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Stricker announces six captain’s picks to complete US Ryder Cup team

Daniel Berger, Harris English, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth have been added to the US team as Steve Stricker’s captain’s picks for the 43rd Ryder Cup. They will join the six automatic qualifiers – Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas – in making up the 12-strong team to take on Europe at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin from September 24-26. Berger, 28, will be making his Ryder Cup debut, yet […] The post Stricker announces six captain’s picks to complete US Ryder Cup team appeared first on Golf News.

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Finau ends frustrating run with victory at Northern Trust

US Ryder Cup hopeful Tony Finau ended the long wait for his second PGA Tour victory after he beat Australia’s Cameron Smith in a playoff at the weather-delayed final day of The Northern Trust. Finau has played in 142 tournaments since his first PGA Tour victory in Puerto Rico over five years ago, and has notched 10 runner-up finishes, three of them coming in extra holes. But the 31-year-old American finally got over the line in New Jersey thanks to a back-nine […] The post Finau ends frustrating run with victory at Northern Trust appeared first on Golf News.

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Woods off to solid start at Memorial as Finau takes early lead

Tiger Woods lies five shots off the lead at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio after shooting a one-under-par 71 for his first PGA Tour round in five months. Blustery conditions made scoring difficult, but the Masters champion got off to a fast start to go two under after just three holes, but dropped shots at 6, 8 and 16, sandwiched between gains at 15 and 18, to finish the opening day tied for 18th. Playing alongside Rory McIlroy, who fired […] The post Woods off to solid start at Memorial as Finau takes early lead appeared first on Golf News.

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