The final round of The Open at Hoylake has dished up a tasty grudge match that, despite not knowing who will win the Claret Jug, should be top viewing in Sunday’s final round. Australian Cameron Smith’s title defense is likely up in smoke – he starts the fourth round 11 shots behind American leader Brian … Read more
LOS ANGELES — It was a Hollywood ending, just not the one he envisioned — more “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” than “Great Expectations.” Rickie Fowler has been a star ever since he landed on the biggest stage with a SoCal style that sold everything from flat-brimmed hats to mortgages. There was a time … Read more
LOS ANGELES – After going through half a dozen interviews and satisfying a long line of autograph seekers, Rickie Fowler hung around the scoring area long enough to congratulate the newest member of the 62 club. Fowler had held the US Open single-round scoring record by himself for less than 25 minutes before Xander Schauffele … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rickie Fowler can always say he was the first to shoot 62 in the U.S. Open. But only by about 15 minutes. Xander Schauffele soon matched him on the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club with an 8-under 62 of his own, making Thursday a most extraordinary day for scoring … Read more