Golf

Gary Woodland tied for 30th at PGA Championship

Johns Creek, Ga. ? The 18th hole continues to vex Gary Woodland.A day after a triple-bogey 7 on No. 18, Woodland, a Topeka native and former Kansas University golfer, shaved two strokes off that hole but still bogeyed it in a round of 1-over-par 71 that left him tied for 30th after three of ...

Major expectations: Former KU golfer Gary Woodland has high hopes for PGA

Johns Creek, Ga. ? Gary Woodland’s PGA Championship game plan is set, and priority No. 1 is to find the fairway.Former Kansas University golfer Woodland has been consistently good all season, but especially at the majors. Woodland is one of only three American golfers (Steve Stricker, Ryan ...

Former KU golfer Chris Thompson 44th

Lawrence resident and former Kansas University golfer Chris Thompson finished in a tie for 44th place in the Cox Classic, a Nationwide Tour event played in Omaha, Neb. Thompson earned a spot in the tournament, his first nationwide event of the season, in a Monday qualifier. Thompson earned ...

Scott Stallings nabs first PGA win; Gary Woodland stroke back

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. ? Scott Stallings made a birdie on the final hole to qualify for a three-way playoff, then sprinted in excitement toward the 18th tee and showed he could repeat the feat on the first extra hole.The PGA Tour rookie sank a seven-footer for birdie on the 168-yard hole ...

Gary Woodland majorly consistent

In that window after the British Open ended and before the gripping women’s World Cup title game kicked off, Chris Lazzarino, associate editor of the Kansas Alumni magazine, wondered aloud how many American golfers can claim top-30 finishes this year in all three (of the four) major golf ...

Gary Woodland ties for 30th at British Open, earns $47,000

Sandwich, England ? Gary Woodland picked up a few pounds during his first trip to the British Open.Woodland, a Topeka native and former Kansas University golfer, tied for 30th place at the Open on Sunday and earned 29,270 pounds, or about $47,126 in his first appearance in the venerable ...

Gary Woodland drops at British Open

Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland shot a 4-over-par 74 in the British Open on Saturday. He sat at 217 (7-over) after the third round, 12 strokes behind leader Darren Clarke.Woodland was to tee off at 4:40 a.m. today with Peter Uihlein.

Gary Woodland (barely) makes British Open cut

Sandwich, England ? Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland barely made the cut at Friday’s British Open in Sandwich, England.Woodland fired a two-under 68 on Friday, one day after opening the tournament with a 75. He sat at 143 (three-over) after the second day of action, seven strokes ...