Lanny Wadkins

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...

There's nothing like Ryder Cup pressure

2012-09-27 18:45:00

This weekend brings a sharp contrast in sports fan viewing. Think of it as the concussive versus the cerebral. Across the country, NFL fans will be relieved at the departure of replacement refs. It will be a time to get back to business as usual —...

Davis used Toshiba as a springboard

2004-03-12 00:00:00

Rodger Davis proved in 2003 that he was stealth around the greens. Winning the eighth Toshiba Senior Classic for his first victory on United States' soil might have been the launching ground. The Australian native fended-off a mild charge from Larry...

Should the PGA Tour outlaw belly putter?

2013-03-03 16:01:45

It's fine — for amateurs Chris Dufresne Los Angeles Times The most sleep-inducing word on the PGA Tour this year is "bifurcation," although the issue over whether the tour should break from USGA and R&A is hotter than Dubai. Golf's ruling lords...

Ryder Cup captains & celebrity scramble golf event today

2012-09-25 10:19:00

The U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams are holding their first day of practice rounds at Medinah Country Club on Tuesday. Meantime, the golf course is also hosting its�first-ever Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble golf event on Tuesday. Captains of...

Returning champ, Nathan Smith, headlines Sunnehanna tournament

2012-06-14 07:54:00

Three former champions, including defending champ Nathan Smith, will be among those competing in this week’s 59th Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament in Westmont. The four-day, 72-hole event begins Thursday morning at Sunnehanna Country Club. Smith,...

The List Of Past Champions

2011-06-17 10:31:50

Previous winners of Connecticut's PGA event, listing winner and first-place prize money: TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010: Bubba Watson ($1,080,000) 2009: Kenny Perry ($1,080,000) 2008: Stewart Cink ($1,080,000) 2007: Hunter Mahan* ($1,080,000) BUICK...

Curtis Strange gives back to golf

2009-10-06 00:00:00

Curtis Strange was saying how more than a few of the corporate outings, charity fundraisers and made-for-whatever events in which professional golfers participate don't exactly move the needle on the fun-o-meter. Monday, however, was not one of those...

Florida Golf Guide -- Sunshine state has the golfer's dream

2009-09-13 00:00:00

Fittingly, the first thing you see at the World Golf Village as you exit Interstate Highway 95 is a golf course: Slammer & Squire, named respectively after two Hall of Famers who helped design it, Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen. You go to check in at the...

Kingsmill timeline

2009-09-22 00:00:00

PGA and LPGA at Kingsmill timeline 1981 — The PGA begins its 22-season run at Kingsmill with the $300,000 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. John Mahaffey beats Andy North by two strokes to win the $54,000 first prize. 1986 — Fuzzy Zoeller,...

Lanny Wadkins screams after a shot on the 17th hole of the 1992 Greater Hartford Open in Cromwell. Wadkins went on to win the tournament.

1992-08-02 00:00:00