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Simpson continues Colonial hot streak, seizes 54-hole lead
FORT WORTH, Texas -- For five consecutive seasons, Webb Simpson skipped the opportunity to play in Fort Worth's annual PGA Tour stop because he missed the cut in his first two visits to "Hogan's Alley."
That approach changed last year for the 2012 U.S. Open champion. So have his results at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, a fact Simpson drove ...Read more
Giant umbrella hangs at Colonial in memory of Arnold Palmer
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Through three rounds at the first Dean & DeLuca Invitational since Arnold Palmer's death in September 2016, it's still hard to imagine golf without one of its most beloved figures.
There is a reminder, though, both somber and bright, hanging from a wing of Colonial's clubhouse facing the 16th green.
Arnie's signature ...Read more
Danny Lee in position to make a final-day run at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The ball curled in the 18th hole cup and the crowd went wild for the local guy, even if he is from New Zealand.
Irving resident Danny Lee birdied the 54th hole and sits just two shots back with 18 holes to play of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational. He is tied with Paul Casey at 7-under 203.
Chances of slipping on that plaid ...Read more
Fresh leaders emerge at Colonial, with toughest scoring conditions this century
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A second consecutive day marked by swirling wind gusts rearranged the names atop the leader board Friday at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational.
The golfers who set the pace after the opening round at Colonial Country Club yielded Saturday's late tee times to a fresh collection of front-runners: Webb Simpson, Kevin Kisner, Danny...Read more
Jordan Spieth 4 shots out of lead at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Stumbling toward a third consecutive missed cut early in Friday's round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, Jordan Spieth's mind was reeling.
"It was in my head," said Spieth, who won this event last year. "I normally never talk about the cut line, and it was in my head."
Mired at 3-over par for the tournament through his ...Read more
Kraft tames wind, conditions for bogey-free 65, share of lead at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Kelly Kraft on Thursday almost shot his best round ever at Colonial Country Club.
Still, an opening-round 65 in the Dean & DeLuca Invitational was enough to put him in a three-way tie for the lead with Derek Fathauer and J.T. Poston.
In 2012, Kraft shot a 64 in the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, ...Read more
Fresh faces dominate first-round leader board at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas -- At a PGA Tour venue known for crowning established veterans for more than seven decades, Colonial experience took a free drop in Thursday's opening round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational.
By and large, newcomers or infrequent visitors to Fort Worth had their way as they climbed to the top of the leader board while battling...Read more
Colonial newcomers, past champ Mickelson set sights on Spieth
FORT WORTH, Texas -- It is difficult to round a corner at this week's Dean & DeLuca Invitational without spotting an image of Jordan Spieth, the tournament's defending champion.
He's featured on banners in the neighborhood near the course and on signage throughout Colonial Country Club. Based on past performances, which show the Dallas resident...Read more
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Billy Horschel beats Jason Day in playoff at Byron Nelson
IRVING, Texas -- Jason Day picked the worst possible time for his only three-putt green of tournament week at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
Day, the No. 4 player in the world golf rankings, completed all 72 holes of regulation without a three-putt but posted one on his first playoff hole to open the door to a Nelson triumph by Billy Horschel.
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High-tech stats eclipsing golf's long-held fundamentals for PGA Tour success
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Known as a shotmaker's course, Colonial Country Club comes under scrutiny every year when the world's best come to Fort Worth for the Dean & Deluca Invitational.
And while history affords a certain level of respect to the moniker of shotmaker, whether a player has the ability to draw and fade the golf ball as a consistent ...Read more
Revealing Colonial's golf secrets: Every Tour stop has a story
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Because of its transient nature, many sports fans are intrigued but surprised by the realities of life on the PGA Tour.
When the venue for the competition is a private club, which is the case for the Dean & DeLuca Invitational in Fort Worth, the curiosity level rises for ticket-buying patrons whose only access to Colonial ...Read more
North Carolina golfer, 15, never lets age hold him back
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Akshay Bhatia is like a lot of 15-year-olds. He's growing taller, growing into his body. He has braces. He fiddles with his phone.
But Bhatia isn't a typical 15-year-old on the golf course. A left-hander, he combines a solid, functional golf swing and good short game with a degree of focus and grit that can help separate him ...Read more
Jordan Spieth now a Wheaties cover athlete
IRVING, Texas -- Jordan Spieth's name adorns the Wall of Champions at Colonial Country Club, but now he's a Breakfast of Champion.
Spieth debuted his likeness on a Wheaties cereal box Tuesday at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
"Actually found a new partner in Wheaties," Spieth said. "I'm going to be on the cover of four million Wheaties boxes later ...Read more
Tony Romo hopes to begin path to US Open in Texas qualifier
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Tony Romo has been showered with plenty of love since announcing he'd walk away from football.
But he'll have to earn his way to the U.S. Open the hard way.
Romo, 37, will try to take his first step in local qualifying Monday at Split Rail Links & Golf Club in Aledo. Romo is listed in the USGA's database of 9,485 entrants,...Read more
Sergio Garcia wins his breakthough major with Masters victory on first playoff hole
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The record will show that Sergio Garcia won his first major on his 74th try on the 73rd hole of the 81st Masters tournament.
But most who were watching on Sunday will tell you that he won the tournament on the 13th hole when he and Justin Rose both made pars.
Two pars decided the tournament?
It makes sense if you relive Sunday...Read more
Sergio Garcia overcomes Justin Rose to win Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Seve Ballesteros would have so loved this Masters, played over this heaven on earth on what would have been his 60th birthday.
Wasn't it two-time Masters champ Ballesteros, dead far too young in 2011, who put Spanish golf on the map? Didn't his genius lie in his ability to turn car wrecks into victory parades? Wouldn't he have ...Read more
Rose says he will be back contending at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Justin Rose had one arm in his first Masters green jacket.
He had withstood a charge by Sergio Garcia to take a one-shot lead with a birdie at No. 16. But his drive on 17 went into the pine trees on the right. He got his second shot into the bunker that is in front of the green, blasted out to 7 feet, but missed the par putt to ...Read more
For Fowler, Spieth, the Masters charge never came
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, just as Sergio Garcia's sword fight with Justin Rose broke out in earnest and the Masters' back nine was fully engaged, in the twosome just ahead, Rickie Fowler was doing this:
Drive through the pine grove off No. 11 left rough; recovery shot off a gallery-mushed lie over the green; chip up and two ...Read more
Rose, Garcia lead, but Spieth's two back and charging at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- What a leaderboard heading into the final round of the Masters.
Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia at the top.
Rickie Fowler one stroke back.
And, most menacing, two shots back is Jordan Spieth, who has never finished lower than second at Augusta National Golf Club.
Sunday's final round will bring with it the kind of drama this ...Read more
Mickelson loses chance to contend at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Old Man started hot with birdies on his first two holes.
Could Phil Mickelson do it again at the Masters? Could he put himself in position to win his fourth green jacket?
The answers, emphatic "No's" (we may couch as "Not yet"), came quickly.
After reaching 2 under, the 46-year-old carded one more birdie, three bogeys and ...Read more
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