Webb Simpson

Golf's two main governing bodies approve ban on 'anchor' putting

2013-05-21 06:39:00

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and the U.S. Golf Assn. approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the "anchor putting stroke" that was used by four of the last six major champions. The new rule goes into effect in 2016. ''We strongly believe that this rule...

Charley Hoffman takes two-stroke lead at RBC Heritage

2013-04-20 20:20:00

Charley Hoffman's quick start gave him a two-shot lead over U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson after three rounds of the RBC Heritage on Saturday at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hoffman had four birdies on his first five holes to shoot a bogey-free five-...

Super Bowl champion Ravens to open season at Denver

2013-04-18 19:57:00

Peyton Manning back in Indianapolis — in a Broncos uniform. Peyton vs. younger brother Eli Manning in another Manning Bowl. Andy Reid returning to Philadelphia: Let the booing begin now? The NFL schedule, released Thursday, is filled with...

Sergio Garcia struggles in second round of Masters

2013-04-13 00:00:00

AUGUSTA, Ga. — First-round co-leader Sergio Garcia found agony Friday no matter what pains he took to avoid it. On No. 4, Garcia hemmed and hawed over the tee shot, switched from a four-iron to a three-iron and found sand and another bogey. A snap...

Golfer Keegan Bradley is tired of people saying he is a cheater

2013-02-28 13:19:00

Keegan Bradley, who won the PGA Championship in 2011 to become the first player to win a major while using a belly putter, is tired of people calling him a cheater in the wake of the U.S. Golf Assn. calling for a ban on the putters. "It's been...

Golf: Arizona snow again delays Accenture Match Play Championships

2013-02-21 08:45:00

Snow continued to coat the golf course at the Accenture Match Play Championships in Marana, Ariz., on Thursday, delaying play again. Play is expected to get underway in the afternoon, however. Wednesday's first round was postponed until Thursday because...

Diabolical No. 10 proves to be real winner at Riviera Country Club

2013-02-17 21:23:00

The man who won the Northern Trust Open in a playoff Sunday called it "one of the great par fours we play." The man who lost in the playoff called it "funky" and added, "They might as well put a windmill out there." So, although the record books will...

Bill Haas leaves field in his Wake with a 64

2013-02-16 18:05:00

Saturday was moving day at the Northern Trust Open and no player was more moved than Bill Haas. He was also inspired and motivated even if he was relatively unchallenged. The tournament's defending champion shot up the leaderboard with a brilliantly...

The names are there at Riviera

2013-02-15 21:40:00

What an autograph-rush weekend it should be at the Northern Trust Open, with headliners such as Phil Mickelson, Bill Haas, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and Fred Couples all ... well, making the cut. Never mind the top of the...

Russell Henley arrives with a flourish

2013-01-16 20:10:00

Wednesday in the desert was a day for fist bumps and well-wishing for Russell Henley, the new wonder on the PGA Tour. The tournament that Southern California learned to love under the banner of the Bob Hope Desert Classic, now called the Humana...

Nick Watney leads World Challenge, Tiger Woods three shots back

2012-11-29 15:18:00

Nick Watney shot a five-under-par 67 to seize the first-round lead of the World Challenge golf tournament in Thousand Oaks on Thursday. Three other players were two shots back at three under par: Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell, who won the tournament...

Bubba Watson's gem of a Masters shot still earns him hugs

2012-11-28 21:00:00

Bubba Watson won the Masters this year, captured the hearts of millions with his personal story and his golfing style and won the lifetime devotion of Michelle Tesori. Michelle Tesori? Countless words have been written and broadcast about Watson's...

Webb Simpson and Matt Chuchar walk up the 18th fairway during the third round of the 2012 Travelers Championship golf tournament at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell Saturday. Simpson finished the day at -7 and Kuchar at -9.

2012-06-23 00:00:00

The marquee grouping of Webb Simpson (R), Bubba Watson, (third from right) and Keegan Bradley (L) head up the 10th fairway as they start their second round of the 2012 Travelers Championship golf tournament at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell.

2012-06-22 00:00:00

Webb Simpson, (second from lower right) winner of the U.S. Open last week, and Bubba Watson, (lower right) winner of the Masters, walk down the 1st fairway in the second round of the Travelers Championship at the TPC at River Highlands Friday.

2012-06-22 00:00:00