Golf

Maybe it’s just, maybe it’s not, but golf loves to make something of nothing perhaps as much or more than any other. We debate what a Joel Dahmen second-place finish means for the growth of the game, mower lengths, reactions, body language, whatever. Succeeding in the five-hour pressure cooker of …

Woods was much better on Saturday but will need another low round to make it to East Lake.  After a meh first couple days at Medinah, Tiger Woods knew he needed two rounds in the 60s to have any chance of making the Tour Championship.  So far, so good.  Woods …

Woods will have major work to do on the weekend if he is to qualify for the Tour Championship.  The good swings were followed by bad ones, the positive moments by negative ones, the birdies by the bogeys. It was that kind of day for Tiger Woods, who simply can’t …

 Hideki Matsuyama made five birdie putts from 15 feet or longer for a nine-under 63 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the BMW Championship. MEDINAH, Ill. — Hideki Matsuyama rode a hot putter to a record score at Medinah, making five birdie putts from 15 …

Thomas shot a seven-under 65 for a share of the lead with Jason Kokrak after the opening round of the BMW Championship. MEDINAH, Ill. — Justin Thomas went from some of his worst golf on the range to a share of the course record at Medinah in about five hours …

Reavie won the Travelers Championship on Sunday, closing with a 1-under 69 for a four-stroke victory over Keegan Bradley and Zack Sucher.  CROMWELL, Conn. — Chez Reavie is a PGA Tour winner again after 11 years and 250 events. Reavie won the Travelers Championship on Sunday, closing with a 1-under …