Golf

Woodland misses cut

Springfield, N.J. ? Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland missed the cut Friday at the PGA Championship.Woodland shot a 2-over-par 72 in the second round following a 3-over 73 in the opening round. Woodland was at 5-over 145. He was tied for 119th place and missed the cut by three strokes.

Woodland struggles to 73 at PGA Championship

Springfield, N.J. ? Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland had a rough first round Thursday at the PGA Championship.Woodland opened with a bogey as part of his round of 3-over 73. He added a double bogey on No. 7 and another bogey on No. 10 — all par-4 holes — before recording ...

Thompson 13th at Web.com event

Springfield, Ill. ? Lawrence resident and former Kansas University golfer Chris Thompson shot a 6-under-par 65 and finished in a tie for 13th place Sunday in the Lincoln Land Charity Championship, a Web.com Tour tournament. Thompson had a four-round 267 total, five shots off the lead.

Thompson four back at Web.com event

Springfield, Ill. ? Lawrence resident and former Kansas University golfer Chris Thompson shot a 3-under-par 68 Thursday and is a 24-way tie for 40th place, four strokes off the lead shared by five golfers, in the Lincoln Land Charity Championship. The Web.com tournament is being played at ...

Chalmers holds off Woodland

Reno, Nev. ? Greg Chalmers won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday at Montreux for his first PGA Tour title, eagling the final hole for a six-point victory in the modified Stableford scoring event.The 42-year-old Australian left-hander broke through in his 386th start after entering the week ...

Woodland six points back at Reno

Reno, Nev. ? Greg Chalmers birdied five of the final six holes Saturday to increase his lead to six points in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event.The 42-year-old Australian had seven birdies and a bogey for a 15-point round and 39-point total at ...

Woodland tied for 2nd in Reno

Reno, Nev. ? Greg Chalmers birdied five of his last eight holes to take a two-point lead in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s only modified Stableford scoring event.The 42-year-old Australian had a 10-point round to reach 24 points at Montreux in the scoring system that awards eight ...

McGirt claims Memorial; Woodland ties for 4th

Dublin, Ohio ? William McGirt thought he hit it big when he won the Cabarrus Classic and pocketed $16,000, the second-largest prize on the Tar Heel Tour.That was in 2007, and it felt like a lifetime ago compared with the perks from winning the Memorial on Sunday.The victory was worth $1.53 ...