Dottie Pepper On DEAN & DELUCA Invitational: ‘A Wonderful Test Of Skill’
By Dave Shedloski From Byron Nelson to Ben Hogan. From Dallas to Fort Worth. There’s nothing like this two-week stop in the heart of Texas, with the shortest travel hop between starts. This week the...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Spieth Puts It Together To Win Dean & DeLuca Invitational
By Sam McPherson A couple weeks ago Jordan Spieth watched the top-ranked Jason Day win The Players Championship from the sidelines. This past week the world’s second-ranked player finally played four...
View ArticlePeter Kostis On Memorial Tournament: ‘Muirfield Is A Great Place To Play’
By Dave Shedloski The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide always has been one of the premiere events on the PGA TOUR since its inception in 1976. Veteran CBS Sports golf announcer Gary McCord,...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: McGirt Gets First PGA Tour Win At Memorial
By Sam McPherson William McGirt won a playoff at The Memorial Tournament on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour title, beating Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar down the stretch at Muirfield...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Daniel Berger Takes FedEx St. Jude Classic
By Sam McPherson Just 23 years old, Daniel Berger joined the ranks of golfers who can call themselves PGA Tour winners. He cruised to a three-shot victory Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in...
View ArticleThis Week in Golf: Dustin Johnson Does It Again At WGC-Bridgestone
By Sam McPherson Dustin Johnson shot a closing 66 on Sunday to win the Bridgestone Invitational, his third World Golf Championships event victory in the last four seasons. With 11 PGA Tour wins under...
View ArticleGolfer Jordan Spieth Withdraws From Olympics
DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Spieth withdrew from the Olympics on Monday, leaving golf without its top four players when the sport returns to the games for the first time...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: PGA Tour Midseason All-Stars
By Sam McPherson It was a quiet week for the PGA Tour. The Greenbrier Classic, scheduled for July 7 -10 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was canceled a few weeks ago due to weather-related...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Patrick Reed Takes The Barclays To Open FedExCup Playoffs
By Sam McPherson If the purpose of the FedExCup playoffs on the PGA Tour is to generate excitement, The Barclays at Bethpage Black did not disappoint this weekend as Patrick Reed held off a bushel of...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Patrick Reed Takes The Barclays To Open FedExCup Playoffs
By Sam McPherson If the purpose of the FedExCup playoffs on the PGA Tour is to generate excitement, The Barclays at Bethpage Black did not disappoint this weekend as Patrick Reed held off a bushel of...
View ArticleSpieth Not Afraid To Call Out Professional Autograph Seekers
DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Spieth was soaked by rain, beaten by wind and ready to begin the half-mile trek back to the Monterey Peninsula clubhouse after the horn...
View ArticleNick Faldo On Genesis Open: ‘I Love The Course’
By Dave Shedloski One of the most popular venues among players on the PGA TOUR, Riviera Country Club provides the perfect curtain call for the West Coast Swing at this week’s Genesis Open. Opened in...
View ArticleSpieth Looking Forward To Get Through This Masters
DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two weeks before the Masters begins, Jordan Spieth is looking forward to it being over. Spieth was on the verge of becoming only the fourth player to...
View ArticleSpieth Returns To A Green Jacket And A Bad Memory
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The drive home from Augusta National was quiet, a rarity when Jordan Spieth is in the car. He was wearing a blue shirt, not a green jacket. It...
View ArticleNick Faldo On The Masters: ‘A Lot Of Great Names To Consider’
By Dave Shedloski The 81st Masters Tournament figures to provide the usual collection of thrills and drama, and yes, well before the leaders reach the back nine on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club....
View ArticleGary McCord On DEAN & DELUCA Invitational: ‘Heck Of A Golf Course’
By Dave Shedloski It would be a supreme honor for any player to be mentioned in the same sentence with Ben Hogan, and that’s what Jordan Spieth hopes to do this week at the DEAN & DELUCA...
View ArticleJordan Spieth Holes Bunker Shot To Win Travelers Playoff [VIDEO]
By PAT EATON-ROBB, AP Sports Writer CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Jordan Spieth needed an extra hole, a little bit of luck and an amazing final shot to finish off a wire-to-wire victory in the Travelers...
View ArticleSpieth Feeling Rested, Sharp In Pursuit Of Another Major
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — With a chance to close out the match, Jordan Spieth fired his second shot into the par-5 15th at Royal Birkdale and it never left the flag,...
View ArticleSpieth Leading Going Into Weekend At Birkdale
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local): 8 p.m. Jordan Spieth finished off a windy and wet second round of the British Open with a 1-under 69 to take the lead. This...
View ArticleJordan’s Wild Journey: Spieth Wins British Open
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — During one of Jordan Spieth’s many low points Sunday in the British Open, his caddie reminded him of a photo from a Mexico beach holiday two...
View ArticleSpieth In Elite Company Because Of Majors, Not Style Points
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jordan Spieth was happy enough to see his name on the claret jug without wondering where he fit in among the rest of the British Open...
View ArticleSpieth’s Caddie An Ex-Math Teacher Who Has A Way With Words
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — A former sixth-grade math teacher, Michael Greller is strong in numbers. Jordan Spieth leaned more on his caddie’s words at the British Open....
View ArticleCBS Sports Expands Coverage Of 2017 PGA Championship
By Matt Citak The 2017 PGA Championship, the final major of the year, is set to begin next Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. It will be the tournament’s 99th edition, and for...
View ArticleSpieth Feeling No Pressure In Another Pursuit Of History
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer Jordan Spieth knows all about pressure. He also knows about the history that awaits him at the PGA Championship. Surprisingly, he doesn’t think the two are connected....
View ArticleCurry Headed For Missed Cut, Still Impresses Golf’s Best
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry was certain to miss the cut against professional golfers one notch below the PGA Tour. But not before leaving some of golf’s best players impressed that a two-time...
View ArticleJim Nantz On PGA Championship: ‘[Quail Hollow] Is Major Championship Venue’
By Dave Shedloski The 99th playing of the PGA Championship begins Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, and for the 27th consecutive year, CBS Sports will provide extensive...
View ArticleThe Pursuit Of The Grand Slam Begins For Jordan Spieth
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth begins his pursuit of the final leg of the career Grand Slam under a surprisingly blue sky at the PGA Championship. Scattered...
View ArticleAmericans Running Away In The Presidents Cup
By Doug Ferguson JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Phil Mickelson and Kevin Kisner rehearsed the dance from “Three Amigos.” The only question was whether to use it at the Presidents Cup, and as the veteran of...
View ArticleComebacks, Surprises Highlight Best Games Of 2017
By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer It began as The Year of the Comeback. In college football, where Clemson got the last laugh in a wild fourth quarter in which the lead changed hands three times. And...
View ArticleDottie Pepper On AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: ‘Ball Striking Is Key’
By Dave Shedloski Few events can match the splendor and entertainment value of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where celebrities and many of golf’s top players mingle along the California coast at...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Watson Wins WGC-Dell, Houston Open Next
By Sam McPherson It has been four years since Bubba Watson last won a major tournament. But with his second victory of the PGA Tour season, on Sunday in the WGC-Dell Match Play event at the Austin...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Poulter Secures Masters Invite With Houston Open Playoff Win
By Sam McPherson The drama of the moment was not too much for England’s Ian Poulter on Sunday as he forced his way into a playoff at the Houston Open with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd green. He...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Reed Wins Masters, Holding Off Fowler, Spieth
By Sam McPherson American Patrick Reed did most of the hard work on Friday and Saturday at Augusta National, although his Sunday was anything but easy. He shot a one-under par 71 on the final day, and...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Reed Wins Masters, Holding Off Fowler, Spieth
By Sam McPherson American Patrick Reed did most of the hard work on Friday and Saturday at Augusta National, although his Sunday was anything but easy. He shot a one-under par 71 on the final day, and...
View ArticleBritish Open Storylines Going Into Carnoustie
By Norm Elrod The British Open, also known as the Open Championship, is the third major of the golf season, at least until next year, when the PGA Championship moves to May. An accomplished field is...
View ArticleBradley Holds Off Rose In Playoff To Win At Aronimink
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. Keegan Bradley had bottomed out, crashing from the high of winning the PGA Championship to tumbling out of the top 100 in the world. His chances to represent U.S. teams in...
View ArticleThis Week In Golf: Poulter Secures Masters Invite With Houston Open Playoff Win
By Sam McPherson The drama of the moment was not too much for England’s Ian Poulter on Sunday as he forced his way into a playoff at the Houston Open with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd green. He...
View ArticleAT&T Byron Nelson: Can Jordan Spieth Turn His Season Around?
By Norm Elrod (CBS DFW/CBS Local) — The AT&T Byron Nelson, with the revised PGA Tour schedule, now has the dubious honor of preceding a major. Many of golf’s top-ranked will be resting up this week...
View ArticlePGA Championship: Who Can Catch Brooks Koepka?
By Norm Elrod (CBS New York/CBS Local) — Brooks Koepka jumped out to a commanding lead on Day 1 of the PGA Championship. The defending champion, one of the early favorites going in, set the tone early,...
View ArticleCharles Schwab Challenge: Can Justin Rose Defend At Colonial?
By Norm Elrod (CBS DFW/CBS Local) — The Charles Schwab Challenge, set to get going Thursday at Colonial Country Club, rolls out one of the stronger post-major fields the PGA Tour is likely to see this...
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