SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (REUTERS) – Englishman Richard Bland, in only his fourth major appearance, upstaged some of the game’s biggest names to grab the early US Open second-round lead on Friday (June 18) while Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was at risk of missing the cut. The 48-year-old Bland, who only qualified for the US Open... » read more
Amateurs and professionals use somewhat similar equipment for altogether different purposes. We hopefully flog a ball, they play calculated golf, which is the same word turned inside out. We recoil from sand, the pros occasionally aim for bunkers. We are separated always by degrees of difficulty. And so when the November Masters announced it would... » read more
LOS ANGELES • Justin Thomas fired a second successive seven-under 65 for the halfway lead at the Zozo Championship on Friday, but he was not a happy man despite being in prime position for a 14th PGA Tour title. “I played well. But I’m not very pleased with the finish. The last six holes I... » read more