As he prepared to make the turn to play his back nine at TPC Summerlin on Friday afternoon, things were looking grim for Rickie Fowler and for those who run the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
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I’m not sure attendance or quality of field should ever hold a significant place in the evaluation of the annual PGA Tour stop in Las Vegas, not until those wearing rhombus-shaped, tasseled red hats are no longer involved.
David Hearn started fast and finished even faster Thursday at TPC Summerlin, opening with birdies on three of his first four holes and closing out his round with three consecutive birdies in posting a 7-under-par round of 64 and a share of the lead after the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Patrick Rodgers wasn’t planning on a long vacation from golf. But he got caught in one of those weird situations that sometimes happens to a pro player.
If you were looking for a hole that could short-circuit a player’s round Thursday, this was it.
Fifteen years ago, I moved to Las Vegas for a job transfer. Two weeks in, my new boss said, “Let’s go play golf. I have a favorite course.” That was my introduction to Desert Pines Golf Club.
Patton Kizzire proved he can in win in golf’s minor leagues. But can he beat the best the game has to offer?
After enduring criticism from some in the golf world that he was more about style than substance, Rickie Fowler is starting to enjoy the payoff from all the hard work he has put into his game.
Here are 10 players to watch in this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
The big-league professional golfers are in Las Vegas week, and organizers of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open are unveiling a new Cabana suite on the 16th green in hopes of generating more revenue from the PGA event.
The PGA Tour’s Shriners Open begins tournament play on Thursday at the TPC of Summelin. The event announced its pairings and tee times Tuesday morning for the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday. Here’s who you can follow.
When the PGA Tour made its decision a couple of years ago to change its schedule and have its Fall Series become part of the Fed Ex Cup points chase, it was with The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in mind.
Can Emiliano Grillo do it again? The rookie from Argentina shocked the golf world Sunday when he won the Frys.com Open at Napa, Calif., defeating veteran Kevin Na in a playoff in the first PGA Tour event of the 2016 season.
The talent was always there. But Charley Hoffman needed to find some consistency in his golf game to be a star on the PGA Tour.
If you’re planning on going to this year’s PGA Tour Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, here’s what you’ll need to know.