first Champions Tour major title.
PITTSFORD, New York-Inbee Park shot a 4-under-par 68 to grab the lead after the third round of the rain-delayed LPGA Championship was completed early Sunday afternoon.
PITTSFORD, New York-Morgan Pressel withstood rain and a muddy course to shoot a 2-under 70 on Saturday and take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Championship.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Rookie Shawn Stefani has been through enough scrambling around the mini-tours trying to make it to the PGA Tour that a quadruple bogey wasn't going to shake his confidence or his concentration.
David Frost birdied the 16th and 17th holes Saturday en route to a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Fred Couples after the third round of the Regions Tradition.
ATTICA, N.Y.- Valentino Dixon's colored pencil drawings evoke carefree days on the links, dewy greens, open spaces, fresh air enlivened by flowers and crisply trimmed fairways.
ATZENBRUGG, Austria-Joost Luiten of the Netherlands carded a 5-under 67 Saturday to extend his lead at the Lyoness Open to three strokes and put himself in contention for his second European Tour title.
A capsule look at 20 top players for the 113th U.S. Open golf championship, to be played June 13-16 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania (listed in predicted order of finish):
Duffy Waldorf shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Jeff Sluman after the soggy, weather-delayed second round of the Regions Tradition, the second of five Champions Tour majors.
PITTSFORD, New York-Chella Choi overcame a late band of rain and a soggy course to shoot a 5-under 67 on Friday and take a one-shot lead after the first round of the rain-delayed LPGA Championship.
Davis Love III and Stuart Appleby shot 4-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the lead with four other players after the first round of the St. Jude Classic.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Davis Love III and Stuart Appleby shot 4-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the lead with four other players after the first round of the St. Jude Classic.
ATZENBRUGG, Austria-England's Tom Lewis put himself in contention for his first European Tour top-10 finish in two years by shooting a 9-under 63 in the opening round of the Lyoness Open on Thursday.
ATZENBRUGG, Austria-Graeme Storm of England and Alexander Levy of France each shot a 6-under 66 to share the early lead in the opening round of the Lyoness Open on Thursday.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee-Phil Mickelson is playing the week before the U.S. Open to make sure his game is sharp as possible, particularly after not playing very well at the Masters after taking off before that major.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee-Brandt Snedeker is taking medication he injects into his stomach every night trying to increase the bone mass in his troublesome ribs that kept him from playing competitive golf earlier this year for about a month.
ARDMORE, Pa.- The 150 players in the the 113th U.S. Open, to be played June 13-16 at Merion Golf Club. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible. (a-amateur). Six spots remain open for players exempt through the June 10 world ranking. Alternates will fill the rest of the spots.
Each week during the official PGA Tour season, CBSSports.com's Kyle Porter will give his best shot at pegging the winner and seeing what other golfers will have a good week. The picks are based on a combination of homework, guesswork and just plain instinct.
ATZENBRUGG, Austria-Bernd Wiesberger aims to become the first Austrian golfer to qualify for the U.S. Open when he starts his title defense at the Lyoness Open on Thursday.
David Lynn is the Englishman who earned his PGA Tour card last year by finishing eight shots behind as the runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the PGA Championship. He can be racy on Twitter. And in his first year on the American tour, he already has done well enough to earn over $1.3 million and be No. 29 in the FedEx Cup standings.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio-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.
MELBOURNE, Australia- Masters champion Adam Scott will attempt to become only the second man to win back-to-back Australian Masters titles after agreeing to play the tournament at Royal Melbourne in November.
ROCHESTER, New York-Rory McIlroy caught his first glimpse of the course where he'll defend his PGA Championship title in August, and he liked what he saw of Oak Hill Country Club, with its mature trees at every turn.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland-Two-time champion Lee Janzen has been knocked out of U.S. Open qualifying for wearing metal spikes at a golf course that doesn't allow them.
