Golf

Column: Despite odds, Open in reach for Gary Woodland

The official address informs that Dismal River red course, designed by Tom Doak, is in the town of Mullen, Nebraska, but Mullen is nowhere in sight.Those who have played the course and other links-style gems nearby, including famous Sand Hills, will tell you it is not correct to say that the ...

KU golf notes: Woodland ties LCC record of 61

Plenty of former and current members of the Kansas University golf team were doing big things on various golf courses Sunday.Playing with friends at Lawrence Country Club, Gary Woodland shot a 61 to tie the course record set and repeated several times by former KU All-American Chris ...

Woodland scores ace at Byron Nelson

Irving, Texas ? Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland had a hole-in-one on the par-4-turned-par 3- 14th hole in the AT&T Byron Nelson on Friday at the saturated TPC Four Seasons.Five inches of rain overnight created a pond in the landing area of the hole, which normally plays at ...

The right approach: Gary Woodland wisely picks his spots

Our local touring PGA player can be a frustrating guy to follow.It’s not frustrating to watch him, as long as you realize that golfers with exceptional swing speed tend to stack up more double bogeys because the smallest deviation from a perfect swing is exaggerated more than for typical ...

Gary Woodland falls to Rory McIlroy in WGC Match Play Championship

San Francisco ? Rory McIlroy didn't need another comeback to win the Match Play Championship.Three times in the last three days, McIlroy had to rally from a late deficit to reach the championship match Sunday at TPC Harding Park. He removed any suspense by winning four straight holes against an ...

Spieth dominates Masters; Woodland misses cut

Augusta, Ga. ? Jordan Spieth is making the Masters look easy.He opened with a 64 despite making a bogey at the easiest hole on the course. He followed with a bogey-free 66 in which he missed a pair of 6-foot birdie putts. He still broke the 36-hole Masters record that had stood for 39 years. ...

Spieth up by 3 at Masters; Woodland fires 71

Jordan Spieth pulled off the unthinkable Thursday. With the best opening round in 19 years, he managed to make the Masters about a lot more than the Grand Slam bid of Rory McIlroy and the curious return of Tiger Woods.Spieth was must-see TV with his 8-under 64 on a steamy afternoon at Augusta ...

Woodland fires 67, shares lead at BMW

Cherry Hills Village, Colo. ? Rory McIlroy felt anything under par was a good score Thursday at Cherry Hills.McIlroy ran out of par saves late in the opening round at the BMW Championship and had to settle for a 3-under 67, still enough for the world’s No. 1 player to share the lead with Gary ...