KAWAGOE, Japan – A last-minute flight and lack of a practice round weren’t enough to keep Patrick Reed from excelling in a red, white and blue uniform. Despite arriving in Japan on the eve of the Olympics’ first round and not hitting a shot before Thursday’s opening tee ball, Reed fired 68 on Thursday. It
KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Rikuya Hoshino did not have the first tee to himself Thursday for the start of Olympic golf. RELATED: Leaderboard, tee times | How the format works | How to watch The grandstand behind him, normally empty like at so many other venues at the spectator-less Games, was filled with volunteers in
Austin Smotherman’s routine before the Korn Ferry Tour event every week is the same. He must chat with his grandfather to give him the course rundown. Not so his grandfather can check up on how it fits his game. It’s more of a preliminary strike on his grandfather’s nerves by letting his grandfather know how
Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and a star-studded field look to get off to a good start in the first round at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Click here to read the full article…
While some of the sports biggest names are missing the Tokyo Olympics, the U.S. men are still expected to compete for gold whenRound 1 of the individual golf tournament tees off on Wednesday. Click here to read the full article…
Kasumigaseki Country Club is older than Augusta National and one of the most revered courses in Japan, but it will be a new experience for many. Click here to read the full article…
Justin Thomas is playing in his first Olympics and it all feels so familiar. Thomas played another practice round with his fellow Americans — two of them, anyway, with Patrick Reed a late arrival as an alternate. There was plenty of needling, especially when British Open champion Collin Morikawa missed a birdie putt. Click here
TOKYO – Justin Thomas never questioned whether he wanted to play in the Olympics’ golf competition. The Games were a goal “as soon as they announced it was in the Olympics,” he said Wednesday in his pre-tournament press conference from Kasumigaseki Country Club. Thomas has embraced the Olympic experience, or as much as one can
Golf is making its second consecutive Olympics appearance after a hiatus that lasted longer than a century. In case you need a refresher since Rio, we’re here with a quick outline of the format for the Olympic golf competition, which begins Thursday with the first round of the men’s competition from Kasumigaseki Country Club’s East
It’s a small field, one reduced by the late, forced withdrawals of Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau. So who can take home gold? Who else will be in medal contention? Who should just enjoy the Olympic experience? Click here to read the full article…
Rory McIlroy is just being honest. He doesn’t really want to be at the Olympics. He’s there for the good of the sport — and hoping maybe for the good of his own game. Click here to read the full article…
* * * BREAKING NEWS * * * We interrupt Segment 4 of PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf for the Olympics. Officially dubbed the Olympic Men’s Golf Competition, it is not an official event on the PGA TOUR, so it does not contribute to the fantasy game at PGATOUR.com. Segment 4 will resume with next week’s