8:58 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Here’s one of the problems with the format of the WGC-Dell Technologies Championship: the pool play system inevitably means there will be a handful of matches on Friday that mean little to nothing to those playing them other than pride. Of course, you can say that about any Sunday
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5:15 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Tiger Woods had a few impressive moments — including hitting a shot left-handed from under a tree and saving par — but it wasn’t enough to overcome Brandt Snedeker on Thursday at Austin Country Club. Woods struggled to hit the ball close in windy conditions and had a poor
9:38 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Spieth found some success with a tie on Thursday at the Dell Technologies Match Play. The most unpredictable tournament in golf began Wednesday with only a few surprises as only four of the top 16 seeds in group play failed to win their opening match
7:37 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Tiger Woods wasn’t thrilled with his golf, saying his stroke-play score would have “broke 80” at Austin Country Club on Wednesday. It wasn’t nearly that bad, but it still wasn’t easy for Woods, who prevailed 3 and 1 over Aaron Wise in the first day of pool play at
6:45 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — The prospect of potentially playing seven rounds in five days is outweighed for Tiger Woods by the accomplishment of qualifying for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship again and only having to play against a single competitor. For the first time since 2013, Woods, 43, is competing in the
1:58 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas – Five years into the existing format for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship, there is talk about altering it again. And one possible idea has already been rejected by the players. Tournament sponsor Dell put forth a plan recently that would have seen the 64-player field cut to 32
9:14 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Gone is the one-and-done aspect of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship, a situation that created great drama on the first day of the event but also meant the possibility of some big stars going home very early. Changed to a round-robin format in 2015, now everyone sticks around
6:15 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Tiger Woods will face Patrick Cantlay, Brandt Snedeker and Aaron Wise this week during the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship at Austin Country Club. A three-time winner of the event, Woods, 43, has never played the format that has 16 groups of four players, with the leading point-earner after
10:33 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Jin Young Ko rallied to win the Founders Cup on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 7-under 65 for a 1-stroke victory over four players. The 23-year-old South Korean player birdied Nos. 14-16 and parred the final two to finish at 22-under 266 at
6:52 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey became the first back-to-back winner of the Valspar Championship on Sunday by closing with a 1-over 72 for a one-shot victory over Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen. Casey thought his biggest challenge would be Dustin Johnson, who was one shot behind. Instead, the world’s