Scheffler, Scottie (1996- )
At U.S. Open, Matt Fitzpatrick Wins His First Major Championship
BROOKLINE, Mass. — This year’s U.S. Open began as the setting for an unprecedented showdown between golfers who had remained loyal to the established PGA Tour and a breakaway pack of ex-colleagues who recently joined the new, rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf series. But the anticipated confrontation at the Country Club outside Boston fizzled in the […]
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Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick Share U.S. Open Lead Heading Into Final Round
BROOKLINE, Mass. — The U.S. Open usually waits until the final day of its 72-hole crucible to toy with the world’s best golfers. But perhaps in tribute to the venerable history of this year’s host, vexing conditions — blustery winds, thick rough and fast greens — began to crush the wills and sap the souls […]
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A Weird, Wild and Entirely Typical Day at the U.S. Open
BROOKLINE, Mass. — M.J. Daffue of South Africa, ranked 296th in the world, was not invited to the hospitality tent alongside the par-5 14th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday. But when his tee shot came to rest on the tent’s carpeted balcony next to a tree trunk, fence railing […]
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Scottie Scheffler Wins His First Masters Championship
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It would have been understandable if Scottie Scheffler, who has been the paragon of poise as he charged to the No. 1 ranking in men’s golf this year, felt just a bit unnerved during the first hour of Sunday’s final round of the Masters Tournament. The three-stroke lead he held over his […]
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As Tiger Woods Falls Behind at the Masters, the Spotlight Shifts
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Saturday is called moving day at the Masters Tournament because that is when top-performing golfers try to leapfrog up the leaderboard to position themselves for a championship charge in Sunday’s final round. The axiom held true for Cameron Smith of Australia, whose four-under-par 68 on Saturday moved him to within three shots […]
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