No Doubt Golf Is in a Golden Era After Jordan Spieth Wins Thrilling US Open

Amid the endless stretches of brown at Chambers Bay, another color rose just as the sun set on the 2015 U.S. Open. It was gold, the color of the new era that dawned for golf on Sunday. Jordan Spieth’s survival in golf’s toughest test unmistakably signals that the game has moved on to new hands. New and young. With victories in the year’s first two majors, Spieth has served notice... 

Chambers Bay Threatens to Pile More Problems on Tiger Woods at 2015 US Open

Seeing Tiger Woods fail has become commonplace for golf fans the last few years. But now we also may see him suffer. The U.S. Open long has been described as golf’s toughest test, with slender fairways and rough tall enough to hide a jockey. But this year’s tournament at Chambers Bay presents new challenges that have players moaning even before the first official shot. So it definitely... 

Jordan Spieth’s Masters Title Cements New Era: Rory McIlroy Has Found His Rival

April 12, 2015. Write down that date. It marks the beginning of a new era for golf, a day when the sport turned 21 all over again. Not since Tiger Woods seized control of Augusta National at that age in 1997 has golf had a surge of youthful excitement like the one 21-year-old Jordan Spieth provided Sunday. Spieth is the second-youngest Masters winner and only the fifth wire-to-wire winner. He also tied... 

Dream Leaderboard Set for Sunday at 2015 Masters After Saturday’s Star Surge

Rarely in sports do we have the opportunity to witness all that Sunday’s final round of the Masters will offer. The men in the final three pairings have won a combined 24 majors and oh so much more. Because this sport is kind to those in their 30s and 40s, we will see the greats of multiple generations overlap, all chasing golf’s most prestigious prize. And it figures to be wickedly awesome,... 

Optimism About Tiger Woods’ Return Feels Like Too Much, Too Soon

Golf history already has been made this week at the Masters. After all, has there ever been such a whirlwind of golfing excitement created by two rounds of abbreviated practice? That can happen only when it’s Tiger Woods who’s swinging the clubs, as he did for 11 holes on Monday and another nine on Tuesday. And with the greatest golfer of the last 20 years pronouncing himself fit and cured... 

Rory McIlroy Appears Right on Track to Match Tiger and Jack

Now that we know Rory McIlroy glows in the dark, is it also time to say there’s no question that his career eventually will rank right alongside those of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods? Too early for that? Maybe. But for many who watched the 25-year-old claim his fourth career major on Sunday, the sense of urgency to declare him the sure thing no doubt feels right. Especially after seeing the... 

Is Rory McIlroy Ready to Win Under Pressure at the 2014 PGA Championship?

Tally-ho. The fox hunt is on. Rory McIlroy heads into Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship leading by one shot, but it’s without the kind of cushion he’s carried after 54 holes in the three major championships he has won. The 25-year-old wasn’t in a mood to quibble about that, and at his press conference, via ASAP Sports, he maintained that he’s more than happy... 

Tiger Woods Battling to Find Himself at 2014 WGC-Bridgestone at Firestone

Tiger Woods is off to a fine start at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, as is to be expected at a tournament he has won eight times. Yet there were times during Thursday’s first round at the Firestone Country Club where he looked like he was a million miles away from the Akron, Ohio, course that has been one of his greatest comfort zones. He sometimes looked like a man who was wrestling with... 

Flawless Rory McIlroy Shows the Complete Package in 2014 British Open Victory

Sunday’s final round of the British Open began with the widespread expectation that Rory McIlroy would glide to his first triumph at golf’s oldest major. He got there all right, bringing outright elation from a home crowd eager to see someone from the United Kingdom take possession of the Claret Jug, but it was good to see the Northern Irishman get squeezed a little along the way. Amazingly,... 

Rickie Fowler Exactly What Golf Needs as New Era Draws Near at 2014 British Open

If you care about the future of golf, Sunday’s fourth round of the British Open isn’t to be missed. The final trip around Royal Liverpool may well turn into a coronation for Rory McIlroy, but the added spice is that he’ll be walking the fairways in the final pair with golf’s second-most intriguing young gun, Rickie Fowler. And the Claret Jug, golf’s oldest prize, will... 

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