Phil Mickelson has made it to the final stage of the FedEx Cup nine times in his career, but not this year. And not for fourth time in the last six years -- well, he is 48 now, you know. As he Tweeted out Sunday morning, after being rousted from his hotel following a lightning strike that singed the place, that was "the only thing of mine on ...Read more

MEDINAH, Ill. -- As Phil Mickelson put it on Twitter, how's this for crazy?

The BMW Championship started on time Sunday, with groups going off the first and 10th tees at 10:19 a.m. Turns out Medinah Country Club can take a punch from Mother Nature.

The course received eight tenths of an inch of rain overnight and in the morning, boosting the ...Read more

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Matt Kuchar was as rooted at East Lake and the Tour Championship as the Bermuda rough. He had made it to eight in a row before the Roundup of a particularly non-descript 2018 got him.

That was but a momentary glitch it turns out. An uncomfortable deviation from the norm. "It's no fun sitting at home watching," said Kuchar, a ...Read more

MEDINAH, Ill. -- The PGA Tour could adopt this slogan for the FedEx Cup playoffs: No chumps allowed.

Those who survived the season-long points race and opening playoff event near Lady Liberty are the tour's best performers. They played like it Thursday at Medinah in the first round of the BMW Championship.

Only two of the field's 69 players ...Read more

Tiger Woods said he feels "so much better" than last week, when he withdrew from the Northern Trust with a strained oblique. He played the front nine at Medinah Country Club on Wednesday morning in the BMW Championship pro-am, going 4-under on his own ball. He chipped, putted and hit some bunker shots and half-wedges on the back nine.

"Played ...Read more

MEDINAH, Ill. -- Tiger Woods entered and exited public view quickly Tuesday. But he remained at Medinah long enough to get briefed on the plan to renovate the courses at Chicago's Jackson Park and South Shore.

Woods arrived shortly before 1:30 p.m. and said he'd give it a go at the BMW Championship, the second of three FedEx Cup playoff events ...Read more

The list of those thrilled when Tiger Woods won the Masters included James Adducci (netted $1.19 million on an $85,000 bet), caddie Joe LaCava, the dedicated tweeters @GCTigerTracker and everyone associated with the BMW Championship.

Woods' resulting surge in the FedEx Cup standings (from 81st to 13th) meant he'd return to the BMW Championship ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- For a country long divided, Shane Lowry's victory in the British Open was a reminder of unity and the bonding effect of sports.

This was one island pulling for one man.

"For Ireland, such a small place, it's our 10th major (since 2007), and from a small country we keep producing," said Padraig Harrington, who won ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Irishman Shane Lowry survived whipping winds and driving rain at Royal Portrush to win the British Open on Sunday, the first time his homeland has played host to this storied major championship in 68 years.

The 32-year-old finished at 15-under-par 269 for the tournament after completing the final round at one-over ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Under slate-gray skies, with a passionate crowd cheering his every swing, Irishman Shane Lowry found something Saturday that no one else could:

Daylight. Glorious daylight.

Lowry distanced himself from the field by shooting a 63 in the third round of the British Open. He masterfully worked his way around Royal ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Golfer Kyle Stanley isn't being criticized for what he said -- but for what he didn't.

The controversy concerns something that happened during the second round of the British Open.

First, Stanley accidentally struck a course marshal on the shin with an errant shot on No. 14. Then, on No. 17, Stanley hit a shot ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- The most compelling drama at the British Open on Friday didn't happen at the top of the leaderboard, or anywhere near it.

The heart-thumping, hand-wringing action took place at the cut line, where local hero Rory McIlroy fought gamely to survive for the weekend. He fell just short, however, his six-under-par 65 ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Another major championship, another disappointment for Tiger Woods.

Although he shot a respectable 70 at Royal Portrush on Friday, it wasn't enough to make up for his 78 in the opening round. He was six over par after the first two days of the British Open, well above the projected 1-over cut line.

It marks the ...Read more

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

Thumbs down for local hero Rory McIlroy either way.

McIlroy, who grew up on Royal Portrush, flopped in the first round of the British Open on Thursday with a quadruple-bogey eight on the first hole, and a triple-bogey seven on the 18th. It was a Limburger sandwich for ...Read more

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. -- When the opening round of the PGA Barbasol Championship got underway at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville on Thursday, it didn't take long to identify the day's main attraction.

Two-time major champion and five-time PGA Tour winner John Daly began the day on hole No. 1 with a sizable fan following that grew into a ...Read more