Hyogo, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Yuta Ikeda bogeyed the final two holes of regulation, but toppled S.K. Ho on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the Mynavi ABC Championship. Ikeda closed with a 4-under 67, while Ho posted a 3-under […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Members of the media frequently insert foot in mouth. Just ask Kelly Tilghman, Rob Parker or Chris Broussard. It’s a tricky job, being a sports critic. You make your bones putting athletes under the microscope, but […]
Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The LPGA and Xanterra announced a four-year extension of the Kingsmill Championship on Tuesday, bringing the event back to Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., through the 2017 season. The 10th staging of the event will […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – LPGA Tour commissioner Michael Whan received Lydia Ko’s application for early admission to the tour some time ago. His decision wasn’t expected to come as early as it did, but the decision was an easy one, […]
Poulter returns to defend his title against the strongest field so far in the young 2013-14 season, as it includes 15 of the top 25 players in the world rankings. Among those players is reigning British Open champion Phil Mickelson […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Ryan Moore and Gonzalo Fernandez- Castano were both winners this weekend, and that moved both of them into the top 35 in this week’s world golf rankings. Moore converted a short birdie putt on the first […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Suzann Pettersen successfully defended her title in Taiwan and that helped her narrow the gap at the top of this week’s women’s world rankings. Pettersen, who won for the fourth time this year on the LPGA […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Teenage star Lydia Ko has been granted full membership on the LPGA Tour starting in 2014. LPGA Tour commissioner Michael Whan said in a statement, “After reviewing Lydia Ko’s petition, I have granted her LPGA Tour membership beginning […]
Haikou, China (SportsNetwork.com) – Rory McIlroy carded a 6-under 67 on Monday to beat Tiger Woods by one stroke in the Match at Mission Hills on the par-73 Blackstone Course. McIlroy got off to a fast start as he birdied […]
Longkou, China (SportsNetwork.com) – South Korea’s Chang-woo Lee closed with a 1-under 70 on Sunday to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Lee mixed four birdies and three bogeys in his round. He finished the championship at 3-under-par 281. With the […]