Articles filed under Golf
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Major first step for Fowler at U.S. OpenJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - ERIN, Wis. — Rickie Fowler is sure that he will win one of golf's major titles some day. So is most everyone else, and this week could be his time. In 2014, Fowler finis...
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Mickelson withdraws; blimp goes down at OpenJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - ERIN, Wis. — Phil Mickelson ended the suspense before first round play began in the 117th U.S. Open. He officially withdrew from the championship, ending speculation tha...
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Phil Mickelson withdraws from U.S. Open for daughter's graduationJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - ERIN, Wis. (AP) - Phil Mickelson withdrew from the U.S. Open a little more than an hour after the sun climbed over Erin Hills, realizing there was no chance to get from ...
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First U.S. Senior Women's Open coming to Chicago next yearJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - Contrary to reports, there will be another U.S. Open in the Midwest soon. In fact, there'll be one as soon as next year, and in Chicago to boot. The U.S. Golf Associatio...
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Johnson gives thumbs-up to Erin HillsJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - No matter how you slice it, Dustin Johnson is at the top of the golf world. The FedEx Cup standings say so. So do the Official World Golf Rankings. And, sta...
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Lake County athlete of the year: An enriching senior year for Stevenson's RichardsonJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - A big deal at Stevenson, where she capped her high school sports career with a state championship, Ashley Richardson might never have felt bigger. Europe, where space of...
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Established doesn't mean winner at recent golf majorsJun 13, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - It would seem that the more established players would have the most success in a tournament as difficult to win as the U.S. Open. That hasn't been the case ...
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Rozner: Erin Hills, USGA under pressure to get it rightJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - For more than a century, the USGA has operated with an infuriating impunity and an incalculable arrogance. But no longer is it done in anonymity. The USGA is very much o...
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Glen Ellyn golfer Andy Pope set to play in his third U.S. OpenJun 12, 2017 1:01 pm - ERIN, Wis. - There will be only one player with Chicago connections in the 117th U.S. Open that tees off at Erin Hills on Thursday - Andy Pope, who survived the sectiona...
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Rozner: Here's a bomber who could win U.S. OpenJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Picking the winner of a major golf tournament is like trying to select the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Only more difficult. With at least 40 or 50 truly elite players ...