Search Results

By Line search: By DOUG FERGUSON

By DOUG FERGUSON

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama let an All-Star cast of contenders back into the tournament with a triple bogey, only to beat them all with a clutch birdie and the best lag putt of his life to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.With five...

By DOUG FERGUSON

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama is chasing his first PGA Tour victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a world-class group of contenders right behind him.Kitayama should be used to that.Last year alone, he fell one shot sort of Jon Rahm in Mexico,...

By DOUG FERGUSON

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Rahm started his round strong and ended it even better Thursday, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for a 7-under 65 and a two-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.Not even the brute test of Bay Hill was a match for golf’s hottest...

By DOUG FERGUSON

ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler returned to No. 1 in the world by winning in Phoenix with Jon Rahm on his heels. A week later, Rahm was back to No. 1 by winning at Riviera in a tense battle with Max Homa.Now it’s Bay Hill’s turn.One aspect of these...

By DOUG FERGUSON

LOS ANGELES — Jon Rahm returned to No. 1 in the world on Sunday by winning the Genesis Invitational with a performance that left no doubt who’s playing the best golf.Caught in a battle with hometown favorite Max Homa at Riviera, Rahm delivered two big...

By DOUG FERGUSON

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jon Rahm thinks he has played as well as anyone of late, and he has three victories worldwide in his last five tournaments to show for it.The latest was one he never saw coming.Never mind that Rahm was seven shots behind Collin...

By DOUG FERGUSON

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Patrick Cantlay reads as much as anyone in golf, usually deep-think topics such as “Why We Sleep” or the Winston Churchill trilogy. The internet gossip on LIV Golf, in which his name is often mentioned, is what he leaves to everyone...

By DOUG FERGUSON

KAPALUA, Hawaii — One moment the splash of a humpback whale’s tail pierced the Pacific blue below the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Before long, as players began lining up for practice rounds, a brief shower sent everyone seeking cover.It was a...