Horton Smith won the first Masters, in 1934, and Gene Sarazen, who did not play the year before, won in 1935. Forty-four years later, Fuzzy Zoeller was fitted for the green jacket in his Augusta National debut.Since Zoeller is the only Masters novice to win in the past 75 years, it’s often ...
San Antonio ? Now that there isn’t a hotter golfer on the planet, the demands on Gary Woodland’s time have increased exponentially.Certainly, I wouldn’t have been offended had he not found the time to call me back Wednesday. After all, he has a tee time with Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson ...
The meteoric rise of former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland shot upward yet again Tuesday when groupings for this week’s PGA tour event were announced.Woodland, 26 and a native of Topeka, is scheduled to tee off at 11:56 a.m. CDT on Thursday with fellow long-ball hitters Tiger Woods ...
Pebble Beach, Calif. ? D.A. Points knew it was going to be a great week at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am when he found out Bill Murray was his amateur partner.It got even better Thursday.Points found Murray’s antics to be more amusing than annoying, and it showed in his play. With eight ...
Scottsdale, Ariz. ? Packers fan Mark Wilson celebrated a big victory of his own on a playing field about as close to frozen tundra as it gets on the PGA Tour.A self-described cheesehead from Menomonee Falls, Wis., Wilson won the frost-delayed Phoenix Open on Monday for his second victory in ...
La Quinta, Calif. ? Jhonattan Vegas’ path to the PGA Tour started in the remote reaches of Venezuela, where the toddler imitated his father’s golf swing with sticks and stones while growing up in an oil-drilling camp.Maybe that’s why Vegas never gave up hope when he missed a nine-foot ...
Gary Woodland and Jhonattan Vegas realize the marathon Bob Hope Classic will come down to a sprint.At least the weather will be perfect for a good run at their first PGA Tour victories.Vegas birdied the final five holes Saturday to rejoin Woodland for the second straight day atop a leaderboard ...
La Quinta, Calif. ? Gary Woodland played basketball for a season at Div. II Washburn University, and the 6-foot guard still describes a 30-point loss to his beloved Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse as the biggest thrill of his life.If he keeps hitting his shots at the Bob Hope Classic this ...
